WHO RC76 in Addis Ababa: Ethiopia hosted the 76th WHO Regional Committee for Africa, with President Taye Atske Selassie attending as guest of honour, as ministers pushed Universal Health Coverage through stronger regulation, local manufacturing and sustainable financing. Nile dispute response: Water researcher Prof. Yacob Arsano rejected Egypt’s Nile accusations as baseless, stressing Ethiopia’s legitimate development rights under the GERD and the 1959 agreement’s limits. Ethiopia–Thailand diplomacy & trade: President Taye met Thailand’s deputy PM and foreign minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow; Ethiopia and Thailand signed an MoU to expand political consultations and boost trade, investment and people-to-people ties, with Thailand also relaunching its Thailand-Africa Initiative from Addis. Regional health security pact: Thirteen African countries signed an MoU to strengthen cross-border disease prevention, health information sharing and medical supply cooperation, highlighting Ethiopia’s health security reforms. Logistics for integration: The World Bank pointed to Ethiopia’s Mojo Dry Port as a practical model for reducing trade frictions and scaling intra-African value-added trade. Air cargo link: Ethiopian Cargo launched a new freighter service between Chengdu and Addis Ababa to deepen Asia-Africa supply chains. UN backs Ethiopia peace talks: UN Secretary-General Guterres endorsed Obasanjo’s renewed peace initiative amid reports of heightened tensions in northern Ethiopia.