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Indigenous communities and the mental health impacts of land dispossession related to industrial resource development: a systematic review
Burundi launches first polio vaccination campaign in more than a decade
Al-Shabaab militants kill nine in hotel siege in Somalia’s capital
11
Solidarity with the Amazigh people in Algeria
Kenya and Djibouti Agree on a Visa Free Regime to Boost Trade
12
Cape Verde gears up for the future with new tech park
Mauritania: Thousands of food-insecure families need urgent assistance as Sahel battles food crisis
Why is the EU offering Tunisia a financial assistance package?
Burundi forecasts steep rise in spending next fiscal year
UN tribunal reaches ‘watershed moment’ in prosecuting crimes in Rwanda and former Yugoslavia
Minorities, Indigenous Peoples and the Water Crisis
13
Securing land rights for women in The Gambia
Eritrea rejoins East Africa bloc after exit 16 years ago
South Sudan’s sluggish peace deal and unsteady road to elections
Rwandan Refugees in Malawi Complain of Being Targeted and Victimized
14
Liberia Is Latest Nation to Find Tainted Medicine From India
In Burundi, returning refugees face mixed fortunes
15
The giant C-17 Globemaster landed on the tiny island of Saint Helena
16
Africa’s Rich Tapestry of Languages
Djibouti in Drought: A Forgotten Crisis?
17
Ukraine war must end, South African President Ramaphosa tells Putin
18
Conflict in Western Sahara No One Knows About
19
1865 June 19: Juneteenth National Independence Day, US
Stampede during Benin-Senegal football match kills two
Mali’s military junta wants peacekeeping force to leave “without delay”
France offers Tunisia €25.8 million to help stop illegal migration
Central African Republic hopes for first AFCON qualification squashed
Eswatini: a new Eco-green City planned with the support of the African Development Bank’s UMDF
Eswatini: Authorities must stop using the courts to intimidate and harass union leaders
Children die daily at a South Sudan border camp while they wait for international aid
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June 20: World Refugee Day
Portugal to swap $153 million Cape Verde debt for nature investments
Netherlands, Namibia to intensify cooperation on green hydrogen
Air Mauritius signals European expansion with long range aircraft order
Global Gateway: EU invests €110 million to advance education, health and green energy in Zambia
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Unicorns in southern Africa: the fascinating story behind one-horned creatures in rock art
Approaching Gender Equity Through Indigenous Knowledge and Customs
Rwanda genocide: Kayishema seeking asylum in South Africa
UNHCR in Malawi Observes World Refugee Day in Silence
22
Gullah Geechee culture at the new International African American Museum
23
Human Capital Development Key for Gambia’s Economic Growth, Says World Bank
Togo’s New Flagship Social Safety Net Program Receives $100 Million in World Bank Support to Cover all Extreme Poor Households
Mali approves constitutional amendments in a referendum
Zambia seals $6.3 billion restructuring in breakthrough for indebted nations
24
How Algeria’s secret services manipulated Islamist groups during the “black decade”
25
1975 June 25: Mozambique Independence Day
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1960 June 26: Madagascar Independence Day
1960 June 26: Somaliland Independence Day
How Africans are bridging the language digital divide
Human rights violations: solidarity for Kabylia
Eswatini: Still No Justice for 2021 Violence
French interior minister notes decrease of migrants in Mayotte island
France destroys more Mayotte slums, vowing to ‘regain control’ of population
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1977 June 27: Djibouti Independence Day
Cost of sending each migrant to countries such as Rwanda is £169,000
28
POV: A Story of Bones
The Gambia Mandates Pre-shipment Quality Testing for All Medicines Exported from India
Six more Western Togoland secessionists jailed
29
1976 June 29: Seychelles Independence Day
Amazigh separatists court US support over Algeria’s ties to Putin
Morocco’s Gnaoua culture inspires fashion designers
UK-Rwanda immigration deal on ice
30
1960 June 30: Democratic Republic of Congo Independence Day
Sierra Leone election observers flag ‘statistical inconsistencies’
Namibia launches UNESCO’S Internet Universality Assessment
