Constitutional Referendum: Guinea-Bissau will hold a referendum on Sunday, Aug. 30, after the military takeover in late 2025, with the draft constitution set to shift power toward the presidency—letting the president appoint and dismiss the prime minister and ministers, chair the Council of Ministers, and dissolve parliament under set conditions. Public Health Support: WAHO has handed Guinea-Bissau €1.5m in lab equipment to strengthen disease detection, epidemiological monitoring, and emergency response through the ECOWAS PROALAB project. ECOWAS Remembrance: ECOWAS honoured ECOMOG commanders and journalists killed during the Liberia and Sierra Leone wars, with Nigeria’s Defence Minister Christopher Musa also speaking about the sacrifices made by African troops. Migration Tragedy: Senegalese authorities are investigating a boat intercepted with 248 migrants; two Guinean migrants died during the crossing and suspected crew and a recruiter have been arrested. Food & Nutrition: A study highlights that better local retention of fish could deliver major nutritional gains in Guinea-Bissau and other West African states, especially where calcium deficiencies are widespread.