Infrastructure & Investment: Nigeria’s $13bn Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway is accelerating, with analysts pointing to faster transit, lower farm losses, and a real-estate boom as land values reportedly jump sharply along the corridor. Energy & Social Stability: In The Gambia, prolonged blackouts sparked street protests, with President Adama Barrow urging calm and promising new generation capacity by end-October after tear gas and barricades in Banjul and Farato. Governance & Elections: Kenya’s electoral commission crisis is revisited as Parliament finally confirmed a full IEBC slate, after earlier vacancies stalled voter education and boundary work—raising stakes for the 2027 vote. Security & Foreign Influence: Mali’s economy faces pressure as JNIM fuel convoys are targeted, while Togo is described as becoming a battleground for Russian and Turkish security actors. Human Rights & Civil Space: Tunisia’s rights situation is flagged as worsening under President Saied, with crackdowns on NGOs, journalists, and political opponents. Guinea-linked diaspora: A U.S. court fight continues for a Guinean man facing deportation after long legal residence, with his lawyer seeking release from ICE detention.