Humanitarian Eye Care: Dr. Matt Oliva, Cure Blindness Project board chair, received the 2026 AAO Outstanding Humanitarian Service Award for long-running volunteer work treating avoidable blindness, including Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somaliland. Eye Health Diplomacy: The Duchess of Edinburgh began a Zambia visit with Orbis and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, ahead of a Global Summit for Eye Health aimed at ending avoidable sight loss by 2030. Climate & Food Systems: A new global fertilizer dataset maps crop-specific nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium use from 1980–2022, highlighting how better fertilizer balance could boost yields while cutting pollution. Ethiopia Security & Health Risks: An Ethiopian rebel group threatened mining firms after a deadly attack at Tulu Kapi, raising concerns for local safety and health access around resource sites. Climate Finance Push: CCDA-14 in Addis Ababa closed with calls for stronger climate finance and delivery ahead of COP31 and COP32. Sudan Displacement Spillover: Nearly 100,000 people have been displaced in Sudan’s Blue Nile since January, with fighting near the Ethiopian border worsening humanitarian pressure. BRICS & Global Health/Tech: BRICS leaders adopted a New Delhi Declaration including AI and infectious disease control themes, while Ethiopia’s PM Abiy highlighted digital and AI capacity-building for Africa.