[allAfrica] The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), considers pollution as one of three threats our planet is facing, along with the climate crisis and the loss of nature. Among all sources of pollution and waste, plastic occupies the very t...

[Nigeria Health Watch] Health care should be equitable. This means it must be accessible to anyone, regardless of social class, or place of residence. For a pregnant woman dwelling either in the hills of Rwanda, or in the deserts of Niger Republic, c...

[New Era] The bribery trial of former Investec Namibia (now Ninety-One) managing director James Hatuikulipi and co-accused Sakaria Kuutondokwa Kokule is on hold.

[Daily Trust] Many Nigerian Muslims are marking the Eid-el-Kabir Sallah festivities amidst harder bite of the economy and security concerns.

[Times of Zambia] As the country approaches elections on August 12, various stakeholders are positioning themselves to play their respective roles in the process.

[Vanguard] Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has been reportedly arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic by security operatives in the West African country.

[This Day] Abuja -- President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday urged Nigerians to team up with his administration in battling the security crisis facing the country by exposing sponsors of insecurity.

[The Conversation Africa] The sight of soldiers in Ghana's parliament on January 7, 2021 was a first for the country. What brought the institution to this point - now the subject of an inquiry - was a scuffle between parliamentarians from the governi...

[The Conversation Africa] Survivors of sexual violence around the world have begun to speak out more in recent years. This has happened partly due to the #MeToo movement, which began in 2006 in the US and gained momentum through high-profile cases li...

[VOA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopian police have confirmed the arrest of hundreds of ethnic Tigrayans in the capital Addis Ababa in recent weeks. The police said they were supporting the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which authorities banned aft...

[VOA] Ethiopia's news website Addis Standard says it has been given approval by the government to resume operations this week after it was suspended over accusations it advanced the agenda of fighters in the war-torn northern Tigray region.

[Nation] Health workers in Mombasa County have issued a strike notice due to unresolved issues with their employer, including non-remittance of loan deductions.

[Premium Times] An official said the tax liabilities of the affected firms covered from 2013 to 2020.

[AI London] Call for leading investigative journalist to be granted re-trial Radi had previously been targeted by notorious Pegasus spyware 'Condemning someone to six years in prison after such flawed proceedings is not justice' - Amna Guellali

[Premium Times] The latest incident makes it at least four air crashes involving Nigerian military planes in the last seven months.

[UN News] Deteriorating economic conditions since 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic have fuelled an increase in domestic violence and forced marriage in Sudan, a UN-backed study has revealed.

[UN News] Attacks against so-called slaves in Mali are on the rise and authorities must do more to prevent them, two independent UN human rights experts said on Monday.

[East African] Former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila has earned a Master's degree as he utilises his break from active politics to pursue higher education.

[East African] Djibouti and Ethiopia have secured finance to build a second electricity transmission line after the two neighbours enjoyed the returns from the first project that linked their power grids.

[Nation] Somalia says its lucrative fishing resources will be completely shielded from looters once a new law comes into force, and which will provide uniform regulation in all parts of the country.

[GroundUp] Electronic Vaccination Data System only accepts documented immigrants

[New Times] The producers of the world's most important beverage crop - coffee - are not getting enough income to lead decent lives and prosper, a concern that threatens their future and that of the crop, experts have warned.

[Nation] Kenya Simbas will renew their rivalry with Uganda in one of the quarter-final matches of the 2022 Africa Cup, which also acts as the third and final round of the 2023 Rugby World Cup Africa qualifiers.

[Nation] It's noon. Mildred Achitsa, a Grade Two pupil in Kakamega County, is quite elated to hear the bell ring.

[Nation] Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday vowed to wipe out the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), a group that was once the country's ruling party, but which Addis Ababa now considers a terrorist movement.

[Oxfam] In response to Jeff Bezos' space flight scheduled for Tuesday, Deepak Xavier, Oxfam International's Global Head of Inequality Campaign, said:

[allAfrica] Over 1 billion people - approximately 15% of the world's population - are estimated to live with some form of disability. As this demographic grows owing to an increase in chronic health conditions and ageing populations, their risk of ma...

[Nation] Deputy President William Ruto, confident of a 2022 State House race triumph following a series of wins in recent by-elections, has told his opponents to prepare for what he says will be a battle royale.

[New Zimbabwe] A WAR of words has erupted between the country's two main political parties after the MDC Alliance Monday afternoon angrily reacted to Zanu PF spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo's claims that the opposition party is comprised of mad, heartl...

[Nyasa Times] State House has denied social media reports that it is remote-controlling the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on the impending arrest and questioning of former President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika on Tuesday.