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1. Africa: Africa's Ocean Moment Cannot End in Empty Promises

   [allAfrica] Growing up, all I ever wanted was to work underwater as a marine conservationist. But it wasn't until my first job in Mombasa - waiting under baobab trees for fishers to return so I could measure their catch - that I realized the ocean is much more than what lies beneath the surface. Along Kenya's coastline, I saw first-hand how deeply people's lives are intertwined with the sea.

2. Sudan: The War the World Chose to Forget

   [allAfrica] Three years into Sudan's civil war, the world has largely looked away. Not because the suffering has diminished. Not because peace is near. Not because the humanitarian catastrophe has been solved. The world has simply moved on.

3. South Africa: Comrades Marathon Road Closures Announced Ahead of Race Day

   [SAnews.gov.za] The eThekwini Municipality has advised the public of road closures ahead of the 99th Comrades Marathon on Sunday.

4. Kenya: Govt Clarifies Kuwait Has Not Imposed New Ban On Kenyan Workers

   [Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has dismissed reports that Kuwait has imposed a new ban on Kenyan workers, clarifying that recent changes announced by Kuwaiti authorities do not amount to fresh restrictions on the recruitment of Kenyans.

5. Africa: Health Emerges As a Strategic Frontline for Africa Ahead of Bonn Climate Conference

   [IPS] Bonn -- Africa contributes the least to global greenhouse gas emissions, yet it faces some of the world's most severe climate-related health impacts. Several realities define the continent's climate and health landscape - increased infectious diseases, air pollution, death, disruption and pressure on health systems through heatwaves, floods, droughts and storms.