Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma has been sentenced to prison again after writing an article critical of the country's prison system. Al Jazeera reported that the ruling, coming after his 2022 pardon, has been criticised by human-rights organisations.
South African police have launched an investigation into the killing of two Mozambican men in the north of the country. Mozambique's government has called for the case to be resolved quickly.
Documents reviewed by the BBC show Shell continued pumping oil through a Nigerian pipeline for years despite internal evidence of pollution. The company says it remains committed to environmental compliance procedures.
As concerns mount over an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, three separate vaccine development programmes are under way at IAVI, Moderna and the University of Oxford, the BBC reports. The programmes aim to provide protection against different Ebola virus species.
French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled a Paris monument honouring victims of the Rwanda genocide. According to Al Jazeera, Macron acknowledged France's 'responsibility' during the genocide and described the memorial as a reconciliation 'milestone'.
Al Jazeera reports that China's expanded duty-free access for many African products has revived hopes of industrial growth across the continent. Trade flows remain uneven, however, with raw materials still dominating shipments.
Two people were killed during protests in Kenya against a proposed US-backed Ebola treatment and quarantine facility, the BBC reported. The unrest followed an escalation of public anger near the site selected for the project.
The Nigeria Police Force said reprisal attacks against South Africans in Lagos and Abuja will not be allowed in response to anti-migrant attacks in South Africa. 24-hour protection has been deployed at corporate offices and individual targets. Pretoria has delivered a formal note of condolence to the Nigerian government.
The US State Department has announced the number of embassies in Africa that can process visa applications will be cut from 47 to 12. The policy change, mandated by presidential directive, will take effect on 1 September. The African Union Commission and major African governments described the decision as 'damaging to continental cooperation'.
The court ruled that the United Kingdom does not need to pay Rwanda after pulling out of the asylum deal between the two countries. The decision eases the fiscal burden of migration arrangements debated under the Sunak and Starmer governments.