AU Peace Summit in Luanda: Angola hosted the 21st Extraordinary AU Assembly session at the new Luanda Convention Palace, pushing for stronger conflict prevention and faster, measurable action—highlighted in the “Decisão de Luanda” call for concrete results, better early-warning links, and more accountable, better-financed peace architecture. Diplomatic Push for Peace: President João Lourenço urged clear responsibilities and follow-up to stop tensions turning into wars, while AU Commission chief Mahmoud Ali Youssouf warned prevention remains the continent’s weak spot and called for deeper reforms. Security and Borders: Nigeria’s Defence Minister Christopher Musa told Nigerians in Angola that Abuja is tightening national security and border-incursion prevention, with targeted upgrades to armed forces and partner agencies. Xenophobia to the AU Agenda: Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu formally raised recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks in South Africa at the AU, demanding collective action and placement on the January 2027 AU agenda. Culture Spotlight: In Lubango, the Nossa Senhora do Monte city festivities drew about 15,000 people to a closing musical show featuring local artists and cultural identity themes. Arts & Film Exchange: Angola’s Casa de Angola na Bahia in Brazil hosted a theatre-and-history dialogue with playwright José Mena Abrantes, stressing national languages and art as tools for historical reflection and identity.