UNESCO World Heritage Education: UNESCO has moved from consultation to project delivery, mapping a Phase 2 roadmap to strengthen World Heritage higher education across Africa, with five pilot institutions including Tanzania’s College of African Wildlife Management (Mweka) and plans for long-term qualifications, mentoring and digital tools. Zanzibar Agriculture Pressure: Zanzibar lawmakers are pushing back hard on the Agriculture Ministry’s Sh181.8bn 2026/27 budget, saying projects remain “on paper” while food-import dependence looms. Health Pact Talks: Tanzania and the US have started fast-track talks on a new health cooperation agreement aimed at boosting health security, universal insurance and local medical-supply production. Digital Payments Fraud: Mobile money agents in Mwanza report rising fraud losses, warning scams are getting more sophisticated as digital payments expand. Stablecoins Push (Kenya): Kenya’s blockchain sector is urging quicker stablecoin adoption to cut cross-border payment delays and costs, even as regulators draft rules. Power & Spending Scrutiny: A regional report highlights a “quiet public spending crisis” in East Africa, where procurement and budget details rarely turn into accountability.