[allAfrica] As of August 11, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 7,086,472 while over 51,263,030 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[VOA] Updated August 10, 2021 08:12 PM - The Ethiopian government appealed Tuesday for its citizens to join the military to fight the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) in the embattled northern Tigray region.

[AI London] Forces aligned to the Ethiopian government subjected hundreds of women and girls to sexual violence Rape and sexual slavery constitute war crimes, and may amount to crimes against humanity

[Daily Maverick] While former president Jacob Zuma's condition has allegedly been made worse by his stay at the Estcourt Correctional Facility, the prosecution and the defence are in the dark about the exact nature of the illness.

[East African] President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe use of "soft" power to courting of the opposition has been termed abuse of power, after he gifted them vehicles.

[UNHCR] This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov -- to whom quoted text may be attributed -- at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

[VOA] Blantrye, Malawi -- Malawi's Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested the energy minister and two other officials for alleged corruption involving a state oil contract. Political analysts said the arrests show Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera's ant...

[VOA] Maputo -- Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi on a visit to the troubled northern Cabo Delgado province Monday, unveiled the Southern African troops sent to fight the region's insurgents. The Southern African Development Community's Standby Force...

[HRW] Repeal Anti-Homosexuality Law, Protect LGBT People

[Nation] The government has ordered all civil servants to be vaccinated in two weeks or risk disciplinary action after only a few voluntarily went for the jab against Covid-19.

[HRW] Nairobi -- Ex-Member of Civil Society Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison

[UN News] The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said on Tuesday that it is "deeply concerned" over the abduction of a senior Government staff member, who disappeared last week after being taken away by unidentified armed men.

[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroonian officials say at least 82 former Boko Haram fighters from Nigeria and Chad, along with their families, have surrendered to authorities in the past week. Authorities say they're the latest among hundreds of the militant Is...

[Daily Trust] Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, has significantly moved up in the World billionaires' list.

[Premium Times] Villagers in the affected communities are left at the mercy of rampaging gunmen.

[AIM] Maputo -- The commander of the Mozambican army, Maj-Gen Cristovao Chume, on Monday declared that the capture by Mozambican and Rwandan forces of the town of Mocimboa da Praia from the islamist terrorists of ISIS was only "the first stage", and ...

[spotlight] Dr Ncumisa Jilata's journey from a childhood classroom in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape to becoming the youngest neurosurgeon in Africa may have begun with a glass of water.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Providing sexual and reproductive health services can free women to support their families when they most need to, as climate impacts make life more uncertain

[The Conversation Africa] Efforts are under way to postpone South Africa's local government elections, set for October 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Elections in October would have ensured that the poll met the current constitutional requir...

[The Conversation Africa] In recent months, the question of mandatory COVID-19 vaccination or limitations on those who choose not to be vaccinated has become a hot topic. In many countries, healthcare professionals and care home workers in facilities...

[Monitor] By Felix Warom Okello

[Namibian] HORDES of people made their way to the Windhoek Showgrounds' vaccine drive-through and walk-in site to receive their second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Tuesday.

[Premium Times] The PDP has been engrossed in a leadership crisis in the recent weeks leading to calls for the resignation of its National Chairman, Uche Secondus.

[Premium Times] About 25 out of the 34 local government areas of Katsina State are now affected by the cholera outbreak.

[Nation] Kenyans troops have been deployed to the troubled Beni region, North Kivu province, where the Congolese government has struggled to restore calm over the years.

[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa will appear before the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture and Corruption on Wednesday 11 August 2021 and Thursday 12 August 2021 in his capacity as the President and former Deputy President of the Republic...

[263Chat] The Minister of Women's Affairs, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Sithembiso Nyoni has castigated church leaders who abuse young girls using the word of God.

[Premium Times] The minister says Nigeria's wildlife park rangers face terrorists, kidnappers, other challenges.

[The Conversation Africa] Not too long ago, Desire Oparanozie, then captain of the Nigerian women's football team, again demanded equal pay for female Nigerian players. In Nigeria, female players are paid woefully less than their male counterparts in...

[ISS] Nigeria's Petroleum Industry Bill was passed on 1 July, potentially ending a 13-year stalemate since it was first introduced in 2008. It is expected to radically reform Nigeria's oil and gas industry and ensure that its citizens benefit more fr...