Mining & Jobs: Mansa Resources plans a US$600m investment in Liberia’s Dugbe Gold Project, with potential thousands of jobs and higher revenues, but Guinea-focused readers should watch for transparency and strong due diligence given past concession failures. Wildlife Conservation: Côte d’Ivoire is pushing to protect the critically endangered West African slender-snouted crocodile in Taï National Park, using field research and river monitoring to safeguard habitat. Blue Economy & Maritime Tech: Nigeria’s Tinubu says a Blue Economy Action Plan aims for five million ocean-based jobs by 2035, linking fisheries, shipping, maritime tourism and renewable energy—plus a push against illegal fishing and marine pollution. Public Health: Africa CDC warns a fast-growing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DRC could become the continent’s worst if “missing cases” aren’t found and contained quickly. Security Cooperation: Nigeria and Cameroon sign a defence MoU to strengthen land and Gulf of Guinea maritime security via intelligence sharing, joint training and coordinated responses. Digital Mapping: Google refreshes Ghana’s Street View with sharper imagery across Accra, Kumasi and key highways, including UNESCO heritage sites. Research Capacity: A Ghanaian KNUST geophysicist reports drone mapping and ground-penetrating radar results that beat global benchmarks, blaming funding gaps—not talent—for limits on African science. Counterterrorism: Guinea says it dismantled a JNIM hostage-for-ransom network, signaling worsening regional jihadist reach.