Sudan spillover and local response: In el-Obeid, civilians are caught between RSF and SAF as a drone strike and tanker explosion left people needing urgent surgery, with local relief groups running emergency response rooms. Cost of living pressure in Juba: Residents say prices of essentials keep rising even after fuel drops, blaming a weaker South Sudanese pound and higher taxes. Liquidity and banking steps: A ministerial committee ordered cash tax payments into SSRA bank accounts and approved lifting limits on cash withdrawals and deposits to ease shortages at the Bank of South Sudan, while pushing digital tax collection. Electricity fuel dispute: Officials inspected Ezra Power Plant as government reviews a heavy fuel oil tax exemption request to keep Juba’s power supply running. Humanitarian aid from China: China handed over the final consignment of 3,256 metric tons of emergency food aid in Juba, aimed at returnees, IDPs and flood-affected communities. Cybercrime law watch: CEPO says it will monitor enforcement of South Sudan’s Cybercrime and Computer Misuse Act to ensure it targets real crime, not free expression. Security in Wau: Police in Wau are investigating multiple shootings that killed a prison officer/teacher and a 15-year-old boy. Regional cooperation: East African central banks met in Kampala to discuss monetary convergence, with South Sudan participating. Catholic bishops urge peace: Bishops appealed for dialogue and full implementation of the 2018 peace deal ahead of December elections, warning of a looming constitutional crisis.