Sahel Aid Coordination: A new SIPRI policy brief warns donors that humanitarian, development and peacebuilding efforts in the Sahel won’t deliver lasting resilience unless they’re coordinated across sectors, citing the Sahel Resilience Partnership spanning Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger. Tindouf Rights Monitoring: NGOs at the UN Human Rights Council’s 63rd session urged independent monitoring in Algeria’s Tindouf camps, alleging torture, racial discrimination and child recruitment, while noting some figures were not independently verified. Border Tensions & Gold Prospecting: A Moroccan drone strike hit vehicles linked to Sahrawis from the Tindouf camps in the buffer zone, as Mauritania tightens northern frontier surveillance and adds checkpoints. Energy & Investment Diplomacy: Mauritania signed a 5-year tuna fishing agreement with Japan’s “Japon Toni,” backed Arab-China business engagement in Riyadh, and pushed energy-transition financing via a Houston roundtable on green hydrogen. Government Oversight: The Prime Minister ordered faster delivery of major projects, stressing monitoring and removing obstacles. Regional Security: Mauritania condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi civilian areas and reaffirmed solidarity with Riyadh. Human Rights Institutions: Mauritania’s National Human Rights Committee met Qatar-based partners to expand cooperation. Economy & Agriculture Finance: The AfDB backed feasibility work for the Awkar agro-pastoral stocks project in Hodh Chargui, while IFAD talks focused on accelerating funded projects.