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1. Zimbabwe agrees to staff-monitored programme with the IMF

   The 10-month programme could potentially open the door to financial support from the Fund.

2. Shutdown of Kenya’s Koko biofuel firm wipes out clean cooking options

   With Koko Networks shutting down its bioethanol fuel distribution system across Kenya, more than 3,000 Koko fuel points now stand idle, cutting off fuel access for over 1.5 million households that relied on the pay-as-you-go cooking system.

3. Malawi: supply stocks improve, but fuel crisis far from over

   For the first time in about five years, Malawi has managed to accumulate sufficient fuel stocks to last the country for 15 days. The government now wants to increase that number to 30 days - but the fuel shortage crisis is not yet over.

4. Senegal surf school in Dakar brings girls back to class

   In a Dakar fishing village, a surf academy run by Black Girls Surf swaps waves for school, helping 20 girls return to education.

5. Top Russian intelligence officer in critical condition after Moscow shooting

   Lt General Vladimir Alexeyev is the latest high-ranking military figure to be targeted in the capital since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.