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1. Sudan: Drone Strikes Killed At Least 306 People in Three Weeks

   [UN News] UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday strongly condemned an escalation in drone strikes across Sudan this month, which killed at least 306 people and injured hundreds more in the first three weeks of October alone.

2. Kenya: 'Burden and Loss' Builds in DR Congo, As Kenya Strengthens Ebola Containment

   [UN News] As Ebola continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), more resources are needed to fight the disease and feed patients and families, UN agencies said on Friday.

3. Kenya: Soil Mapping Aims to Boost Agricultural Production in Kenya

   [UN News] A new Kenyan initiative is helping farmers better understand their soils in a bid to improve crop yields amid intensifying climate shocks.

4. Africa: 'Too Arrogant, Too Sure of Itself' France Confronts Its Legacy in Africa

   [RFI] Fifteen years after France promised a new relationship with Africa, Paris is still struggling to reconcile its rejection of colonial-era interference with its desire to retain influence on the continent. RFI Africa specialist Christophe Boisbouvier argues in a new book that France can still build a partnership of equals - based on respect rather than arrogance or domination.

5. Congo-Kinshasa: As Ebola Spreads to 8th DR Congo Province, Families Battle to Feed Themselves

   [allAfrica] Geneva -- Hunger in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) is undermining efforts to combat Ebola as the deadly disease has expanded across borders and also to an eighth province of the huge central African country, the UN said on Friday.