Climate Diplomacy in Yaoundé: The Francophone Parliamentary Assembly (APF) opened in Cameroon with a climate-first agenda, urging Francophone states to confront environmental challenges and strengthen solidarity as the session runs through July 12. Douala Weather Fallout: Douala municipal authorities and rescue teams are assessing damage after a three-storey building partially collapsed in Bonamoussadi during heavy rains, killing at least six (including children) and injuring six others. Biodiversity & Wildlife Protection: A documentary screening spotlighted “Silent Forests,” profiling efforts to protect critically endangered forest elephants in Central Africa, including Cameroon-linked conservation and anti-poaching work. Forests Under Pressure: Conservation reporting warns that poaching and weak funding keep forest elephants at high risk, even as grassroots law enforcement and community eco-guards push back. Agriculture & Conflict Impacts: Cameroon’s CDC banana exports fell to 3,085 tons in June, blamed on dry-season stress and ongoing instability in English-speaking regions that leaves farmland idle. Cocoa Value Addition Push: Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon plan to sign the Abuja Declaration to boost local cocoa processing and reduce raw bean exports, amid rising environmental compliance demands.