Electricity Access Tracking: AfDB launched the Mission 300 Progress Tracker in Brazzaville, a public digital dashboard showing real-time electricity connections, projects, and financing progress toward connecting 300 million more Africans by 2030. Regional Integration & Mobility: Congo’s President Denis Sassou-Nguesso announced visa-free entry for all African nationals from 1 January 2027, a move framed as practical support for AfCFTA trade and people-to-people links. Burundi Security Cooperation: Burundi intelligence arrested a Congolese national in Bujumbura, with reports linking the case to alleged collaboration with the AFC/M23 amid tighter Kinshasa–Gitega security coordination. Public Health & Youth Risk: Burundi is seeing rising consumption of cheap, high-alcohol drinks in Bujumbura and provinces, with concerns over very high alcohol levels and fast, dangerous intoxication among young people. Agribusiness Trade: China will open its market to eligible coffee beans from all 53 African countries with diplomatic ties starting 20 July 2026, using unified phytosanitary rules that streamline access for exporters including Burundi. EAC Digital Costs: EAC regulators met in Dar es Salaam to develop a harmonised mobile roaming framework aimed at cutting cross-border communication costs and boosting regional trade. Transport & Industry Links: A week of coverage highlights East African rail momentum, including the Tanzania–Burundi SGR corridor concept linking Uvinza to Musongati to reduce transport costs and expand market access.