Lagos Investment Push: Lagos State will host the Invest Lagos Summit (June 9-10) with Sanwo-Olu, Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele and Moniepoint CEO Tosin Eniolorunda, aiming to turn the city into a “global gateway” for tech, energy, manufacturing, finance and creative industries. Energy Finance Win: Heirs Energies’ $750m reserve-based lending facility with Afreximbank was named “Best Oil & Gas Deal of the Year” at the EMEA Finance Project Finance Awards, spotlighting indigenous deal-making for field development and production optimisation. Oil Project Milestone (Kenya): Kenya’s South Lokichar revised field development plan and a new investor-led model are moving the Turkana oil project toward first oil after years of delays—though discipline and transparency will decide whether it delivers lasting gains. Ebola Alert (Central Africa): WHO reports nearly 500 Ebola cases in the DRC and Uganda, warning the outbreak could become one of the worst without strong countermeasures. Media Freedom (Ghana): Ghana’s press freedom ranking jumped in the World Press Freedom Index; the US Embassy also urged Ghana to fight misinformation without censorship. Politics & Courts (Nigeria): A fast-track accelerated hearing begins in a suit challenging ADC leadership under David Mark, as Babachir Lawal and Atiku trade fresh accusations over ethnicity and political strategy. Indigenous/History & Slavery Legacy (France): France’s renewed focus on the slave trade and reparations debate is reigniting questions about how descendants in Caribbean territories live with long-term harms.