[allAfrica] As of August 10, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 7,053,114 while over  49,798,860 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[allAfrica] As of August 9, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 7,015,346 while over  50,001,083 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Climate change impacts are worsening and affecting everyone on the planet - but there's still time to act, scientists say

[Nation] Former al-Shabaab senior spokesperson Ali Mohammed Rage alias Ali Dheere's name has been included in the United States' Specially Designated Global Terrorists list.

[The Herald] The Level Four lockdown in place for six weeks to combat the third wave of Covid-19 infection has been extended by a further fortnight since infection rates, while falling significantly over the last two weeks remain too high to allow an...

[East African] Rights bodies are raising the alarm over the fate of 3,008 Nigerian convicts on death row as the federal government advises state governors to sign warrants for their execution.

[UN News] UN agencies continue to sound the alarm over the growing "humanitarian catastrophe" in northern Ethiopia, sparked by the conflict in the Tigray region, now in its ninth month.

[RFI] After Sudanese efforts to help broker a ceasefire in Tigray were rejected by Ethiopia, Khartoum has recalled its ambassador to Addis Ababa.

[The Conversation Africa] Whoever wins Zambia's 2021 general elections will face two key challenges: reviving the country's democratic credentials and stimulating the economy. To achieve this, the new administration must have at least four priorities...

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Durban -- The near $300 million development, housing Amazon's new African HQ, is set to be built on historical South African indigenous land

[ISS] The continent's crypto market is still comparatively small, but the options for fraudsters and cyber criminals abound.

[Nation] Hundreds of people were killed after a relief camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Ethiopia's Afar region was attacked by an armed group.

[Nation] Somalia's Prime Minister Hussein Roble on Sunday countered a presidential ban on foreign agreements during the electioneering period, instead suggesting that the executive arm of the government continue to perform its full duties.

[Nation] Education stakeholders have warned that the country is courting disaster with the congestion in secondary schools that has been worsening every year following failure by the government to expand the infrastructure.

[Nation] The first 2022 presidential debate will be held on July 12, 2022 and the second on July 26, the Kenya Editors' Guild (KEG) has announced.

[The Conversation Africa] Nigeria has about 195,000km of road network, including about 60,000km of paved surfaces. The demand for road construction and highway expansion in Nigeria has led to an increase in the number of asphalt production plants in ...

[This Day] The Kaduna State Government has said that all primary and secondary schools will remain close until security situation improves across the state.

[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville/Conakry -- Health authorities in Guinea today confirmed a case of Marburg virus disease in the southern Gueckedou prefecture. This is the first time Marburg, a highly infectious disease that causes haemorrhagic fever, has been ...

[Greenpeace] Monday, 9 August 2021, Yaoundé - More than 30 young Cameroonian activists crowded in front of the headquarters of the European Union Delegation in Cameroon's capital, Yaoundé, this morning to demand the end of the EU support for rubber...

[Seychelles News Agency] Three Seychellois divers have started a project to clean up the ocean floor at polluted sites around the main island of Mahe.

[Nation] It's exactly a year to the next polls but the electoral agency is yet to secure funding to begin preparations for one of the most expensive elections.

[Nation] The United Kingdom on Sunday removed several countries from her Covid-19 red list but again kept Kenya in the category of high-risk nations whose travellers are subjected to strict requirements.

[Premium Times] Nigeria won a bronze medal at Tokyo 1964 and added a silver at Tokyo 2020

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / River Nile State / North Kordofan / Nor -- The volume of water the Blue Nile at the Sudan-Ethiopian border reached 728 million cubic metres as Khartoum recorded a water level of 16.92 metres, exceeding the flood level by 42...

[East African] Somalia's Prime Minister Hussein Roble on Sunday countered a presidential ban on agreements with foreign entities during the election period, instead suggesting that the executive arm of the government will continue to perform its full...

[Premium Times] The new date is to enable NAFDAC to complete its assessment and preparatory processes, NPHCDA director said.

[Daily Trust] A total 816 people have died in a cholera outbreak since the start of the year, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says.

[Vanguard] Another 1,081 Boko Haram terrorists, Some Senior Commanders and their families have surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai after sustained military land and air bombardments of their enclaves and hideouts in the North East.

[Premium Times] Minutes after she was announced as a new housemate, her name rang a bell, and Nigerians Twittersphere went to work.

[Daily News] COGNISANT on the importance of gender equality and women empowerment in stimulating the socio-economic development of the country, the critical aspects have topped in the list of the third National Five-Year Development Plan (FYDP III).