South Africa: Govt Promises Arrests Over Tavern Deaths, but Still No Word On What Killed 21 Teens

[Daily Maverick] Police Minister Bheki Cele promised on Wednesday that arrests would follow after 21 teenagers died at an East London tavern on 26 June. On Sunday, bereaved families gathered outside the Enyobeni tavern to mourn the loss of their loved ones. Source

West Africa: ECOWAS Poised to Produce Eco, Lift Mali Sanctions

[The Point] The 61st Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) that was held on 3 July 2022 in Accra, Republic of Ghana, commends its Ministerial Committee in charge of the ECOWAS Single Currency Programme for its efforts for consensual solutions for the pending issues in the context of the creation of the ECO. Source

Liberia: Another Company Illegally Cuts 550 Logs in River Cess

[FrontPageAfrica] Nyorwein -- On a sunny day in December 2020 while patrolling the Gbarsaw and Dorbor Community Forest in River Cess County, Yei Neagor overheard the sound of a chainsaw. She was shocked because, as the contract administrator of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) in the south-central county, she must have been aware if there were any legal logging operations there. Source

Senegal: Military Raid in Casamance - Minor Mentally Traumatised By Gunshots, Explosives

[Foroyaa] The recent Senegalese military raid in the southern Senegal of Casamance has mentally traumatised a 10-year-old boy residing in a Gambian community in Foni bordering Casamance. Source

Zimbabwe: Ex-NRZ Workers Petition Mnangagwa to Fire 'Unqualified and Incompetent' Company Boss

[New Zimbabwe] A COTERIE of former National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) employees has petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa over diminished prospects of resuscitating the collapsed parastatal, describing its general manager as "unqualified and incompetent" to spearhead the parastatal's revival. Source

Zimbabwe: Chamisa Urges Prof Moyo to Tone Down CCC Lack of Structures Criticism

[New Zimbabwe] CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) president Nelson Chamisa has sent a veiled plea to exiled former cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo urging him to tone down his continued onslaught against the opposition party. Source

Central African Republic: UN - Combating Impunity Necessary for Reconciliation

[VOA] Geneva -- A U.N. investigator warns violence will increase and national reconciliation in the Central African Republic will remain elusive as long as the country has persistent corruption and impunity. Source

Africa: Africa Democracy Summit Calls On Leaders to Respect Term Limits

[VOA] Gaborone -- Botswana is hosting an international meeting aimed at strengthening democracy and adherence to constitutions in Africa. Participants are calling on African militaries and leaders to respect term limits after several recent coups and efforts to extend time in power. Source

Africa: Africans Make Up a Tiny Portion of Genomics Data - Why There's an Urgent Need for Change

[The Conversation Africa] A group of Nigerian scientists, in conjunction with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, established the Noncommunicable Diseases Genetic Heritage Study consortium in February 2020. The aim is to produce a comprehensive catalogue of human genetic variation in Nigeria and assess the burden of noncommunicable diseases in 100,000 adults in the country. The Conversation Africa asked genetic epidemiologist Segun Fatumo, one of the leaders of the consortium, to explain what they are doing and why. Source

Egypt: Flawed Investigation Into Death in Custody

[HRW] Beirut -- Missed Opportunity for Justice Source

Nigeria: UK Court Blocks Nigeria From Appealing Ruling On OPL 245 Deal - Report

[Vanguard] The UK high court of justice has blocked the Federal Government from appealing last month's ruling dismissing a $1.7 billion (£1.4 billion) claim against JP Morgan Chase Bank over the transfer of proceeds from the sale of OPL 245 in 2011. Source

Uganda: Museveni Appoints New Uganda Airlines CEO

[Nile Post] President Museveni has appointed Jenifer Bamuturaki as the substantive Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Airlines. Source