Civic Space Under Pressure (Nigeria): Human Rights Watch urged Nigeria’s National Assembly to reject a Foreign Aid (Regulation, Transparency and Disclosure) Bill, warning it could let government authorities steer independent NGOs and shrink civic space. Digital Integrity (Ghana): The National Commission for Civic Education warned that misinformation, hate speech, and deepfakes are undermining Ghana’s democratic stability, urging closer media partnerships to help citizens tell fact from fiction. Humanitarian Crisis (U.S.-Mexico): WOLA and partners described how the U.S. “mass deportation” push is reshaping migrant flows, worsening conditions for people expelled into Mexico’s north and south. Rights & Accountability (Gaza): Reports said Israeli attacks across Gaza killed two Palestinians and injured others, including fishermen hit by fire from warboats. NGO/Health Convening (Africa): The Society for AIDS in Africa opened bids for ICASA 2029 and named Cotonou, Benin, to host ICASA+ 2027, expanding the conference’s health focus beyond HIV. Governance & Compliance (EU): The European Commission designated ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine under the Digital Services Act, alongside Roblox and Reddit, raising new compliance duties for platforms. Public Finance Oversight (Osun, Nigeria): Osun’s Auditor-General called for tighter overhead controls for MDAs that fail accountability, including possible stoppage of overhead releases. Census Dispute (India, Manipur): India deferred Manipur’s census operations after civil society demands to revise the NRC first, following protests and a court hold. Corruption Enforcement (Nigeria): EFCC said it secured 10,872 convictions and recovered over ₦1.23tn in 34 months, and announced faster suspicious-funds freezing via a 72-hour approach. Safety & Environment (Philippines): A coalition called for an independent probe into a Subic Freeport landslide that killed two workers and injured two, urging review of project planning and monitoring.