WAFU B U20 Football: Nigeria’s Flying Eagles kick off their title defence against Ghana’s Black Satellites on 27 July in Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire, then face Togo (30 July) and Burkina Faso (2 August), with all Group B games at the Lycée Scientifique de Yamoussoukro. AfDB & Economic Strategy: AfDB chief economist Kevin Chika Urama says Africa’s resources and demographics can boost its role in a more multipolar global economic order, with trade resilience and strategic autonomy at the centre of the 2026 African Economic Conference in Abidjan. Customs Tech at the Border: Benin and Nigeria complete an eight-day geospatial intelligence-led Customs operation (GEOCONTROL), making 37 seizures across narcotics, pharmaceuticals, petroleum products and consumer goods. Energy & Offshore Engineering: Wison New Energies signs an EPCIC contract for the Baleine Phase 3 FPSO in Côte d’Ivoire, targeting up to 90,000 bpd oil processing and a 20-year design life. Climate Science & Flood Risk: A study by World Weather Attribution finds human-driven climate change made the late-June West Africa rainfall that caused deadly floods about five times more likely today, with intensity up by 4–23%. Cocoa Value Addition: West African cocoa producers back a “From Bean to Brand” push, signing the Abuja Declaration to create a Cocoa Value Addition Alliance aimed at more local processing and better farmer incomes. Digital Ads Growth: 365 Digital expands its Google Ads partnership, becoming authorised Ads sales representative across Côte d’Ivoire, Mauritius, Seychelles and Réunion.