Climate & Heat Risk: A new report warns that Middle East and North Africa heat is rising fast—about 0.4°C per decade since the 1980s—making extreme heat a recurring “new normal” with major health and water impacts. Drylands Expansion: Scientists project drylands could expand to over 40% of Earth’s land by 2100, with the potential to add an area roughly the size of Algeria. Wildfire Threat (Region): Morocco issued extreme wildfire warnings for six provinces, urging people near forests to avoid ignition risks while red and orange alerts remain in place. Clean Mobility (North Africa): China’s electric motorcycle and three-wheeler imports to Africa jumped 60% in early 2026, with Morocco, Egypt and Algeria leading—an air-pollution and fuel-use shift for busy urban routes. Water & Land Restoration Finance: A global land-restoration gap study says the world needs far more money than it currently invests, and that restoration often fails because funding ends before long-term maintenance systems are built. Algeria-UAE Break (Diplomacy): Algeria cut ties with the UAE and later banned Emirati aircraft from its airspace, citing “provocative or hostile” actions and interference concerns. Health & Industry (Local Manufacturing): Saidal and Roche Algeria signed a deal to localize breast cancer drug manufacturing in Algiers, aiming to improve availability and continuity of care. Food Systems (Africa): Delegates at the Kigali Africa Food Systems Forum stressed that the real challenge is turning commitments into resilient, climate-linked food-system financing. Hydrocarbons Regulation (HSE): Algeria’s Hydrocarbon Regulatory Authority sent a mission to Chad focused on regulation, safety, risk management, and HSE oversight.