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1. Africa: Cotton to Cloth - The Story Africa Has Always Needed to Tell

   [allAfrica] Africa grows more than half of the world's finest long-staple cotton. It earns less than three percent of what that cotton is eventually worth. This is not a trade problem. It is a narrative problem -- and allAfrica is setting out to fix it.

2. Sudan: 80 Sudanese Leave Uganda On Voluntary Return Flight

   [Dabanga] Amsterdam / Kampala -- The 11th voluntary return flight carrying Sudanese refugees from Uganda to Sudan departed on Thursday with 80 returnees on board. The flight travelled to Port Sudan Airport aboard a Tarco Aviation aircraft and was sponsored by Sudan's General Intelligence Service.

3. Sudan: 'U.S. Congress Should Pass New Bills On Sudan' - Human Rights Watch

   [Dabanga] Washington -- The US Congress is currently considering two bills on Sudan: the Preventing External Aggression and Conflict Escalation (PEACE) in Sudan Act of 2026 in the Senate and US Engagement in Sudanese Peace Act in the House of Representatives. Human Rights Watch (HRW) asserts that "by pushing for such legislation, Congress can play a vital role in responding to the human rights crisis in Sudan."

4. Zimbabwe: Hybrid Seed Leading Revival of Cotton Farming in Zimbabwe

   [Bird Story Agency] A new generation of hybrid cotton seeds is giving Zimbabwean farmers fresh reason for optimism. Developed to deliver higher yields and withstand climate shocks and pests, the seeds are helping to boost productivity and improve livelihoods in farming communities.

5. Lesotho: Stitching Lesotho into the Global Economy

   [Bird Story Agency] How a small country used trade, discipline and the hard work of thousands of women to become one of Africa's top garment exporters