Offshore Energy Watch: Eni’s Libya Structure E project is switching from a massive fixed platform to a tension-leg platform, a move that could reshape Mediterranean offshore engineering plans. Equatorial Guinea Tech & Agriculture: China-backed rice trials in Equatorial Guinea are boosting yields (8,374 kg/ha) and feeding vulnerable households via local donations, with standards and cultivation methods being transferred to farmers. Local Science & Health (Equatorial Guinea diaspora): A Malaga-based nurse from Rebola, Bioko, has launched a charity to support children in Equatorial Guinea living with sickle cell anaemia. Research Partnerships: A Ghanaian Supreme Court justice says Canada–Africa research ties remain “extraction dressed as collaboration,” calling for fairer instruments for African institutions. Digital Sovereignty & AI: KOAFEC in Seoul highlights a shift from importing AI to building African infrastructure, skills, and data systems for how AI is developed and deployed. Energy Security (Regional): Saudi pipeline disruptions underscore how fragile alternative routes are when major chokepoints face attacks, with knock-on effects for import-dependent economies. Food Systems Funding: Farmers at Kigali’s Africa Food Systems Forum push for cheaper, less bureaucratic finance to reach smallholders and make agriculture promises real. Human Rights & Tech Surveillance: A UN report warns that cooperating with the UN can trigger intimidation, reprisals, and digital surveillance against civil society. Conflict Spillover Risk: A drone attack on a Russia-linked sanctioned cargo ship off Africa raises fears that the Ukraine war’s reach is widening into African waters. Human Trafficking Allegations: Amnesty says Russia’s recruitment of foreign fighters uses deceptive coercion that amounts to human trafficking. Equatorial Guinea in Global Tech Diplomacy: Sri Lanka’s UNECA envoy points to practical cooperation with African states, including textile and apparel value-chain work with Equatorial Guinea.