[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Rape allegations against - DJ Fresh, real name Thato Sikwane, and Euphonik, real name Themba Nkosi -  came to light last month after a woman took to Twitter to make the accusations but prosecutors determined that the claim "...

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- At least 60 people died when a passenger barge carrying more than 700 people sank on the Congo river at night, Reuters reports.

[RFI] According to a diplomatic cable, the authorities in Paris helped suspects in the 1994 Rwanda genocide to escape while under French military protection. The revelation has rekindled Kigali's allegations that France secretly supported Hutu forces...

[DW] Diplomats in Geneva decided the Nigerian economist should take over the reins of the World Trade Organization. The former finance minister wants to make tackling the economic fallout from coronavirus her top priority.

[East African] Guinea has announced an outbreak of the deadly Ebola epidemic after second laboratory tests on samples from victims came back positive for the virus.

[New Zimbabwe] Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube says government's biggest priority for now was to save citizens from Covid-19 as opposed to opening the country for people to pursue livelihoods.

[Nation] Juba -- Sudan and Ethiopia have welcomed South Sudan's efforts to mediate their border dispute, with Ethiopia asking the Juba team to prioritise neutrality during the talks.

[Nation] The Magh Mela, an annual pilgrimage to Prayagraj, India, which usually attracts over 100 million visitors, is not only the greatest Hindu religious festival but also the world's largest gathering of people.

[East African] Kinshasa -- DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi on Monday named Sama Lukonde Kyenge as the new prime minister.

[RFI] British company Camellia Group has settled a legal claim with a number of Malawian women and Kenyans over allegations of sexual harassment and serious human rights abuses. Camellia has extensive operations across the African continent, producin...

[RFI] Monrovia -- A Finnish court has started trying a Sierra Leonean accused of war crimes allegedly committed in Liberia between 2001 and 2002. In a first-of-its kind move, the court will temporarily relocate to Liberia for part of the trial.

[Vanguard] Barely 24 hours after Guinea declared Ebola outbreak in the country as an epidemic, Port Health Services of the Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria has been directed to scale up screening at the port of entry.

[Premium Times] Mrs Okonjo-Iweala was confirmed DG of the trade body during a meeting of the WTO.

[DW] The former president had been called on to testify at an inquiry into corruption during his time in office. Zuma could now face jail time for failing to show up.

[WTO] WTO members made history today (15 February) when the General Council agreed by consensus to select Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria as the organization's seventh Director-General.

[The Conversation Africa] The internal African slave trade was officially abolished in colonial Mali in 1905. But a form of slavery - called "descent-based slavery" - continues today. This is when "slave status" is ascribed to a person, based on thei...

[The Conversation Africa] Tanzania's health minister said earlier this month that the country has no plans to procure COVID-19 vaccines. Moina Spooner, an editor with The Conversation Africa, asked Catherine Kyobutungi to explain Tanzania's COVID-19 ...

[The Conversation Africa] Some countries, such as Tanzania and Madagascar, have issued statements saying they do not have plans to vaccinate their populations against COVID-19. Moina Spooner, an editor with The Conversation Africa, asked pathology ex...

[DW] As COVID hits Africa's economy hard, young entrepreneurs have declared war on the disease. Many startups have found creative ways to resolve added challenges caused by the pandemic.

[DW] One million people have been driven from their homes by armed groups in Burkina Faso. The international community must address the world's fastest-growing displacement crisis, writes OCHA's Ramesh Rajasingham.

[DW] Islamist jihadis in the unstable region have killed thousands of soldiers. French President Emmanuel Macron is thought to want support for a troop drawdown amid rising numbers of French combat deaths.

[DW] The country has been split since a revolution unseated dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011. But a truce has held, and hopes are high for a new unity government.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Gauteng Legislature Roads and Transport Portfolio Committee has welcomed the conclusion of the Commission of Inquiry probing taxi industry related violence in the province.

[New Zimbabwe] High Court judge Tawanda Chitapi Monday altered reporting conditions for freelance journalist Hopewell Chin'ono who was however ordered to pay an additional $10 000 bail deposit.

[New Times] A French newspaper has seen a document that reveals how, during the Genocide against the Tutsi, 27 years ago, instead of arresting ring leaders of the mass murders, French troops helped them flee.

[Nairobi News] Kenya's H_art The Band, Sauti Sol, Khaligraph Jones, Nyashinski have been listed in the inaugural 2021 Top 100 African Musicians ranking.

[The Herald] Senior Reporter

[Dalsan Radio] Somalia has missed the recently announced resumption of electoral talks between the federal government and the regional state leaders.

[Premium Times] This is the country's highest inflation in 33 months.

[The Herald] The withdrawal of police and military lawyers seconded to the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) in line with the Supreme Court ruling has not affected the authority's operations, Prosecutor General Mr Kumbirai Hodzi has said.