Guinea Remembers a First Lady: Hadja Andrée Touré, widow of Guinea’s founding president Ahmed Sékou Touré, died July 8 in Rabat at 91, after months of treatment—her life traced from First Lady to imprisonment, exile, and a later memoir. Human Rights in the Spotlight: Amnesty and partners demand Guinea reveal the fate of FNDC activists Oumar Sylla (Foniké Mengué) and Mamadou Billo Bah, disappeared two years ago, and bring those responsible to justice. Culture & Family Reunions: Guinean-Sierra Leonean artist Mom Laga has gone public seeking his mother after childhood separation, with a woman from northern Sierra Leone claiming she may be her—controversies remain over details. Education & Early Learning: Children at Guinea Lane Nursery enjoyed a hands-on ZooLab visit, meeting animals like snails, tarantulas, and snakes while building observation and descriptive language skills. Migration Pressure on Guineans: The EU tightened Schengen visa processing for Guinean nationals, citing weak readmission cooperation—no full ban, but longer and less facilitative procedures. Regional Cooperation Against Exploitation: EOCO and INTERPOL stepped up efforts to fight trafficking, smuggling, and scam recruitment across West and Central Africa, including a “Model Q” scheme. AI Governance for Francophone West Africa: Six countries, including Guinea, adopted shared ethical AI guidelines to shape national policies around rights, inclusion, and local realities.