South Atlantic Connectivity: DE-CIX and Cabo Verde Telecom (CVTelecom) signed a Letter of Intent to explore a new South Atlantic interconnection corridor linking Lisbon to São Paulo, aiming to cut reliance on Northern routes and boost resilience for data flows across Southern Europe, West Africa and Latin America. ECOWAS Youth Democracy: ECOWAS says it will deploy youth-only election observers for Nigeria’s 2027 vote, after pilots in Côte d’Ivoire and Benin, with plans to extend the model to elections including Cabo Verde. Climate Diplomacy in the Pacific: World powers will meet in Fiji (Oct 5–8) to set the agenda for COP31 in Turkey, with Pacific leaders pushing for 1.5°C, more climate finance, and stronger focus on ocean impacts as sea levels rise. Ozone and Heat Risk: A Copernicus analysis finds nearly 40% of the world’s population was exposed to harmful ground-level ozone in early 2026, with Asia worst hit. Health Tech & Startups: HubPharm Africa won the 2nd ECOWAS Startup Awards, taking a $30,000 prize, while Afrikan Coders from Cape Verde also made the top five. Tech & Infrastructure: EllaLink launched its Caribbean Gateway initiative, moving from design to committed investment for a submarine cable system targeted for service by end-2029. Visa Policy Watch: The US State Department expanded a B1/B2 visa bond requirement to 50 countries, with 30 African nations affected. Wildlife Monitoring: Over 300 camera traps in western Tanzania (area about the size of Cape Verde) captured 150,000 images, including rare serval patterns and new records for several species. Storm Update: Tropical Storm Gonzalo brought heavy rain, outages and flooding to Cabo Verde before weakening and dissipating.