BRICS & AI Governance: South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa urged BRICS to set up an independent AI oversight mechanism, warning that model power must not outpace human ability to understand and control it. BRICS Diplomacy: PM Narendra Modi held 15 bilateral meetings in three days on the BRICS summit sidelines, including talks with South Africa’s Ramaphosa, Russia’s Putin, China’s Xi and Iran’s Pezeshkian, with a focus on trade, investment and Global South priorities. Banking Regulation (Kenya): Kenya’s central bank moves to rein in “too important to fail” lenders by tightening oversight and potentially restricting expansion for domestic systemically important institutions. Pensions Crackdown (South Africa): Regulators are stepping up action against employers sitting on pension contributions—about 6,000 firms owe roughly R8.3bn affecting 590,000 members. Housing Finance (Ghana): Republic Bank’s JoyNews Habitat Fair drew large crowds as mortgage and homeownership options were showcased, alongside developers and home-improvement services. SME/Skills for Women (Nigeria): FCMB SheVentures and JSAID trained 100 interior designers to strengthen financial literacy and business management to help them scale viable enterprises. Oil & IPO Watch (Nigeria): Reports say Dangote Refinery is sourcing more international crude (including Guyana) as it prepares for an IPO, making supply security a key investor question.