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1. Kenya: Kenya Journalist Escapes Abduction After Criticism of President, Says CPJ

   [RFI] The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called for an investigation into the attempted kidnapping of a senior journalist in Kenya, which followed angry criticism of his newspaper by President William Ruto.

2. Central Africa: Weak Governance of Gold Mining Still Drives Conflict in Central Africa

   [ISS] Neither Cameroon nor the DRC is doing enough to improve oversight and management of unregulated gold mining.

3. South Africa: Why South Africans Can Trust the Constitutional Court's NHI Ruling -- Whichever Way It Goes

   [Bhekisisa] In early May this year South Africa's Constitutional Court became the battleground for one of the most consequential disputes over health legislation since democracy.

4. Tunisia: Sounding the Alarm Over Tunisia's Crackdown

   [HRW] UN Experts, Civil Society Highlight Deepening Repression

5. Egypt: Egypt Files Official FIFA Complaint Over Referee Decisions in Argentina Defeat

   [allAfrica] Cape Town -- Egypt's football federation filed a formal complaint with FIFA after its team's Round of 16 exit from the World Cup.