Entertainment
Kenya: Sauti Sol – Why We Used Emojis in ‘Friendzone’
South Africa Mourns Jazz Legend Johnny Mekoa
Tanzania: Singer Rayvanny Welcomed Like A President
BET Awards 2017: Beyonce, Chance the Rapper, Wizkid, Others Emerge Winners
Reports: Beyonce Gives Birth to Twins in Los Angeles
Uganda: Singer Mowzey Radio to Be Fined for Disorderly Conduct
Sports
Senegal: 8 Soccer Fans Killed in Stampede in Dakar
Nigeria: Rohr Threatens to Resign
USA: Floyd Mayweather Sues IRS To Await McGregor Fight To Pay 2015 Taxes
Ghana: Kaepernick makes Fourth of July trip seeking ‘personal independence’
Athletics: Olympic champs Rudisha, Kipruto lead Kenya team to London
South Sudanese Player Not Taken in NBA Draft
Education
South Africa: Basic Education Sets Record Straight On Pass Requirements
USA: 14 yr-old graduates with physics degree. 11 yr-old brother, not far behind
Somaliland: How an Ex-hedge Fund Manager Started Abaarso School of Science and Technology
Somalia: Al-Shabab Warns Against Western Education
Tanzania: 18,000 Pupils ‘Cannot Read, Write or Solve Simple Math’
Tanzania: High School Student Creates Solar Powered Robot
Business
Nigeria: Etisalat Changes Name, Now 9Mobile
Egypt signs $575 million agreement with GE for 100 locomotives
Trump collected US$100 million in Russian income since 2008, according to his tax counsels
How Mobiles Phones Could Aid Disaster Response – Andrew Tatem
Nigeria: Lafarge Africa to Seek Approval to Raise 140 bln Naira
South Africa: MTN to Invest $295 mln in Iranian Broadband Network
Economy
Nigeria: Etisalat Changes Name, Now 9Mobile
Africa’s Trade Agreements With the EU ‘Skewed’ – German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Air Senegal Orders Two ATR Aircraft in 50 Million Euro Deal
Egypt signs $575 million agreement with GE for 100 locomotives
Africa eyes green jobs to fight radicalization and stem migration to Europe
Nigeria: Food Prices Remain High Despite 16.25% Inflation Drop in May
Health
Nigeria: Health Minister Suspends Eight Top Staff
People With Disabilities at Risk in Central African Republic
Poverty, Witchcraft Make Mozambique Risky for Bald Men
HIV: 1 in 3 Patients Starts Treatment Late in 10 Countries
Study Examines Factors Associated With High African Newborn Mortality Rate
In Sub-Saharan Africa, 1 in 5 Twins Dies Before Age 5
Agriculture
Fall Armyworms on March Across Africa
Food Prize Laureate: Future of African Youth Lies in Agriculture, Not Europe
Africa eyes green jobs to fight radicalization and stem migration to Europe
Nigeria: Food Prices Remain High Despite 16.25% Inflation Drop in May
UN: Funds to Stop Famine in Nigeria’s Northeast may Dry up by June
Bill Gates: British Foreign Aid Cuts Could Cost African Lives
Human Rights
UN: Cameroon Forces Hundreds More Refugees Back to Nigeria
Zimbabwe: Pastor Evans Mawarire, Government Critic Arrested After Speech
Tanzania: Government Threatens Crackdown on LGBT Advocates
‘Digital Democracy’ Turns Average Citizens into Influencers in Africa
Nigerian Court: Government-Ordered Evictions Unconstitutional
Amnesty International Rebukes Nigerian Military for Dropping War Crimes Inquiry
Celebrities
Reports: Beyonce Gives Birth to Twins in Los Angeles
Bob Marley’s Daughter Just Remixed One of Her Dad’s Classics
Nigeria: Banky W and Adesua Set to Wed in November
Nigeria: Actress Mercy Aigbe Filed Restraining Order Against Husband
Uganda: Singer Bobi Wine to Run for MP Kyadondo East Seat
