ESG Rules in Nigeria: Nigeria’s SEC says mandatory sustainability reporting for large public-interest firms starts with early adopters, then becomes compulsory from 2027 (wider rollout to other entities by 2030), aligning disclosures with ISSB standards. Ebola Response in Central Africa: bioMérieux is delivering rapid Ebola diagnostics in the DRC as the outbreak grows, highlighting how different Ebola strains can affect vaccine, treatment and test performance. Climate Risk on the Ground (SA): South Africa’s Weather Service issues a yellow warning for severe thunderstorms over parts of KwaZulu-Natal, with heavy rain, flooding risk and damaging winds; elsewhere, cold and frost expected. Loss & Damage Fund Delays: the UN’s fledgling loss-and-damage fund will consider its first project package later than expected, despite a widening gap between climate disaster needs and available money. Trade & Decarbonisation: Europe’s CBAM is reshaping costs and uncertainty for foundries and wider supply chains as certificate rules tighten. Clean Mobility Deal: UNDP and TAILG sign an MoU in Kenya to back a Green Mobility Centre of Excellence, aiming to scale low-carbon transport innovation. Food Security & Flood Aid: Ukraine’s agrohub in Ghana delivers humanitarian food support to Accra flood-affected refugees. Circular Economy Watch: South Africa’s RASA files a Competition Commission complaint alleging anticompetitive blocking of ferrous scrap export permits to suppress prices.