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[allAfrica] As of June 17, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  5,101,624 while over  29,472,694 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[Monitor] The House Appointments Committee yesterday vetted and cleared 20 ministers, including Ms Milly Babirye Babalanda, the new Minister for Presidency.

[Monitor] The Ministry of Health on Wednesday said 49 more people have succumbed to Covid-19, the highest figure ever registered in Uganda in a single day since March last year when the virus outbreak was confirmed in the country.

[The Herald] Norton Member of Parliament, Mr Temba Mliswa could be charged with contempt of Parliament after Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Cde Tsitsi Gezi said she will make a ruling on whether his disorderly conduct in the chamber yesterday did not constitute a breach of privilege.

[New Zimbabwe] Corruption accused former Health Minister Obadiah Moyo will now stand trial on 6 September at the High Court.

[New Zimbabwe] The Finance Ministry has ordered the Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) not to allow any money changers who coerce shoppers to swipe goods and services in return for US dollars inside their members' retail shops.

[The Herald] Police had to intervene yesterday when relatives of a 23-year-old-man who died last week from injuries sustained after being attacked at Duriro Bar in the capital, dumped the body at the rural home of MDC-T vice president and former Harare mayor Elias Mudzuri.

[The Herald] Zimbabwe plans to raise $30 billion through the issuance of Treasury Bills and bonds to finance its 2021 budget deficit, the Government debt plan show.

[The Herald] All the six new free to air private television stations that were issued with broadcasting licences have got a statutory 18 months within which to go on air, legislators heard yesterday.

[New Zimbabwe] Ceramic tiles manufacturing company, Sunny Yi Feng has clashed with the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) over claims of workers' rights abuses which involve imposing "slave" punishments for violating work protocols.

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) has confirmed its bookings for this year's edition have hit a 90% mark amid optimism the event will proceed safely and as planned despite the ongoing Covid-19 containment measures.

[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Failure to address emerging high tech crimes comes with a huge risk of economic loss to the SADC region, Minister of Defence, Justice and Security Mr Kagiso Mmusi has warned.

[New Zimbabwe] Late former President Robert Mugabe's daughter, Bona and her husband Simbarashe Mutsahuni have approached the High Court challenging Statutory Instrument SI 41 2020, which resulted in them losing part of their land.

[New Zimbabwe] Police in Chinhoyi have arrested two men for allegedly beating to death, a suspected gold panner early Tuesday morning.

[DW] The 1,098-carat diamond was found by the Debswana company and unearthed earlier this month. The largest diamond ever mined is the Cullinan, discovered in 1905.

[Premium Times] This was the first time Nigeria was winning the prestigious silverware away from home.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Little is known about the aftermath of recent conflicts in North Shewa and Oromo Special Zone in Amhara Regional State. The two zones have been a scene of conflict since their establishments but the conflict has never such damage to property became a scene of instability and narratives range from mischaracterization to vilification. Addis Standard reported on atrocities that were unfolding in these areas.

[RFI] Algeria's long-dominant National Liberation Front (FLN) won weekend parliamentary elections, but with a significantly reduced number of seats and with the country's lowest ever turnout at 23 percent, the electoral board said Tuesday.

[DW] Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's home region, Oromia, could be one of the hot spots during Ethiopia's upcoming regional and parliamentary election. Outbreaks of violence have created an atmosphere of instability.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Addis Ababa -- Kidane Zekarias escaped from court premises in Addis Ababa after nearly a year of trial on eight counts of human trafficking

[DW] Police are investigating after finding the corpses at two locations near disused gold mines. Authorities say they were badly decomposed. They are thought to have been working as illegal miners in the old shafts.

[Premium Times] "I want to add that internet broadcasting and all online media should be included in the bill," Mr Mohammed said.

[Premium Times] Last week, the government said it will source funding to develop two key rail lines, from Standard Chartered Plc.

[IPS] Bulawayo, Zimbabwe -- International correspondent Jeffrey Moyo, who was a released from detention today after being arrested for breaching Zimbabwe's Immigration Act by helping two foreign journalists work in the country, says press freedom is undermined when journalists cannot work undeterred.

[Premium Times] The government said Lagos-Ibadan, Abuja-Keffi-Lafia and Abuja-Kano highways have the highest number of accident casualties.

[Brookings] Washington, DC -- No African issue has absorbed as much time in the early months of the Biden administration as has the ongoing--and avoidable--tragedy in Ethiopia's Tigray province. President Biden was forceful and correct in calling for an end to the "large-scale human rights abuses" occurring in Tigray, including the widespread sexual violence and the need for Eritrean and Amhara forces to withdraw from the province. Now, the administration is stuck in the tough position of considering sanctio

[Lesotho Times] The second phase of the government's mass Covid-19 vaccination programme is expected to begin today at Scott Hospital, Morija.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia has "rejected in its entirety" a resolution by the Executive Council of the League of Arab States backing Egypt's position in calling for the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to intervene to push Ethiopia to sign a binding agreement on the GERD negotiations before Ethiopia began the second filling of the mega day this summer.

[The Conversation Africa] A new report has been released that assesses the progress made in the implementation of Africa's Agenda for Children 2040 (Agenda 2040).

[allAfrica] Abuja -- On June 1, I announced, with all humility, my intention to present myself, again, to our country as a candidate in the 2023 presidential election.