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1. Mozambique: Nearly 100,000 Displaced as Violence Spreads Across Northern Mozambique, Says UN

   [allAfrica] Geneva -- Intensified attacks on villages and the rapid spillover of the conflict into previously safe districts force tens of thousands of people to flee across northern Mozambique, with close to 100,000 displaced in the past fortnight alone, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says.

2. Sudan: We Will Not Allow Humanitarian Situation to Be Exploited to Cover Military Military Moves - Army

   [SNA] Khartoum -- The Armed Forces condemned the daily targeting of Babanusa city by artillery shelling and strategic drone attacks carried out by the terrorist Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia of the Dagalo family, describing their recent ceasefire announcement as a political manoeuvre aimed at misleading international public opinion.

3. Africa: Namibia Demands Justice for Colonial Crimes

   [New Era] Namibia has called for the international criminalisation of colonialism, saying global law has "deliberately ignored" atrocities committed in Africa and left a glaring accountability gap that must finally be closed.

4. Kenya: President Ruto Orders Major Overhaul of Anti-Narcotics Unit, Triples Personnel in War On Drugs

   [Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has directed Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, to overhaul the country's anti-narcotics unit by tripling its personnel and expanding its national footprint as part of an intensified campaign against drug abuse.

5. Nigeria: Despair in Sokoto As Bandits Abduct Bride, Maids Hours to Wedding

   [Premium Times] The father of the abducted bride, Umaru Chacho, confirmed that 13 residents were abducted: 11 females and two males, including his daughter.