[Cosafa] Former Banyana Banyana Performance Analyst Shilene Booysen (far right) has been appointed as the new head coach for the South Sudan Senior Women's football team.

[East African] The Tigray conflict could have been prevented if the continent acted on early signs, according to a report by the African Union released to mark the end of the four-year term of commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat and his eight ...

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[Monitor] Parents and proprietors of pre-primary schools have asked government to review its decision and allow them reopen nursery schools to allow the children resume learning.

[East African] The recently relaunched Uganda Airlines took delivery of another Airbus A330neo on February 2, completing the first phase of the airline's revival plan whose target was having six aircraft.

[The Conversation Africa] The African continent contains some of the world's richest mineral resources. For instance, the Democratic Republic of Congo produces most of the world's cobalt; Rwanda, Ethiopia and Mozambique are major contributors to glob...

[New Times] Heavy rains and lightning have killed 25 people and left 51 others injured across the country since January this year, according to statistics by the Ministry of Emergency Management (MINEMA).

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A pilot and his passenger died Thursday after their plane went down in Nanyuki shortly after take-off.

[Ethiopian Herald] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia is about to close two refugee camps namely Hitsats and Shimelba in northern Tigray State due to safety concerns as well as poor conditions of the centers, according to Administration for Refugee and Returnee...

[East African] Sudan's second cabinet since the ouster of president Omar al-Bashir was sworn in on Wednesday as the country transitioned back to civilian rule.

[UN News] UN independent human rights experts appealed on Thursday for authorities in Egypt to remove two activists from a "terrorist" list and to stop systemic use of terrorism powers.

[DW] President Idriss Deby has ruled Chad for 30 years. His nomination to run for a sixth term in the April election is inflaming tensions in a country marked by economic woes and frustration with the political elite.

[Nation] Somalia's opposition groups are calling for an urgent meeting with President Mohamed Farmaajo and other stakeholders in an attempt to resolve the electoral impasse.

[Nation] Fears that new, more infectious variants of the coronavirus could be spreading in Kenya have put government officials on edge.

[This Day] Abuja -- The House of Representatives yesterday resolved to look into the quality and quantity of arms and ammunition purchased for security agencies in the country for the last 10 years, with a clear inquest into the relevant tools and eq...

[Premium Times] The outbreak occurred in two backyard poultry farms of multiple species, ostriches, geese, turkeys, layers, and peacocks in Kano state.

[Leadership] Ahead of a planned protest by #ENDSARS proponent on February 13 at the Lekki toll gate, the federal government yesterday warned that such protest will not be tolerated.

[SAnews.gov.za] In a year where the economy took a huge knock as the COVID-19 pandemic halted production, President Cyril Ramaphosa says defeating the health crisis and rebuilding the economy are among the key priorities for the year ahead.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that the first batch of the in-demand Johnson & Johnson vaccines against COVID-19 will land in South Africa next week.

[IPS] United Nations -- The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has called for unimpeded access to all parts of Ethiopia's Tigray Region, to locate an estimated 20,000 unaccounted for refugees and assess damage to its Hitsaats Camp which was looted and s...

[ISS] Refugee resettlements in 2020 reached historic lows despite record-high numbers of displaced people in need. At the same time, substantial funding gaps remain. This is increasing pressure on African host countries, exposing refugees to enhanced...

[RFI] Recent reports indicate that attacks by Islamist militants in the Cabo Delgado area of northern Mozambique are dwindling. But the death of the chief of operations this week calls for strategic changes, local media reports.

[HRW] Ethiopian federal forces carried out apparently indiscriminate shelling of urban areas in the Tigray region in November 2020 in violation of the laws of war, Human Rights Watch said today. Artillery attacks at the start of the armed conflict st...

[HRW] At least 83 governments worldwide have used the Covid-19 pandemic to justify violating the exercise of free speech and peaceful assembly, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities have attacked, detained, prosecuted, and in some cases killed c...

[New Zimbabwe] Detained Norton Independent MP Temba Mliswa has State Security Minister Owen 'Mudha' and his Local Government colleague July Moyo in an alleged plot to destroy President Emmerson Mnangagwa's political life.

[New Zimbabwe] Having gone through a lot of Alex Magaisa's recent articles, it is fair that a response by a Zimbabwean youth is given.

[Nyasa Times] Former Speaker of parliament, Henry Chimunthu Banda has called for a review of government policy which entrusts community members with the responsibility of maintaining broken boreholes in their area ,saying the arrangement is denying p...

[The Herald] Kwekwe City Council is seeking to raise US$45 million to rehabilitate its road network, which was extensively damaged by heavy rains that have been falling in most parts of the country.

[The Herald] The exchange rate of the Zimbabwean dollar against the US dollar will continue to hold steady on the weekly auction market because the country is earning enough forex to support critical imports, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says.