[allAfrica] Three years ago, the Tanzanian human rights activist Vicky Ntetema and I sat down at a quiet Dar es Salaam restaurant to talk about the human rights situation in her country. I ordered a meal, but she didn't. She said she didn't eat at re...

[Nation] President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Justice Martha Koome as the country's new Chief Justice.

[New Zimbabwe] Hwange -- The prolonged lockdowns due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and failure by the government to pay contractors working on the expansion of power station Units 7 and 8 here, have delayed the completion of the US$1,5 billion project by...

[Leadership] Following the rising attacks on the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nationwide, the commission has said the acts may undermine its capacity to organise coming elections.

[Nairobi News] Raila Odinga has warned that some 'rogue elements' in President Uhuru Kenyatta's government could 'confuse' the handshake.

[The Conversation Africa] The paintings of Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn are displayed in prestigious art galleries in capital cities around the world.

[African Arguments] This is an abridged version of a discussion with Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, the popular Ugandan musician-turned-opposition politician, who has risen, over the last four years, to become the leader of the East African countr...

[VOA] Yumbe, Northern Uganda -- Uganda, which hosts nearly 1.5 million refugees and asylum-seekers, began coronavirus vaccinations this week in the camps and settlements. But vaccine hesitancy among refugees poses a challenge.

[AI London] Children beaten by Spanish guards after border gates thrown open Stand-off appears to be Morocco's 'retaliation' for separatist leader's medical treatment in Spain 'Spanish abuses are also EU abuses' - Virginia Álvarez

[Premium Times] The aviation minister says the plan was stalled by COVID-19.

[UN News] On a recent visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Dr. Natalie Kanem, the head of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), the UN's sexual and reproductive health agency, bore witness to the horrific legacy of sexual violence in the co...

[VOA] Geneva -- The UN refugee agency is reiterating its appeal to Tanzania to stop forcibly deporting asylum seekers fleeing violence in Mozambique's volatile Cabo Delgado province.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Bangui -- The country has recorded only 7,000 cases and 100 deaths, but the ensuing economic fallout has driven kids to the streets

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi/Kuala Lumpur -- The shortage will leave poor countries further behind, warn health experts

[DW] France and all the EU have justified fears of being affected by African countries' economic challenges. Fair cooperation will address those fears and benefit both Europe and Africa, writes DW's Harrison Mwilima.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] London -- Investigations by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The New Humanitarian found many Congolese women who said they were coerced into sex by men who said they worked for aid groups

[DW] The UN documented more than 4,000 cases of sexual and gender-based violence in the volatile region in 2020. A thousand women are on hunger strike now to highlight the drawn-out conflict.

[The Conversation Africa] The head of Ethiopia's Orthodox Church, Abune Mathias, recently condemned the ongoing armed conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region and the suffering it's causing the civilian population. In a video message he was seen saying "...

[ISS] East coast and island nations cannot afford to be marginalised in the latest redrawing of the geopolitical map.

[The Conversation Africa] In developing economies, many people are excluded in various ways from financial services. Including them is necessary for three main reasons. It allows financially vulnerable people to improve their lives through economic a...

[Premium Times] Shell's divestment could deal a fresh blow to the fiscal plan of the Nigerian government, about 90 per cent of whose revenue comes from oil, as it rebalances from the oil crash of 2020.

[Premium Times] The attorney-general says the recoveries were made possible through "proactive and collaborative" efforts of some foreign governments.

[East African] The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has deployed forces in Dunguop village of Abyei town after an attack on civilians left at least 11 people dead and seven others injured, according to the area deputy administ...

[allAfrica] Twenty years ago, African heads of states and governments gathered in Abuja to address infectious diseases in Africa. The declarations by the heads of States, popularly known as 'Abuja Declarations', was the meeting's highlight. One of th...

[Lesotho Times] Lesotho's ban on the importation of poultry products from parts of South Africa which have recorded cases of the deadly avian influenza is continuing, the government has said.

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwean authorities have reportedly increased monitoring of religious activities and civil society events which they perceive have been politicised and critical of the government.

[New Zimbabwe] Independent Norton MP Temba Mliswa says the judicial system is now compromised after Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi threatened judges who presided over an independent appeal against ousted Chief Justice Luke Malaba's continued holdin...

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