Horn of Africa Diplomacy: Ethiopia and Eritrea have severed ties in a tit-for-tat escalation, with Ethiopia closing its embassy in Asmara and expelling 10 Eritrean diplomats, as fighting in northern Ethiopia intensifies. Tax Justice Push: PAC 2026 opened in Dakar with calls to turn tax justice talk into action, focusing on accountability, stronger African ownership, and better tax administration. Urban Planning & Tech: South Africa’s Human Settlements Minister urged using digital tools to reshape colonial and apartheid-era settlement patterns. Ports & Jobs: DP World signed preliminary deals in Nigeria for the Ogun Deep Sea Port and an Ogun blue marine special economic zone, targeting 50,000 jobs under a $3bn Africa investment plan. Tanzania Flood Readiness: Tanzania ordered the Rufiji Basin Water Board to finish a Lumemo River embankment within a week ahead of El Niño rains. AI & Health Systems: An Africa HealthTech Summit in Kigali heard that countries must build intelligent digital health infrastructure before scaling AI. EU Migration Pressure: EU lawmakers discussed plans for deportation return hubs in Africa, with Rwanda among potential hosts. Cameroon Tech Summit: Cameroon’s International Tech Summit 2026 is set for Oct 15–17 in Yaounde.