Nigerian medical student killed in Russian strike, days before graduation/in /by
A 23-year-old Nigerian medical student has died after a Russian airstrike hit Kharkiv, Ukraine,  just days before she was due to graduate.
Ghana rejects Ramaphosa visit over xenophobic attacks on Ghanaians/in /by
Ghana has turned down a state visit request from South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, as tensions rise over a wave of xenophobic violence that has targeted Ghanaian nationals living in South Africa.
Zimbabwe lights back up after nationwide grid collapse/in /by
Zimbabwe restored electricity to most of the country after a nationwide blackout triggered by a grid failure, with engineers still reconnecting parts of Harare. The outage once again exposed the fragility of the country's ageing power infrastructure and chronic energy shortages.
Millions mourn Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei/in /by
Hundreds of thousands of mourners have gathered in Iran for the funeral ceremonies of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Pix of the Day, 7 July 2026/in /by
Pix of the Day, 7 July 2026
Kenya crushes Saba Saba march in latest crackdown on dissent/in /by
Kenyan police blocked a planned Saba Saba Day march in Nairobi on Tuesday, detaining protesters and sealing off the capital as President William Ruto's government intensified its crackdown on dissent amid lingering anger over police violence, economic hardship and shrinking civic freedoms.
Jihadists and Tuareg allies fight for control of strategic camp in northern Mali/in /by
Jihadists and their separatist Tuareg allies fought on Monday to control a key camp in northern Mali where Russian paramilitaries and forces from the country's military junta have been holed up.
Rwanda: New Petroleum Deals ‘Advance Rwanda’s Ambitions As Regional Hub’/in /by
[New Times] Rwanda is expected to receive its first shipment of petroleum products sourced from Oman under new government-to-government supply agreements with Kenya and Tanzania in early August, a development the Minister of Trade and Industry, Antoine-Marie Kajangwe, says will strengthen the country's fuel security and support its ambition to become a regional petroleum distribution hub.
Ugandan farmers take TotalEnergies’ oil pipeline fight to UK courts/in /by
Four Ugandan farmers are taking on French energy giant TotalEnergies in what campaigners are calling a landmark legal challenge over East Africa's controversial crude oil pipeline.
FIFA defends Balogun ruling despite concerns over World Cup’s integrity/in /by
FIFA’s decision to lift United States striker Folarin Balogun's red-card ban after an intervention from US President Donald Trump has reignited a global debate over political influence in sport and the independence of football's governing bodies.