Education & Displacement: Chad is moving to integrate refugee students into the national school system, aiming to replace costly parallel schooling and give children in places like Ouaddai a stable path back to learning. Humanitarian Housing: A year-round expansion of Arada’s “Home for a Home” plan will fund 3,550 sustainable refugee shelters in Chad in 2026, partnering with UNHCR as Sudan’s war drives new arrivals. Climate & Livelihoods: Photo reports from Mao and Kaou show Sahara oases under pressure as sand encroaches and heat rises, with farmers building palm-frond barriers and using solar pumps to protect crops. Regional Security: Eastern Chad is described as a corridor for arms and armed groups linked to Sudan’s conflict, with tensions rising in Zaghawa communities amid allegations of support for RSF forces. Local Violence: Eleven people were reported killed in farmer-herder clashes in Mayo-Kebbi East, after livestock damaged farmland and fighting spread across villages. Energy Cooperation: Algeria laid the foundation stone for a donated 40-megawatt power plant in N’Djamena to boost electricity supply and reliability. Trade & Transit: Chad and Cameroon customs officials met in Yaounde to improve the Kribi–Douala–N’Djamena corridor, focusing on safer, faster, more predictable transit for goods.