[allAfrica] As of March 30, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached   4,193,082 while over 6,423,351 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[allAfrica] As of March 29, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  4,183,371 while over 6,369,788 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[Namibian] THE liquidation of Namibia's national airline passed another milestone on Friday, with the High Court confirming the winding-up of Air Namibia a month after a provisional order was issued for the airline to be wound up.

[This Day] Nigeria's total public debt portfolio as at December 31, 2020, stood at N32.92 trillion, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has revealed.

[HRW] Washington -- Anti-Corruption Measures a Step Forward, but Weak Implementation

[HRW] Turkic Muslims Need Africa's Solidarity Too

[RFI] Criminal proceedings open in Paris on Monday over the 2004 attack by two Ivorian warplanes against a French military base in Bouaké, Cote d'Ivoire, killing nine French soldiers and an American civilian. More than 16 years later, the suspected ...

[Nation] Acting Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu has closed courts, tribunals and all registries in the five counties that President Uhuru Kenyatta declared Covid-19 infested.

[Nation] Equity Bank and NCBA are the latest top tier banks to report double digit drops in profitability for the year ended December 2020, as lenders are hit hard by huge provisions for bad loans triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic.

[DW] In just three years, an Islamist insurgency in northern Mozambique has killed an estimated 2,600 people. Last week's attack on the town of Palma, which lasted days, should worry neighboring countries, experts say.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Makhado, South Africa -- Proposals for a coal-powered industry hub in lush Limpopo promise jobs, but opponents say it will destroy pristine habitats, hike emissions and harm residents' health

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] I have managed immunization programs in the hardest-to-reach areas including displacement camps. We are in uncharted territory but a lot can be learned from previous efforts

[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday leave Abuja for London, the United Kingdom for a routine medical check-up.

[Premium Times] Details of the debt figures show that the domestic debt figures of the 36 states of the federation and the FCT were put at N4.19 trillion with Lagos accounting the highest.

[Premium Times] "It seems that we have all agreed on one point that notwithstanding our diversity, ethnic, religion and group, Nigerians are better together and even stronger together. "

[Premium Times] Fayemi says emissaries were sent to him with monetary offers so he could change his position on the matter.

[VOA] Residents of Nigeria's northeastern Borno state capital are struggling without electricity after suspected militants damaged two transmission towers just days after power had been restored following a previous attack.

[Daily Maverick] The Radical Economic Transformation faction of the ANC has effectively been banned from organising and faces disciplinary action by the party.

[Daily Maverick] Pretoria has accounted for 43 of the South Africans caught up in the major insurgent assault on the northern Mozambique town of Palma over the past few days -- but 10 to 15 citizens still remained unaccounted for.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican defence and security forces launched an offensive on Sunday against Islamic State terrorists in the northern town of Palma, reports Sunday's issue of the independent newssheet "Carta de Mocambique".

[The Conversation Africa] Planning for the Olympics has now shifted to promises of delivering a Games that puts "safety first" in a time of great uncertainty. In February 2021, the IOC released several "playbooks" outlining safety precautions for ath...

[The Conversation Africa] Madagascar has many "mini" creatures. These include a recently discovered group of miniaturised frogs as well as the discovery earlier this year of the smallest reptile on earth - the Brookesia nana, or nano-chameleon, which...

[Agenzia Fides] Maputo -- At least 7 victims are among the people who fled from the Amerula Hotel in a convoy that was attacked, in an ambush, by armed terrorists. This was announced by a spokesman for the Mozambican army, which has carried out an op...

[East African] Ethiopia has announced stricter measures effective Monday in a bid to stem a new wave of Covid-19 as the country recorded a surge in infections.

[East African] The late president's desire to elevate Chato to a regional status will be supported by the government if it meets the set conditions for promotion

[ISS] The Suez Canal is one of the world's major shipping routes, or at least it was until the Ever Given ran aground on 23 March. The blustery conditions that caused it to veer off course and bury its bulbous bow into the banks of the canal have whi...

[This Day] The federal government has declared that COVID-19 vaccine is not for sale and dispelled any possibility of any fake vaccine being administered or sold by unauthorised institution in the country.

[RFI] Dozens of people were killed in coordinated jihadist attacks in northern Mozambique's Palma town, the government said on Sunday, four days after the raid forced the evacuation of thousands of survivors to safety in the provincial capital Pemba.

[Nation] Mama Sarah Onyango Obama, the grandmother of former US President Barrack Obama, is dead.

[Nairobi News] Thousands of Kenyans have temporarily been rendered jobless after President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday ordered an immediate stop to the sale of alcohol in bars and restaurants for an indefinite period.