Local Governance & Public Health: Baguio City will require event organizers using government spaces to submit waste management plans before permits, including bin locations, waste marshals, and post-event cleanup; penalties range from fines to permit suspensions. Emergency Medical Services: Namibia’s health ministry says it plans to procure more ambulances and establish the country’s first dedicated national air ambulance service to speed care for remote communities. Infrastructure & Safety Regulation: South Africa’s Public Service Commission probe says the State IT Agency (SITA) suffered severe governance failures, including irregular spending and weak procurement controls, prompting calls for strict reforms. Digital Governance: Catalonia is tendering a sovereign public cloud to host 40% of the Generalitat’s services and data on European soil, aiming for stronger compliance and data protection. AI Governance: UNESCO and ITU are convening a Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva to push practical, rights-based international rules. Public Finance & Accountability: Ghana’s finance ministry says $4.2m from the GARID project remains unretired, while officials dispute claims of funding delays. Public Safety & Oversight: Nigeria’s federal government orders MDAs to halt payments for constituency and zonal projects without verification and compliance clearance. Corruption Crackdown: China sentences a former Nanjing official to death in a massive bribery and embezzlement case involving over 2.2 billion yuan.