Rights & Justice in Nigeria: SERAP has demanded the immediate release of Omoyele Sowore, urging charges to be dropped as CISLAC alleges security operatives assaulted and manhandled him inside the Federal High Court after bail was revoked and he was remanded in Kuje. Information & Accountability: A dispute over a doctored “Tinubu audio” video has sparked renewed calls for media verification after Tinubu’s media adviser vowed to pursue the alleged distributor. Ebola Response: The US White House is asking Congress for $1.4bn to tackle the DRC outbreak, including $800m for humanitarian response and a Kenya quarantine plan for Americans—amid Kenyan legal pushback. Climate & Courts: A Paris court ordered TotalEnergies to account for environmental impacts of oil and gas products, with critics warning of major pollution from Uganda’s Tilenga and the EACOP pipeline. Libya Politics: A Misrata delegation told UN envoy Hanna Tetteh that political processes lack transparency, pressing for inclusive steps toward unity and elections. Safer Schools: Ghana’s MISORNU Safety Centre and FOSDA plan behavioural change programmes to curb violence, bullying and substance abuse in schools. Energy Security Debate: Commentaries warn Africa’s “paradox of plenty” persists because countries struggle to convert oil and renewables into reliable power.