Basket & Youth Development: FIBA brought together youth women’s basketball stakeholders in Abidjan for an Afro Colloque (8–9 Aug), with Comoros among participating countries, focusing on how to strengthen conditioning, technical skills, and basketball concepts for the next generation. Coaching Capacity Building: In the same U18 AfroBasket orbit, FIBA’s first National Coach Developer Program (4–7 Aug) trained technical directors from 12 federations, including Comoros, to build sustainable, federation-led coach education systems. UNESCO Heritage Milestone: UNESCO added 25 new World Heritage Sites at its Busan session (19 cultural, five natural, one mixed), including Comoros’ first-ever inscription: the Medinas of the Historic Sultanates of the Comoros—an opening that can boost conservation support and tourism attention. Regional Trade & Borders: SADC is pushing the Simplified Trade Regime to cut costs and simplify procedures for small-scale cross-border traders, with Comoros listed among member states. Sport Governance & Africa’s Influence: A report says FIFA President Gianni Infantino is leaning on African patronage networks as European federations press for change, keeping African football federations central to the power struggle. Maritime Security Watch: Liberia’s IB Atlantic IV saga took a sharp turn as the vessel was arrested in Ivory Coast and is now in Ivorian custody, raising questions about cargo and next steps for regional cooperation.