Institutional Politics: A Guinea-Bissau MP urged “institutional resilience,” calling for stability and normal political functioning as the country remains under suspension-related pressures within the CPLP parliamentary framework. Opposition & Civilian Transition: Two opposition coalitions (PAI-TR and API-CG) demanded an ECOWAS-backed civilian-led transition, rejecting military reforms and the legitimacy of the current transitional council ahead of the ECOWAS summit in Freetown. Diplomatic Fallout: Guinea-Bissau froze political ties with Cape Verde after Praia urged the release of opposition leader Domingos Simões Pereira, detained by a military court; Bissau says Cape Verde has no right to comment on its judicial process. Rule of Law & Security Support: A UN Volunteer in Guinea-Bissau is expanding rule-of-law and security capacity, including training hundreds of security and justice personnel and upgrading remote border police posts with solar power. Education Funding Push: Teachers’ unions across Portuguese-speaking countries rallied in Bissau for “Go Public! Fund Education,” pressing for concrete education financing commitments and stronger protection for the teaching profession. International Engagement: Russia’s Lavrov said Guinea-Bissau’s transitional leadership will attend the Russia–Africa summit, with AI, payment systems, and food security on the agenda.