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1. Cuts in USAID funding cripples healthcare in Malawi

   It has undone decades of progress, notably in fighting HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis.

2. Belgian court reopens Patrice Lumumba murder case

   The family of murdered Congolese independence icon Patrice Lumumba said Tuesday they hope to get justice, as a Belgian court weighs prosecuting the sole surviving suspect over the 1961 killing.

3. Death toll from floods in Mozambique and South Africa continues to climb

   Rescue operations are underway in South Africa and Mozambique, where flooding has claimed dozens of lives. It comes after weeks of heavy rains have lashed the two neighbouring countries.

4. What to know about the Chagos Islands as Trump slams the UK's sovereignty deal

   U.S. President Donald Trump has turned his fire on a deal between Britain and Mauritius to settle the future of the Chagos Islands, the contested Indian Ocean archipelago that is home to a strategic U.S. military base.

5. South Sudan’s president fires interior minister, wife of detained VP Machar

   The president of South Sudan has dismissed his interior minister, the wife of a detained opposition leader with whom he was running a unity government following a peace agreement that ended a five-year civil war.