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1. South Africa: Ramaphosa to Act On 'Illegal Immigration' As Anti-Foreigner Protests Spread Across SA

   [Daily Maverick] Protests targeting foreigners are increasing. President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country needs to deal with illegal migration.

2. Sudan: Scores Dead in New Drone Attacks Across Darfur, Kordofan

   [Dabanga] Amsterdam / Nyala / Umm Rwaba / Umm Badr -- New drone attacks have left a swathe of death and material destruction across Darfur and Kordofan over the past days, as warring parties exchange accusations, and tribal tensions flare. The Sudan Founding Alliance (Tasees) government, based in the South Darfur capital Nyala and aligned to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has condemned the drone attack on the market in Kabum city in South Darfur State, which resulted in the death of 12 people and the injury of dozens, while tribal conflicts between the

3. Mozambique: Mozambique Claims Five of Its Nationals Killed Killed in South Africa 'Xenophobic Attacks'

   [RFI] Mozambique has claimed that five of its nationals were killed in xenophobic attacks in South Africa at the weekend, as efforts got under way on Tuesday to repatriate hundreds of others.

4. Sudan: The Secret Route of Colombian Fighters Joining the RSF

   [Ayin Network] More evidence from multiple sources strengthens claims that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is supporting a covert network to recruit and transport Colombian private military contractors to Sudan to fight alongside the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The latest shipment of Colombian mercenaries appears to have taken place in early May. Ayin investigations found that the foreign fighters travelled through the Central African Republic and were eventually deployed in Nyala, South Darfur State.

5. Africa: An Ebola "Fortress Strategy" Will Fail - Lessons from the Past

   [allAfrica] In late 2014, I watched the Zaire strain of Ebola overwhelm Liberia and Sierra Leone following its emergence from Patient Zero, a two-year-old toddler in Southern Guinea. The international community was frozen in bureaucratic inertia.