AU Peace Financing Push: Ghana’s President Mahama told the AU’s Luanda summit that Africa needs sustainable, predictable, African-owned funding for peace, backing the AU Peace Fund toward a $1bn target and faster rollout of the 0.2% import levy. Burundi in AU Leadership: Burundi’s President Évariste Ndayishimiye chaired the AU Extraordinary Assembly as ministers and AU officials met in Luanda to strengthen conflict prevention and resolution, with emphasis on early warning, coordination, and financing. Cross-Border Pressure on Trade & Travel: Reports from Burundi-Rwanda routes say travelers face more checks, repeated interrogations and intimidation at border crossings, while money changers note harsher treatment for those heading to Rwanda. Returnee Strain in Buhumuza: Burundi’s Buhumuza province is absorbing large numbers of returnees from Tanzania, with land, housing and livelihoods under pressure as the area already hosts nearly 95,000 Congolese refugees. Health Systems & Jobs: Kenya’s “plastic economy” is creating jobs through recycling ventures involving refugees and informal waste pickers, while Africa’s health ministers adopted 10-year strategies to expand the workforce and improve health financing. Business & Investment Signals: Tanzania’s rail upgrade is moving forward with Hyundai Rotem supplying electrified trains and locomotives for the SGR, and DAZN secured rights to broadcast LaLiga across Sub-Saharan Africa for three seasons.