Trade & Logistics Disruption: Trucks queued nearly 5km at Busia after a cargo scanner broke down, leaving drivers stuck for almost 24 hours and raising transit costs. Food Security Diplomacy: Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe met Ireland’s FAO candidate Phil Hogan to push stronger global action on food security and resilient food systems. Agri-Mechanisation Skills: Nigeria’s Minister Abubakar Kyari backed NADF’s mechanisation push, citing training of 4,000 tractor operators and mechanics as key to keeping machines working on farms. Clean Cooking Transition: Rwanda urged people to shift to cleaner cooking, with experts pointing to cost and misconceptions as major barriers to adoption. Rwanda Health Support: Rwanda launched a push for people with alcohol dependence to seek treatment via the free 114 hotline and public health facilities. Industrial Policy & Finance: BK Group PLC is shrinking to focus on commercial banking and investment banking, selling its insurance stake and folding its tech unit into the bank’s Digital division. Regional Energy Investment: Dangote set Sept 30 for the Lamu refinery groundbreaking, targeting East Africa’s fuel demand and reducing reliance on imports. Supply Chain Scrutiny: A report flags sanctioned gold refiners, including African Gold Refinery in Uganda and Gasabo Gold Refinery in Rwanda, in global supply-chain disclosures.