[ISS] For the International Criminal Court (ICC), February has been a momentous month. A new chief prosecutor was appointed after a fraught election, important cases were started and another was concluded, and a decision reached on the question of Pa...

[Nation] Ban plastic bottles to save people and aquatic life , researchers have told the government.

[East African] All academic institutions in Rwanda will open and resume physical tutoring starting Tuesday, February 23, ending the prolonged shutdown that particularly affected learning institutions in the capital Kigali.

[Nation] Deputy President William Ruto is facing a political headache ahead of the 2022 elections after a number of his allies showed interest in the gubernatorial and parliamentary seats in Rift Valley and Mt Kenya region, each banking on the DP to ...

[Nyasa Times] Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary, have obtained a court injunction stopping the Malawi police from arresting them.

[New Zimbabwe] ZANU PF legislator for Magunje has taken Lands Minister Anxious Masuka over the continued abuse and mismanagement of farm inputs distributed to local farmers under government schemes.

[Nation] The Ethiopian government has called for the invention of African countries in finding a peaceful resolution of the border dispute the country has with Sudan.

[Nairobi News] Ugandan politician Robert Kyagulanyi, commonly known as Bobi Wine, has unveiled an armored vehicle he intends to use for security reasons.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned that the recent attacks on the country's judiciary should not be taken lightly, warning that these shake the very foundations of South Africa's constitutional democracy.

[CPJ] On February 4, Emmanuel Dogbevi turned to Twitter with a plea for help. He tagged press freedom groups and colleagues in a series of tweets, lamenting how allegations that he violated U.S. copyright law had prompted his news website to be take...

[The Conversation Africa] El Niño Southern Oscillation or ENSO, an anomalous warming of the surface waters in the tropical Pacific Ocean, is famous for producing months-long unusual weather patterns across the globe.

[Nation] Imagine living without the internet for several weeks. While it could be a good social media detox for some, it would be a similar experience with power outage for thousands of Kenyans who depend on connectivity to earn a living.

[Nation] Kenya will take new loans to repay the Eurobond when they fall due as part of its debt management strategy to reduce pressure on principal repayments.

[Premium Times] Seven officials of the air force died in the plane crash.

[Premium Times] Osimhen was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance.

[UN News] The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), on Friday, highlighted the dire situation of some three million displaced children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), facing brutal militia violence and extreme hunger.

[New Times] Pensioners have appealed for a rise in pension benefits, citing the rising cost of living.

[New Times] Amidst growing credit uncertainty among local banks, the Central Bank is increasing supervisory oversight over local banks.

[DW] The runoff vote to choose a new president was marred when seven electoral commission officials were killed after their vehicle hit a mine.

[DW] The assailants opened fire on Fathi Bashagha's convoy as it drove through western Tripoli after he visited the National Oil Corporation and the headquarters of the Interior Ministry's law enforcement force.

[Premium Times] Abuja -- The coalition says President Buhari and his administration have failed in their primary responsibility of ensuring the security and welfare of Nigerians.

[Monitor] National Unity Platform (NUP) party leader Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, will in the coming days reach a decision on whether to go all the way with the petition he filed before the Supreme Court challenging President Museveni's re-ele...

[DW] The change is a key reform demanded by foreign donors and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The country is hoping to overhaul its debt-laden, inflation-hit economy.

[RFI] The second round of Niger's presidential election kicked off on Sunday, as Nigeriens cast their ballots between a ruling party stalwart and a former president touted as the first peaceful succession between two elected presidents.

[Premium Times] Hadi Sirika, Nigeria's aviation minister, tweeted Sunday afternoon that the crash "appears to be fatal."

[New Zimbabwe] FC PLATINUM will not feature in this season's CAF Confederation Cup group stage after losing 2-0 on aggregate to ASC Jaraaf of Senegal in the final round of qualifying for the tournament on Sunday.

[CAF] Burkina Faso takes on Namibia when the curtain draws on Group B of the Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Mauritania 2021 at Cheikha Ould Boidiya Stadium in Nouakchott on Sunday.

[New Zimbabwe] A BREASTFEEDING mother is one of the 12 MDC Alliance officials who were Saturday arrested by armed police at the opposition party's Chinhoyi offices for holding a meeting in defiance of Covid-19 lockdown regulations.

[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Parliamentary Conservation Caucus (MPCC) has poured out its anger over recent media exposure of "stinking" bribery in illegal charcoal trafficking from Zalewa to Blantyre, saying the revelation is "quite frankly an embarrassm...

[New Zimbabwe] KAROI residents have expressed concern over the Mashonaland West town's poor water drainage system that has of late exposed several homes and property to damage by flash floods.