AUDA-NEPAD & Alamein Forum: Egypt’s Al-Sisi and Angola’s João Lourenço co-chaired AUDA-NEPAD’s founding nations summit in Alamein, pushing new African self-reliance and private-sector-led financing as Agenda 2063’s execution drive. Somalia–Egypt Security Talks: Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met El-Sisi in Alamein to align on Somalia’s stability and Horn-of-Africa security cooperation. Healthcare as Investment: Ghana’s President Mahama used Alamein to urge African leaders to treat health as an investable sector, unveiling HINGE to streamline regulation and commercialisation for health innovators. Regional Finance Pressure: EAC parliament speakers agreed to push governments to clear unpaid contributions, citing a $125m arrears burden. Banking Expansion: NCBA targets Ethiopia and DRC for growth via acquisitions after the Nedbank-linked deal; Afreximbank also extended a EUR 40m working-capital facility to Cameroon’s Prometal SA. Digital Finance Recognition: Moniepoint CEO Tosin Eniolorunda named to TIME100 Next 2026, highlighting Nigeria’s scale in in-person digital payments. Energy & Industrial Value: Alamein delegates, including Dangote, called for ending raw-material exports and cutting an “African scale penalty” through AfCFTA scale and harmonised rules. Visa Costs: US expands visa bond requirements to 30 African countries, with Kenya notably excluded.