Health Financing & Sovereignty: UNAIDS chief Winnie Byanyima urged “radical change” after aid cuts, saying Africa must reprioritise health spending and protect access to HIV services as LGBTQ criminalisation drives people away from testing and treatment. Ebola Response & Travel Policy: Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya told the U.S. to lift Uganda Ebola travel restrictions, citing three weeks without new cases, while warning the DRC outbreak is worsening and needs about $1.4bn. AU Health Summit in Ghana: President Mahama says Ghana is ready to host the AU Extraordinary Summit on Health (July 21-22), focusing on ending AIDS and TB, cutting maternal deaths, and strengthening health systems and financing. Health Workforce Governance: AU Health Commissioner Amma Twum-Amoah warned that training health workers without jobs and retention pathways wastes public investment, calling for fair pay and protections. Policing Oversight: Ruto nominated Dr Duncan Oburu as the next IPOA chair, sending the appointment to Parliament for approval. Anti-Corruption Cooperation: EFCC chair Ola Olukoyede pushed West African anti-graft agencies to coordinate on illicit financial flows and terrorism financing. Regional Security: Nigeria urged the AU Peace and Security Council to strengthen action against illicit financial flows as a driver of terrorism and violent extremism. South Africa Xenophobia Fallout: AFP reports over 160,000 foreign nationals left South Africa in two months amid violent hostility toward undocumented migrants. ECOWAS Leadership & Democracy: Samura Kamara backed Senegal’s ECOWAS chairmanship bid while urging democratic reforms and electoral justice in Sierra Leone. ECOWAS Economic Agenda: ECOWAS approved the West Africa Integration and Investment Summit (WAIIS 2026) for Nov 16-18 in Sierra Leone.