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1. Africa: Why Inequality, Not The Next Virus, Could Be the World's Greatest Pandemic Threat

   [allAfrica] Inequality doesn't just make pandemics worse; it helps create the conditions for them to spread, persist and return

2. Kenya: A New Harvest Of Hope - Bt Cotton Revives Lamu

   [allAfrica] The trip to Lamu is long and torturous but on arrival, one is met by unmatched beauty in this island off the Kenyan coast.

3. Malawi: FAO Warning - Malawi Sliding Toward National Nutrition Emergency

   [Nyasa Times] Most Malawians are being priced out of healthy food, with new global data revealing a dramatic surge in the cost of nutritious diets -- pushing families towards increasingly unhealthy eating habits.

4. South Africa: Battle to Stop Illegal Dumping in Cape Town's Townships

   [GroundUp] "Immediately after we clean, people dump again"

5. Nigeria: Inside Corruption Trial That Sent Ex-Minister Mamman to Record 75 Years in Prison

   [Premium Times] Mr Mamman's case has brought renewed attention to how public officers' conduct in office has deepened Nigeria's long-running power crisis.