Climate & Disaster Risk: Ghana’s President John Mahama says floods can’t be fully stopped but their damage can be reduced, pointing to climate change-driven heavier rainfall and calling for stronger post-flood mitigation planning. Plastic Pollution & Circular Economy: Kenya has launched a National Plastic Action Partnership to cut marine plastic pollution and shift toward a circular plastics economy, with partners including the World Economic Forum’s Global Plastic Action Partnership. Forest Loss & Carbon: New data from Global Forest Watch shows 2025 tree cover loss at 25.5 million hectares, with fires the main driver and Congo Basin forests still under pressure from small-scale farming and charcoal, raising alarms for biodiversity and climate storage. Biodiversity Under Threat: Conservationists warn that demand for vultures in West Africa is spilling into Central Africa, where poisoning and poaching are shrinking populations. Gabon Trade & Compliance: SGS has renewed Gabon’s pre-export verification of conformity (PVoC) mandate for a third time, extending a decade-long partnership aimed at improving import quality and consumer protection. Gabon Mining & Infrastructure: Millennial Potash reports Gabon’s mines minister visited its Banio project, with officials reiterating support and discussing infrastructure backing. Governance & Data for Policy: Afrobarometer begins Round 11 surveys, including fieldwork in Gabon, to capture citizen views as Africa faces political, economic, social and environmental change.