Rwanda’s Agri Exports: Rwanda’s agricultural export revenues jumped 24.3% to $1.1bn in 2025/26, topping the $1bn mark for the first time, helped by better export infrastructure, traceability, quality assurance and market promotion. Regulation & Public Health: Rwanda escalated its crackdown on toxic alcohol, with the Rwanda Investigation Bureau arresting the food and drugs regulator’s director general and other officials, shifting focus from street sellers to licensing and inspection failures. Skills for Industry: Schneider Electric launched its Advancing Energy Tech mentorship programme across South, East and West Africa, pairing students at ETEKA in Rwanda with industry mentors to bridge the classroom-to-industry gap. Digital Identity Foundations: A Vital Strategies report highlights how Rwanda digitised birth registration and linked it to the national ID system for real-time verification and better service delivery. EAC Innovation Push: The EAC and Germany launched AI4EAC, an AI challenge with $50,000 prizes and an Ebola-response track to help young innovators build practical regional solutions. Youth & Jobs Lens: A survey on International Youth Day finds 56% of young Africans want governments to prioritise job creation to improve local security and stability. Regional Security Diplomacy: The International Contact Group urged DRC to move fast on implementing the FDLR disarmament, demobilisation and cantonment protocol, warning that signatures must be followed by concrete action. Business Leadership & Talent: Equity Group Foundation equipped 4,949 Wings to Fly and Elimu scholars with leadership and career readiness through congress sessions across Dadaab, Kakuma and Nairobi.