EU Digital Push for the Horn: The EU pledged €37m to extend the Google-backed Blue-Raman submarine cable into East Africa, linking Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania to cut bandwidth costs and boost resilience. EU-Kenya Funding: Brussels also backed Kenya’s digital transformation with €102m under the EU-Kenya Digital Partnership, alongside broader connectivity and digital-economy support. Kuwait Labour Rules: Kuwait’s Interior Ministry tightened domestic-worker recruitment to a short list of approved countries, banning many including Djibouti, Kenya and Nigeria—raising new compliance and labour-mobility risks for Gulf-bound workers. Red Sea Shipping Risk: A cargo vessel near Yemen’s coast faced an attack by a small boat near Bab al-Mandeb, underscoring ongoing operational hazards for trade routes that matter to Djibouti’s port economy. Djibouti-Tunisia Tech & Culture: A Djiboutian delegation is in Tunisia for a June 8–12 peer-learning visit on cultural governance, creative industries and digital transformation, aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation. Banking Expansion Watch: Stanbic is considering entering Ethiopia with a wholly owned operation as foreign ownership rules reshape how lenders expand across the region.