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1. Nigeria: #osundecides2026: INEC Declares Accord's Ademola Adeleke Winner of Governorship Election

   [Premium Times] The incumbent governor defeated his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the APC, by 66,252 votes after polling 511,067 votes across the state.

2. Sudan: Women Demand Inclusive, Safe Dialogue to End Sudan War for Good

   [Dabanga] Nairobi / Amsterdam -- Sudanese feminist and civil society figures have called for broader participation in any anticipated Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue, demanding genuine guarantees to protect participants and provide a safe space for discussion. They stressed the need for women, young people, and civil society to play an active role in the political process.

3. West Africa: Lithium in the Sahel - How Armed Groups Are Exploiting the Global Scramble for the Critical Mineral

   [The Conversation Africa] Every electric vehicle, smartphone and laptop battery begins with one essential ingredient: lithium.

4. Sudan: Young Sudanese Call for 'Inclusive Dialogue to Address Roots of War, Put Justice and Peace First'

   [Dabanga] Amstertdam -- By Amin Ramadan for Radio Dabanga

5. Ethiopia: News - Coalition Says Abeshige Extrajudicial Killings 'Comparable to the Red Terror', Demands Investigation

   [Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Coalition for Ethiopian Unity, a five-party opposition political coalition, has condemned the reported killing of three young men in Abeshige Woreda of Central Ethiopia Regional State, saying the killings were "comparable to the Red Terror" and demanding an independent investigation.