UN Map Overhaul: The UN General Assembly backed an Africa-led push to replace the Mercator projection with the Equal Earth map, voting 164-1 (with the US the lone no) and prompting Togo to revise school geography materials—an effort framed as ending “cartographic colonialism” and showing Africa’s true scale. Nigeria 2027 Politics: INEC and the police warned politicians against threats and inflammatory rhetoric, saying incitement is criminal and sanctions will follow, as opposition debate heats up around a proposed one-term presidency deal that legal experts say lacks constitutional backing. Governance Tech: Ghana’s Good Governance Africa launched a digital platform for citizens to report local service-delivery problems and track responses, aiming to make assemblies more accountable. Sahel Security: Russia’s Africa Corps is portrayed as bolstering regime survival in Niger after a failed coup attempt, with Algeria reportedly deploying Russian-made jets to secure airspace. Agriculture Jobs: Uganda is developing a practical training curriculum with the ILO to tackle technical skills gaps in farm mechanisation, irrigation and soil testing. Child Marriage Push: India co-sponsored a UN resolution making Nov 27 an international day to end child, early and forced marriage. Business & Mobility: GM Africa and Middle East received recognition in Saudi Arabia for connected-vehicle IoT capabilities via OnStar, while DP World said it invested about AED4bn across ports and logistics in Middle East, Europe and Africa.