African Swine Fever Controls: Pangasinan’s Aguilar and Oriental Mindoro’s Naujan have both imposed temporary bans on the entry/exit of live swine and pork products, setting up ASF checkpoints and urging strict farm biosecurity. Madagascar Investment Push: Madagascar plans to raise up to $5bn with Gemcorp Capital Management to fund energy, infrastructure and mining via its sovereign wealth fund. Football Transfers & Sponsorship: Riyad Mahrez arrives in Doha to join Al Shamal on a free transfer, while Nigeria’s Rafa Corporation signs a three-year shirt deal with Kano Pillars and backs a football academy. Housing & Urban Rights: UN-Habitat marks World Habitat Day and hands out its 2026 Scroll of Honour, spotlighting “Adequate Housing for All” as a global priority. Lagos Building Safety: A Lagos building collapse at Alakija has reignited calls for tougher enforcement, regular inspections and earlier action by regulators. Ethiopia Conflict Update: Rebel forces temporarily withdraw from Tigray’s Mekelle as fighting moves closer, raising fears of wider destabilisation. Public Health Alarm in Russia: Russia quarantines a hospital and monitors contacts after a suspected plague-related pneumonia case at a Siberian anti-plague institute. Nigeria Aviation Tragedy: President Tinubu orders national mourning after a military plane crash in Ondo State kills 32.