Dengue Vaccine Push: KNUST has joined the DENSTAR Project to speed up licensure and rollout of DengiAll, a single-dose tetravalent dengue vaccine, with Phase III trials planned in Africa; the four-year effort secured over €11m from GH EDCTP3 and EU support as dengue rises across sub-Saharan Africa. Maternal & Community Health Funding: Merck Foundation’s 13th Africa Asia Luminary brought together First Ladies from 12 countries and health leaders to share practical progress—from better-trained clinicians to improved care for women—under the “More Than a Mother” campaign. Electricity for Health and Jobs: World Bank and AfDB reported Mission 300 has connected over 50 million people to electricity across 40 countries, including 4.5m Nigerians, aiming for 300m by 2030—powering households, businesses, and healthcare delivery. Gabon Spotlight on Ibogaine: A new wave of global interest is focusing on ibogaine, used traditionally in Gabon, as Western researchers push forward with investigational psychedelic research for addiction and mental health. Maritime Health Risk: A report on Russia’s “Dark Fleet” warns that weak insurance and hidden shipping practices are shifting pollution risk onto coastal states, with Africa increasingly becoming a target route.