Power & Utilities: The Gambia received two new China-bought generators totaling 21MW to ease crippling blackouts, with installation and commissioning expected by month-end. Women & Electrification: President Barrow pledged an extra D50m for women and announced the final phase of CRR electrification contracts to extend power to remaining communities. Trade & Customs Tech: MoFEA, GRA and the Gambia National Single Window ran a workshop on a digital duty waiver application system via the SmartPort platform to cut manual document handling. Port/Logistics Tech: Rotterdam is testing “smart” sensor-enabled berth bollards to monitor real mooring forces, aiming to improve safety and maintenance planning—an idea West African ports can learn from. Education Governance: WAEC appointed Nigerian Dr Amos Josiah Dangut as Registrar/CEO for a five-year term (Oct 2026–Sep 2031), succeeding Alhaji Pateh Bah of The Gambia. Regional Identity & Borders: ECOWAS public sensitisation is pushing mutual recognition of the ENBIC biometric card at borders by December 2026 to reduce travel and trade friction. Illicit Trade: A TCDI dashboard report flags illicit cigarette prevalence in Gambia at 8.6%, linking the trade more to enforcement and supply-chain vulnerabilities than tax levels.