Media & AI Skills: The 7th China-Africa Media Cooperation Forum opened in Beijing, pushing training for African journalists to use AI for content creation—positioning skills-sharing as key to shaping Africa’s “audio-visual future.” Creative Economy & IP: The US USPTO says stronger IP protection and enforcement can unlock jobs and exports for Africa’s music and creative industries under its “IP for Growth” initiative. MarTech Shift: Netcore rebrands to Netcore.ai, pitching an agentic marketing platform where AI agents plan, execute, and optimise campaigns with shared outcome accountability. Telecom Growth: CWG’s infrastructure arm surged to N15.5bn revenue in H1 2026 (+142%), boosting group turnover to N44.4bn as data centre, network, security and storage demand rises. Migration & Rights: In Spain’s Ceuta, Reuters reports mass burials of migrants who died in July’s border rush, while police arrest alleged smugglers charging up to £7,700 per person. Political Advertising: Abia’s Doris Ogala alleges new billboard permit fees were introduced to block her campaign—highlighting how regulation can reshape political visibility. Safety & Enforcement: Nigeria’s NDLEA says US-provided forensic tools helped detect a fentanyl-linked precursor chemical in an Ogun meth lab bust.