Seychelles–AfCFTA Digital Trade Corridor: The AfCFTA Secretariat and QUEST Ghana signed an agreement to set up and run the AfCFTA Digital Trade Corridor, hosted in Seychelles, to facilitate and track cross-border trade, starting with a pilot of 5–8 countries and scaling up with digital infrastructure, payments, and a minerals/commodities exchange. Seychelles–India Fisheries Research: A Seychelles delegation visited India’s ICAR-CMFRI in Kochi to discuss marine fisheries research, sustainable management, mariculture, seaweed processing, and marine bioprospecting, building on an MoU for cooperation in agriculture and fisheries. Seychelles–Blue Economy Skills: Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam Maritime Institute is expanding training (including ship design and shipbuilding) to meet demand from growing blue economy investment—an angle Seychelles readers will recognise as the region builds local capacity. Climate & Health (Cooling): New research highlights the lifesaving role of air conditioning—nearly 58,000 lives saved in the US from 2010–2020—while warning of rising emissions as cooling electricity demand grows. Indian Ocean Stress Signals: Monitoring points to marine heatwave conditions in the region, with El Niño and a likely positive Indian Ocean Dipole adding pressure on reefs, fisheries, and coastal communities. Crypto in Seychelles: XT Exchange confirmed the listing of HKB1 (HKBLOCKONE) on its platform, positioning it for consumer payments and cross-border settlement. Seychelles Conservation Story: Aride’s shift from exploitation to protection is revisited, crediting a 1973 conservation push that helped restore seabird habitat and support around a million breeding seabirds.