Entertainment
South Africa: Music Legend Johnny Clegg Dies
South Africa: Arnold Schwarzenegger assaulted during event
USA: All charges against ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett dropped by prosecutors
USA: Judge expected to rule on R. Kelly request to fly to Dubai
USA: R. Kelly defense claim accusers are lying
Nigeria: With Cash, Crime, and Drama, Politics Inspire Movie Makers
Sports
Tennis: Serena Williams reaches 11th Wimbledon final today
Nigeria: Two more matches to go, President Buhari tells Super Eagles
World Cup: USA beats Dutch 2-0, wins 4th World Cup title
Tennis: Cori Gauff defeats idol Venus Williams at Wimbledon
African Cup: Salah scores as Egypt sails through to last 16
African Cup: Cameroon starts with win, Ghana upstaged
Education
Nigeria: Government Seeking to Ban Almajiri Education
Morocco: Teachers protest low wages, temporary contracts
Tunisia: Teachers Protest for Higher Wages, Better Work Conditions
Zimbabwe: Teachers strike patchy as reprisals feared
UN: In Nigeria More Than 13 Million School-age Children Out of School
Liberia: Government investigates US-backed charity after alleged rapes
Business
Nigeria: Market capitalization loses N265bn
Tanzania: Vodacom Executives Charged with Economic Crimes
Rwanda: 28 Year-Old Entrepreneur Woos Drinkers with Beetroot Wine
Nigeria: Zenith Bank founder shares business success tips
Kenya: Taxi Drivers Create New Ride Hailing App
Senegal: Merkel Arrives in West Africa for Visit Focusing on Business, Migrants
Economy
Nigeria: Market capitalization loses N265bn
Nigeria: Introduction of new levy on imports
Nigeria: Access Bank shares hit three-week high after court approves Diamond Bank takeover
Mozambique Wants to Cancel Guarantees on Security Firm’s Debt
USA: Trump renews sanctions on top Zimbabwe officials, Companies
Uganda: Chinese Considered ‘Language of the Future’ for students
Health
Nigeria: Govt. intensifies campaign to curb open defecation
Madagascar: Measles outbreak kills more than 1,200
Mozambicans line up for cholera vaccines to fight outbreak
DRC: Ebola Outbreak Spreads to City of 1 Million
Madagascar: Without vaccine, hundreds of children die in measles outbreak
Malawi: Young Girls Vaccinated Against HPV
Agriculture
Kenya: Some farmers turn to silk production for cash
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
Human Rights
UN: Human rights chief ‘appalled’ by conditions in US for migrants
Burundi: Children detained for scribbling on leader’s image
Sudan: Omar al-Bashir’s Crackdown on Protest Stirs Concern
USA: Mike Pompeo slammed China’s treatment of Muslim minority
Burundi: Government forced closure of UN office
South Sudan: Woman in Hiding to Avoid Forced Marriage
Celebrities
South Africa: Music Legend Johnny Clegg Dies
South Africa: Arnold Schwarzenegger assaulted during event
USA: All charges against ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett dropped by prosecutors
USA: Judge expected to rule on R. Kelly request to fly to Dubai
USA: R. Kelly defense claim accusers are lying