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1. Tanzania: Govt Announces Two-Month Illegal Firearms Amnesty

   [Daily News] Dodoma -- THE government has announced a two-month amnesty for people possessing firearms illegally, giving them an opportunity to voluntarily surrender the weapons without facing prosecution.

2. Libya: Can the African Union Remain Relevant in Libya?

   [ISS] Unless the AU can help coordinate implementation of existing peace initiatives, its influence on the ground may continue to wane.

3. Africa: The Drylands Dividend - the Smart Investment for Powering a Water-Scarce World

   [IPS] NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 1 2026 (IPS) - Open a can of something fizzy and the reason the sugar doesn't separate immediately is gum arabic, tapped by hand from acacia trees across the Sahel. Spray on perfume and the reason the scent is still there at dinner is frankincense, a resin cut from Boswellia trees on the dry escarpments of the Horn of Africa. The fat that gives a chocolate bar its snap may well be shea, gathered and pressed by women in the parkland belt of West Africa. The cashmere jumper came from

4. Uganda: Tooro Kingdom At Crossroads Over Succession

   [Independent (Kampala)] Fort Portal, Uganda -- The Tooro Kingdom is at a crossroads as some questions arise over the choice of the heir to King Oyo Kabamab Iguru Rukiidi IV, who passed away last Thursday in the United States where he was undergoing medical treatment.

5. Africa: All of Africa Today - September 1, 2026

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