Urban Malaria Alarm: A new genomic look at Anopheles stephensi shows the invasive, city-breeding mosquito is resistant to nearly all insecticides used in control campaigns, spreading fast from Djibouti across the Horn and beyond—raising fears malaria could become year-round in African megacities. Pharma Supply Boost: Gypto Pharma and Djibouti’s Bacha Group signed an MoU to expand Egyptian pharmaceutical exports across the Horn and East Africa, with plans to register and directly supply medicines and gradually localize parts of manufacturing. Health Under Blockade (Yemen): A Sana’a airport press conference highlighted how the long Saudi siege is worsening the health system, including shortages that can strand patients needing specialized care like radioactive iodine. Kidney Failure Care (Yemen): Another Sana’a briefing warned dialysis services are at risk as dialysis machines and solutions face delays and limited shipment capacity. Cold Chain for Exports (Ethiopia–Djibouti link): Ethiopia’s Cool Port Addis initiative is framed as a cold-chain fix that could cut post-harvest losses by routing temperature-controlled produce via the Port of Djibouti. FGM Funding Fight (Gambia): Activists and courts are again battling to keep The Gambia’s FGM ban in place as legal pressure threatens hard-won protections.