Rwanda says plans to receive deportees unfazed by court ruling
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1960 July 1: Somalia Independence Day
1962 July 1: Independence Day of Burundi
1962 July 1: Rwanda Independence Day
After mutiny, clouds hover over Wagner’s operations in Africa
Sierra Leone’s Opposition Demands Rerun of General Election After Incumbent Win
Denialism as a strategy of epistemological violence meted out against Oromo identity in Ethiopia
2
Sierra Leone’s main opposition vows not to take part in governance
3
First-ever funded startup sparks Somaliland investment hopes
Somaliland recognition returns to British parliamentary agenda
4
Cameroon Separatists Kidnap Students For Sitting For Public Exams
Somaliland: Authorities must release journalists Busharo Ali Mohamed and Abdiqani Hussein Abokor
5
1962 July 5: Algeria Independence Day
1975 July 5: Cape Verde Independence Day
Visiting Jerusalem, Liberian president vows to open embassy in Israel
Senegal’s Macky Sall defuses a political timebomb by not seeking a third term
Algeria’s Amazigh Freedom Rock 1973-1983
Amnesty says ‘atrocities’ committed by both sides in anglophone Cameroon’s conflict
Burundi Government Walks Out on UN Review
South Sudanese president promises first elections since independence
South Sudan’s Kiir to run in first-ever presidential election
6
1964 July 6: Malawi Independence Day
1975 July 6: Comoros Independence Day
Bombino’s Upcoming Sahel Album Pays Tribute to Tuareg Culture and Unity
De Beers concedes to Botswana’s demands in last minute diamond deal
Rwanda is not a safe country for refugees
Chinese mining company opens lithium processing plant in Zimbabwe
‘Shared status’ fuels closer Taiwan and Somaliland partnership
7
Senegal’s opposition leader Sonko warns of ‘chaos’ if barred from election
Green Girls eco-charcoal project takes off in Burundi
Malawi’s President Orders Swahili to Be Taught in Schools
8
Germany: 26 officers injured at Eritrean festival — police
Zimbabwe: new opposition rally banned by police for ‘lack of toilets, good roads’
9
2011 July 9: South Sudan Independence Day
Gabon’s Ali Bongo seeks third term as president in upcoming elections
Kenya, Congo-Brazzaville sign 18 cooperation deals, abolish visa restrictions
Seychelles bans Nigerian passport holders from holiday visits
Election tensions rise in Zimbabwe after police bar opposition party from holding a rally
Somaliland: Berbera city’s growth is being held back by a power supply monopoly
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Africa’s polio certification commission calls for urgent action to bolster vaccination
Gambia repatriates nearly 300 migrants, half stranded in Libya
Trial of Guinea’s former rulers in stadium killings resumes
Senegal gearing up for 2024 elections with front runners undecided yet
Central African Republic: Wagner repatriates several hundred men
Botswana hosts 1,000 business, political leaders for US-Africa Business Summit
Zambia gears up for 1st FIFA Women’s WC appearance amid sexual misconduct allegations
Hunger haunts Ethiopia’s Tigray region after years of war
11
Guinea: six people missing after building collapse near Conakry
43rd Chinese naval escort taskforce visits Gabon
Central African Republic: Rwandan peacekeeper killed in attack
Residents of Central African Republic live in fear as IS gains power
In Congo-Brazzaville, the orphan opposition
Lesotho, World Bank launch Country Partnership Framework (CPF)
Zimbabwe’s FIFA ban lifted
12
1975 July 12: São Tomé and Príncipe Independence Day
Black refugees remain trapped along border between Tunisia, Libya
Chad: Activists plan to hold anti-French protest in N’Djamena from 14:00 July 14
13
Zimbabwe, Iran sign agreements as Ebrahim Raisi ends Africa tour
Religious Leaders in Malawi Protest Same-Sex Marriage
14
Sao Tome: Nation in deep crisis 48 years after independence – president
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1847 July 26: Liberia Independence Day
July 30: World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
1960 August 1: Benin Independence Day
1960 August 3: Niger Independence Day
1960 August 5: Burkina Faso Independence Day
1960 August 7: Ivory Coast Independence Day
August 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
1960 August 11: Chad Independence Day
1960 August 13: Central African Republic Independence Day
1960 August 15: Republic of the Congo Independence Day
1960 August 17: Gabon Independence Day