Immigration & Identity Scrutiny: Somalia’s deputy PM Jibril Abdirashid Haji was reportedly turned back at Nairobi’s JKIA after Kenyan authorities rejected his documents and demanded surrender of his Kenyan passport, following a similar case involving a Somali minister—moves that now threaten to spill into broader checks on officials’ dual citizenship and Kenya-issued papers. Federal-State Security Fallout: In Puntland, an ultimatum to federally aligned armed units ended largely through negotiated handovers, with defectors re-registered into Puntland forces—while Villa Somalia’s wider security and political timetable remains under strain. Red Sea Security Deals: Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan signed a joint defence agreement in Mecca, and Somalia’s defence ministry welcomed it while offering no clear role for Mogadishu—adding to a fast-growing web of regional pacts around Red Sea shipping. Energy & Trade Links: Türkiye says it’s expanding TPAO’s overseas oil and gas reach, pointing to Somalia among partnership targets, as it aims for major output growth. Infrastructure for Growth: Somalia’s World Bank-backed road push is moving ahead with design and feasibility work for a Hargeisa road and bridge scheme, even as political tensions with Somaliland continue. AUSSOM Funding Uncertainty: A policy analysis says the Kampala summit failed to secure financing or a political plan for AUSSOM’s future, leaving troop contributors to plan exits amid US funding constraints.