Agrivoltaics & Youth-Led Resilience: South Africa’s Amadiba communities are pushing back against mining while young people defend livelihoods through farming and local tourism, and a separate feature highlights how agrivoltaics can help farmers grow food and generate energy. Climate Risk to Food Systems: El Niño forecasts are raising alarms for southern Africa’s water and food security, with conservation and farm planning urged as rainfall delays and drought impacts loom. Nigeria Floods & Farm Losses: Nigeria’s flooding is flagged as a largely preventable annual disaster, with recent figures pointing to heavy damage to housing and agriculture and calls for stronger prevention. Mechanisation Push: Nigeria unveiled a new agricultural mechanisation policy and investment strategy, targeting a shift toward leasing, spare parts and digital fleet management, while also aiming for a large tractor assembly plant. Trade & Market Access: Ghana renewed its TradeMark Africa partnership to modernise border management and cut time/cost on the Abidjan–Lagos corridor, while India and SACU signed terms of reference for a preferential trade pact that includes agriculture and agri-processing. Ag Tech for Farmers: Kenya’s coffee farmers are increasingly using smartphones for weather alerts, market info and pest identification, turning data into a key farm input. Agri-Processing Value Addition: Zimbabwe’s Defence Forces are urged to move beyond farm production into agro-processing and export of high-value products.