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1. South Africa's Kruger park suffers 'devastating' damage from floods

   South Africa's iconic Kruger National Park suffered major damage to critical infrastructure in recent flooding, with the cost of repairs estimated to run over 30 million dollars, officials said Thursday.

2. Ryan Coogler’s vampire epic ‘Sinners’ breaks Oscar nominations record

   Ryan Coogler’s blues-steeped vampire epic “Sinners” led all films with 16 nominations to the 98th Academy Awards on Thursday, setting a record for the most in Oscar history.

3. Over one million Nigerians face hunger due to funding shortages

   A catastrophic hunger crisis is set to dramatically worsen in northeastern Nigeria, as the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns it will be forced to slash food aid to over a million vulnerable people within weeks due to a critical lack of funding.

4. Mali's junta creates a new ministerial-level post to oversee the mining sector

   Mali's military junta has created a new ministerial-level post to oversee the mining sector, tightening the government's direct grip on the country's crucial gold industry, and has appointed a former Barrick Mining executive to the job.

5. Nigeria's strategy to combat illegal logging and poaching

   Facing catastrophic deforestation, Nigeria is deploying an unconventional defense: recruiting the very poachers and loggers who once threatened its last wildlife refuges.