Digital Connectivity: GSMA and PDAA launched a roadmap to close Africa’s mobile internet usage gap, targeting faster 4G/5G rollout and safer, more productive rural connectivity—Rwanda is among the focus markets. Conflict Minerals & Supply Chains: Amnesty accuses M23 rebels in eastern Congo of abuses and unlawful killings of miners while trafficking critical minerals into Rwanda, raising fresh concerns about war-linked coltan entering electronics supply chains. Electric Mobility: Spiro secured an extra $18m from the AfricaGoGreen Fund to expand battery-swapping for electric motorcycles, with Uganda and Rwanda expected to be key markets. Ozone & Cooling: Botswana reaffirmed Kigali Amendment commitments on World Ozone Day, highlighting a shift to safe, energy-efficient, climate-friendly cooling—part of a wider global ozone recovery story. Waste & Wildlife Risk: Namibia warned that poor waste management is driving baboons into Windhoek neighborhoods, showing how sanitation failures can escalate human-wildlife conflict. Rwanda-Pakistan Trade: Rwanda and Pakistan plan to sign a bilateral trade agreement during a Kigali investment forum, aiming to boost investment and business ties.