Cybersecurity in the region: Teams from 12 West African countries, including Guinea-Bissau, are competing in Accra in the fourth ECOWAS cybersecurity hackathon, aiming to build practical defenses against ransomware and other cybercrime threats. Drug trafficking crackdown: Liberia reported a major cocaine seizure worth about US$19.2 million at Roberts International Airport, underscoring how West Africa remains a key trafficking corridor. Gulf labour rules hit West Africans: Kuwait’s Interior Ministry says domestic worker recruitment is now limited to 10 approved countries, while banning recruitment from 27 others—explicitly including Guinea-Bissau—tightening the Gulf labour corridor for many Africans. Trade facilitation for customs: With EU-WCO support, customs officials from Guinea-Bissau and other countries took part in training to strengthen rules-of-origin expertise for preferential trade agreements. Humanitarian reach: Qatar Red Crescent’s Eid al-Adha campaign says it reached 247,344 beneficiaries across Qatar and 13 countries, including Guinea-Bissau.