Lake Chad Security & Health: A cholera outbreak in the Timbuktu Triangle has reportedly killed at least nine ISWAP fighters, with the disease spreading across camps amid poor sanitation, overcrowding, and disrupted access to medicines as troops keep pressure on insurgent enclaves. Counterterror Raids: Nigerian forces under Operation HADIN KAI arrested 12 suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP collaborators in Damasak, recovering phones and cash, as intelligence-led operations target logistics networks. Trade & Transport Finance: Cameroon secured UK-backed financing for the long-delayed Ebolowa–Akom II–Kribi road, a key corridor to the Port of Kribi that should cut transport costs and improve access for goods and people. Port Security: Cameroon also reinforced security at the Port of Douala-Bonabéri with a new Rapid Intervention Battalion base to protect the region’s busiest logistics hub, including routes serving Chad. Local Industry Skills: Nigeria’s manufacturing push faces a skills gap, with industry leaders urging tighter partnerships between firms and academic institutions so graduates match real factory needs. Agri-Industry & Food Security: UN agencies appealed for $200M+ to protect 8.8 million people across 22 African countries from El Niño impacts, including drought and flood risks that threaten farming and livestock. Chad-linked Logistics Innovation: Action Against Hunger’s PharmaBox—mobile, solar-powered medical storage built in shipping containers—has already been deployed to Chad, winning Fast Company’s 2026 World Changing Ideas Award. Regional Development Funding: AFD reported Cameroon holds the largest active project portfolio in Central Africa, highlighting the ongoing challenge of turning financing into completed infrastructure and measurable results.