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1. South Africa: A Response to Secretary Rubio's Substack post

   [Govt of SA] Secretary Rubio, I have read your Substack post from 3 December 2025.

2. Congo-Kinshasa: Ceremonial Foreign Policy - Shallowly Engaging with Kinshasa and Kigali

   [CFR] In shallowly engaging with Kinshasa and Kigali, Washington does little to promote peace and risks insulating leaders from accountability.

3. Congo-Kinshasa: Washington Summit On DRC-Rwanda Relations Aims for Peace Despite Deep Mistrust

   [RFI] The leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are meeting in Washington to endorse two long-negotiated agreements, in a United States-backed push to revive a fragile peace process. The summit comes amid ongoing violence in eastern DRC and an atmosphere of mistrust, making progress uncertain.

4. Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau Electoral Commission Says Poll Results 'Destroyed' in Coup

   [RFI] Guinea-Bissau's electoral commission says that it cannot publish the results of last week's contested election as the vote counts have been destroyed in an attack. The military took control of the country a day before the provisional results were due to be announced.

5. Ghana: $14m Safe Water Project Launched

   [Ghanaian Times] A 14-million-dollar water project aimed at expanding access to safe drinking water in parts of northern Ghana has been launched to improve water delivery and strengthen investment in the country's water sector.