A US immigration attorney says the group of 11 people includes at least two who have legal protection that should have shielded them from deportation.

It says resurgent authoritarianism has translated into systematic repression, including of journalists, political opponents, and independent lawyers.

It excepts the world economy to grow by 3 per cent, down from 3.5 per cent in 2025.

The healthcare workers at the epicentre of Congo’s Ebola outbreak are walking off their jobs to protest delays in their payments.

At the alliance summit, he also renewed claims on Greenland and demanded Washington cut trade ties with Spain.

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has ordered an investigation into how a fake government agency operated openly in the heart of his administration and was almost handed nearly a million dollars in public funds.

Heavy rainfall has caused intense flooding in several parts of Nigeria over the first days of July, during the peak of the country’s rainy season.

The late Iranian leader’s six-day long funeral procession is taking place in the Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala on Wednesday, before heading back on Iran.

Tanzania is rapidly building one of Africa’s biggest gold reserves, with its central bank buying nearly 28 tonnes of gold over the past 18 months, worth an estimated 3.7 billion dollars.

The landmark ruling on the lawsuit filed by the Rastafari Society of Kenya in 2021 is due to be pronounced on 15 July.

At least 14 people have died and 28 others were injured after a bus collided with a truck in a remote area of northern Uganda, police said on Wednesday.

Sudanese families who fled from the war, are living in poor conditions in the town of Tajoura in northwestern Libya are trying to make sure the children in the community don’t miss out on their education.

In response to the spread of the Ebola epidemic caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, patient care capacity has been significantly strengthened in Ituri province.

The United Nations mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) is stepping up security at its base in the northeastern town of Am Dafock, following an attack there last month.

Police and soldiers flooded the streets of Dar es Salaam Tuesday as Tanzania moved to crush planned pro-democracy protests, leaving the city heavily secured with no demonstrators in sight.

Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller Maersk said on Monday it will resume some sailings through the Suez Canal under the joint network with its German peer Hapag-Lloyd, instead of sending vessels around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope.

South African security forces have arrested more than 200 people, most of them undocumented foreign nationals, in a major raid targeting illegal mining. The operation took place on Tuesday at a gold mine shaft west of Johannesburg.

The Archbishop of Rabat, Cristóbal López Romero, is stepping back from his duties after at least five women accused him of sexual assault, according to an investigation by the AFP news agency.

Members of Haiti’s national football team returned home on Tuesday after their historic appearance at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

South Sudan’s worsening conflict is placing enormous pressure on the country’s healthcare system, with the International Committee of the Red Cross reporting a 50 percent rise in medical evacuations during the first half of 2026.

For football fans at this coffeehouse in Cairo, Tuesday’s World Cup match between Egypt and Argentina started with a bang. But then it all went wrong.

Pakistan has reportedly begun mediation efforts to reunify Libya, according to Reuters news agency.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov began his African tour with a visit to Ethiopia on Tuesday, where he met with Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, chairperson of the African Union Commission.

A liquefied natural gas tanker caught fire after being struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in one of the world’s most critical shipping lanes. The attack comes as Iran mourns Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and nuclear talks with the United States remain stalled.

Heavy police deployments and protest bans marked this year’s Saba Saba Day in Kenya, but many citizens say the anniversary remains a powerful symbol of the country’s unfinished democratic journey. While fear kept crowds small, activists insisted the fight for justice is far from over.

Enzo Fernandez scored in stoppage time to give Argentina an incredible 3-2 win over Egypt and a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday. The defending champions had trailed 2-0 after goals from Yasser Ibrahim and and Mostafa Zico at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. But Argentina got two late goals in

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed into law constitutional changes extending his time in office to 2030. The legislation, approved by Parliament last month, also introduces a provision allowing future presidents to be elected by lawmakers instead of a direct public vote.

A 700,000-bpd east African oil refinery proposed by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, will be built in Kenya, a senior company official said Tuesday, putting a lid on speculation over the location of the mega-project.

Former Ivory Coast Defence Minister Moise Lida Kouassi has been released after spending nearly a year in detention on terrorism-related charges.

French far-right chief Marine Le Pen’s political future remained uncertain Tuesday after a court cleared her to run but wearing an ankle tag, potentially hampering a campaign for next year’s presidential elections when her party has its strongest chance yet of winning power.

A formerly homeless man in Nairobi has become a viral sensation after years of rescuing and living with injured birds, but authorities are worried about disease risks.

A Zimbabwean football star is safe after bullets tore into his car during a tense encounter on the streets of Johannesburg

Large parts of Mali’s capital have been left without electricity and running water after suspected sabotage damaged a key power transmission line. The disruption has deepened hardship for residents as insecurity and jihadist attacks continue to strain the country’s fragile infrastructure.

Morocco’s counterterrorism agency on Monday said it had foiled several attack plots by a cell linked to the Islamic State affiliate in the Sahel.

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.

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

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 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.

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.