Ghana–China Partnership: Ghana and China renewed commitments to deepen cooperation on trade, investment, industrialisation and development, with China reaffirmed as Ghana’s top trading partner. Clean Cooking Push: Kenya will host the second Africa Clean Cooking Summit in Nairobi in January 2027, aiming to turn clean-cooking pledges into concrete school, health and institutional projects. Early Learner Textbook Delay: South Africa’s COSAS warns that stalled Grade 1–3 textbook rollout will force schools to rely on outdated materials, threatening reading progress. UK Teacher Qualification Block: The UK removed Nigeria- and Ghana-trained teachers from direct QTS eligibility after work-history references used public email addresses instead of official domains. Ghana AI in Schools: Ghana signed an agreement with Intel to scale AI education in K-12 classrooms, focusing on safe and responsible AI learning. Data Governance for AI: Ghana’s Data Protection Commission chief urged African regulators to coordinate beyond privacy rules to tackle how big tech controls and profits from data. Climate Shock Risk: A “super El Niño” forecast warns of major heat impacts, with East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa among the most at risk. Diplomacy & Education Links: Azerbaijan and the Central African Republic established diplomatic relations, including cooperation via educational scholarship programmes.