[Waza] Zimbabwe's most famous big cat, Cecil the lion, was shot and killed by an American trophy hunter early in July. The man who stalked and killed the 13 year old lion is Walter Palmer, a dentist from Minnesota. Waza Blogger Jera reflects on the aftermath of the heinous act.
[GroundUp] The immigrant rights group People Against Suffering Oppression and Poverty (PASSOP) is concerned that hundreds of Zimbabweans are being told to leave South Africa imminently.
[Leadership] President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed yesterday that his administration had made headway in the bid to recover the country's looted funds, by identifying financial institutions and countries in which payments for stolen Nigerian crude oil are deposited.
[Al Jazeera] Two new cases of Ebola have surfaced in Sierra Leone's Tonkolili district after a man died last week in the area where the deadly virus had not been seen for months, according to an official.
[Nation] At around 11pm on Sunday, George Njenga was asleep in one of the dormitories at Stephjoy Boys' Christian Boarding School in Limuru, Kiambu County, when he was awakened by screams and chaos.
[Deutsche Welle] A well-known human rights activist in Burundi has been seriously injured after being shot at by men on motorcycles. The shooting comes on the heels of General Adolphe Nshimirimana's assassination.