Energy & Markets: Oil pushed back above $100 a barrel as US-Iran tensions and Strait of Hormuz attacks stoked inflation fears, dragging Asian stocks lower and raising the odds of tighter central-bank policy. Africa Business Finance: South Africa’s rand edged up ahead of key manufacturing, mining and current-account data, while Nigeria’s equities slid 1.05% as investors positioned for the Dangote Petroleum Refinery IPO. Dealmaking & Capital: EIG closed its Senior Infrastructure Debt Fund VI at $1.9bn, nearly doubling the prior fund, betting on senior secured debt for power and infrastructure in the US and Europe. Trade & Investment Platforms: Malaysia will bring 67 firms to China-ASEAN Expo to expand market access, while South Korea and African nations at KOAFEC discussed AI, power and data-centre investment partnerships. AI for Business: Sembly 3.0 aims to automate creation of client-ready documents from internal materials, and General Robotics says it cut robot onboarding from a month to hours. Local Economy & Policy: Namibia’s NIPDB matched green-economy projects with investors, and Jersey launched a minimum-wage impact survey to assess effects on jobs, prices and investment. Corporate/Regulatory: Kenya charged a Nairobi businessman over alleged Ksh15.1m investment fraud; Huawei’s racketeering trial began in New York.