Diplomacy & Culture Exchange: Serbia’s Foreign Minister Marko Đurić met São Tomé and Príncipe’s PM Américo Ramos to discuss deeper ties, highlighting plans to expand cooperation in education, healthcare, agriculture, digitalization, and culture, and noting São Tomé and Príncipe’s principled stance on Kosovo and respect for international law. UNESCO Heritage Milestone: UNESCO added 25 new World Heritage Sites at its Busan session, bringing the list to 1,273 sites; crucially for this audience, São Tomé and Príncipe earned its first-ever inscription with the “Roças of São Tomé and Príncipe,” a set of six Portuguese colonial plantations preserving agricultural history, including forced migration and labor. Women’s Leadership Spotlight: Merck Foundation CEO Dr Rasha Kelej was honoured by ABCD Africa among “100 Most Impactful Voices 2026,” with recognition tied to women’s empowerment, girls’ education, and equitable healthcare across Africa. Citizenship-by-Investment Watch: São Tomé and Príncipe’s “golden passport” is being discussed amid EU pressure on similar schemes, as the programme offers citizenship via a $90,000 contribution to a national fund plus fees to support education, healthcare, energy, and infrastructure.