DRC Industrial Push & AGOA Readiness: Congo’s trade and industry ministers toured Lubumbashi, launching factories for underground electrical cables and square tubes as part of a wider industrialisation drive tied to jobs and local value-add. Morocco Ports Investment: Marsa Maroc will invest $300m to expand Casablanca’s container terminal capacity by 2030, lifting Terminal 3 from 600,000 to 900,000 TEUs. Egypt Investment Talks: Egypt’s GAFI met Enterprise Singapore to deepen investment cooperation and attract higher-value projects with tech transfer and industrial localisation. Ghana Sports Infrastructure: Accra Sports Stadium is deemed unfit for the 2027 U-20 AFCON unless urgent rehabilitation begins immediately. Ghana Digital Assets Regulation: Bank of Ghana joined Digital Assets Summit Africa 2026 as it implements the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act and prepares regulatory directives. Nigeria Security Coordination: A coalition of 200 CSOs praised Nigeria’s armed forces for improved joint operations under the Chief of Defence Staff, citing disruptions to terror and bandit networks. Somalia Rejects Crisis Group: Mogadishu dismissed a Crisis Group report on the al-Shabab fight as flawed and said any “improvements” were due to military pressure, not reduced coercion. Tanzania Kiswahili Global Push: PM Nchemba urged new strategies to expand Kiswahili worldwide, including education, research, publishing and language diplomacy. Energy Partnerships: NNPC’s Ojulari called for stronger global and continental partnerships to unlock Africa’s energy resources and tackle institutional fragmentation.