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Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:46:38 GMT
Africa: Africa's Immunization Acceleration - Charting a Path to Better Health, Health Security and Economic Growth for a Continent on the Rise
[Africa CDC] Introduction: Africa's Immunization Landscape and Its Significance

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:09:21 GMT
Africa: All of Africa Today - July 3, 2026
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Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:55:10 GMT
South Africa: Western Cape Ordered to File Housing Plans - South African News Briefs - July 3, 2026
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Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:56:43 GMT
Zimbabwe: War Veteran Seeks Urgent High Court Order to Stop Constitutional Amendment
[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 ...

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:41:17 GMT
Malawi: Govt Blames 'Technical Glitch' for Payday Chaos Leaving Civil Servants Unable to Pay Bills
[Nyasa Times] Thousands of Malawian civil servants were left without their June salaries this week after a technical failure at the Accountic General's Office disrupted the payment process -- despite the salaries having been processed on 30 June 2026...

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:43:00 GMT
West Africa: Sahel Countries' Withdrawal From ICC Betrays Victims
[HRW] Governments Should Urge Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger to Reverse Decision

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:42:59 GMT
Ghana: Ghana Condemns Killing of Citizen in South Africa, Demands Justice
[Ghanaian Times] The Government of Ghana has strongly condemned the killing of a Ghanaian national in South Africa and called for a swift investigation to bring those responsible to justice.

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:42:56 GMT
Uganda: Besigye, Lutale Accuse High Court of Violating Fair Hearing Rights in Ongoing Bail Proceedings
[Nile Post] Opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye and co-accused Hajj Obeid Lutale have accused the High Court Criminal Division of violating their constitutional right to a fair hearing and legal representation of their choice in ongoing criminal ...

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:42:54 GMT
Kenya: Court Drops Treason Charges Against Activist Bob Njagi
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kajiado Law Courts has dismissed a treason case against activist Bob Njagi.

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:42:53 GMT
Nigeria: Death Toll Climbs to 18 in Niger Land Dispute
[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES had earlier reported that the crisis, believed to have stemmed from a longstanding land dispute between two communities in Godoro village, claimed two lives.

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:42:50 GMT
South Africa: Immigrant Families Live in Terror After Being Stoned By March and March Crowds
[GroundUp] SAPS made 900 arrests nationwide on Tuesday for offences including public violence, looting and crimes against immigrants

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:42:48 GMT
South Africa: Huge Court Victory in Battle for Affordable Housing in Cape Town
[GroundUp] ConCourt rules that Western Cape government and City of Cape Town are constitutionally obliged to provide affordable housing in the inner-city

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:41:20 GMT
Africa: WHO Adds First Diagnostic Test for Ebola Bundibugyo Virus to Its Emergency Use Listing
[WHO] Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) has added the first molecular diagnostic test for Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) to its Emergency Use Listing (EUL). The test detects the virus by identifying its genetic material in blood samples, helping co...

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:31:44 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Shows 'Increasingly Blatant' Bias Over DR Congo Peace Deal, Says Rwandan Minister
[RFI] The fragile peace process between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo is under renewed pressure, as the United States imposes fresh sanctions over alleged links to mineral trafficking from areas controlled by M23 rebels. Rwandan Foreign...

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:05:29 GMT
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Forces Closure of UN Human Rights Office
[HRW] Departure Ends Independent International Presence in Country Rife with Abuse

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:08:43 GMT
Namibia: Govt Scraps Toll Gate Plan
[Namibian] Works and transport minister Veikko Nekundi says the government has rejected plans to introduce toll gates on roads across the country.

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:06:17 GMT
South Africa: Sixteen Killed in Touwsriver Accident
[SAnews.gov.za] Sixteen people have been killed in a bus accident on the N1 in Touwsriver in the Western Cape, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) said.

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:14:18 GMT
Africa: World Bank Drops Climate Funding Target, Raising Fears for Africa
[RFI] The World Bank has abandoned its target of directing 45 percent of its financing to projects that help tackle climate change, prompting warnings that poorer countries - especially in Africa - could receive less support to adapt to a warming wor...

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:03:25 GMT
Kenya: Utumishi Girls Reopens After Dormitory Blaze Killed 16
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Students at Utumishi Girls Academy have resumed learning following the tragic dormitory fire that claimed the lives of 16 students, with school management and government agencies putting in place temporary boarding arrangement...

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:01:31 GMT
Malawi: Opposition Slams 100% University Fee Hike
[Nyasa Times] Leader of Opposition Simplex Chithyola Banda has called on government to immediately reverse the newly announced 100 percent increase in public university tuition fees, warning that the decision risks denying thousands of academically d...

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:58:38 GMT
South Africa: Thousands of Immigrants Stuck in Musina With Little Food, Water or Shelter
[GroundUp] Chaos as displaced immigrants descend on town close to Beitbridge border

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:58:13 GMT
Libya: Anti-Migrant Rhetoric Fuels Abuses
[HRW] Beirut -- Libyan authorities have used incendiary rhetoric and pursued a campaign of mass detention and expulsions of migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees, sparking anti-migrant protests, Human Rights Watch said today.

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:38:15 GMT
Liberia: Senators Demand Arrests in U.S.$19m Cocaine Probe
[Liberian Observer] One of the country's largest cocaine investigations entered a critical new phase Wednesday as senior members of the Senate demanded immediate arrests and prosecutions, while Joint Security officials disclosed that investigators ha...

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:56:43 GMT
Zimbabwe: Chiwenga's Cryptic Sermon a Call for People to Save Constitution Mutilated By CAB3 - Ngarivhume
[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWEAN opposition activist Jacob Ngarivhume says Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's latest cryptic sermon during a public address was a coded appeal for citizens to help save the country's constitution, which he argues was "kill...

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:17:00 GMT
South Africa: Government Condemns False Information on Death of a Ghanaian National
[SAnews.gov.za] Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and chair of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Migration, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has strongly rejected as ''factually incorrect'' any link between anti-irregular migration demonstra...

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:42:53 GMT
Nigeria: Obasanjo Declares Never Again Nigeria Must Not Repeat Civil War Tragedy
[Vanguard] Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared "Never Again" as the defining message for the 2026 Asaba Memorial Anniversary, warning that Nigeria must confront the lessons of its civil war history to ensure such a tragedy is never repeat...

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:42:45 GMT
Rwanda: What to Know As UN Human Rights Council Adopts Rwanda's UPR Review
[New Times] Rwanda has accepted 249 out of the 286 recommendations it received during its fourth-cycle Universal Periodic Review (UPR), representing 87 per cent of the total, while taking note of the remaining 37 recommendations.

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:42:43 GMT
Africa: 5 Innovations Transforming How WFP Delivers Food Assistance
[WFP] Innovation underpins the World Food Programme's work in tackling hunger. Here we look at five innovations making a real difference on the ground.

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:34:55 GMT
Nigeria: Why Nigeria Must Return to Indigenous Cattle in Solving Farmer-Herder Clashes.
[African Arguments] Historically, the image of a typical Southern Nigerian farmer was never complete without the muturu cattle breed grazing quietly behind the homestead. It was often tethered at the back of the house, chewing calmly on cassava peels...

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:08:26 GMT
South Africa: Widely Circulated Video of South African Police Clashing With Migrants Not From 30 June 2026
[Africa Check] IN SHORT: A video claiming to show "undocumented foreign nationals" clashing with South African police on 30 June 2026 was actually filmed earlier in the month. It does not show migrants "refusing to leave" but a confrontation between ...

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