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[This Day] Nigeria on Sunday sharply escalated diplomatic pressure on South Africa, warning that it could activate unspecified measures against Pretoria if the persistent killings and targeted attacks on Nigerian nationals continue, following the deaths of two Nigerians within days amid renewed xenophobic tensions.

[New Zimbabwe] PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared that Zanu PF is "here to stay," quoting late Vice President Simon Vengesayi Muzenda's famous line: "Zanu PF ichatonga kusvikira madhongi amera nyanga" loosely translated Zanu PF will remain in power until donkeys grow horns.

[Nile Post] Kabale District leaders have commissioned two new twin classroom blocks at Butanda Secondary School, constructed at a cost of Shs285 million, while directing the contractor to complete all outstanding works before the defect's liability period expires.

[SNA] The Cabinet held its regular meeting in Khartoum on Sunday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Kamil Idris.

[This Day] Bauchi -- Hospital equipment, consumables and critical commodities worth over N10 billion have been donated to Bauchi State by the federal government through the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare as part of efforts to make quality, effective and efficient healthcare delivery services accessible to the people with focus on women, children under five and other vulnerable people.

[This Day] Nigeria's D'Tigers made a loud statement in Luanda, Angola yesterday that they mean business as they delivered a blowout win over Rwanda, 62-106.

[This Day] The Stanbic IBTC's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) report for June 2026 stated that manufacturing recorded a decrease in output even though improving demand helped to support further increases in output of Nigeria's private sector in the first half of 2026.

[Nyasa Times] Former president Dr Joyce Banda says she will not seek a return to State House in 2030, declaring she has "done my part" and is now focused on supporting national efforts from outside frontline politics.

[Nyasa Times] Christians have been challenged to step out of their churches and take an active role in driving Malawi's economic development, in a powerful independence anniversary sermon that called on the faithful to become agents of national transformation.

[Nyasa Times] President Arthur Peter Mutharika has used Malawi's 62nd independence anniversary to deliver a pointed message to the nation: political self-rule is not enough, and the country must now fight for economic freedom.

[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE government has called on cooperative societies to strengthen accountability, embrace digital technologies, and promote youth and women's participation as part of efforts to build a peaceful and prosperous society.

[New Times] When Jean Marie Vianney Nsabimana fled violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), he, like thousands of other refugees, depended almost entirely on humanitarian assistance.

[New Times] Lawmakers have called for stronger systems to protect creators' rights and ensure they receive fair compensation, saying the growth of Rwanda's creative industry depends on effective management of intellectual property and royalties.

[UN News] When people think of the world's deadliest threats, armed conflicts usually come to mind first. Yet every year, organized crime quietly claims a comparable number of lives.

[African Arguments] Across Africa, large-scale infrastructure projects are transforming economies at an unprecedented pace. Between 2010 and 2022, African ports captured an outsized share of global port investment - $13 billion, concentrated heavily in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Senegal, and Ghana. Ports, railways and energy systems are widely framed as the backbone of this growth: essential for trade, investment, and global integration.

[The Conversation Africa] Climate prediction scientists announced in June 2026 that El Niño, a cycle that happens every two to seven years, had formed. It was expected to develop into one of the strongest on record - a "super" El Niño.