Kenya: Passenger Vehicles Barred From Nairobi Expressway to Curb Accidents

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- No passenger vehicle with a capacity of over seven passengers will be allowed on the Nairobi Expressway in measures aimed at curbing road accidents. Source

Kenya: Odinga Says No Manual Register, No Elections

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Azimio La Umoja One Kenya presidential candidate Raila Odinga has issued a new ultimatum to the electoral commission, saying there will be no elections unless the manual register is used. Source

Sudan: Military Leader Fires Five Civilian Sovereign Council Members

[SNA] Khartoum -- President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council(TSC), Gen. Abdul-Fattah Al-Burhan, has issued a republican decree relieving the following civilian members of the TSC:- Source

South Africa: President Speaks At Funeral of 21 Teens

[VOA] Cape Town, South Africa -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the eulogy Wednesday at a funeral for 21 teenagers who died at a bar last month under mysterious circumstances. Source

East Africa: Congo, Rwanda Agree to 'De-Escalate' Tensions

[DW] The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have agreed to a "de-escalation process" to curb the fighting and violence along their shared eastern border, the Congolese presidency said Wednesday. Source

Africa: Global Hunger Numbers Rose to As Many As 828 Million in 2021 - Report

[Africa Renewal] The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition report shows the world is moving backwards in efforts to eliminate hunger and malnutrition. Source

Africa: Over 255,000 Covid-19 Deaths Confirmed Across Continent

[allAfrica] As of July 07, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 11,941,086 while 334,190,876 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Source

West Africa: Thousands of West Africans Fail to Reach Mecca in Time for the Hajj

[DW] Every able-bodied Muslim is expected to complete the Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia at least once in their lifetime. Source

Nigeria: Updated - Despite Worsening Insecurity, Attack On His Convoy, Prison, Buhari Jets Out Again

[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES reported the Tuesday attack on a presidential team in Katsina, the ambush of security officials in the same state, the attack on a major prison in Abuja and another killing of a police officer and kidnap of an expatriate in Kwara. Source

Nigeria: UK Court Sentences 85-Year-Old Nigerian Doctor 3yrs for Manslaughter

[Vanguard] A Manchester Crown Court, the United Kingdom has sentenced an 85-year-old Nigerian doctor, Isyaka Mamman to three years jail term for killing Shahida Parveen. Source

Cameroon: Tap Into Indigenous Knowledge to Preserve Our Forests

[IPS] Yaoundé -- A few years ago, I found myself in the Baka indigenous sacred forest in Assok, in Cameroon in the course of my work in supporting them to preserve their forest against land grabbers. We were building a forest hut using only leaves and the knowledge of our indigenous partners. Source

Kenya: The Choice Facing Kenya and How We Got Here

[African Arguments] After many cycles of betrayed hopes, Kenya votes again in August. Neither frontrunner promises a leftward break, but their visions differ vastly. Source