China-Africa Cooperation: A China-Guinea rice handover story highlights how hybrid rice is taking root in African farms, with practical yields and livelihoods gains. China-Chad Partnership: The China-Chad Friendship Park was inaugurated in N’Djamena, with Prime Minister Allamaye Halina and Chinese officials praising the project’s role in urban renewal and community wellbeing. Border Crisis: MSF says drone strikes near Tina on the Chad-Sudan border have injured 116 people since May began, including 35 hurt in one market attack; MSF warns the pattern is worsening and increasingly hits women and children. Humanitarian Displacement: Reuters reports survivors fleeing Sudan’s Darfur violence arriving in Chad with severe injuries and trauma after RSF offensives. Trade & Revenue: Cameroon collected CFA12.2 billion in transit fees from Chadian oil exports in Jan–Apr 2026, up 11%, underscoring the Chad-Cameroon pipeline’s importance. Policy & Language: Chad’s education reforms move Standard Arabic toward equal status with French in schools, signaling a political shift with domestic and international implications. Digital Push: A Chadian delegation met Cybastion in the U.S. to discuss digital infrastructure, cybersecurity, and e-government support. Security Update: Four Libyan nationals abducted in Chad were freed and returned home after a rescue operation.