[allAfrica] As of April 5, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  4,269,206 while over 7,488,208 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[VOA] Yaoundé -- Cameroonians are mourning the death of Christian Wiyghan Tumi, a Catholic cardinal who was well known for advocating for peace in the ongoing Anglophone separatist crisis in the country. The 90-year-old cleric was abducted for 24 ho...

[Premium Times] The armed men used guns and dynamites and also attacked a police facility in the area.

[Nation] Kenya has increased its public debt by more than Sh1 trillion in the year of Covid-19 pandemic after the government received the first instalment of the latest Sh257 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund last week.

[The Herald] Zimbabwe's re-engagement efforts continue to bear fruit with the country now on course to rejoin the Commonwealth.

[New Times] Although agriculture sector improved much in different areas such as erosion control measures and availability inputs, it is still lagging behind in Fourth Strategic Plan for the Transformation of Agriculture (PSTA4) targets.

[Nairobi News] Kenyans have urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to rescind its decision of extending the country another loan facility.

[Premium Times] A Twitter user in South Africa, Khrist, said she had similar experience when she travelled to Cape Verde.

[Leadership] Nigeria is losing billions of Naira it has the opportunity of earning due to the failure of government to commence implementation of a one-stop-shop cargo clearing system at the nation's ports, LEADERSHIP reports.

[This Day] The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), the focal agency responsible for the deployment of the COVID-19 vaccines, has said that the country will not stop the use of Astrazeneca vaccine.

[Leadership] The Kaduna State government, on Sunday, said Governor Nasir el-Rufai has never appointed intermediaries to negotiate with bandits on behalf of the state government.

[Premium Times] MTN reverted to the old rate as banks backed off.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican armed forces (FADM) on Saturday took full control of the aerodrome in the small town of Palma, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, according to a report on the independent television station, STV.

[ISS] On 9 April 2020, al-Qaeda-affiliated groups operating in the Sahel attacked a security and customs post on the Bamako-Kayes road in Mali's western Kayes region. Four months later, on 5 August, groups attacked another post located on the Nioro-K...

[VOA] Kampala -- Ethiopian authorities said on Saturday that Eritrean troops had started withdrawing from Tigray, where they have been fighting on the side of Ethiopian forces in a war against the region's fugitive leaders.

[Monitor] No maize trader has met the new tougher requirements for Kenya's imports from Uganda that are meant to prevent influx of grain with high incidence of aflatoxin, raising fears of a shortage in the country.

[RFI] South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa held an urgent meeting with his Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapsia-Nqakula on Saturday following his announcement that he had sent troops to Mozambique to evacuate South Africans trapped in the wake of rec...

[VOA] The Militant Group AlShabab has launched attacks on Somali military forces in Lower Shabelle region, Somali regional officials said.

[Seychelles News Agency] Four new nuns have joined the Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny in Seychelles 33 years after the Vice-Province received its last member.

[Monitor] The Katuna/Gatuna border between Uganda and Rwanda remains closed to human and cargo traffic more than two years after Rwandan President Paul Kagame ordered its closure.

[Premium Times] The judiciary workers say their decision to shut down courts nationwide from Tuesday is to press home their demand for financial autonomy.

[Premium Times] Don Jazzy says the marriage didn't work out because "he made music a priority instead of his family".

[Premium Times] Karaye emirate council says illegal miners are relocating to the emirate

[Premium Times] Subscribers to home ownership plans in Abuja say the failure of government to regulate the sector has put people seeking to own homes at the mercy of unscrupulous estate developers.

[Nairobi News] Ugandan musician Jose Chameleone is reportedly headed back to school.

[This Day] Rising inflationary pressures and tighter foreign exchange liquidity, among others, are beclouding Nigeria's economic growth projected at 1.5% in 2021, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) has said in a ne...

[The Herald] Tourism destination branding largely depends on the partnership of the public sector and private sector.

[Daily Trust] The strike action embarked upon by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on April 1, 2021 shows the trust deficit of the Buhari administration. It also points to government's empty promises and hypocrisy, as President Muha...

[Shabait] Desert locust survey and control operation was conducted on the Red Sea Coastal areas of Eritrea. Low-density adults and Hopper groups were detected on the surveyed areas of the Red Sea coast. The vegetation status and soil moisture was mos...

[This Day] Louis Achi and Segun James pay tribute to the spokesperson of Afenifere, Comrade Yinka Odumakin, who passed on yesterday after a fierce battle with Covid-19.