Guinea Elections: Guinea’s coup-leader-turned-President Mamady Doumbouya’s political coalition, GMD, has won a legislative majority in the country’s bauxite-rich legislative elections, with provisional results showing at least 100 of 147 seats and turnout at 52.87% for legislative contests (and 58.51% for simultaneous communal elections). Opposition parties tied to former President Alpha Condé and leaders Cellou Dalein Diallo and Sidya Toure were dissolved, and parties have eight days to challenge individual results before courts decide; Maritime Security & Governance: Guinea’s wider political stakes in the Gulf of Guinea sit alongside regional maritime priorities, as Nigeria’s defence leadership renewed pledges to modernize naval capabilities and protect sea lanes; Public Health Watch: Ebola remains a live concern across West and Central Africa, with updated reporting from the DRC revising confirmed cases downward and WHO emphasizing low global risk while responses continue; Food & Trade Surveillance: Sierra Leone received equipment to strengthen border surveillance and disease diagnosis at key entry points including the Guinea border, highlighting how regional governments are trying to tighten controls that affect trade and security; Regional Cooperation: The UN launched a Gulf of Guinea conflict-prevention platform in Lomé, aiming to coordinate action across five countries on governance, civilian protection, and local economic development.