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1. Sudan: Diplomatic Setbacks Undermine U.S. Approach to Sudan

   [allAfrica] Khartoum -- Over the past two weeks, Washington has suffered a series of humiliating diplomatic defeats in its effort to force Sudanese authorities into a ceasefire deal they were not prepared to sign and that conditions on the ground did not support.

2. Ghana: Ghana Faces Challenge to Persuade Brics It Deserves a Seat At the Table

   [RFI] Ghana is seeking to widen its trade and diplomatic options beyond the West by applying to join the Brics bloc of emerging economies. But a seat at the table is far from guaranteed: Ghana will have to convince all 11 existing members it is a valuable new partner.

3. West Africa: UN Alarmed As Number of Displaced in Central Sahel Reaches Nearly Four Million

   [RFI] The United Nations on Friday raised the alarm about a displacement crisis in the central Sahel where nearly four million people have been forced to flee their homes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.

4. Africa: Guinean Entrepreneur Mariama Camara Promotes African Textiles Worldwide

   [Bird Story Agency] Guinean textile entrepreneur Mariama Camara is moving from promoting African textiles globally to building the institutions behind the industry. Through the Institute of African Textiles, she is pushing for greater ownership, protection and commercial value for the knowledge held by African makers.

5. Sudan: SPLM-N - Gold Potentially Ignites Fighting in Kauda and Blue Nile

   [Ayin Network] Last Tuesday, a senior military and tribal delegation from Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) arrived in the Nuba Mountains to help mediate deadly internal clashes between the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) and local fighters from the Atoro community.