Eritrean Diaspora Politics: A Haaretz report says Eritrean opposition figures are using a Tel Aviv warehouse as an international hub for Brigade Nhamedu, which claims it’s building a global council and links to people inside Eritrea to eventually replace President Isaias Afwerki. AFCON Football Focus: South Africa’s Pitso Mosimane is weighing formations for Bafana Bafana’s Guinea qualifier, with captain Ronwen Williams expected to start, while the AFCON 2027 qualifiers kick off with Eritrea in Group D alongside Guinea, Kenya and South Africa. Regional Conflict & Connectivity: In Ethiopia’s Tigray, a near-total telecoms disruption and escalating fighting have raised fears of renewed blockade conditions, as rebels push across fronts and Ethiopian Airlines suspends flights after airport seizures. Tigray Escalation: Multiple reports say TPLF-linked forces have seized airports in Mekelle and other locations, with a wider “full-blown war” narrative and renewed concern about spillover toward Eritrea. Arts & Culture: Milan’s Casa degli Artisti hosted “Voices of Denim,” where the Afro Fashion Association and Levi’s spotlight Black, Indigenous and people of color creatives reworking denim as cultural memory and identity. Film Review: Haile Gerima’s documentary “Black Lions, Roman Wolves” is reviewed as a major anti-colonial cinema statement centered on Ethiopia’s 1935–41 resistance.