Education & Integrity: WAEC says Nigeria’s 2026 CB-WASSCE recorded a 61.54% credit pass rate (1,200,514 candidates) but withheld 167,486 results (8.59%) over alleged exam malpractice, including phone use despite bans and organised cheating; WAEC says affected candidates can seek redress via its complaint website while remaining results are still being processed. Cybersecurity & AI: INTERPOL reports AI is now linked to 55% of reported cybercrime across Africa, with losses rising to $484 million, warning that many national laws were drafted before today’s AI-driven scams, ransomware and synthetic-media fraud. Digital Safety & Policy: The same INTERPOL assessment highlights regional patterns—mobile money fraud and ransomware in East Africa, business email compromise and romance scams in Central/West Africa—pushing for cross-border coordination. Agriculture Funding: East Africa’s agrifood push faces a financing and execution gap, with experts pointing to weak budget execution and heavy donor reliance as the main barrier to implementing EAC agricultural plans. Science & Research for Conservation: A pangolin DNA study links local wild-meat markets in Cameroon to the same sourcing areas feeding international trafficking networks, using a new DNA database to map supply chains. Higher Education Links: Russia’s Rossotrudnichestvo says Equatorial Guinea-linked interest in Russian study is rising, including expanded university quota plans and cultural exchange activities in Malabo.