Health Tech & Research: Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre in South Africa has introduced a new liver machine perfusion system to keep donor organs functioning outside the body, aiming to expand viable transplants and improve survival for patients facing organ shortages. Digital Health & Outbreak Readiness: Africa’s health systems are turning to AI for faster risk decisions, with WHO’s Africa office rolling out the Preparedness Data Exchange to bring surveillance, lab trends, climate signals and emergency data into one operational view. Mobility & Energy: Spiro, after a US$215m equity raise, appoints Anant Badjatya as Group CEO to scale pan-African electric mobility and battery-swapping operations. Housing & Urban Development: Togo has moved into the implementation phase of its 20,000-unit housing programme in Kpomé-Dalavé, supported by BOAD studies. Science Diplomacy: South Korea and Italy signed MOUs to boost advanced science cooperation and explore joint projects in Africa. Agriculture Innovation: Zimbabwe’s Agricultural Research Council is pushing stronger farmer–research–policy linkages through its 2026 Agri-Innovation Field Day. Trade & Growth: Ghana’s business leaders are urged to prepare for AfCFTA implementation by strengthening intra-African trade and industrial policy consistency. Security & Arms Control: FOSDA calls for tougher action to stop diversion of small arms and light weapons into illicit markets.