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1. Uganda: Late Detection Driving High Cancer Deaths in Uganda, Says UCI's Dr. Bogere

   [Nile Post] As the world marked World Cancer Day on Wednesday, Uganda paused to confront a growing and deeply troubling cancer burden that continues to claim tens of thousands of lives each year, largely due to late diagnosis and limited access to timely treatment.

2. South Sudan: South Sudan - UN Forced to Suspend Food Aid After 'Unacceptable' Attacks On Convoy

   [UN News] South Sudan is buckling under a fresh wave of violence and displacement, after attacks and looting halted a major UN food convoy in restive Upper Nile state and clashes continue to spread in neighbouring Jonglei.

3. Sudan: Dr Suleiman Baldo - Quartet Peace Plan First Serious Attempt to Stop Sudan War

   [Dabanga] Amsterdam -- Dr Suleiman Baldo, Executive Director of the Sudanese Observatory for Transparency and Policy, said that the peace plan pushed by the Quartet is the first serious attempt to stop the fighting in Sudan and restore calm and stability to civilians.

4. Sudan: Quartet Settlement in Sudan - Between Boulos's Optimism and Observers' Scepticism

   [Dabanga] Cairo -- The recent remarks by Massad Boulos, adviser to the US president, have sparked a wave of controversy and analysis about the future of the conflict in Sudan, after he spoke of the imminent arrival of a humanitarian truce and an internationally backed peace roadmap. While some see these statements as a real diplomatic breakthrough, others see them as mere "expectations" that do not touch reality.

5. Nigeria: Kwara Terrorists Attack Claims 75 Lives, Says Governor Abdulrazaq

   [This Day] Ilorin -- Kwara state governor, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq Wednesday said about 75 people were massacred during the Tuesday attack by suspected terrorists in Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama local government area of the state.