Drug Enforcement: The Gambia Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it arrested 53-year-old Nigerian Celestine Ikenna Godwin with 9,020 ecstasy tablets and suspected skunk, plus a machine believed to be used to manufacture and process illicit drugs—its first recorded case of such equipment, raising fears of clandestine synthetic-drug labs. International Justice: Gambia’s AG Dawda A. Jallow says the ICJ verdict in the Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar is expected in October, with accountability seen as key to a sustainable solution. Energy & Industry: The International Solar Alliance launched its Solarising Africa Strategy and the Africa50 DRE Fund, aiming to scale solar deployment across Africa with priorities including solarised agriculture and utility-scale solar. Education & Skills: China’s Embassy held a Bantaba for Gambian scholarship recipients and returning scholars, noting nearly 400 Gambians have studied in China since relations resumed and announcing more students and plans for a joint biology lab and a Luban Workshop for engineering training. Fisheries Transparency: FiTI and the Coalition for Fisheries Transparency back global moves for better fisheries fleet transparency, but warn implementation will be the real test. Maritime Security: The US Coast Guard keeps 10 African countries, including Gambia, on its port-security restrictions watch list, citing antiterrorism measure gaps.