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[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 and fresh grass cut by the owner or housed in a simple pen during rest. The muturu is an indigenous cattle breed characterized by diverse coat colour patterns and unique adaptation to the humid, tsetse-infested environments of West Africa, where it has traditionally provided

[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 police and Malawian migrants waiting for repatriation.

[Namibian] Works and transport minister Veikko Nekundi says the government has rejected plans to introduce toll gates on roads across the country.

[Namibian] The government has auctioned some of its quota for horse mackerel and hake fish, raising N$68.4 million.

[Liberian Investigator] CAPITOL HILL -- Several people tied to Liberia's largest recent cocaine seizure could be charged within days, the Inspector General of Police told senators Wednesday, disclosing that investigators have elevated individuals first named as persons of interest to potential suspects in the case involving more than 19.2 million U.S. dollars worth of cocaine intercepted at Roberts International Airport.

[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.

[Liberian Observer] The Supreme Court has effectively held back a ruling that could end months of paralysis in the politically charged Capitol Building arson trial, with justices weighing whether to reconstitute the jury panel and allow Criminal Court "A" to resume proceedings against former House Speaker, Jonathan Fonati Koffa and four sitting lawmakers.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Detectives are piecing together the events that led to the fatal shooting of youth mobiliser Cecil Otieno Ouma after a government youth forum in Nairobi, with seven people, including two members of Principal Secretary Jacob Fikirini's security detail, recording statements as investigators seek to resolve conflicting accounts of the incident.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi says the government expects to receive more than Sh200 billion on Friday from the sale of its 15 percent stake in Safaricom to South Africa's Vodacom.

[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 arrangements as plans for new dormitories begin.

[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has broken its silence over a purportedly leaked audit report on the management of the 2025 General Election, accusing those behind its circulation of undermining the official audit process and presenting an incomplete document as though it were a final report.

[Vanguard] Troops of Sector 2 of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have dismantled an illegal arms manufacturing syndicate in Kebbi State, recovering five locally fabricated AK-47 rifles and arresting two suspected gun makers allegedly supplying weapons to terrorist groups.

[GroundUp] The problem now is not load shedding but price