Xenophobia and migration tensions: Nigeria’s foreign affairs minister says Nigerians attacked in South Africa are legally resident and that children are being intimidated at school, while Abuja warns retaliatory diplomatic steps are “not off the table” after Pretoria failed to condemn the violence strongly enough. Education and wellbeing in higher learning: University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) wins a MENASA NASPA Silver Award for its Student Mental Health Ambassadors peer-support programme, linking students with counselling and accessibility services. Language and identity in education: Pan-African scholar PLO Lumumba renews calls for Kiswahili to become an official UN language, arguing multilingualism protects culture and identity. Digital education financing: Sierra Leone’s deputy minister urges dedicated digital investment funds to expand digital learning and TVET skills, stressing locally relevant content and sustainable financing. Youth leadership: YPLS Africa launches its 13th cohort in Liberia, training 200 young leaders on learning-to-leadership for Agenda 2063. Higher education access: Camfed and Mastercard Foundation Scholars back three Ghanaian women to complete MPhil Education degrees at Cambridge. Student safety and policy pressure: South Africa’s Home Affairs tells people with blocked identity numbers (before Nov 2022) to submit representations by 10 July 2026 to avoid cancellations.