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1. Nigeria: Nigeria's First Methane Disclosure Raises Questions Over Repeated Figures, Missing Data

   [Premium Times] An analysis of Nigeria's first public company-level greenhouse gas disclosure reveals repeated emissions figures, incomplete methane reporting, and inconsistencies in the list of companies that submitted data, raising questions about the reliability of the country's emissions baseline.

2. Ethiopia: UN Reports 36,000 Ethiopian Arrivals Fleeing Moyale Conflict, Kenya Rights Commission Urges Aid

   [Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Approximately 36,000 people have crossed from Ethiopia into Kenya to flee conflict in and around Moyale, with food, clean water, shelter, sanitation, and healthcare identified as the most urgent needs, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Kenya said.

3. Somalia: Somalia Reports Deadly Fighting With Al-Shabaab As Both Sides Claim Heavy Losses

   [RFI] Somalia's government and Al-Shabaab militants have issued sharply conflicting accounts of deadly fighting near the southern city of Leego, with both sides claiming to have inflicted heavy losses during a battle on Monday.

4. Sudan: Drone Strikes 'Kill 100+' in South Darfur Market As Sudan Power Stations Targeted

   [Dabanga] More than 100 civilians were reportedly killed in a drone strike on Tangong Market in Nyala, South Darfur, on Tuesday, as attacks also hit electricity infrastructure in Omdurman and other parts of Sudan.

5. Sudan: Eight Million Children Out of School in Sudan - Teachers Warn of Looming Education Catastrophe

   [Dabanga] Sudan -- Eight million children are falling outside Sudan's education system, the Sudanese Teachers' Committee says, warning that the public education system is at risk of collapse as teachers struggle to make ends meet and pupil numbers fall, particularly in poor and peripheral areas. The Sudanese Teachers' Committee has called for education spending to be increased to 20% of the national budget and confirmed that a teachers' strike in Khartoum state is continuing. It is considering further peaceful action,