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1. Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Forces Closure of UN Human Rights Office

   [HRW] Departure Ends Independent International Presence in Country Rife with Abuse

2. Namibia: Govt Scraps Toll Gate Plan

   [Namibian] Works and transport minister Veikko Nekundi says the government has rejected plans to introduce toll gates on roads across the country.

3. South Africa: Sixteen Killed in Touwsriver Accident

   [SAnews.gov.za] Sixteen people have been killed in a bus accident on the N1 in Touwsriver in the Western Cape, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) said.

4. Africa: World Bank Drops Climate Funding Target, Raising Fears for Africa

   [RFI] The World Bank has abandoned its target of directing 45 percent of its financing to projects that help tackle climate change, prompting warnings that poorer countries - especially in Africa - could receive less support to adapt to a warming world.

5. Kenya: Utumishi Girls Reopens After Dormitory Blaze Killed 16

   [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Students at Utumishi Girls Academy have resumed learning following the tragic dormitory fire that claimed the lives of 16 students, with school management and government agencies putting in place temporary boarding arrangements as plans for new dormitories begin.