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1. Africa: Africa's Mineral Strength Is Wasted If Countries Don't Work Together - New Report

   [The Conversation Africa] Green technologies are mineral-intensive: electric vehicles, batteries, solar panels, wind turbines and grids need cobalt, lithium, copper, manganese, graphite and rare earths. The International Energy Agency estimates that electric cars require six times more minerals than a petrol or diesel car. A wind power plant requires about nine times more minerals than a gas-fired plant.

2. Sudan: RSF Drones Strike El Gezira Fuel Depot As Both Sides Report Shootdowns

   [Dabanga] Wad Madani -- Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces drones struck the Umm Alila fuel depot east of Wad Madani in El Gezira early on Sunday, triggering fires as Sudan's warring sides reported further drone activity across the country.

3. Ethiopia: UN Voices Grave Concern As Fighting Spreads Across Northern Ethiopia

   [UN News] The UN said on Friday it remains gravely concerned by the continued deterioration of the security situation across northern Ethiopia, as fighting spreads across multiple fronts and increasingly disrupts humanitarian operations.

4. Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Foretold War Arrives

   [African Arguments] No one can claim that a return to war in Tigray and northern Ethiopia is a surprise, but it makes it no less horrifying. In just a handful of days, and after months of spiralling tensions and sporadic fighting, the 'grey conflict' the federal government pursued against Tigray has escalated into ''full-blown war,' in the words of Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) vice president Ammanuel Assefa.

5. Nigeria: 'Dangote Refinery IPO Opens Ownership to Nigerian Investors'

   [This Day] Nigerians can invest in Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals with a minimum subscription of N5,250 under an initial public offering launched recently. The company is offering 4.1 billion ordinary shares at N525 each. The offer, valued at about N2.15 trillion if fully subscribed, opened September 14 and is scheduled to close October 13.