Gambia–South Korea Cooperation: The Gambia is pushing for deeper economic cooperation with South Korea, with talks in Seoul focused on trade, investment, infrastructure, agriculture, technology and digital transformation, and a call to turn commitments into measurable results. Power Reliability in Focus: NAWEC says electricity imports have been cut by up to 60MW due to regional technical issues and fuel shortages, with demand shortfalls over 50% and emergency load management prioritising hospitals and water services, aiming for gradual normalisation by mid-June. Health Research Funding: The Thanzi Programme’s CHE Thanzi Konse project secured a new grant to expand health systems research and capacity-building into Namibia and Zambia, aligning studies with national priorities for universal health coverage and policy use. Digital Identity Interoperability: Margins CEO Moses Kwesi Baiden Jnr. argues national digital identity systems only matter if they interoperate across sectors, warning that siloed IDs become isolated databases instead of service foundations. Nature Finance for Biodiversity: Ecobank launched an ICMA commercial Nature Bond on the London Stock Exchange, raising $450m to help protect African ecosystems through community-linked financing for farmers and water systems. Malaria Tech Breakthrough: Researchers report successfully freezing and reviving Anopheles gambiae larvae, a step toward storing genetically engineered mosquito strains more reliably for future malaria control.