Cocoa & Commodities: Cocoa prices rose for a second straight session as West African weather disrupted supply. Heavy rain in Côte d’Ivoire kept farmers away from fields and slowed movement to ports, while dryness in Ghana and Nigeria damaged crops. Tighter inventories also helped, with ICE-monitored cocoa stocks in US ports hitting a four-month low. Agribusiness Regulation: Côte d’Ivoire expanded the Cotton, Cashew and Shea Council (CCAK) mandate to regulate, monitor and develop the mango sector, aiming to protect exports amid ongoing fruit-fly risks. Logistics & Finance: Afriland Côte d’Ivoire chairman Jean Gakam and Sky Motors CEO Claude Le Cœur Massoh Ndong launched Sky Logistics SARL in Cameroon, signaling regional expansion in freight forwarding and transport. Space & Innovation: Côte d’Ivoire signed the Artemis Accords in Abidjan during Africa Space Expo (ASPEX 2026), boosting prospects for deeper NASA-linked research and engineering cooperation. Business Tech: Yango Fellowship wrapped in Abidjan with 24 fellows pitching solutions across cashless transport, digital identity, health supply visibility, cross-border job matching and water testing. Markets Watch: Japanese rubber futures jumped to a 15-year high, with concerns over Abidjan port congestion cited among supply risks.