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1. Africa: What the AIDS Funding Withdrawal Revealed About African Health Law

   [allAfrica] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- For two decades, donor funding helped build one of the world's most successful HIV responses. Now, as the United States scales back support, legal scholar Mnotho Ngcobo says Africa is confronting not just a funding crisis, but a constitutional and ethical one.

2. Africa: U.S. Defends New HIV Funding Model As Activists Challenge PEPFAR Reforms

   [allAfrica] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- HIV activists confronted U.S. officials before the official start of the AIDS 2026 conference over sweeping changes to Washington's global HIV strategy, accusing the Trump administration of creating a public health emergency through funding cuts, while the United States defended a new financing model that it says will build more sustainable, country-led HIV programmes.

3. Kenya: COFEK Moves to Block Proposed Nairobi-Nakuru Highway Toll

   [Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Consumer Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has moved to court seeking to suspend the government's proposed Sh8-per-kilometre toll charges on two of the country's busiest highways, setting the stage for a legal battle over Kenya's planned expansion of road user charges.

4. Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean Designers Stitch Heritage, Identity and Enterprise into Global Fashion

   [Bird Story Agency] As Zimbabwean designers take their work to Africa Fashion Week London, they are showcasing far more than fashion. Their collections tell stories of heritage, identity and craftsmanship while creating new opportunities for women artisans, creative entrepreneurs and the country's growing fashion industry.

5. Zimbabwe: Constitutional Lawyers Confident Court Challenges to Amendment Will Succeed

   [263Chat] Constitutional lawyers Tendai Biti and Professor Lovemore Madhuku say they are confident that legal challenges against the recently enacted constitutional amendment will succeed arguing that the courts have a duty to uphold the Constitution despite concerns over judicial independence.