Entertainment
USA: Aretha Franklin Dies At 76
Malawi: Madonna Launches $60,000 Fundraiser to Mark 60th Birthday
Zambia: Koffi Olomide cleared to perform
Profile: Lekan Babalola
Italy: Wizkid, Tinie Tempah Featured at Dolce & Gabbana Summer 2019 Men Fashion Show
Nigeria: Reggae Legend Ras Kimono dead at the age of 60
Sports
2018 World Cup: President Buhari Orders Repatriation of Stranded Nigerians Fans From Russia
World Cup Final Has African Flavor, But Challenges Remain
2018 World Cup: Croatia advances to first World Cup finals
2018 World Cup: Five Lessons Learned From Nigeria’s Loss to Croatia
Nigeria: Solomon Dalung restates ambition to win FIFA World Cup
Nigeria: Badminton Team Won 19 Medals at Africa Para-Badminton Championship
Education
Africa’s Youth Population, Poverty Spur Gates Foundation’s Giving
Cameroon: School Attacks Prompt Parents to Withdraw Students
Cameroon: Schools Threatened by Boko Haram Reopens
Cameroon: Schools Reopen, but Without Safety Guarantee
Technology: With Sensors and Apps, Young African Coders Compete to Curb Hunger
Nigeria: Acting President lauds Nigerian girls’ victory at World Technovation Pitch
Business
Kenya: Taxi Drivers Create New Ride Hailing App
Senegal: Merkel Arrives in West Africa for Visit Focusing on Business, Migrants
Nigeria: Industrial Council takes steps to improve business environment
Kenya: Investors Fight General Electric Plan to Buy Coal Plant
Nigeria: Social Media Summit to hold in Abuja
USA: Farmers Fret Over Trump’s Trade Tactics
Economy
Nigeria: President Buhari appoints Zainab Ahmed as new Finance Minister
China Offers Debt Relief, But Most African Countries Borrow Elsewhere
Trump Administration Blocks Reappointment of WTO Judge as Dispute Settlement Crisis Looms
USA: Trump Threatens to Withdraw U.S. from WTO
Senegal: Merkel Arrives in West Africa for Visit Focusing on Business, Migrants
Uganda: China’s Road Construction Creating Dependence and Massive Debt
Health
Africa’s Youth Population, Poverty Spur Gates Foundation’s Giving
New Technology Aims to Prevent Newborn Deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria advocates stronger awareness towards fistula elimination
Uganda: Ailing Health Sector Gets Booster Shot from US
West Africa’s Addiction to Hard Drugs is on the Rise
Nigeria: Lagos state to strengthen health institutions, enforce laws
Agriculture
South Africa Denies Plan to Seize White Farmers’ Land
Technology: With Sensors and Apps, Young African Coders Compete to Curb Hunger
Ghana: Importation of Tilapia fish banned
USA: Farmers brace for impact of trade war, soy at one-year low
Nigeria: Govt to Shut Borders to Stop Rice Smuggling
Ivory Coast becoming Africa’s bread basket – Experts
Human Rights
Burundi threatens to withdraw from UN Human Rights Council
Israel: For African Migrants, a Life of Hardship in the Promised Land
UN: Human Rights Defenders in Malawi Under Threat
North Korea, Eritrea have world’s highest rates of modern slavery
South Africa: Obama Delivers Speech to honor Nelson Mandela
Ethiopia: Government Removes Internet Restrictions on 246 News Sites
Celebrities
USA: Aretha Franklin Dies At 76
Malawi: Madonna Launches $60,000 Fundraiser to Mark 60th Birthday
Zambia: Koffi Olomide cleared to perform
Italy: Wizkid, Tinie Tempah Featured at Dolce & Gabbana Summer 2019 Men Fashion Show
USA: Harvey Weinstein’s wife Georgina Chapman announces she’s leaving him
