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1. Record gold price squeezes Moroccan jewellery sector

   Gold surged to over $5,000 an ounce this week amid uncertain economic times.

2. Ethiopia: Flights from capital to Tigray cancelled as tenions mount

   As fears of a return to conflict mount in Ethiopia, pssenger flights between the capital and cities in the northern Tigray region have been halted. Ethiopia airlines cited 'unplanned circumstances' for the cancellations.

3. Tanzania eyes East Africa’s pharmaceutical hub crown {Business Africa}

   Tanzania is betting on local drug manufacturing to reduce imports and become East Africa’s pharmaceutical hub and we find out how Africa's private sector is fixing the supply chain to minimise the billions lost in post-harvest logistics.

4. At least 11 dead in South Africa in latest crash involving a minibus taxi

   Some eight others sustained serious injuries and are receiving urgent medical care at nearby hospitals.

5. Women and girls in Haiti facing 'explosion' of sexual violence, says MSF

   Gang violence and political instability in Haiti have displaced close to one and a half million people. It’s also led to an explosion of sexual violence, as living conditions and public services deteriorate.