Dengue Vaccine Push: KNUST’s School of Public Health has joined the DENSTAR project to speed licensure and evaluation of a new single-dose tetravalent dengue vaccine for Africa, with climate change and urban growth cited as drivers of rising mosquito-borne risk. Forest Climate Finance: At the AfDB Annual Meetings in Brazzaville, Gabon’s President Brice Oligui Nguema said the country is monetising forest conservation through a national carbon-credit framework and an agency to market environmental credits, alongside calls for more compensation for Congo Basin countries. Congo Basin Blue Funding: Donors met in Brazzaville to mobilise $5.32bn for the Blue Fund for the Congo Basin, targeting 63 projects from sustainable fishing and coastal protection to water, sanitation, and climate-resilient ecosystem management across 17 member states including Gabon. Wildlife Rescue Hope: A western lowland gorilla named Lengui—rescued from snares and later rehabilitated after losing a hand—has been filmed cradling a newborn in the wild in Congo, highlighting ongoing anti-poaching and reintroduction efforts. Gabon Oil Development Watch: Record Resources says a first Loba well in Gabon could produce 5,000 bbl/d, with the wider field complex projected near 20,000 bbl/d, based on performance from nearby Batanga reservoir analogs. Urban Transport Safeguards (Douala): Douala’s council moved to update the resettlement action plan for its World Bank-backed BRT corridor, a key step before construction affects communities.