[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A joint task force was established by the Ethiopian Federal Police Criminal Investigation Bureau unit with the aim of upholding "the rule of law by arresting, and prosecuting, suspects dispatched by the TPLF and are in...

[VOA] Lusaka -- New Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema took office on Tuesday, 12 days after defeating incumbent Edgar Lungu in a general election.

[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville -- African health ministers met today to take stock of the continent's fight against COVID-19 as the pandemic continues to stretch health systems to breaking point in some countries and just 2% of all Africans are fully vaccina...

[This Day] The leaders of Ogoniland in Rivers State under the auspices of the Ogoni Liberation Initiative have pledged to cooperate with the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), the upstream subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Cor...

[The Herald] Lagos -- Nigeria's Esther Chukwuemeka, who was denied admission to study law at Abia State University (ABSU) due to her young age, has at 20 years-old, become Africa's youngest barrister (advocate) to be called to the Nigerian Bar as a s...

[VOA] Hurungwe -- The impact of the pandemic has increased wildlife poaching around Zimbabwe's national parks, as people who lost their jobs hunt the animals for food. To help protect the animals, anti-poaching organizations have been formed, includi...

[VOA] Nigeria's government no longer has any doubts that Abubakar Shekau, the notorious leader of the Boko Haram terror group, is dead.

[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad, Ramtane Lamamra, announced Algeria's decision to break up its diplomatic relations with Morocco, following the backdrop of long-standing hostile acts perpe...

[Nairobi News] Tanzania President Samia Suluhu has ruffled some feathers in the sports industry by suggesting that playing football makes women unattractive for marriage.

[Nation] Outgoing Zambian leader Edgar Lungu on Monday bade farewell to his countrymen in a message touting his administration's massive investment in infrastructure as his legacy.

[Nation] Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló said Monday that the country's former army boss will not be extradited to any country.

[Cameroon Tribune] Thanks to the Maternal, Newborn and Infant Health Support Project, MNIHSP, the over 6,000 residents of the community in Faro and Deo Division of Adamawa Region no longer have problems getting good drinking water.

[Cameroon Tribune] Fon Yakum Kevin, President of the North West House of Chiefs.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) yesterday announced that the election in Somali and Harari Regions as well as the south west referendum will be held Three weeks after the previously set date on Septembe...

[East African] The East African region lost more than $4.8 billion and two million jobs in the tourism sector in 2020 due to the pandemic, according to a new report.

[East African] Kenya and Tanzania have set December as the target time when the two neighbouring countries will have resolved most of the non-tariff barriers affecting cross-border trade.

[UN News] The vast majority of people with high blood pressure, or hypertension, - a serious medical condition that significantly increases the risks of heart, brain, kidney and other diseases - live in low and middle-incomes countries, a World Healt...

[UN News] A resurgence of Bubonic plague in Ituri province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is putting young lives at risk, the UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, warned on Tuesday.

[Premium Times] Mr Nazif declares himself national chairman of PDP hours after his southern counterpart, Yemi Akinwonmi, laid claim to the position.

[RFI] Nineteen suspects -- including the son of Mozambique's ex-president -- have gone on trial over the so-called 'tuna bonds' affair which plunged the country into its worst-ever financial crisis.

[The Conversation Africa] Prior to the military coup in 2012, Mali was praised for its transition to democracy in West Africa. That is no longer the case.

[DW] The election victory of Zambia's newly inaugurated President Hakainde Hichilema is a boon for democracy in southern Africa. But he faces the monumental task of rebuilding confidence in Zambia's democracy and economy.

[Nation] Despite frequent marine accidents and loss of lives involving artisanal fishermen in Lamu County in recent times, many vow they will not quit the business, because it is their only source of income.

[Nation] The family of two slain Kianjokoma brothers has been hit by another tragedy.

[African Arguments] Despite government claims that the Anglophone conflict is under control, recent developments suggest otherwise. There's only one way out.

[Premium Times] DisCos have sent messages explaining the challenge to customers.

[Premium Times] As witnessed by our reporters, most of the wards visited were empty of patients as nurses and health attendants on duty chatted away.

[Radio Dabanga] Ed Damazin / Sennar -- Essential access routes to Ed Damazin, capital of Sudan's Blue Nile state, have been cut-off as Torrential rains and resultant flash floods continue to swell the flow of the Blue Nile. The official death toll in...

[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville -- African Health Ministers and representatives from countries gathered today for the Seventy-first session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa, the preeminent meeting on public health in Africa...

[ISS] Early in July, Noel Tshiani, a 2018 presidential candidate with the support of some Members of Parliament, proposed amending the legislation governing who is eligible to hold high office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Tshiani su...