Cybersecurity: Microsoft unveiled Project Perception, an AI-driven “agentic security” system aimed at helping African organisations detect, analyse and respond to fast-scaling cyber threats. Power Sector (Nigeria): Minister Joseph Tegbe says Nigeria’s electricity problems won’t be solved by generation alone; reforms must fix the full value chain (generation, transmission, distribution and payment), while government denies any immediate plan to raise tariffs or end subsidies. Mobile Money (Kenya): Safaricom will lift the fee-free Pochi la Biashara limit from KSh100 to KSh200 for 90 days, pushing more small merchants to accept digital payments. Retail & Consumer Spending (South Africa): Clothing retailers take a hit as cautious shoppers and weak conditions squeeze discretionary demand, with TFG among the biggest losers. Food & Safety (Tanzania): Traders in Dar es Salaam were seen washing fish and vegetables in the Gide River near a major interchange, raising serious food-safety and public-health concerns. Illegal Minerals (Nigeria): EFCC secured guilty pleas and five-year sentences for two Chinese nationals over illegal mining and attempted export of minerals in Lagos. Energy Infrastructure (Nigeria): TCN scheduled a 30-minute transformer loading disruption in Abuja affecting Maitama, Mpape and parts of Jahi. SME Advertising (Nigeria): Afia Media launched Obuzo, an advertising grant to help South-east SMEs buy TV/radio visibility after “How Market” showed media exposure drives new orders. Telecom Costs (South Africa): The communications ministry plans a market analysis to tackle high data and voice costs after spectrum reforms failed to deliver affordability.