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1. Africa: Faith Leaders Push for Open Conversations on Sexuality and SRHR

   [allAfrica] Mombasa, Kenya -- Imam Bukuru Elie Khalfan is very personal about the need for open conversations about sexuality.

2. Uganda: 'We Need Alcohol to Work' - Mubende Residents Reject 3pm Bar Opening Directive

   [Nile Post] Residents of Mubende Municipality have opposed a directive by Minister for Local Government Balaam Barugahara requiring bars to open from 3pm, arguing that the restriction could disrupt their livelihoods and daily routines.

3. South Africa: Urgent Govt Action Urged As Unemployment Crisis Deepens

   [SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Employment and Labour has called for urgent and coordinated action to address South Africa's worsening employment crisis, following the release of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the second quarter of 2026.

4. Ghana: The Commute That Pollutes - How Ghana's Poor Urban Cities Are Sickening Millions

   [Ghanaian Times] Every weekday morning in Ghana's largest cities, the same ritual unfolds: even before the sun has risen, one side of the motorway fills as commuters, who live mostly on the outskirts of the cities, pile into vehicles that crawl toward ministries, hospitals, universities, courts and commercial centres clustered in the city's core.

5. Mozambique: South African Diplomat Issues Apology Over Recent Acts of Xenophobia

   [AIM] Maputo -- The newly designated South African High Commissioner to Mozambique, JT Pitswane, on Wednesday issued a formal apology to Mozambicans over recent acts of xenophobia in his territory, describing the attacks as contrary to the historic ties of friendship between the two nations.