Cancer Care in Benin: UBTH’s Cancer Treatment Centre is now 100% operational, with radiotherapy access for poor patients via the Cancer Health Fund, as the hospital also commissioned a new “walk-in theatre” ambulance equipped to support emergency trauma care. Digital Governance & AI: La Francophonie launched its first Digital Governance Forum in Geneva, pushing a Francophone Africa “AI rulebook” approach and highlighting Benin’s recent regional AI governance framework work. Digital Divide Push: Nigeria’s plan for a 90,000 km optic fibre network aims to expand broadband to underserved areas, combining terrestrial fibre, telecom towers and satellite support. Electricity Subsidy Pressure: Nigeria’s electricity subsidy obligation hit N1.928trn in 2025 as tariffs stayed frozen below cost-reflective rates. Power Supply Drop Explained: NISO says recent allocation cuts in Lagos, Abuja and parts of the north were driven by transmission line outages and constraints, not generation shortages. Road Tech & Accountability: Nigeria’s Works Minister ordered the arrest of a contractor’s MD over incomplete Benin-Onitsha Expressway works after alleged payment without delivery. Health Conference for Africa: Cotonou, Benin will host ICASA+ 2027 (Dec 5–9), expanding the HIV-focused event into a broader health systems agenda.