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1. Africa: Africa Made It: Turning Africa's Cotton Wealth into Jobs, Industry and Economic Power

   [allAfrica] Africa produces cotton, inspires global fashion and boasts a vibrant creative industry. Yet much of the economic value generated from these resources is captured beyond the continent. Launched during CANEX WKND 2026 in Lagos, Nigeria, the Africa Made It campaign seeks to change that narrative by promoting local manufacturing, strengthening Africa's textile value chain and encouraging consumers to support African-made products.

2. Niger: UNHRC Calls For Millions in Emergency Aid to Fill Critical Gaps

   [allAfrica] Geneva -- The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, warned on Tuesday of a deepening crisis that has caused tens of thousands of people to flee from Nigeria to neighbouring Niger and Benin, where problems of malnutrition and disease are surfacing.

3. Africa: Can Carbon Markets Help Africa Close Its Climate Finance Gap?

   [allAfrica] Africa is in a difficult financial situation regarding climate change. The continent accounts for less than 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions yet is one of the most climate change-exposed regions in the world. Droughts, floods, and increasingly erratic rainfall are all having a major impact on people, their livelihoods, and their economies. At the same time, there are massive climate investment opportunities on the continent, such as renewables, clean cooking, forest conservation, land

4. Tunisia: Authorities Must Urgently Investigate Surge in Detainees' Deaths in Prisons

   [AI London] Tunisian authorities must immediately launch prompt, impartial, and independent investigations into the alarming spike in deaths in detention during the severe heatwaves of the summer and address life-threatening prison conditions across the country to ensure this does not occur again, Amnesty International said today.

5. Sudan: Aid Is the 'Only Hope' for Millions in Sudan, WFP Chief Warns, As Funding Cuts Deepen Hunger Crisis

   [UN News] The World Food Programme's (WFP) new Executive Director has warned that funding cuts are worsening Sudan's hunger crisis following his first field mission to the country, where he met families displaced by conflict and struggling to feed their children.