Energy Diplomacy: Venezuela’s ambassador met Petroguin officials to discuss South-South cooperation in hydrocarbons, focusing on training, technical capacity and knowledge transfer. Health Tech Support: Guinea-Bissau’s Public Health Minister said China is playing a “relevant” role after a donation of 16 IT desktop computers to strengthen the ministry’s administrative and technical capacity. Maritime & Trade Rules: WAEMU aligned its origin-determination system with HS 2022 to improve customs classification, reduce misapplication of preferential treatment and support more accurate revenue collection. Regional Ocean Protection: Guinea-Bissau joined a push with The Gambia, Mauritania, Guinea and Senegal for a joint regional marine protected area in the Eastern Atlantic to protect livelihoods and marine resources. Aviation Industry Move: Guinea-Bissau signed an MoU with Nigeria’s United Nigeria Airlines to explore a national carrier, AIR BISSAU, aiming to boost the aviation sector and cut reliance on foreign airlines. Agribusiness Export Boost: China opened unified inspection and quarantine access for African cashew nuts, including Guinea-Bissau, easing market entry for growers meeting requirements. Public Health Funding: A new $14.26m West African health systems program approved by the AfDB will support Guinea-Bissau alongside other ECOWAS states, including cross-border “One Health” lab work.