[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Nearly 700 patients were evacuated on Saturday from Johannesburg's Charlotte Maxeke Hospital because of a fire in parts of the facility, AP reports.

[RFI] Eritrea's government has said it will start pulling out its soldiers from Ethiopia's Tigray region, recognising for the first time the presence of its troops in the war torn region.

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] An important new picture of the inside of al Shabaab is provided by interviews with 23 women who had been captured and eventually escaped, in a study published yesterday by João Feijó, one of the most importa...

[New Zimbabwe] MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa says the country risked plunging into extremism just witnessed in neighbouring Mozambique if the ruling Zanu PF party persists with its brutal politics.

[New Zimbabwe] Hwange Central legislator Daniel Molokele has stood behind villagers in Hwange's Dinde community have clashed with some Chinese investors conducting a coal exploration operation on their land.

[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi's former president, Peter Mutharika, has accused the government of politically persecuting him. During a televised news conference at his residence in Mangochi district Saturday, Mutharika cited the freezing of his ba...

[Nation] Attaining peace and stability for northern Mozambique has been an arduous task for members of the civil society, with violence on the rise in the region.

[Nation] President Mohamed Farmaajo of Somalia has gone on a charm offensive to blunt opposition to his controversial term extension on last Monday , even as he seeks more allies to negate a possibility of international isolation.

[New Zimbabwe] Education Minister Cain Mathema has warned drastic measures will be taken against Zimbabwean school authorities who fail to disclose possible risks or do not comply with government directives aimed at managing Covid-19 situations at an...

[VOA] Geneva -- The United Nations World Food Program warns that millions of people in West and Central Africa are facing catastrophic levels of hunger driven by conflict and soaring food prices.

[VOA] Harare -- Zimbabwe's government this month reported a major increase in teenage pregnancies in January and February. Advocates are blaming the rise from previous years on coronavirus lockdowns and poverty. Columbus Mavhunga reports from Harare,...

[Nairobi News] The United States says Uganda's general elections held in January were marred by 'illegalities and irregularities.

[Nation] Two people were killed when a bomb exploded in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa on Sunday afternoon.

[Nation] Dead turtles and dolphins are reportedly floating towards the shores of the Indian Ocean at the Kipini waters owing to the ongoing trawler fishing activities at the sea.

[Nation] African scientists have protested a global health funding imbalance following an announcement of a $30 million (about Sh3.2 billion) grant allocated to foreign research firms to conduct malaria research in Africa.

[RFI] Authorities in South Africa should lift a suspension of use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine if a number of conditions are met, the country's health regulator has announced.

[RFI] Voters go to the polls in Cape Verde on Sunday following electoral campaigns focused on the Covid-19 crisis and its effect on tourism in the Atlantic Ocean island country.

[RFI] A French court has sentenced a Belarusian mercenary and two Ivorian pilots to life in prison for their suspected involvement in an air strike on a French military camp in Ivory Coast in 2004, which killed ten people. None of the accused was in ...

[DW] A passenger train has derailed in Egypt, killing 11 and injuring 98. Egypt has been plagued with rail incidents in recent years.

[DW] With his new government, President Felix Tshisekedi has achieved victory in the power struggle with his predecessor, Joseph Kabila. He has flagged security in the country's troubled eastern region as a priority.

[This Day] Scores were feared killed and no fewer than 50 houses razed, after a tanker conveying petroleum products exploded at Oshigbudu in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State.

[This Day] Residents of Enugwu Ukwu community in Anambra State have raised alarm over the increased kidnapping and killing of albinos in the community.

[Daily Maverick] Capetonians grieve the loss of priceless heritage treasures as fire rips across Table Mountain and the University of Cape Town campus.

[DW] African countries have been vaccinating their populations against COVID-19 for weeks, but progress has been slow. Supply problems, confusion over vaccination schedules and fears of side effects are causing delays.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Table Mountain runaway fire continues to spread as firefighters work tirelessly to tackle the blaze, which has also destroyed a library at the University of Cape Town.

[New Zimbabwe] Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has denied opposition claims there was selective application of the law in the country.

[UN News] A 77-year old nun from the southern African country of Lesotho has been telling the UN how she survived a deadly outbreak of COVID-19 in her convent and why it's important to embrace the vaccine.

[Premium Times] Nigeria's security apparatus is currently overwhelmed with criminals having a field day killing, maiming and extorting victims.

[Nation] Deputy President William Ruto has given up the fight to reclaim his place in Jubilee's centre of power and will now focus on his presidential ambitions.

[New Zimbabwe] Jambezi -- Hwange farmer Nambikwa Ncube (46) and wife Irene Zulu (41) of Jambezi say they abandoned cattle rearing after they lost their whole herd to Zambian thieves who drove the domestic animals across the Zambezi.