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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Tanzania has received the first shipment of 1,058,400 doses of COVID-19 vaccines donated by the US government.

[New Times] Mozambican and Rwandan troops have overrun one of the main bases of the Islamic States-linked terrorist organisation operating in Cabo Delgado, the northernmost province of Mozambique, according to reports.

[VOA] Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- Tanzania's main opposition party and rights activists are condemning the arrest of CHADEMA party leader Freeman Mbowe, who faces terrorism charges.

[VOA] Geneva -- The International Organization for Migration says at least 57 migrants, most from West Africa, drowned Monday, when their boat capsized off the Libyan Coast.

[UN News] Practically all peacekeepers and staff have now left the hybrid UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), in line with its drawdown plan, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Tuesday.

[HRW] The economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has worsened the plight of families living in poverty in Lagos State, Nigeria and left many people struggling to afford food and meet other basic needs.

[RFI] Less than two days after Tunisian President Kais Saied's announcement that he was suspending parliament and dismissing the prime minister, he sacked the ministers of defence, interior and justice amid growing concern that recent moves constitute a coup d'etat.

[Nation] Eliud Kipchoge, who will be defending his title at the Olympics, is no doubt the greatest marathoner of all time.

[Nation] The presence of 'strangers' in a list of fishermen expected to share a compensation package of Sh1.76 billion following the construction of the Lamu port has rubbed many the wrong away.

[DW] On the face of it, President Saied's move to suspend the Tunisian parliament seems motivated by party politics. Above all, however, it stems from Tunisia's economic crisis, which has deeply split the country.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi -- Advocating for sexual minorities, sympathising or offering any assistance would be an offence punishable with up to 10 years in jail

[The Conversation Africa] Every day, millions of children experience violence in one form or another. It is a global problem that cuts across colour, class, educational status, income, ethnicity and origin.

[Premium Times] The regulator will henceforth sell dollars and other foreign currencies directly to commercial banks, which have been mandated to sell to Nigerians.

[Premium Times] The ransom bearer says the pupils are being kept by the bandits in poor conditions in 25 different camps.

[Premium Times] The NBA urges the court to set aside the Nigerian government's ban on the use of Twitter.

[ISS] Fears are mounting that kidnapping for ransom could trigger terrorism in Benin. This is amid an already growing threat of violent extremism in the country. National authorities and local communities worry that kidnapping could exacerbate Benin's security challenges and provide an entry point for extremists operating nearby.

[New Zimbabwe] CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba Tuesday made a surprise return to office Tuesday as he presided over the swearing in of newly appointed Judge President Mary Zimba-Dube after a two-month hibernation following the controversy surrounding his tenure of office.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Cabo Delgado provincial attorney's office, in northern Mozambique, has announced the recovery of a further three containers of timber that had been exported illegally to China from the port of the provincial capital, Pemba, according to a report carried by the independent television station, STV.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican and Rwandan troops have overrun one of the main bases of the islamist terrorist organization, operating in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, and known locally as "Al-Shabaab".

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat is closely monitoring the situation in Tunisia, a statement issued Tuesday reads.

[OHCHR] Geneva -- "I deplore the killing of these individuals, and call for justice to be served for the victims and their families," said Yao Agbetse, UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic.

[ITC] Smallholder farmers in Mashonaland East Province are working hard to harvest sugar snap and mange tout peas for export. The United Kingdom Trade Partnerships (UKTP) Programme in Zimbabwe is assisting 23 smallholder farmers from the Nyamakaira Irrigation Scheme in Macheke District. Fifteen have started to export peas to markets in the United Kingdom, France and Germany through Citycircle Pvt Ltd, the Lead Firm they are linked to under the project.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Violence once again hit the border area between Afar and Somali regional states. Similar to previous incidents, contradicting narratives about the nature of clashes dominated the conversation over the weekend, with the Somali regional government accusing Afar Special Forces and a group it called 'Uguguma' for the violence and members of the Afar community dismissing the news as a propaganda.

[Swazi Media] Two Swaziland (eSwatini) members of parliament have been charged under a terrorism law after speaking out for democracy in the kingdom.

[HRW] Lusaka -- Zambia's next government should urgently clean up lead pollution that has affected the health of tens of thousands of children and adults in the city of Kabwe, six organizations said today, following the publication of a United Nations experts' letter on the issue.

[spotlight] South Africa is on the brink of allowing pharmacists holding the required permits to prescribe and initiate HIV medicines without people first having to get scripts from doctors or nurses.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of July 27 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 6,502,260 while over 41,619,926 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[New Zimbabwe] Former Warriors captain Willard Katsande is set to end his decade long career at South African Premiership giants Kaizer Chiefs after the Soweto giants opted against offering him new contract ahead of the new season.

[New Zimbabwe] President Emmerson Mnangagwa's name was dropped in a in a botched deal which resulted in a Harare man losing US$488 000.

[Nation] The High Court has warned the police against unlawful or arbitrary arrests of suspects as a starting point for investigations.