AfDB & Congo Integration Push: At its Brazzaville annual meetings, the African Development Bank pledged to intensify support for women, youth and SMEs, and praised Congo’s visa-free move as a “courageous” step for African integration. Energy for Jobs, Not Just Light: Leaders backed Mission 300, aiming to power 300 million people by 2030, while AfDB and partners unveiled a Centre of Excellence for productive use of energy to turn electricity access into livelihoods. Financing Gap, New Roadmaps: AfDB and the World Economic Forum launched the Humanitarian and Resilience Investing roadmap to pull private capital into frontier markets, as Africa’s development financing shortfall stays around $400bn. Congo Business & Policy: UN Economic Commission for Africa launched a regional push to boost women’s digital entrepreneurship in Congo and three other countries, targeting skills, finance and market access. Aviation Deal Momentum: Nigeria and AfDB advanced aviation transformation plans, including a Nigeria Aircraft Leasing Company to cut fleet costs and improve connectivity. Wildlife Crime Crackdown: Congo’s Hawks secured a preservation order over four properties tied to a rhino horn trafficking syndicate, following guilty pleas and recovered horns. Ebola Governance: A Kenyan court suspended a U.S. plan for an Ebola quarantine facility for exposed Americans after public backlash.