SIDS DOCK Presidency: Seychelles takes over the SIDS DOCK Assembly presidency through Dec 2027, with President Dr Patrick Herminie leading the Tenth Session and pushing sustainable energy, climate resilience and development for small island states. Blue Economy Finance: Nigeria’s “blue economy” faces a major funding gap, with calls for about $10bn over 10 years to unlock shipping, fisheries, marine tourism, coastal infrastructure, renewables and ocean research. Cybersecurity & Crypto: Seychelles-based Bitget says unauthorised transfers from hot wallets total about $351.6m–$388m; withdrawals were paused, cold wallets were not affected, and the company says losses are covered by its user protection fund while investigations continue. Coral Science in Seychelles: A new exhibition in Astana highlights coral restoration work, including Seychelles’ Assisted Recovery of Coral (ARC) programme, which used sexual reproduction to produce genetically diverse corals and recorded settlement and growth of around 65,000 young corals. UN Tech-Driven Crime: At the UN General Assembly, countries urged stronger cross-border action against online scams and tech-enabled criminal networks, warning that AI and digital innovation can also fuel insecurity. Maritime Training Call: Russia’s Baltic Fleet training ship Perekop arrived in Victoria for the first time as part of a business call, with cadets continuing navigation training. Seychelles & UN Security Council: President Herminie told the UN that Africa should get at least two permanent UN Security Council seats with veto power, and flagged threats like illegal fishing and transnational organised crime. Agriculture & Seeds: Seychelles’ seed and planting material security focus highlights the need for resilient systems to protect quality of imported seed while conserving and multiplying locally important planting materials.