Global Health Diplomacy: Ethiopia will host the WHO Regional Committee for Africa’s 76th session in Addis Ababa (Aug 24–28), bringing 600+ delegates to set priorities on universal health coverage, health security, and emergency preparedness. Climate & Disaster Risk: An unusually extreme El Niño is rapidly developing in the tropical Pacific, with models pointing to record-level strength since 1950 and knock-on impacts for global weather over the next 1–2 years. Public Safety Tech: AI-powered cameras are being used to detect wildfires earlier in parts of Europe, reducing reliance on human surveillance towers and cutting false alarms. Africa’s Health Crisis: Congo’s Ebola outbreak in North Kivu has surpassed the 2018–2020 Kivu epidemic in total cases, now the largest ever recorded outside West Africa, as transmission accelerates amid hard-to-reach areas. Investment Signals: Egypt retained Africa’s top FDI spot for a fourth straight year, while Saudi Arabia climbed to 13th globally for FDI inflows in 2025 under Vision 2030. Cybersecurity: INTERPOL warns AI is automating African cyberattacks, with more than half of cybercrimes in Africa AI-generated. EU Migration Policy: The Czech Republic will tighten temporary protection for men of military age from Ukraine starting Aug 5, requiring proof of service. Business & Tech: India’s global capability centres are expanding beyond back-office work into AI, cybersecurity, and product engineering, while Malaysia expects 2H 2026 momentum led by E&E exports tied to the AI investment cycle.