Climate & Public Health: Heavy rains and poor drainage have triggered deadly flooding across West Africa, with Accra hit hardest (at least 13 dead) and Lomé also affected—raising alarms about contaminated floodwater and disease spread. Togo Agriculture & Gender: Togo launched the UN/FAO International Year of the Woman Farmer, spotlighting women’s access to land, credit, inputs and farming technologies, and pointing to programs like FNFI’s AGRISEF. Digital Health & Outbreak Readiness: A Ghana epidemiology lecture argues disease control must go beyond borders, calling for decentralised labs, faster diagnostics, and tech-linked surveillance dashboards plus stronger infection prevention. Port & Trade Tech: A feature explains how the Port of Lomé became a West African transshipment hub—mixing deep-water logistics with modernization and policy choices. Investment Climate: Togo, Team Europe and Eurocham Togo launched a permanent investment dialogue in Lomé to improve business conditions and attract European capital. Energy & Industry: Coverage highlights Africa’s push toward nuclear (including SMRs) and the need for regional cooperation to cut costs and risks. Mobility Finance: Spiro secured $270m to expand electric mobility across multiple African markets, including Togo. Drugs Crackdown (Cross-border): Nigeria’s NDLEA intercepted 558,900 tramadol pills from a truck route involving Togo and arrested suspects in Lagos. Mapping & Perception: The AU-backed “Correct the Map” push urges replacing Mercator with Equal Earth to show Africa’s true size.