Education Policy & Publishing Integrity: Nigeria’s NERDC says a fake letter seeking funds for the Revised Basic Education Curriculum 2026/2027 is unauthorised, stressing production and distribution will go through proper federal and state channels. Financial Stability & Digital Infrastructure: Egypt’s Central Bank, with the AACB, launched a digital portal for the African Financial Stability Committee to share macroprudential work and strengthen coordination across African central banks. Youth & Access to Services: Nigeria’s NYSC issued fresh orientation-camp guidelines, including advice for prospective corps members to avoid night travel and to fix graduation-date or birth-date discrepancies before registration. Media Labour & Standards: Kenya’s Editors’ Convention ended with a push for better newsroom working conditions, with emphasis on media viability in the digital age and support for journalists outside major cities. Books & Culture: New titles spotlighted include A. Igoni Barrett’s Whyteface and Mark Anthony Neal’s Save a Seat for Me, alongside broader calls for diverse children’s literature and resistance to book bans. Creative Economy: A Ugandan entrepreneur argues Tanzania is a key East African market for music, film and digital content, driving cross-border creative partnerships. Governance & Public Trust: South Africa’s Mitchells Plain land debate highlights how public land decisions can become a justice and transparency issue, not just a transaction.