Top News
Belgium: King Leopold II statue removed, king regrets colonial violence
France: Sale of sacred statues riles Black Lives Matter campaigners
USA: Trump denies briefing on reported bounties against US troops
USA: Mississippi set to remove Confederate emblem from its flag
Malawi: Lazarus Chakwera inaugurated as new president
Entertainment
Apple Music to launch its 1st radio show in Africa
USA: Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years for sexual assaults
Nigeria: Police reveal Duncan Mighty was arrested, not kidnapped
USA: One Of R. Kelly’s Most Vocal Defenders Now Claims She’s Also A Victim
USA: Rapper Eric B, jailed on 17-year-old warrant, released
Nigeria: New Baby Boy for Davido & Chioma
Sports
USA: Roger Goodell says NFL was wrong for not listening to players about racial equality
Nigeria: Soccer player killed in crash, another kidnapped
Anthony Joshua beats Andy Ruiz in world heavyweight boxing rematch
Boxing: Adesanya becomes UFC middleweight champion
Nigeria: NFF backs Samson Siasia after FIFA life ban
AFCON 2019: Algeria overcome Senegal in final
Education
Nigeria: Lagos enjoins teachers to adopt a tech-driven method
Nigeria: 30 students received education U.S.A scholarship
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
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
Tunisia: Jobless for years, Tunisians march on capital, demand work
Even at $10 a Barrel, Oil Traders Balk at Buying Nigeria’s Crude
IMF Approves $3.4 Billion in Emergency Funding for Nigeria
Oil price goes negative as demand collapses; stocks dip
Sudan: Efforts to tackle fuel subsidies as economy hangs on the edge
As China builds up Africa, some in Uganda warn of trouble
Health
USA: Despite pandemic, Trump urges Court to end Obama’s affordable care act
Zimbabwe: Sex workers on streets despite virus restrictions
15 Health Scientific Benefits of Drinking Beer
USA: Trump’s planned indoor rally in Tulsa has health officials worried
USA: Treasury chief refusing to disclose recipients of virus aid
Somalia: Extremist group al-Shabab sets up COVID-19 center
Agriculture
South Africa: Deadly drought leaving millions hungry
Tanzania: Tests drones spraying rice fields to fight malaria in Zanzibar
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
Human Rights
USA: Colorado reexamines Elijah McClain’s death in police custody
USA: Minneapolis council puts plan to abolish police in motion
Britain was built on the backs, and souls, of slaves
African states soften call for more scrutiny of racism in US
USA: Data shows American police shoot, kill and imprison more black people than other developed countries
USA: Breonna Taylor’s family seeks justice for her death
Celebrities
USA: Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years for sexual assaults
Nigeria: Police reveal Duncan Mighty was arrested, not kidnapped
USA: One Of R. Kelly’s Most Vocal Defenders Now Claims She’s Also A Victim
Nigeria: New Baby Boy for Davido & Chioma
USA: Teni Received Best Song of the Year Awards in California
