[allAfrica] Even before the pandemic, one in five African teenagers had thought about suicide, according to a study released last year. And this was the highest such prevalence in the world. A separate study from 2019 ...

[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has filed an urgent chamber application seeking an order for Chief Justice Malaba to resign by 15 May 2021.

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwean journalists have accused government of being too secretive with crucial information on Covid-19 in the country.

[GroundUp] "Extraordinary times ... call for extraordinary measures", said Katherine Tai, the US Trade Representative, last week as she announced that the Biden administration supports waiving "IP protections on Covid-19 vaccines to help end the pand...

[University of Leeds] Scientists are warning that drinking water supplies in parts of rural West Africa are being contaminated b y lead- containing  mater ials used  in  small community water systems such as boreholes with handpumps and publi...

[This Day] For the tenth time, Nigeria's entrepreneurial giant and richest black man on earth, Mr. Aliko Dangote, has retained his position as the richest man in Africa with a net worth of $12.1 billion, according to the 2021 edition of the Forbes' T...

[East African] The spike in India's Covid-19 infections and deaths is a wake-up call for African countries not to let their guard down, the continent's health bodies have warned.

[Monitor] On May 12, Mr Museveni will be sworn-in as the President of Uganda for his sixth elective term in office. Derrick Wandera caught up with NUP's Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, about the post-election period, the speakership race, and his s...

[VOA] Madrid -- A diplomatic dispute between Morocco and Spain over Madrid's decision to host a leader of the Western Saharan independence movement has soured what had been improving relations across the Mediterranean Sea.

[Nation] The planned security meeting between Kenya and Ethiopia over the fast-deteriorating relationship between Garre and Degodia clans in Mandera has been postponed.

[Nation] Years back, the Kwekwe or Eagle police squad evoked fear among members of the Mungiki sect and other suspects of crime. There was no doubt about it; if you were in the police squad's list, you would surely be eliminated.

[Nation] At the Solai -Nyakinyua trading center in Subukia sub-county, life appears to be normal as residents are engaged in a bee hive of activities under the sun in a bid to achieve their different goals.

[Nation] At least nine counties could be targeted in the upcoming Covid-19 vaccine recall by the national government.

[UN News] The UN agriculture chief warned on Monday that severe underfunding of Africa's agri-food sector has boosted food insecurity and was hampering the future development of countries across the continent.

[DW] Yoweri Museveni's less-than-stellar democratic and human rights record has caused increasing anger abroad. But allies in the West seem loath to upset a regime which has contributed toward stabilization in the region.

[The Conversation Africa] Nigeria's president, Muhammadu Buhari, has asked the United States to move its military headquarters overseeing Africa to the continent, from Germany. This is to better tackle growing armed violence in the region. The Conver...

[Leadership] Abuja -- The United Kingdom (UK) has secured the commitment of G7 action plan to help save millions of lives from famine and humanitarian crises, including £276 million for NorthzEast Nigeria.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi -- Shifting temperatures and rainfall set to hit production of the world's most popular beverage in key growing regions, says Christian Aid report

[New Frame] South Africa's economic policies have been moving to the right, embracing big business and ignoring workers and jobless people. Why does no organised voice speak out against this?

[Premium Times] The curfew, which will be from 12a.m to 4a.m, would take effect from midnight on Monday, May 10, 2021

[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that a ministerial delegation be sent to Ghana to resolve the lingering conflict between Nigerian Traders and the Ghanaian authorities.

[Premium Times] The minister congratulated Muslims and called on all Nigerians to use the period of this year's Eid-el-Fitr celebration to pray for peace.

[Premium Times] The seat had been vacant since May 7, 2018 when its last occupant, Isyaku Rabiu, died

[The Herald] A 33-year-old Zimbabwean man who was yesterday arrested while smuggling gold worth R11 million into South Africa has been granted R100 000 bail by a Kempton Park Regional Court, in Gauteng province.

[FAO] Celebrating argan trees as part of a remarkable agricultural heritage

[RFI] Chad's military claimed victory on Sunday in its weeks-long battle with northern rebels that led to the death of President Idriss Déby on the battlefield.

[Namibian] THE Namibian government says it has noted with "grave concern" the rising tensions in East Jerusalem over the possible eviction of Palestinian families living in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood.

[SciDev.Net] Freetown -- Scientists have rediscovered rare wild coffee species in West Africa with tolerance to high temperatures and fine taste, potentially setting the region on course to staging a comeback in the global coffee industry, a study sa...

[Nation] The enormity of gender-based violence (GBV) nationally and globally, cannot be gainsaid whether relying on anecdotal or scientific evidence. The rather dated information from the 2014 Kenya Demographic Health Survey shows that one third of w...

[SAnews.gov.za] The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has confirmed that four of the specimens it had, have tested positive for the COVID-19 B.1.617.2 variant.