1. The US restarts its $500 million cobalt tender, causing cobalt prices to surge.
2. The Chinese government warns its citizens that they could become "miner slaves" during the gold rush in the Central African Republic.
3. Despite US opposition, the G20 summit in South Africa adopts a declaration aimed at mitigating the unique impact of climate-related disasters and sovereign debt levels on impoverished countries.
4. Hundreds of children have been kidnapped at Catholic schools in Nigeria, bringing the total number of kidnapped students in the region to over 1,500.
5. Following the German president's visit to Angola, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will visit Angola to compete with China for local resources.
6. Africa's clean energy sector is moving towards true independence based on its mineral resources, with total electricity generation expected to increase tenfold over the next 40 years.
7. A Nigerian separatist leader has been sentenced to life imprisonment for terrorism-related crimes.
8. Gridless plans to expand its six existing Bbitt mining operations across the continent.
9. A broken undersea fiber optic cable in the Red Sea is being repaired slowly, impacting the efficiency and quality of network communications between Europe, Asia, and Africa.
10. Africa has officially become a leading region for HPV vaccination, with over 86 million women registered and a vaccination rate of 47%;
11. The BBC exposed a pro-government online propaganda agency and so-called pro-government online trolls in Uganda;
12. The South African town of Ngobo is in a state of anarchy, with police scrambling to evade criminals.
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