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1. Africa: Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games - Kenya on Top, Madagascar on Podium, Senegal Looks to Future

   [allAfrica] Dakar -- African women's rugby made its mark at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. At the Iba Mar Diop complex, Kenya secured gold after a spectacular final against Australia, while Madagascar took bronze. For Senegal, the host country, this first international experience opens new avenues for the development of the sport among young girls.

2. Africa: How Many More COPs Before Climate Promises Become Action?

   [allAfrica] Every year before COP, the same question surfaces: what is the one thing Africa needs from this summit?

3. Nigeria: 6 of 37 Dead Niger Miners Were Union Members - Mining Workers' Union

   [Leadership] The National President of the Nigeria Union of Mining Workers (NUMW), Comrade Musa Adamu Nasiru, has disclosed that six of the miners who died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State were registered members of the union.

4. Somalia: Somalia Rejects Israeli Ambassador, Planned Embassy in Somaliland

   [Radio Dalsan] Somalia has rejected Israel's appointment of an ambassador to Somaliland and plans to establish an embassy in Hargeisa, describing the moves as a violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

5. Africa: Two New Candidate Vaccines to Join Ebola Trial As Treatment Research Advances

   [WHO] Expert groups convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) have recommended adding two new Ebola vaccine candidates to the ongoing Tumaini clinical trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The recommendation marks the first time vaccines specifically designed to protect against Bundibugyo virus, the virus responsible for the current outbreak, will be evaluated during an outbreak of the disease.