Rail Safety & Service Disruption: Nigeria’s NRC temporarily suspended the Warri–Itakpe train service to complete operational assessments, with passengers to be updated before the week ends. Road Enforcement: South Africa’s Gauteng Transport Inspectorate intensified stop-and-search operations, impounding 48 vehicles and discontinuing 63 minibus taxis for serious defects, while issuing hundreds of notices. Energy & Waste Logistics: Oil India’s OGEL and SFC Environmental Technologies’ HWT signed a 50:50 JV to develop compressed biogas and waste-to-energy projects across India, linking fuel supply chains to circular-economy infrastructure. AI in Operations: Hafnia confirmed early benefits from Complexio AI, citing faster response times in commercial and finance workflows as rollout scales through 2026–27. Supply Chain Policy & Trade: Walmart is rolling out “Prepaid Consolidation” to simplify first-mile logistics and speed shipments to stores. Public Health Preparedness: IGAD launched a $31.9m PREPARE project to strengthen cross-border pandemic readiness across member states, with WHO as implementing entity and IFRC as delivery partner. Aviation/Space Connectivity: SpaceX won a $2.29bn US Space Force contract for a secure satellite communications network to move military sensor data in near real time. Urban Mobility Shift: Hanoi scaled back its plan to ban petrol motorbikes, shrinking the low-emissions zone and delaying the transition to electric two-wheelers.