Pastoral Investment Push: The AU’s AU-IBAR convened the inaugural African Pastoral Markets Forum in Addis Ababa, urging investors to treat livestock as a strategic growth engine for food security, jobs and trade. Climate Risk Leadership: African Risk Capacity appointed David Maslo as CEO to expand climate and disaster risk insurance and close Africa’s protection gap. Ethiopia Debt Watch: Analysis revisits Ethiopia’s Eurobond restructuring talks, stressing the “exit ramp” is not yet complete and wider creditor and legal terms still matter. Regional Resilience Deal: AfDB, UNDP and OECD pledged to build a resilient, prosperous Africa after the African Economic Conference in Abidjan. Stablecoin Payments Funding: Velocity raised $38m to help businesses settle cross-border payments using stablecoins. South Africa Aviation Oversight: Competition Commission recommended conditional approval for Harith Aviation’s buyout of FlySafair owner Safair Holdings. Banking & Governance: Bank of Ghana revoked Zeepay’s licence over e-money violations. Housing Finance: Nigeria reaffirmed plans for 100,000 affordable homes under the Renewed Hope Cities and Estates Programme. Energy & Data: USP&E demonstrated AI digital-twin tech for African power projects, aimed at improving lender and operator decisions. Mining Investor Sentiment: Congo mining law reform proposals could dent investor confidence as state control tightens. Climate & Food Shocks: El Niño risks severe floods and droughts across vulnerable East Africa and Asia, while FAO warns coffee, cocoa and tea farmers face rising price swings.