AI & Digital Health Governance: Ethiopia signed the founding agreement to join the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO), aiming for AI that is safe, fair, and beneficial—an important signal for the country’s digital transformation and future health-tech capacity. Youth Mental Health & Protection: Eastern Africa Catholic bishops meeting in the AMECEA plenary in Kenya named young people as their top pastoral priority for the next four years, with study sessions covering mental health, unemployment, migration, social exclusion, and safeguarding—issues that directly affect community wellbeing. Tobacco Control Funding: Ethiopia and Addis Ababa adopted budgets with dedicated tobacco-control funding, including a federal line for the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority and city support for health regulation—backing earlier progress to reduce tobacco use. Maternal Health & Abortion Access: Reports highlight rising pressure on abortion access in Africa as U.S. antiabortion funding restrictions expand, raising concerns about unsafe abortions and maternal deaths. Nutrition Safety: A U.S. audit found rotten “super cereal” shipments stored in Djibouti and sent to Ethiopia without proper checks, underscoring risks to child nutrition programs when oversight fails. Wildlife & Community Conservation: Ethiopia marked the 60th anniversary of its Wildlife Conservation Authority, with global conservation expert Dr. Laurie Marker stressing that conservation must protect both wildlife and the people living alongside it.