Benin-UK Health Training: Leeds Beckett University is seeking a partnership with Edo’s Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development and UBTH’s College of Nursing Sciences to build a dedicated Community Mental Health Nursing programme, including a proposed pilot team of 10 nurses to close gaps in community-based mental healthcare and support patient reintegration. Regional AI Governance: Six Francophone West African countries (including Benin) adopted a shared AI governance framework aimed at guiding national AI policies with ethical, inclusive, and responsible rules, plus stronger data protection and skills development. Marine Pollution Lab Capacity: Scientists from 21 African countries met in Accra to harmonise microplastics monitoring protocols using nuclear and isotopic techniques, targeting comparable data for better coastal policy decisions. Power Reliability in the Region: Flood-linked transmission failures triggered new outages in Lagos and Osun, with EKEDC citing faults on key 330kV lines and IBEDC pointing to flooding at the Ilerin Injection Substation. Energy Access Planning (Nigeria): REA says it is expanding interconnected mini-grids, targeting 288MW of new capacity through 48 projects to improve reliability in underserved areas. Education & Health Workforce (Benin/Nigeria): NELFUND disbursed ₦1.5bn to 6,129 students across three institutions, including Edo State College of Nursing Sciences in Benin City, while Wellspring University secured NUC approval for five health courses.