Ebola & deportations: Deportees held in a hotel in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, say authorities also quarantined suspected Ebola patients there, raising fresh alarm as the country has reported no cases despite the ongoing outbreak in neighboring Congo. Water & health risk: In Bamako, Mali, tap water returned after sabotage hit the power supply, but residents had relied on boreholes and were advised to add bleach—showing how electricity disruptions quickly become public health problems. Regional health diplomacy: A Qatar Red Crescent Society delegation joined the 50th ARCO General Assembly in Nouakchott, discussing humanitarian priorities and coordination with Mauritanian partners. Marine pollution monitoring: Scientists from 21 African countries, including Mauritania, met in Accra to harmonize microplastics monitoring protocols using nuclear and isotopic techniques, aiming for comparable data to guide coastal ecosystem protection. Health policy & medicines: South Africa recalled compounded “copycat” Ozempic and Mounjaro products after regulators moved to stop production and tighten oversight of semaglutide imitations. Public health education funding: UNESCO warned that aid to education is falling sharply, pushing debt-for-education swaps as a way to protect schooling budgets that underpin long-term health outcomes.