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1. Africa: Can You Be Served When You're Not Counted? Disability Advocates Demand a Seat at the SRHR Table

   [allAfrica] Mombasa, Kenya -- For persons with disabilities, being in the room does not always mean being included.

2. Zambia: Zambia Opposition Leader Claims Election Victory Amid Reports of Violence

   [263Chat] Zambia's presidential election entered a tense phase on Friday after opposition leader Brian Mundubile claimed victory, while incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema stopped short of declaring a win and said his camp was receiving "encouraging results" as official counting continued.

3. Nigeria: U.S. Flags Civilian Deaths, Funding Gaps As Nigeria Pushes for CPC Delisting

   [Vanguard] Despite Nigeria's reported prosecution of hundreds of terror suspects and recruitment of 50,000 police officers, the United States said continuing challenges remained in the fight to remove Nigeria from its Country of Particular Concern, CPC, list.

4. Africa: Inside The $5 Billion Plan To Keep Africa's Cotton Jobs In Africa

   [Bird Story Agency] Africa grows plenty of cotton. It just does not make much of it into clothes. A new $5 billion plan aims to change that, turning a scattered collection of cotton producers into a regional textile industry.

5. Nigeria: 36 Governors Reaffirm Commitment to Early Childhood Development

   [Leadership] The Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF), in collaboration with the World Bank, Human Capital Development (HCD) and the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, has reaffirmed the commitment of all 36 state governors to making Early Childhood Development (ECD) a strategic priority in Nigeria's human capital development agenda.