Nigeria Security Reform: Nigeria’s House of Representatives advanced constitutional steps toward decentralised policing, with supporters citing faster local response and critics warning about resourcing and past institutional misuse. Nigeria Cross-Agency Coordination: Plateau Governor Caleb Mutfwang urged federal-state security administrators to share intelligence and coordinate responses to terrorism, banditry and cybercrime. Civil Society & Rights in Conflict: Palestinian lawyers and NGOs say they’ve spent years building archives for international accountability over alleged Israeli abuses—while describing raids, surveillance and threats against their work. Reparations Push: Senegal’s President Diomaye Faye urged concrete implementation of UN reparations for descendants of enslaved Africans, calling for youth, artists, academics and civil society to lead. NGO Funding Pressure: Western SD legal aid nonprofit Dakota Plains Legal Services faces a $176,000 deficit, warning of service and staffing impacts amid grant shortfalls. Corporate Accountability Backslide: Canada’s MiningWatch and partners condemned the shutdown of the Office of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise, arguing it was weakened by lobbying and should be reinforced, not eliminated. Election Monitoring: Nigeria’s Yiaga Africa urged INEC to keep Ekiti governorship voting transparent and professional, including BVAS use and action against vote buying. Hate Speech Countermeasures: Nigeria’s NHRC warned hate speech violates rights and urged action ahead of 2027 polls.