World Cup Governance Crisis: FIFA’s decision to lift U.S. striker Folarin Balogun’s red-card suspension after a phone call involving U.S. President Donald Trump has triggered a major integrity backlash, with UEFA calling it “unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable,” and Belgium preparing legal action over eligibility. Digital Rights & Media Regulation: Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has ordered the FCCPC to investigate Meta, Google, X and some AI platforms over alleged exploitation of Nigerian media content without fair compensation—an important signal for African media policy and platform accountability. Regional Energy Moves: Dangote Industries says it will build a 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Kenya, expanding total planned refining capacity to 2.1 million bpd, with a Congo national oil company delegation involved in the announcement. Public Health Planning: India’s Health Ministry convened a One Health consultation to strengthen its national action plan on zoonotic diseases, focusing on multisector coordination, surveillance, labs and response systems. Humanitarian Fallout from Migration Crackdowns: Zimbabwean siblings deported from South Africa describe losing their future after being chased and processed in Musina, highlighting the human cost of regional anti-illegal migration drives.