Africa Forward Summit Fallout: Nairobi’s Africa–France summit is pushing a new script—sovereign equality over aid—after Macron pledged €23bn/$27bn for energy, AI and agriculture, while Ruto repeated “sovereignty” and demanded global finance reform. Xenophobia Crisis: South Africa’s courts and politics are colliding with street violence: the top court barred repeat asylum applications, even as Ghana ordered the immediate evacuation of 300 citizens from South Africa after renewed attacks; Zimbabwean experts are urging investigations into who funds anti-migrant protests. Uganda’s Power Continuity: Yoweri Museveni was sworn in for a seventh term, extending four decades in office as opposition remains vocal. Security Watch: The US flagged West Africa and the Sahel as key terror battlegrounds in its new counterterrorism strategy. Digital/AI Push: Ghana is positioning itself as an AI diplomacy hub and is backing a national AI compute centre, while Foxconn’s entry into “sovereign compute” signals a new race for local AI infrastructure. Health & Agriculture: South Africa’s FMD fight worsened as vaccinated cattle were reinfected, and International Nurses Day spotlighted mounting workforce pressure. Mining/Finance: Africa’s sovereign wealth funds are gaining control of mining futures as assets top $164bn, alongside fresh trade-finance commitments to boost intra-African commerce.