Guinea-Bissau Constitutional Referendum: The military-led government will hold a referendum on Sunday, Aug. 30, proposing major power shifts toward the presidency: the president would appoint and dismiss the prime minister and ministers, chair the Council of Ministers, restructure ministries and gain the ability to dissolve parliament under set conditions, while parliament would shrink from 102 seats to 61 and constituencies would be cut—moves critics warn could entrench “absolute power.” ECOWAS/ECOMOG Legacy: ECOWAS honoured ECOMOG commanders and journalists in Abuja, reopening debate over who “saved” Liberia and Sierra Leone—Nigeria’s Defence Minister Christopher Musa argued the decisive sacrifices were made by African troops under ECOMOG, and disclosed he lost 10 Nigerian Defence Academy coursemates in Liberia’s civil war. MTN Leadership Moves: MTN Group appointed Ikenna Ikeme as Executive for Group Regulatory Affairs (effective Sept. 7, 2026) and also named Ashutosh Tiwary for Francophone markets, as the telecom group pushes its Ambition 2030 strategy. Food Prices Risk Link: Wheat prices jumped to a three-year high on fears of renewed attacks on Black Sea infrastructure, with knock-on risk for food costs in countries dependent on Ukrainian and Russian wheat, including parts of Africa. Port Security Watch: The US Coast Guard kept Guinea-Bissau on its heightened port-security advisory list (alongside other African states) after finding ports were not maintaining effective antiterrorism measures, potentially raising compliance burdens for shipping. Local Nutrition Angle: A study highlights that retaining more locally caught aquatic food could deliver major calcium gains in Guinea-Bissau and other West African countries, urging fisheries policies to prioritize food and nutrition security alongside economics.