AU Peace Financing Push: Nigeria urged the AU to accelerate a $1bn Peace Fund and use innovative financing to cut reliance on external support for peace operations, citing member contributions and recent disbursements. Conflict Prevention Agenda in Luanda: AU leaders in Angola are preparing decisions and an implementation matrix to strengthen conflict prevention and resolution, with calls for faster early warning, better coordination, and reforms to the peace architecture. Niger Coup Attempt: Mutinous soldiers attacked Niger’s presidential palace and an air base in Niamey in a suspected coup attempt; authorities later said loyalists regained control. Health Systems Funding & Sovereignty: Ethiopia adopted three 10-year health strategies (workforce, financing, medical regulation) and Nigeria’s former NCDC boss stressed diagnostic and surveillance control as core to health sovereignty. Illicit Finance Warning: ITUC-Africa said illicit financial flows are draining resources for hospitals, schools and social protection, urging stronger detection, transparency and asset recovery. Ghana Investment Data: GIPA CEO Simon Madjie called for better coordination to map investment activity, reporting $2.62bn FDI in 2025. Digital Commerce Boost: The World Bank Group backed Jumia’s digital commerce infrastructure with $25m equity to expand market access for sellers and jobs. Regulatory/Market Risk: Hong Kong’s SFC added SBCFX and related entities to an unlicensed alert list after a trading collapse tied to USDT losses.