Youth & Governance in Tanzania: Tanzanian youth are pushing for a new constitution, jobs and market-responsive education ahead of International Youth Day, while President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s meeting with Catholic leaders is framed as a step toward reconciliation and dialogue. Tanzania–China Shift: Dar es Salaam marks 70 years of ties with a move from “steel and concrete” to skills and youth exchanges. Media Freedom in West Africa: MFWA urges Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Guinea to end arbitrary arrests and prolonged pretrial detention of journalists and civil society. Climate Finance: ECOWAS targets a $294bn climate-finance gap and moves to unlock a regional carbon market. DRC Ebola Watch: WHO warns the DRC outbreak is on track to eclipse the 2014–16 West Africa epidemic, with transmission concentrated in Ituri. South Africa–Migration Tensions: South Africa seeks reimbursement from Malawi, Nigeria and Ethiopia for deportation costs amid xenophobia-linked strain. WAFCON Shockwaves: Ghana and South Africa crash out of WAFCON 2026, missing automatic World Cup qualification. Humanitarian Response: Ghana’s Church of Pentecost shelters 500+ Ghanaians fleeing xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Tanzania Mining: InVert reports a maiden graphite resource at Morogoro, while women miners are urged to strengthen digital records for finance access.