South Africa's human settlements minister, Lindiwe Sisulu accepted the nomination to run for president of the South African ruling party, ANC, according to South Africa's media. At least six branches of the ANC have nominated Sisulu as leader and she has publicly accepted the state broadcaster SABC reported.

Zimbabwe police have arrested an opposition supporter for allegedly killing an officer during recent skirmishes between law enforcers and vendors in the capital Harare.

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In a sign of worsening dollar shortages, Zimbabwe's Steward Bank has suspended payments to Multichoice, citing unavailability of foreign currency.

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The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to West Africa and the Sahel, Mohammed Chambers, has called on the Security Council to strengthen support for the fight against Boko Haram and other groups posing security threat in the sub-region.

In 1989, the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recommended that July 11 be observed by the international community as World Population Day, a day to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues.

Libyan aid workers recovered the bodies of 19 migrants believed to be Egyptians in Libya's eastern desert, a Red Crescent spokesman said on Sunday.