Fisheries & ocean governance: The WTO Fish Fund steering committee approved about $2.2m in grants for 17 developing countries to help implement the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, including work on needs assessments, reporting, data collection and stronger regulation. Public health speed alarm: A new report warns this year’s Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 1,000 deaths nearly three times faster than the 2014–2016 worst-on-record outbreak, with 2,536 confirmed cases and 1,033 deaths reported. Flood risk planning: Ghana’s finance minister says the 2027 budget will fund a “permanent solution” to flooding in Accra and other flood-prone areas, shifting from emergency response to long-term works like dredging and drainage. Wildlife & climate pressure: Tacugama’s work to protect Sierra Leone’s western chimpanzees highlights habitat loss, illegal wildlife trade and climate-linked pressures, with the sanctuary caring for 100+ rescued chimps. Water sector reform: Sierra Leone’s SALWACO Act review hit a key milestone after technical working group consensus, moving toward stakeholder validation and government approval. Regional energy integration: ECOWAS signed the intergovernmental framework for the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline, a 6,900 km corridor aimed at moving up to 30 bcm/year of gas across 13 coastal countries toward Morocco and onward to Europe. Road safety push: Sierra Leone’s road safety authority reaffirmed commitment to a UN resolution targeting halving road deaths and serious injuries by 2030.