Literary Breakthrough (Zimbabwe/Nigeria): Sue Nyathi’s debut novel The Polygamist—once rejected as “no market”—has become a Netflix hit, now among the platform’s most streamed series worldwide, spotlighting how African stories can win when publishers underestimate them. Publishing & Culture (Nigeria): Niyi Osundare’s new nonfiction collection Truth is Trouble (BookCraft) is being framed as a writer’s toolkit for confronting dangerous truths—another reminder that African publishing is inseparable from politics. Books & Reading (Africa-wide): Logos Hope, the world’s largest floating bookfair, is back in Dublin, with thousands of titles onboard and a volunteer-run model that keeps global book access moving. Media Freedom (Cameroon): CPJ urges Cameroon to release journalist George Atabong Lekeaka, held incommunicado after posting a photo tied to the Anglophone crisis—press freedom and safety remain central publishing issues. Tech & Telecom Heritage (Nigeria): MTN marks 25 years in Nigeria with “Y’ello Street,” a museum-style exhibition in Lagos tracing the country’s phone and connectivity evolution. Health & Consumer Safety (Kenya): Kenya’s regulator warns of falsified Postinor-2 emergency pills, urging quarantine and verification—critical for public trust in medicines.