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1. Africa: Can You Be Served When You're Not Counted? Disability Advocates Demand a Seat at the SRHR Table

   [allAfrica] Mombasa, Kenya -- For persons with disabilities, being in the room does not always mean being included.

2. South Africa: Electricity and Paraffin Now Cost Families R122 More

   [Scrolla] PMBEJD found 350kWh of prepaid electricity rose by R81.57 a month after a 6.9% tariff increase. Buying 20 litres of paraffin now costs R40.60 more, taking the combined monthly increase to R122.17.

3. South Africa: Nearly Half of Young People Are Not Working or in Training

   [GroundUp] NEET rate for 15-34 year olds has risen from 38% to 45% since 2012

4. Nigeria/South Africa: Nigeria to Miss Women's World Cup for First Time in Over 30 Years

   [Premium Times] The Super Falcons had hoped to recover from their disappointing WAFCON quarter-final exit against Cameroon, but South Africa proved too strong in Thursday's crucial play-off.

5. Nigeria: How Lagos Pioneers Built a Vibrant Yoruba Print Culture in the 1920s - At the Height of Colonialism

   [The Conversation Africa] In Lagos in the 1910s and 1920s a new market of readers was emerging who wanted to express themselves in their own languages. Despite the dominance of colonial English print culture, entrepreneurs increasingly started using printing presses for mainstream Yoruba-language newspapers, books and pamphlets.