[Nation] Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichelema on Saturday took an early lead over President Edgar Lungu in the country's closely contested presidential election, the electoral commission announced.

[VOA] Gaborone -- Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, whose country has one of the world's highest COVID-19 infection rates per capita, has announced new COVID-19 restrictions, including extension of a nighttime curfew and postponement of the reope...

[VOA] Blantyre -- COVID-19-driven economic and social difficulties in Malawi have caused an increase in sex trafficking in the southern African country, an NGO said, and the spike is being blamed mainly on poor law enforcement.

[Nation] Zambian President Edgar Lungu has declared Thursday's presidential and parliamentary election "not free and fair" after incidents of violence in three provinces.

[Nation] More defiant politicians are going against the wind, taking on party and regional political kingpins in their regions as the race for the 2022 General Election hots up.

[New Zimbabwe] AS the enervating Zanu PF factional wars threaten to rip the party apart, Politburo member, Ziyambi Ziyambi this week launched a scathing attack on Mashonaland West provincial youth chairman Vengai Musengi for fanning divisions and att...

[New Zimbabwe] LOCAL Youth based NGO, SAYWHAT has added its voice o the growing demands for government and parliament to tighten the forthcoming new marriage bill as a way to stop child marriages and pregnancies.

[Daily Trust] The strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has continued to take its toll on patients and their relatives across the country, investigations by Daily Trust Saturday have shown.

[African Union] The Republic of Zambia held its general elections on 12 August 2021, the 7th since the reintroduction of multiparty politics in 1991. As such, the country enjoys an enviable track record of regularly conducting democratic elections in...

[Seychelles News Agency] Seychellois looking for romance now have a website aimed at connecting them with possible partners with the launch of bouldou.sc.

[Daily Trust] Former Super Eagles players, Garba Lawal and Emmanuel Amuneke have commended the minister of Youth and sports Development Mr Sunday Dare for rehabilitating the Moshood Abiola National Stadium Abuja.

[East African] Zambians went to the polls on Thursday to elect a new president and members of the National Assembly and results were expected by the weekend.

[CAF] The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Dr. Patrice Motsepe has appealed to the private sector to partner with the organisation in shaping CAF's future and support development plans.

[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES reported how at least six people were killed Monday when a customs vehicle rammed into road users in Katsina.

[Daily Trust] Tragedy struck on Tuesday in Danzanke village, Bargaja ward, Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State as 22 persons belonging to one family died after eating food that was cooked with fertilizer which was mistaken for food seasoning.

[Daily Trust] President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with President Mohammed Bazoum, government and people of Niger Republic over devastating floods that have left many dead and affected homes.

[Daily Trust] Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that every civil servant deserves to own a home; hence the need to reform the Nigerian civil service.

[Daily Trust] The Minister of State for Health, Senator Adeleke Olorunnimbe Mamora, has called for strict compliance to the non-pharmaceutical interventions, saying the vaccine does not confer absolute prevention on anyone.

[Vanguard] The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that 11 patients died from coronavirus (COVID-19) on Friday in Nigeria.

[Vanguard] Six communities in both Akwa Ibom and the Cross River States are to benefit from micro-projects funded by the European Union (EU) in conjunction with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

[This Day] Elder statesman and former federal "Super Permanent Secretary", Ahmed Joda, died yesterday at the age of 91.

[This Day] The Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, Mr. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah, has urged relevant stakeholders to as a matter of priority educate the girl-child in order to give them the ability to make informed choices.

[This Day] Journalists under the Correspondents' Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council, have lauded the state government for its proactive fiscal initiative by prioritising the capital provision over the recurrent esti...

[This Day] The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr. Olamilekan Adegbite, has said that his ministry would continue to collaborate and support legitimate and genuine entrepreneurs in mineral sector who are adding value to the economy and creat...

[This Day] Abuja -- President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday admitted the challenges of insecurity bedeviling the country, even as he hailed his government and security agencies' response to the situation as "robust."

[This Day] Abuja -- President Muhammadu Buhari is back in Abuja after his 18-day visit to London, United Kingdom.

[Premium Times] More than 12,000 people are currently being managed for the pandemic across the country, NCDC said.

[East African] Rwanda has paid an undisclosed amount as fee to extend its sponsorship deal with Arsenal FC as the government builds on its campaign to boost tourism through partnerships with European football clubs.

[Vanguard] President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar, has begged resident doctors to suspend their industrial strike in view of the devastating effects of COVID-19 pandemic and t...

[Vanguard] Abuja -- President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, returned to Nigeria from London, the United Kingdom after joining world leaders in making firm commitment to increase funding of education sector at the recent Global Education Summit in Londo...