Public Health Crackdown: Nigeria’s NAFDAC chief Mojisola Adeyeye says penalties for fake goods are too weak, citing 5,738 post-marketing surveillance visits and 7,210 non-compliant products seized between May–July 2026, with food and water leading the haul and claims of ₦1.5tn+ in seized goods since 2025. Media & Press Freedom: Liberia’s “KAK Act” and the 2025 Cybercrime Act are being debated as separate issues—what the press law changed versus what the cybercrime law targets—amid calls for clearer free-speech boundaries. China-Africa Media Links: Xinhua’s Wang Hongjiang urges expanded story and content exchange with Nigeria’s NAN, including more text, photo and video swaps and stronger social media cooperation. Creator Commerce for Africa: Haelsoft Marketplace launches to help African creators sell courses and digital products using mobile-money and local payments, aiming to bypass Western-focused platform barriers. Publishing & Copyright: India’s copyright registrar rejects naming an AI system as author, saying only a human can be the statutory author—another sign of tightening rules around AI-made works. Books & Culture: A new book explores how German travel writing shaped “the Orient” through collective memory and stereotypes, while a separate feature highlights an American author’s Africa-inspired romance and photo-led books. Elections & Integrity: Nigeria’s Peter Obi reiterates plans for dual vote transmission in 2027 to protect polling-unit results from manipulation.