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1. Africa: All of Africa Today - September 3, 2026

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2. Africa: A Harvest That Employs the Century - Yields, Value Chains, and the 2050 Workforce

   [allAfrica] Nairobi -- Keynote Address to the 20th Anniversary of the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) on August 31, 2026

3. Kenya: Kenya's Cotton Leftovers Are Finding New Value

   [Bird Story Agency] Kenyan businesses and community groups are turning discarded cotton stalks, gin waste and textile offcuts into briquettes, household textiles and mattress filling. The emerging industry could create new income for farmers and women-led enterprises.

4. Cameroon: Garoua Textile Centre Takes Early Steps To Empower Young Women

   [Bird Story Agency] A new training centre in Garoua is teaching young women to turn locally grown cotton thread into finished fabric. Still operating on a modest scale, Gaaraadji is creating incomes, developing scarce textile skills and showing how Cameroon could process more of one of its most important crops at home.

5. Tunisia: Court Upholds Unjust Conspiracy Convictions

   [HRW] Beirut -- Tunisia's Court of Cassation on September 3, 2026, upheld the convictions and heavy sentences of 34 people for "conspiracy against state security" and terrorism offenses in November 2025. Human Rights Watch had criticized the earlier trial as unjust and a sham, with final sentences ranging from 5 to 45 years. The Court of Cassation, Tunisia's highest court, was the final avenue for overturning the convictions.