[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of March 14, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  4,027,046 while over 4,904,557 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[DW] A rebel insurgency interrupted the first round of voting, but officials are confident stepped-up security measures will prevent further violence.

[Leadership] Director-General, World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday arrived in Nigeria on a 4-day official visit aimed at enhancing trade and improving the Nigerian economy.

[The Conversation Africa] South Africa's long-awaited tuberculosis (TB) prevalence survey results were recently released. This is the first national prevalence survey of its kind for TB in South Africa.

[The Conversation Africa] Ghana generates over 80% of its export revenues from three primary commodities - gold, crude oil and cocoa exports. It is classified by UNCTAD as commodity dependent, making it vulnerable to sharp drops in commodity prices.

[Nation] Kinshasa -- The Democratic Republic of Congo has put off the start of the vaccination campaign against the coronavirus.

[Nation] Diplomatic sources on Friday said that the Ethiopian government has summoned, Eshetu Dessie, its ambassador to Ireland, after outraged by the actions of the Irish government in connection with crises in the troubled northern Tigray region.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A series of attacks in western Oromia regional state mounted by armed men against civilians since Saturday March 6 claimed the lives of at least 42 people so far, including women and children. The victims are members o...

[GroundUp] A number of immigrants in Makhanda say they were denied health care

[New Zimbabwe] MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa says calls for unity in the country should not unsettle top Zanu PF officials, but it is only highlighting the ruling party's partisanship ideologies cannot turnaround the Zimbabwe's declining economi...

[The Herald] ADEQUATE measures informed by World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines have been put in place to ensure schools reopen safely in the proposed phases, starting with examination classes today, without risking a spike in Covid-19 infectio...

[Nation] The new qualification requirements for admission into teacher training colleges have locked out thousands of Form Four leavers, the Nation has established.

[Nation] Kenya will no longer participate in the international maritime boundary dispute case with Somalia in protest at perceived bias and unwillingness of the court to accommodate requests for delaying the hearings as a result of the pandemic, docu...

[Nation] Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has cancelled a planned tour of the country's south-western region, amid mounting concerns over President John Magufuli's whereabouts.

[Vanguard] Over 1,000 persons have been rendered homeless as rainstorm destroyed 200 houses in Erimope Ekiti, Moba local government area of Ekiti state.

[Premium Times] Since 2003, the Global Fund has disbursed over $2 billion in Nigeria.

[Premium Times] Bandits attempted to kidnap students at Government Science Secondary Schol, Ikara but were repelled by the army and police

[UN News] Two years after Tropical Cyclone Idai and Cyclone Kenneth swept through Mozambique in March 2019, killing hundreds and leaving more than two million people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance, UN chief António Guterres has recalled t...

[Premium Times] Burna Boy and Wizkid have become Nigeria's second and third Grammy winners after Sikiru Adepoju.

[UN News] Poor rain forecast for the next few months threatens to exacerbate the plight of tens of thousands of Somalis displaced from their homes and villages due to "extreme" water shortages since last November, the UN humanitarian office said on F...

[Balancing Act] London -- After a long period with a presence just in South Africa, one of the world's most high-profile music streamers, Spotify has expanded across Sub-Saharan Africa. Russell Southwood spoke to Phiona Okumu, Head of Music (Sub-Saha...

[Nation] All political gatherings, including the campaigns to amend parts of the 2010 Constitution, stand banned at least for the next 60 days, President Uhuru Kenyatta said yesterday while announcing measures to combat the rising spread of Covid-19.

[Monitor] Since the National Unity Platform (NUP) party leader Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, called for demonstrations in protest of the Electoral Commission (EC) declaration of Mr Yoweri Museveni as the winner of the January 14 presidential el...

[Monitor] The world's first recycled plastic sailing dhow [a lateen-rigged ship with one or two masts] is hitting the Victoria waters again.

[New Republic] Liberia's efforts to transform the lives of poor people have received a huge boost with financing approved on Friday, March 12, by the World Bank. Two new operations will increase access to sustainable, reliable and affordable energy, ...

[Vanguard] President Muhammadu Buhari made it a remarkable week for Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo when he acknowledged the humility of the number two citizen, who turned 64 on March 8.

[Ethiopian Herald] Over the last week, the Ethiopian Diaspora community has been made to the streets to express their concern on the intervention of superpowers in the internal affairs of their home country. Thousands of Ethiopians and Eritreans have...

[Nyasa Times] Some industrial hemp growers in Mzimba are threatening the government with legal action for failure to issue them with licences.

[Ethiopian Herald] The relation between Ethiopia and Turkey reached to the level of best. Business and investment is growing. While Ethiopia exports agricultural products to Turkey, Turkey exports machinery, steel and iron to Ethiopia.

[Nairobi News] Deputy President William Ruto's itinerary for the next month is certain to offer an interesting alternative schedule after he announced on Friday the suspension of all public engagements citing concerns of the surge of Covid-19 cases i...