Cameroon–Egypt Diplomacy: Cameroon’s FM Lejeune Mbella Mbella met Egypt’s Badr Abdelatty on the sidelines of a Korea-Africa ministerial meeting, with both sides pushing cooperation in trade, investment, capacity-building and regional security. Social Economy Push: Cameroon’s ministry says FORA’ESS 2026 will be held in Dakar under Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, bringing together researchers, parliamentarians, local authorities and social economy actors to discuss jobs and sustainable local development. Menstrual Health in Schools: A Cameroon study by eBASE Africa reports a menstrual health programme cut girls’ absenteeism by 21%, with best results when schools combine safe toilets, supplies, teacher support, clubs and community engagement. Maritime Security: France detained the Russia-linked tanker Tagor in the Atlantic, alleging it flew a false Cameroonian flag and was heading to Limbe; the Kremlin called it illegal while France said it was enforcing sanctions at sea. Cameroon Mining Update: Oriole Resources formalised its increased stake in Cameroon’s Mbe gold project to 50% after acquiring an additional 10% from local partners. Regional Terror Developments: Reports say ISWAP commander Ba’a Shuwa is reluctant to take a top ISIS-linked role after Mainok’s death in a Nigeria–US strike, amid a leadership shake-up.