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1. Rwanda's former first lady to appeal decision to reopen genocide probe against her

   Rwanda's former first lady Agathe Habyarimana will appeal last week's ruling by a French court that overturned a 2025 decision to dismiss an investigation into her role in the 1994 genocide.

2. Israeli drone strikes kill 8 near Beirut ahead of talks

   Israeli drone strikes on Wednesday hit multiple vehicles along a main highway south of Beirut, killing eight people — including a woman and her two children — according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry, in one of the deadliest escalations since the ceasefire took effect.

3. Gabon move to acquire stake in international manganese-mining company

   It wants a slice of Eramet, the company whose subsidiary, Comilog, mines manganese at Moanda in the east of the country.

4. US President Trump arrives in Beijing for two-day summit with Xi Jinping

   Air Force One landed in Beijing on Wednesday, carrying US President Donald Trump to his high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jingping.

5. Macron arrives in Ethiopia ahead of high‑level AU talks

   French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, where he was welcomed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed before heading into a trilateral meeting at the African Union headquarters with UN Secretary‑General António Guterres and AU Commission chairman Mahmoud Ali Youssouf.