World Diet Initiative: Researchers from 12 countries launched a global effort to document “heritage” diets before they disappear, including Ethiopia’s largely plant-based, fermented food traditions, aiming to map diets and link them to health outcomes. Ethiopia Digital Push: Ethio telecom and Huawei held talks to expand their partnership beyond telecom into enterprise and SME solutions, combining connectivity with cloud, AI, cybersecurity, IoT, and telebirr-enabled digital payments and services. Cancer Care Funding: Nigeria’s federal government announced expanded cancer funding, research, and local medicine production plans to cut patient costs and widen access to prevention, diagnosis, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. Ethiopia Logistics Modernization: Ethiopia’s House approved a 124.6-million-euro concessional loan package to support homegrown economic reforms and digital transformation, including modernization of command-and-control and asset management systems. Data & Research: Scientists reported DNA can persist up to 50,000 years in Africa, using ancient animal teeth to show long-lasting DNA preservation in sub-Saharan climates. Energy & Renewables: Coverage highlighted Africa’s wind and solar momentum as a path to jobs, industry resilience, and closing the electricity access gap. Public Health Alert: WHO warned 13.5 million children missed routine vaccinations, with Ethiopia among the worst-affected countries. BRICS Labour Tech: BRICS labour meetings in Hyderabad focused on employment, skills, social protection, and AI governance, with Ethiopia among participating delegations.