Ibogaine & Addiction Treatment: A new harvesting method could boost production of ibogaine from Gabon’s sacred iboga plant, aiming to ease pressure from poaching and smuggling while supporting more medicinal research into addiction care. Allergy Care in Africa: AFRICALLI marks World Allergy Week 2026, warning that asthma, eczema, food and drug allergies, and anaphylaxis are a growing but under-recognised burden across Africa—pushing for allergy services to be treated as essential healthcare. Ebola Preparedness in Kenya: Kenya’s plan for an Ebola quarantine facility has reignited debate on readiness, with experts calling for stronger isolation, lab diagnostics, trained staff, surveillance, and emergency logistics. Safe Drinking Water Gap: A new global map highlights where safely managed drinking water is still out of reach, showing huge disparities that leave billions without reliable, clean water at home. Dengue Vaccine Push: Ghana’s KNUST joins the DENSTAR project to help advance and deploy a tetravalent live-attenuated dengue vaccine (DengiAll) across sub-Saharan Africa, backed by major international funding.