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[The Point] Scorpions' striker Ali Sowe has scored his 13th league goal for his Bulgarian First division side, CSKA Sofia during their 5-0 thumping at home over Beroe in a game played at the Sstadion Balgarska Armija on Sunday.

[The Point] July 14th is an occasion for the French to celebrate their National Day and also to commemorate the founding event of the French republic: the seizing of the Bastille Prison on July 14th 1789, by the people of Paris fighting for their freedom.

[New Dawn] President George Manneh Weah has sent a congratulatory message to the Government and people of the Republic of France on the occasion commemorating the 231st National Day of France, (the Bastille Day).

[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government yesterday led evidence to convince a United Kingdom (UK) High Court to accept its allegation that the Gas Supply Purchasing Agreement (GSPA) between Nigeria and Process and Industrial Developments (P&ID) for a 20-year contract on gas project, was conceived with the full intent of defrauding Nigeria.

[Foroyaa] Bubacarr Sanneh could see current employers Anderlecht lose if he leaves for less than the eight million euros forked out in his acquisition.

[Foroyaa] Ali Sowe is on a goal feast scoring consecutively the last three games in the Bulgarian Premier League.

[Monitor] The e-learning proposed by government to ensure continuity of learning during the Covid-19 lockdown will fail unless a number of obstacles to digital teaching in the country are addressed, European Union (EU) and Belgium government officials have said.

[Shabait] Asmara -- The Eritrean National War-Disabled Veterans' Association branch in the United Kingdom conducted its founding congress on 9 July in the city of London.

[Premium Times] The evacuation of stranded Nigerians from the United Kingdom has suffered a delay because the UK government denied Nigeria's Air Peace landing permit, the Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, said Sunday night.

[Vanguard] The Federal Government Sunday commended Air Peace for engaging another airline to evacuate stranded 584 Nigerians in the United Kingdom after the British government denied it landing right.

[DW] An alleged Islamist arrested in Mali in 2018 is to go on trial this week at the International Criminal Court. He is accused of orchestrating war crimes, including torture and rape, in the city of Timbuktu.

[SPS] Brussels -- Algeria's ambassador to Brussels Amar Belani denounced Saturday the disinformation campaign led by the Moroccan media on the so-called "misuse of the European humanitarian aid granted to Sahrawi refugees, noting that these unfounded allegations were clearly denied by EU's top officials in charge of the file.

[This Day] Lagos -- The planned evacuation of Nigerians stranded in the United Kingdom has suffered a delay as British authorities denied a Nigerian airline, Air Peace, landing permit.

[This Day] The federal government Sunday said it would review its Air agreements with various countries as a result of the unacceptable treatment of Nigerian carriers during the coronavirus pandemic.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyans stranded in the United Kingdom have a chance to return home through on Friday through a Kenya Airways flight to Nairobi.

[ISS] The G20 is taking a lot of flak lately. It's a global club of the world's richest and most significant economies, but its reputation has diminished since its heyday when it successfully managed the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis.

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- The UK has appointed Mr David Concar a new envoy to Tanzania succeeding Ms Sarah Cooke whose four years tour of duty came to an end last month.

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe International midfielder Marvelous Nakamba hopes of playing in the English Premier League next season were dealt a heavy blow as his side Aston Villa were thumped 3-0 by Manchester United at Villa Park on Thursday evening to leave their Premier League hopes hanging by a thread.

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[Namibia Economist] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and Russia met this week to discuss the COVID-19 situation in their respective jurisdictions where the Russian government presented a proposal regarding the availability of personal protective equipment and other medical equipment from Russian manufacturers to help the region in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Italy has disbursed ?25 million to support the decentralisation process in Tunisia and another 6 million to train municipal executives, Italian Ambassador to Tunisia Lorenzo Fanara said on Thursday.

[International Consortium of Investigative Journalists] The Angolan billionaire has accused the country's legal system of being "rigged" after a Luanda court threw out an appeal to unfreeze her assets.

[International Consortium of Investigative Journalists] The Swiss investigation into the mining giant comes on top of probes in the US and the UK.

[Seychelles News Agency] Forty-two Seychellois seamen who worked on European Union fishing vessels have received backdated payment from an adjustment in their salaries, a top official of the Seychelles Fisheries Authority said.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- As countries begin reopening their international borders despite a new spike in coronavirus cases, the European Union has temporarily lifted restrictions on non-essential travel into EU countries but Liberia, which has just over 500 active COVID-19 cases, is excluded.

[SNA] Khartoum -- The Head of the Human Rights Commission, Hurriya Ismail met, Thursday, the Chairman of the EU delegation in Sudan, Robert van den Dool in the context of strengthening cooperation with partners and coordination of work in protection and strengthen human rights fields.

[The Point] Several European countries have publicly defended the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and are demanding the "immediate and unconditional withdrawal of sanctions and other threats" against its employees without further delay.

[Daily Trust] Kano -- An elder statesman and foremost Nigerian politician, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has disputed a claim by a former colonial official, Harold Smith, that the British rigged the 1959 General Elections for the North to control Nigeria.

[RFI] Tech businesswoman Elisabeth Moreno surprised France this week by becoming the new women's rights minister. Moreno, a political novice, is now also in charge of diversity and equal opportunities. The only black member of President Emmanuel Macron's new cabinet wants inclusion to be more than a slogan.

[WHO] WHO Director-General today announced the initiation of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR) to evaluate the world's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.