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1. Africa: All of Africa Today - September 8, 2026

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2. South Africa: Police Union Demands Better Protection - South African News Briefs - September 8, 2026

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3. Ghana: Supreme Court Controversy - Bishops Call for Greater Caution, Not Resignation

   [Agenzia Fides] Accra -- The Chief Justice of Ghana, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, should exercise greater caution when making public statements, but there are no grounds to call for his resignation. This, in essence, is the position of the Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference regarding the controversy sparked by remarks made by Baffoe-Bonnie on September 2, 2026, during working visits to the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) and the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF).

4. Sudan: UN Human Rights Council Urged to Widen Sudan Arms Embargo and Extend Fact-Finding Mission

   [Dabanga] Geneva / Amsterdam -- The UN's Sudan fact-finding mission has urged the Human Rights Council to expand the Darfur arms embargo to the whole country, warning that foreign support is sustaining a war in which both sides may have committed war crimes. Sudan's government, however, rejects efforts to treat the warring parties as equivalent and says the conflict is being prolonged by external backing for the Rapid Support Forces.

5. Kenya: Ruto Signs Four Bills Into Law As Kenya Strengthens Public Finance and Trust Administration

   [Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has assented to four Bills seeking to strengthen population planning, public financial management, air passenger services and trust administration in Kenya.