[SNA] The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), together with allied forces, announced on Wednesday that they had liberated the town of Al-Kormuk in Blue Nile State following fierce battles that ended in victory through the determination of their fighters and the bravery of their troops.

[Premium Times] The lawmakers were engaged in a rowdy debate over whether President Bola Tinubu should be invited to address concerns about inadequate funding of government agencies and delays in implementing the 2025 budget.

[ISS] Neither Cameroon nor the DRC is doing enough to improve oversight and management of unregulated gold mining.

[RFI] The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called for an investigation into the attempted kidnapping of a senior journalist in Kenya, which followed angry criticism of his newspaper by President William Ruto.

[HRW] UN Experts, Civil Society Highlight Deepening Repression

[Bhekisisa] In early May this year South Africa's Constitutional Court became the battleground for one of the most consequential disputes over health legislation since democracy.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Egypt's football federation filed a formal complaint with FIFA after its team's Round of 16 exit from the World Cup.

[CFR] The rapid spread of a rare Ebola strain through Central and East Africa is testing local public health authorities and raising concerns about the state of global health security.

[CAF] Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan says his side will remain true to its identity when it takes on the reigning world champions, Argentina in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 on Tuesday evening, insisting his players will focus on their own game rather than the stature of their star-studded opponents.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Several youths were arrested by plainclothes police officers along Harambee Avenue on Tuesday morning after they attempted to gather near the Office of the President as security agencies enforced heightened restrictions during the Saba Saba commemorations.

[Namibian] The Presidency says the Namibian business delegation of over 200 members accompanying president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to China was not funded by taxpayers.

[HRW] Amend New Asylum Law in Line with International Standards

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[ISS] To implement the landmark UN slavery resolution, reparations should be defined as a framework for truth, responsibility, repair, reconciliation and global justice.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- President Museveni has defended the government's opposition to granting bail to some opposition figures facing criminal charges

[Namibian] The head of the police's VIP protection unit, commissioner Michael Abraham, has been removed from his position following a security breach at State House involving an unauthorised intruder.

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[HRW] Nairobi -- Unlawful, Abusive Campaign Creates Climate of Fear

[GroundUp] Factories in KwaZulu-Natal are closing as xenophobia reaches fever pitch

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[RFI] More than 17 million people across nine conflict-hit states in northern Nigeria face severe hunger, the UN's food agency (WFP) has said, warning that violence and funding cuts are driving food insecurity to its worst level in nearly a decade. Stripped of their livelihoods, some people are fleeing across the border into neighbouring Benin.

[The Conversation Africa] Public rallies were banned in Tanzania in June 2026 for the second time in a decade. The first ban was imposed by President John Magufuli in 2016. His successor, President Samia Hassan, lifted it in 2023 as part of a reform agenda. Now she has reimposed the ban. Dan Paget has spent over a decade chronicling the struggles of Tanzania's democracy movement amid waves of repression. He's had a special focus on a form of political communication that's of extraordinary significance in Tanzania: mass rallies. He

[Nile Post] The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has called on the Judiciary to publicly and unequivocally condemn President Yoweri Museveni's remarks on the pending treason trial of veteran opposition leader and four-time presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye, as well as his renewed push to abolish bail, describing the comments as unconstitutional executive interference in the administration of justice.

[allAfrica] As Zambia moves toward its 2026 general election, the contest is increasingly being framed not as a clash of ideologies, but as a national assessment of performance, expectations, and credibility.

[CAF] Cape Verde's historic World Cup run ended in heartbreak after the Blue Sharks pushed defending champions Argentina to extra time before losing 3-2 in a dramatic round-of-32 tie in Miami on Friday night.

[HRW] HRW Oral Statement - Urgent Debate - HRC62

[Vanguard] The African Union called an emergency meeting on its military mission in Somalia on Friday after Washington announced it would end critical funding over the lack of progress against Islamist insurgents.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi is taking steps to modernise its legal framework for trusts, with the government convening a stakeholder consultation in Lilongwe on Thursday to gather input on a Draft Trusts Bill that officials say is long overdue.

[Premium Times] «We have withdrawn much of our forces that were just there for that operation.»

[Nile Post] Veteran journalist and political commentator Timothy Kalyegira has been granted cash bail of Shs650,000 by the Kira Chief Magistrate's Court in Wakiso District.

[CAF] Algeria's inspiring FIFA World Cup journey came to an end on Friday after a spirited performance against Switzerland, with the European side claiming a 2-0 victory to book their place in the Round of 16.

[Africa CDC] Introduction: Africa's Immunization Landscape and Its Significance

[New Zimbabwe] A war veteran has filed an urgent High Court application seeking to stop the certification and further processing of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Bill No.3 (CAB3), arguing that the parliamentary vote that passed the proposed law was unlawfully tainted by gifts received from controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo.

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