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1. South Africa: Western Cape Braces for Hot Summer - South African News Briefs - September 2, 2026

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2. Malawi: Chilima Plane Crash Inquiry Lays Bare Malawi's Aviation Safety Crisis

   [Nyasa Times] The parliamentary inquiry into the June 10, 2024 plane crash that killed Vice-President Saulos Chilima and eight others has heard troubling testimony suggesting Malawi's aviation infrastructure suffers from long-standing structural deficiencies -- raising uncomfortable questions about institutional readiness that extend well beyond the immediate circumstances of the crash itself.

3. Namibia: Drought Displaced Angolans Face Human Rights Abuses

   [AI London] Angolan women and children displaced by drought into Namibia face serious human rights abuses arising from a lack of safe and legal migration pathways for people forced across borders by natural disasters, Amnesty International said in a new report.

4. Africa: El Niño Threatens More Than Two-Thirds of Children in Eastern and Southern Africa

   [Unicef] Nairobi -- UNICEF calls for urgent action to protect children from a predictable crisis

5. Nigeria: Tinubu Was Under Investigation for Drugs - FBI

   [Daily Trust] The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has confirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was the subject of a criminal investigation into drug-trafficking crimes in the early 1990s.