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1. South Sudan: Elections Minus Safeguards Could Fuel Renewed Atrocities, Warns UN Commission

   [allAfrica] Geneva -- Political, security and human rights safeguards required for a peaceful and credible vote are largely absent in South Sudan, a UN commission has warned.

2. Liberia: Arrest of Former Vice President Taylor Sparks Political Showdown

   [New Dawn] MONROVIA -- The headquarters of the Liberia National Police (LNP) became a scene of heightened political tension Wednesday when former Montserrado County District #8 Representative Moses Acarus Gray was escorted from the compound after arriving to show solidarity with former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor.

3. Zimbabwe: Govt Losing Millions As Health Workers Steal Drugs for Resale - Deputy Minister Says

   [New Zimbabwe] THE government is losing millions of dollars through the theft of medication and hospital supplies by employees at public health institutions, Health and Child Care deputy minister Sleiman Kwidini has said.

4. Nigeria: UK Warns Citizens Against Travel to 28 Nigerian States Over Terrorism, Kidnap Risk

   [Vanguard] The United Kingdom government has warned its citizens intending to visit Nigeria against all travel to 11 states and parts of the country, citing rising insecurity, terrorism, kidnapping and intercommunal violence.

5. Nigeria: If Elected President I Will Restore Fuel Subsidy - Atiku

   [This Day] Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has pledged to restore Nigeria's petrol subsidy if elected president in the 2027 presidential election.