[IPS] CIVICUS discusses Ghana's anti-LGBTQI+ law with Leila Lariba, Executive Director of One Love Sisters Ghana, a community-driven organisation that advances human rights, social inclusion and wellbeing for Muslim LGBTQI+ people in Ghana.
[ISS] Precedents show that crackdowns and tighter regulations often have negative domestic and diplomatic consequences, sometimes lasting decades.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a firm warning that any criminal conduct during planned nationwide protests against undocumented immigration will be met with the full force of the law, as several African governments move to evacuate thousands of their citizens amid fears of escalating xenophobic violence.
[GroundUp] The anti-immigration campaign has caused deaths, widespread displacement, and loss of income for South Africans
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Two men convicted of robbery and sexual assault have each been handed consecutive prison sentences totaling 70 years after the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) successfully secured their conviction at the Kibera Law Courts.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A longstanding dispute between a senior researcher at the Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI) and the institution's management has escalated after Dr. Nykoi Jomah accused CARI's leadership of ignoring directives issued by the Office of the Ombudsman, unlawfully dismissing him from his position, and withholding five months of his salary.
[FrontPageAfrica] Washington -- In July 2024, when Liberia was first engulfed in the trafficking of Kush, a traditional strain of cannabis originating from the Hindu Kush mountains, and the other, a dangerously addictive synthetic drug mixture that became rampant in West Africa, the legend of Michael US Browne AKA "US Marshall," was already known to many in the circles of the Roberts International Airport.
[Liberian Observer] The House of Representatives has passed President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's proposed legislation seeking to amend Chapter 50(B) of Title 12 of the Executive Law of Liberia, paving the way for broader reforms at the Liberia Agency for Community Empowerment (LACE).
[Liberian Observer] Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung has assured residents of Yarwin-Mehnsonnoh District that the Boakai administration has not forgotten them, pledging a series of development interventions aimed at improving the lives of citizens in one of Liberia's most remote and underserved communities.
[Liberian Observer] MONROVIA -- The man now known as Rahem Bah is, in fact, Michael Browne, the former Liberia Airport Authority (LAA) employee who was dismissed, prosecuted and convicted for his role in drug trafficking through Roberts International Airport (RIA), the Daily Observer has independently established.
[Vanguard] Abuja -- Former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has raised the alarm over what he described as a fresh and coordinated attempt by elements within the ruling establishment to deploy political and legal machinations to keep his party off the ballot ahead of the 2027 general election.
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The Government of Uganda has announced plans to evacuate Ugandan nationals from South Africa following rising anti-migrant violence and xenophobic protests targeting foreign nationals. In a press statement issued on June 28th, 2026, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni had directed that arrangements be made to bring back Ugandans who feel unsafe due to the escalating situation.
[Bhekisisa] As anti-immigrant protests gather momentum, a clause in the NHI Act could deny many refugees, asylum seekers and undocumented migrants HIV treatment -- despite Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi saying that would "work in reverse" in the fight against HIV. Would the health minister be prepared to change that if the Constitutional Court rules the Act can go ahead?
[New Times] The Professional Fighters League (PFL) Africa will continue its 2026 campaign later this year, as the league heads north for its next and maiden landmark event in Casablanca, Morocco on October 10.
[New Zimbabwe] THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched investigations into a viral video showing members of the Bolt Cutter Bus Crew violently assaulting a passenger at Musami Cross, Domborembudzi, Mashonaland East Province.
[Nyasa Times] President Peter Mutharika's decision to dispatch Second Vice-President Enoch Chihana to yet another high-level Sadc engagement has not gone unnoticed in Lilongwe. For the second time in a week, Chihana -- leader of the Alliance for Democracy and long-time political ally of Mutharika -- has been handed a regional brief that would, in more conventional times, fall to the First Vice-President, Jane Ansah.
[Nyasa Times] Former National Intelligence Service (NIS) director general Dokani Ngwira appeared before the Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee investigating the June 10, 2024 military plane crash on Monday, but his testimony was halted after concerns over classified information.
[Nyasa Times] Officials from the Lilongwe District Council are today meeting representatives of the Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC) to discuss the postponement of planned demonstrations against escalating xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals in South Africa.
[IFJ] The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) condemns in the strongest terms possible, this naked act of aggression and attack on media freedom and calls for the immediate reopening of these media houses and allow journalists and media workers to continue their work without any form of harassment and intimidation.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has raised concerns over what he describes as a growing pattern of delayed salary payments across county governments.
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