[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Welcome to the second in AllAfrica's series with African peacebuilders and researchers. Our focus today is Nigeria. Appropriately nicknamed the "Giant of Africa', the West African country boasts a population of over 210 milli...

[Nation] Kenya has offered to help Sudan's reforms for government institutions as the country emerges from years of conflict and isolation.

[Nation] Mombasa is set to plant one million trees as it seeks to promote a clean and green environment for the residents.

[This Day] Despite the ban on open grazing of cattle by Southern governors, the practice has continued to flourish in the 17 states of the region with stakeholders asking for legal backing for the proscription order.

[Nation] The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has elected a new president, after three years of delay caused by rancor among football stakeholders.

[VOA] Blantrye, Malawi -- Malawi is taking steps to start allowing Muslim students to wear the hijab, or headscarf, in all educational institutions. The controversial issue has forced some schools to close in the predominantly Christian country.

[Nation] The Court of Appeal has declined to suspend a judgment of the High Court that found the move to declare Dr Miguna Miguna a prohibited immigrant, and his deportation two years ago, illegal.

[Nation] The Ugandan government on Sunday closed down schools and worship centres and suspended public gatherings for six weeks to fight a new wave of Covid-19.

[VOA] Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso -- The government of Burkina Faso has declared three days of mourning following an attack that left at least 160 people dead late last week in the northern village of Solhan.

[The Conversation Africa] Nigeria's decision to suspend Twitter indefinitely could backfire for the government and cost the country economically in terms of new investments into its technology sector. The Nigerian government suspended Twitter on June...

[Daily Trust] A report published by the World Street Journal claimed that Twitter banned President Muhammadu Buhari, a development that led to Nigeria suspending the online medium in Nigeria.

[This Day] No fewer than 939 students have been kidnapped from different secondary schools and tertiary institutions across the federation between December 2020 and May 2021, a new survey that tracks kidnapping incidents in schools has revealed.

[Premium Times] The government said it would have none of Twitter's actions to undermine the "corporate existence" of Nigeria and its meddling in the country's internal affairs.

[The Conversation Africa] The government of The Gambia recently announced that the country had eliminated trachoma, a highly contagious eye disease, after years of hard work by health workers, nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) and communities.

[New Zimbabwe] The High Court has granted $10 000 bail each to Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer-in-charge for Mashonaland West provincial armoury, Inspector Clive Kadambure, and his wife, Shyness Kadambure, who are facing car theft charges.

[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES reports the continuing efforts by the government to recover the bodies of all victims.

[The Herald] A Bulawayo man has filed a Constitutional Court application seeking an order nullifying a ruling by three High Court judges that sought to disqualify Chief Justice Luke Malaba from office.

[The Herald] Senior Reporter

[New Zimbabwe] "IF Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) was operating during the era of Mbuya Nehanda and fought for the protection of political and human rights activists, our national heroine of the First Chimurenga would not have been hanged b...

[New Zimbabwe] Acquitted MDC member Last Maengahama said it was his Christinanity and political beliefs, support from relatives, party members, and his conviction for a democratic Zimbabwe that kept him strong while incarcerated for eight years in pr...

[Premium Times] The 29 army generals are seniors to Farouk Yahaya who was appointed COAS on May 27.

[Nation] The African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) has promised to investigate allegations that the Kenya Defence Forces killed civilians in Gedo during an aerial raid on Al-Shabaab militants this week.

[Nairobi News] Ugandan comedian Anne Kansiime is in mourning following the loss of her mother.

[RFI] Suspected jihadists have massacred at least 138 civilians in the north of Burkina Faso in the deadliest attacks since Islamist violence erupted in the west African country in 2015, officials said Saturday.

[Nation] Mercy Kipchumba and Victor Kipchirchir are the new Eldoret City Marathon champions.

[Vanguard] "The suspension of Twitter in Nigeria is taking place against the background of repression of the civic space and harassment of media houses, and journalists who are targeted simply for performing their professional duty."

[Leadership] African superstars, Wizkid and Burnaboy have bagged nominations in the Best International Act category of BET 2021 Awards. Diamond Platinumz from Tanzania makes the third African nomination. Wizkid and Burnaboy from Nigeria stands a bett...

[The Conversation Africa] The controversial Nigerian televangelist, faith healer, and neo-Pentecostal pastor Temitope Balogun (TB) Joshua has died at the age of 57. He was the leader of Nigeria-based The Synagogue Church of All Nations.

[Premium Times] The figures were gathered from news reports and family members of victims.

[Premium Times] The church says Mr Joshua died at 57 on Saturday spending his last moments on earth in the service of God.