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1. Africa: Climate Change is Now an Immediate Threat to HIV Control

   [allAfrica] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- Evidence is growing that the people most affected by HIV are also the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

2. Africa: Mastercard Foundation Commits $500 Million to Transform Higher Education

   [allAfrica] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- As Africa grapples with shrinking international development funding and rising pressure to create jobs for its rapidly growing youth population, the Mastercard Foundation is making one of the continent's biggest long-term investments in higher education, committing US$500 million over the next decade to transform African universities.

3. Malawi: Women Turn Cotton Profits Into Year-Round Businesses

   [Bird Story Agency] A women's farming group in southern Malawi is reinvesting cotton earnings in poultry, livestock, shops and savings schemes--turning a seasonal crop into year-round income, new jobs and greater financial independence. Their progress also shows what Malawi's struggling cotton sector could deliver if persistent problems with seed, prices and market access are addressed.

4. Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Braces for Anti-Constitutional Amendment Protests

   [New Zimbabwe] Anti-riot police officers were all over Harare Thursday afternoon and evening as they assessed the situation in anticipation of either protests or a shutdown on Friday.

5. Mali: Russia's 'Africa Corps' Airstrikes Kill Civilians

   [HRW] Nairobi -- Apparent Indiscriminate Attack in Village Held by Islamist Armed Group