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1. Africa: A Senegalese Factory Proves Africa Can Spin Its Own Cotton - Can It Find the Money to Keep Going?

   [allAfrica] Domitexka's mill in Kaolack has the markets, the know-how and the partnerships to compete globally. What it still needs -- like nearly every manufacturer on the continent -- is patient capital.

2. Africa: Explainer - International Migrants, Jobs and Crime in South Africa: What Do the Numbers Show?

   [Africa Check] EXPLAINER: International migrants, jobs and crime in South Africa: What do the numbers show?

3. Sudan: Sudan Rejects U.S. Sanctions, Reaffirms Commitment to International Agreements

   [SNA] KHARTOUM, July 20, 2026 (SUNA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement expressing the country's outright rejection of the unilateral and unlawful sanctions announced by the United States against Sudan based on false allegations that the Sudanese Armed Forces used chemical weapons.

4. Ethiopia: Ethiopia's National Dialogue Could Give Transitional Justice New Momentum

   [ISS] A year-long pause should end in stronger political backing, renewed legitimacy and broader ownership of transitional justice.

5. Madagascar: Madagascar's Wave of Disappearances Exposes 'Deeper Institutional Failings'

   [RFI] A recent surge in disappearances and violent killings on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar has fuelled fears across the country and prompted the government to deploy hundreds of security personnel. Anti-corruption campaigner Ketakandriana Rafitoson, of Transparency International Initiative Madagascar, told RFI the violence reflects a broader "crisis of confidence" in the country's institutions.