[African Arguments] Devolution has demystified local power and emboldened voters to assert themselves, leading to shocks all the way up the political pyramid.

[GroundUp] The family of man who died in a mysterious fire say people told them to go back to the Congo

[Premium Times] Joy Bishara and Lydia Pogu, two of the Chibok schoolgirls, who escaped from Boko Haram captivity in 2014, read a letter applauding U.S. President Donald Trump during a recent visit to the White House.

[Iwacu] Members of the European Union parliament voted to keep sanctions on the Government of Burundi. They say human right violations persist. The Government of Burundi accuses the EU of being partial.

[Iwacu] In reaction to claims of peace and stability by the government, political opponents say reports of assassinations, torture and forced disappearances, the high number of Burundi refugees and the worsening economic conditions for Burundian citizens show insecurity.

[New Times] Youth leaders have committed to rally the youth to massively participate in national programmes, especially the forthcoming presidential election slated for August 4.

[New Zimbabwe] Opposition political parties have demanded the immediate retirement of President Robert Mugabe, accusing the near-centenarian of running the country from a hospital bed.

[New Zimbabwe] Opposition political parties have demanded the immediate retirement of President Robert Mugabe, accusing the near-centenarian of running the country from a hospital bed.

[News24Wire] In a sign of just how hazardous it is to support the opposition with elections looming in Zimbabwe, a war veteran has been disowned by his colleagues and ordered to vacate his farm after going to an MDC rally, it was reported Sunday.

[News24Wire] The second season of The Voice SA ended on a triumphant note.

[Nation] Waiters who served Maj-Gen (Rtd) Joseph Nkaissery at the Bomas of Kenya bar are among people being interviewed over the death of the powerful internal security Cabinet secretary.

[Deutsche Welle] The Red Crescent humanitarian body has said it recovered the decomposed bodies of 19 Egyptian migrants. They appear to have been smuggled into Libya but it remained unclear where they were going when they died.

[Al Jazeera] Tension is mounting in Guinea Bissau between President Jose Mario Vaz and parliament which has not been able to pass a single law in the last two years. The unrest has spilled onto the streets as protesters call for political change and stability.

[Deutsche Welle] Germany has prioritized the achievement of «strong, sustainable and balanced global economic growth» and Africa in its G20 presidency. Did it achieve this? Abu-Bakarr Jalloh reports from Hamburg.

[Leadership] Katsina -The Katsina State Primary Health Care Development Agency said yesterday that over three million doses of Oral Polio Vaccines (OPVs) were deployed for the immunization of over two million eligible children across the state notwithstanding that the state has been polio-free in the past five years.

[Leadership] Nigeria yesterday successfully brokered peace between Morocco and Saharawi Democratic Republic (SDR) on the wordings of the report of the human Rights abuses between the two countries.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will comply with the High Court decision nullifying the procurement of presidential ballot papers from a Dubai-based firm.

[Al Jazeera] At least 35 refugees, including seven children, were feared drowned after their inflatable boat sank on Saturday off the Libyan coast.

[Zimbabwe Standard] President Robert Mugabe is in Singapore for medical treatment for the umpteenth time this year amid concerns that his health problems are becoming a strain on the fiscus.

[New Times] Rwandan opposition party, Parti Sociale Imberakuri (PS-Imberakuri), is launching an investigation into how failed presidential candidate Diane Rwigara illegally accessed and used party documents including identification papers of party members to solicit components required to run for Presidency.

[New Times] Countries under the tripartite of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), East African Community (EAC), and Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Friday moved a step closer to forming a larger free trade area.

[Monitor] Kampala -President Museveni has said the death of former Kampala City mayor and DP president John Ssebaana Kizito has left the party and Opposition with weak leaders only focused on «eating» and selling their political souls to the highest bidder with no aim of building the nation.

[New Times] The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has released the final list of three qualified candidates for the August presidential poll.

[Vanguard] Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday expressed his strong opposition to calls for the restructuring of the country saying there was nothing wrong with Nigeria to warrant the raging clamour for restructuring or dismemberment. General Obasanjo who spoke at the palace of Olu of Warri, His Majesty, Ogiame Ikenwoli, when he paid a visit to the monarch said what needs restructuring is the mindset of Nigerians.

[Capital FM] Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery is dead.

[Capital FM] Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery is dead.

[Nation] The first presidential debate has been moved from July 10 to July 24.

[New Times] President Paul Kagame has called on leaders to get closer to the grassroots populations to better understand them and address their issues.

[Deutsche Welle] Africa is high on the agenda at the G-20 summit in Germany but Angela Merkel will have a tough time keeping it there amidst all the other pressing issues.

[World Agroforestry Centre] Ethiopia is suffering from severe drought. But there is water in Gergera. Twenty years of restoring its hills and valley has brought life back to this area in the state of Tigray. The work has been painstaking, complex and multidimensional and continues to this day. But its hard won results offer up two key lessons.  First, landscape restoration in drylands hinges on water management. Second, restoration can create a base for better livelihoods and jobs for youth who formerly left in droves.Ministers

[Citizen] Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza announced his intention to seek a disputed third term more than two years ago, spawning a period of unrest marked by extrajudicial killings, a failed coup, and ethnic division.

[This Day] There are fears that scores of Nigerians have been killed, and over one thousand of them forcibly evicted from Abana the headquarters of Bakassi peninsula which is under the sovereignty of Cameroun.

[Vanguard] Super Eagles and Wolverhampton wanderers of England goalkeeper Carl Ikeme has been diagnosed with acute leukaemia.

[Al Jazeera] At least 78 people were killed and dozens more were injured when a truck heavily loaded with goods and passengers crashed in the Central African Republic, a doctor said on Wednesday.

[Al Jazeera] At least 566 civilians have been killed in war crimes committed by armed groups since 2014 in the violence-ridden Central African Republic (CAR), Human Rights Watch said.