Women’s Football & Sports Finance: WAFCON 2026 kicks off in Morocco with a record 16-team lineup and a $2m first prize, with Nigeria’s Super Falcons aiming to reach the semi-finals to secure one of Africa’s four World Cup spots and to defend the title after their dramatic 3-2 comeback win over hosts Morocco. Agrifood Policy: Nigeria’s Tinubu has directed the agriculture ministry to produce a long-term, bankable agrifood roadmap under a 10-year strategy, shifting from fragmented projects to an integrated food-systems approach covering production, processing, markets, resilience, nutrition, investment and governance. Regional Security & Finance: Nigeria is urging the African Union Peace and Security Council to tackle illicit financial flows that fund terrorism, calling for stronger cooperation to prevent, trace, recover and return proceeds from safe havens. Trade & Mobility: Turkey expanded its eVisa programme to include South Africa and Equatorial Guinea among other African countries, allowing eligible travellers to apply online. Maritime Disruption Watch: Cameroon has ordered the owner of the container ship “Black Rhino” to remove it from the Port of Douala-Bonabéri access channel within 15 days, with salvage specialists already in place.