National Dialogue: Ethiopia’s National Dialogue has moved into a harmonization stage, as recommendations from eight thematic working groups are being consolidated by a 120-member team before submission to a 4,000-participant plenary. Diaspora Engagement: Nearly 120 second-generation Ethiopians and family members left Canada for Addis Ababa for a month-long program of cultural exchange, heritage visits, and community service. Maternal Health: St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College inaugurated a Fetal Diagnostic and Intervention Center to strengthen prenatal monitoring and early treatment of congenital conditions. Food Security & Health Tech: Ethiopian researchers are using a new rapid diagnostic test to detect wheat blast within about 90 minutes, aiming to prevent the disease from spreading undetected. Migration & Human Trafficking: Ethiopia and Malawi signed an MOU to cooperate on migration governance and crack down on trafficking and smuggling along the Southern Route to South Africa. Ebola Response: Africa CDC urged immediate rollout of the Ervebo vaccine in DR Congo as the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak expands. Regional Security: Drone attacks and fighting continue to intensify across Sudan, including strikes around Khartoum and advances in Blue Nile near the Ethiopian border. BRICS Finance: Iran says it will soon join the BRICS New Development Bank as BRICS finance ministers discuss linking payment systems and digital currencies to speed cross-border transactions. EV Industry: Chery’s purchase of Nissan’s Rosslyn plant in South Africa signals a push to produce EVs locally for African markets, including Ethiopia among targeted destinations.