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1. Rwanda: What to Know As Rwanda-UK Migration Dispute Hearing Starts

   [New Times] The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), based in The Hague, has begun hearings in a dispute between Rwanda and the United Kingdom over an unimplemented asylum agreement.

2. Africa: Scientists Develop Treatment That Could Prevent Cervical Cancer

   [New Times] Scientists in Mexican have used a specialised treatment to eliminate Human Papillomavirus (HPV), the virus responsible for most cases of cervical cancer, in a group of patients during clinical research.

3. Liberia: Government Says It Cannot Contain Global Commodity Prices Amid Middle East Tensions

   [FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Government of Liberia(GoL) has announced that while it is making efforts to ensure the steady supply of essential commodities amid the ongoing tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran, it cannot guarantee control over rising prices on the local market.

4. South Africa: Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Five Provinces

   [SAnews.gov.za] The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a warning for severe thunderstorms in the Northern Cape, KwaZulu Natal, Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga on Wednesday.

5. South Africa: SA Needs Stronger Partnerships, Not Promises, to Curb Gender-Based Violence

   [ISS] President Cyril Ramaphosa recently declared gender-based violence a national disaster - but what does that mean in practice?