West condemns Mugabe, ignores other Africa despots (AP via Yahoo! News) Nigeria. Rwanda. Uganda. Ethiopia. Gabon. Robert Mugabe's regime in Zimbabwe has plenty of competitors for the title of "least democratic in Africa."

Amla at it again for South Africa (AFP via Yahoo! News) Hashim Amla's fine start to South Africa's tour of England continued with another big century on Friday while Ashwell Prince also weighed in with a hundred on the first day against Middlesex at Uxbridge.

SOUTH AFRICA: TB treatment programmes programmes failing (AlertNet) Source: IRIN TB cure rates in South Africa have remained stubbornly low – about 60 percent nationally, but less than 50 percent in many districts. A number of studies presented at the national TB conference in Durban this week looked at some of the reasons why South Africa's programme is failing.

World champions South Africa to test All Blacks (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A true test of how far New Zealand's rugby team has moved on since last year's World Cup will be played out in the opening Tri-nations match against world champion South Africa on Saturday.

Middlesex v South Africa (Sporting Life) Hashim Amla and Ashwell Prince each banked hundreds for South Africa, but captain Graeme Smith failed to cash in on day one of their tour match against Middlesex at Uxbridge.

Tropical Storm Bertha churns in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) MIAMI - Tropical Storm Bertha is still churning in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. At 8 a.m. EDT Friday, Bertha was centered about 315 miles west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands.

Football stars gather in Munich to help Africa (AFP via Yahoo! News) Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, Germany captain Michael Ballack and Liverpool's England midfielder Steven Gerrard are amongst the stars set to play a charity match in Munich next week to help raise money for Africa.

England unchanged for South Africa (AFP via Yahoo! News) National selector Geoff Miller announced an unchanged 12-man England squad here Thursday for next week's first Test against South Africa at Lord's.

East Africa: Agencies Warn of Emergency Crises in the Horn (AllAfrica.com) The Horn of Africa is rapidly sliding into a humanitarian emergency, with more than 14 million people requiring urgent food aid and other assistance over the coming months.

West condemns Mugabe, ignores other Africa despots (Las Vegas Sun) Fri, Jul 4, 2008 (11:06 a.m.) Nigeria. Rwanda. Uganda. Ethiopia. Gabon. Robert Mugabe's regime in Zimbabwe has plenty of competitors for the title of "least democratic in Africa."