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1. Ethiopia: Children Affected By Ethiopia Mine Pollution Need Justice

   [HRW] UN Child Rights Body Should Urge Mine Suspension, Independent Assessment

2. South Africa: Death Toll Climbs to 14 After Vanderbijlpark School Crash

   [Scrolla] 14 learners have now died after a scholar transport crash in Vanderbijlpark on Monday, 19 January 2026, police confirmed on Thursday. Police charged a 22-year-old scholar transport driver with 14 counts of culpable homicide after two more learners died in hospital.

3. South Africa: Anti-Immigrant Protests Erupt At Durban School

   [GroundUp] Education department rejects claims that immigrants are given preference

4. Kenya: Murkomen Pushes Police Reforms Amid Rising Brutality Complaints

   [Capital FM] Kisumu -- Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen says recent incidents of police violence reported in several parts of the country had prompted renewed engagement with police commanders to curb misconduct and restore public confidence in law enforcement.

5. Ghana: 'Poverty Falls to 21.9 Percent, but Regional Disparities Persist'

   [Ghanaian Times] Multidimensional poverty in the country has steadily declined from 23.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 to 21.9 per cent in the third quarter of 2025, a study by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed.