Madagascar’s “Refoundation” under scrutiny: A year after the Capsat military power grab in Antananarivo, young activists say promised change hasn’t reached basics like reliable water and electricity, with AFP reporting continued daily outages. Vanilla supply chain spotlight: Japan’s Kyushu Electric Power is experimenting with vanilla cultivation—while noting Madagascar supplies most of the world’s vanilla beans—highlighting how Madagascar’s agriculture underpins global food and confectionery markets. Cocoa finance push: Fuad Abubakar Mohammed’s Africa Cocoa Finance & Investment Forum is rescheduled for late October in New York, aiming to connect African cocoa producers and processors to U.S. capital and downstream chocolate buyers. Textiles and industrial value-add: China-Africa textile cooperation is urged to turn raw fibers into competitive garments, while Afreximbank’s cotton plan targets new textile jobs and local processing. Disaster logistics and resilience: Taiwan and Eswatini reaffirm disaster preparedness cooperation, and separate reporting shows drone-based humanitarian logistics delivering aid when roads fail—relevant lessons for Madagascar’s cyclone risk. Environment & conservation angle: A Madagascar cyclone resilience story highlights how extreme weather can disrupt critical conservation work, from communications to endangered species protection.