Lake Chad Climate-Security: SIPRI and NUPI warn climate change is worsening insecurity in the Lake Chad Basin, with erratic rain, droughts and floods deepening scarcity and displacement across Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria. Counterterror Finance: The US Treasury sanctioned three Nigerian bureaux de change and an alleged ISWAP financial facilitator, signaling tighter Washington–Abuja cooperation against terror money flows tied to the Lake Chad region. Sahel Jihadist Pressure: AFP reports the Sahel’s jihadist “epicentre” is expanding into cities, with attacks including Niger’s Diori Hamani airport strike that killed soldiers and civilians. Chad Tech for Services: Chad’s economy minister visited Azerbaijan to study the ASAN Service public-delivery model, with interest in adopting its tech-enabled one-stop services and related innovation centers. Agriculture Skills in Chad Region: KOPIA Ghana’s certified rice seed training drew participants from Ghana, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Togo, aiming to boost certified seed production and rice self-sufficiency. Vultures Under Belief-Based Demand: Research from Chad links declining local hooded vultures to cross-border demand from Nigeria and Benin, where belief-driven poisoning and trapping are spreading. Water & Health: A new study finds unsafe water deaths and disability have dropped since 1990, but the burden still concentrates in low-development regions, especially affecting children under five.