Offshore Energy Tech: TGS has signed with Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Hydrocarbon and Mining Development to build a large-scale offshore multi-client seismic MegaSurvey, starting with post-stack reprocessing of ~27,273 km of 2D and ~35,000 sq km of 3D data, due in Q3 2026, as part of a wider plan covering ~46,343 line-km of 2D and 59,000+ sq km of 3D across the Rio del Rey and Rio Muni basins. AI in Daily Life: Google is rolling out “Ask Gemini in Chrome” to Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, expanding built-in AI search and understanding across 55 African locales including Equatorial Guinea. Research Data Policy: A new push argues African universities need harmonised data rules and trusted local repositories, warning that most research data still sits abroad on servers in Europe and the US. Digital Child Protection: Ghana’s communications minister Samuel Nartey George urges African lawmakers to curb “algorithmic parenting” and pass a Digital Family Protection Act, plus AI oversight and stronger cyber/data protection. Finance Oversight: Banking regulators from across Africa meet in Yaoundé to strengthen prudential cooperation as digital finance and new instruments raise supervisory risks. Energy & Development Debate: A report says fossil fuel wealth in Africa hasn’t delivered inclusive development, citing vulnerability, inequality, weak jobs, and corruption risks. Labour Mobility Shock: Kuwait restricts domestic worker recruitment to only 10 approved countries and bans 27 others, including Kenya and Nigeria.