Ebola Watch (Congo): Congo widened Ebola testing across its conflict-hit east, with health authorities reporting about 260 positive samples and pushing diagnostics, contact tracing, and community screening as suspected cases passed 1,000 and hundreds of deaths remain under investigation. Public Health & Borders: The outbreak’s footprint has expanded to 22 affected health zones across three eastern provinces, while linked cases in Uganda raise concerns about cross-border spread. Water & Governance: A UN-linked analysis argues Africa has “strategic abundance” in water and hydropower, urging stronger governance to turn projects like Grand Inga into real development outcomes. AI Data Sovereignty: At the AfDB meetings in Brazzaville, debate is heating up over health-data governance in the AI era—less about refusing cooperation, more about enforcement, trust, and infrastructure. AfDB Finance & Trade: New AfDB reporting highlights resilient African trade finance post-Covid, with unmet demand down nearly 10% (2019–2024) thanks to development finance support. Digital Entrepreneurship (Congo): UN ECA launched a regional push to boost women’s digital entrepreneurship in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Namibia, and the Republic of Congo, targeting 1,000+ women and policy capacity-building. Local Tech/Infrastructure: AfDB also backed Morocco with a record $1.5B package, including airport upgrades and municipal water, sanitation, and climate-resilient infrastructure.