Food Security & Devolution: Kenya’s counties are urged to fully drive agricultural transformation as NDMA warns 1.8M+ people face acute hunger, potentially rising above 2.1M in the next lean season—highlighting how local financing and resilience planning can prevent climate shocks from turning into national instability. Digital Child Protection & AI: Ghana’s communications minister Samuel Nartey George warns of “algorithmic parenting,” saying foreign-controlled recommendation systems shape African children’s values without consent; he calls for a Digital Family Protection Act, AI oversight, and stronger cyber/data protection. Financial Regulation & Tech Risks: Cameroon’s Yaoundé hosts the Community of African Banking Supervisors (CABS) meeting, focusing on how regulators should adapt prudential rules to digital finance, new instruments, and fast-changing risks. Startup Tech Push (Equatorial Guinea link): The 929 Challenge is set to expand into AIE Expo Macao with a new acceleration programme, giving startups direct access to AI, robotics, digital health and more—explicitly including Equatorial Guinea among participating Portuguese-speaking countries. Oil & Gas Investment Watch: A market note highlights improving cash flows for international E&P firms as crude prices strengthen, while stressing project, regulatory and exploration uncertainties. Resource-Curse Lens: A commentary revisits how fossil-fuel wealth can fuel corruption and conflict, citing cases including Equatorial Guinea.