[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of September 21, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,168,078 while over 80,599,746 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- A Sudanese government source is being quoted as saying that there was a failed coup attempt in the country.

[RFI] Paul Rusesabagina, the "Hotel Rwanda" hero who became a fiercely outspoken government critic, was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison on terrorism charges after what his supporters labelled a politically motivated show trial.

[New Zimbabwe] CONFLICTS resulting from natural resource distribution and extraction have dramatically increased in recent years, according to the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC).

[New Zimbabwe] The Zanu PF Politburo suspended provincial elections midway Monday amid raging firestorms across the country which threatened to rip the faction riddled ruling party apart.

[263Chat] Police yesterday detained 10 student teachers after arresting them for allegedly staging protests in the capital city against a steep hike in tuition fees.

[The Herald] A decomposing body of a 13-year-old girl who recently went missing in Shamva has been found in a mountain while another half-naked body of an unknown woman was recovered over the weekend in Mazowe.

[Premium Times] Six Nigerians are six among individuals whom the UAE recently suspected to be terrorist financiers.

[Namibian] MEMBERS of the Wildlife Protection Services unit were involved in a head-on collision while attempting to stop suspected poachers in the Zambezi region on Sunday.

[Nyasa Times] African Union Permanent Ambassador for Southern Africa, David Claude Pierre, has appealed to the youth in the country to venture into farming instead of just waiting for employment.

[East African] Juba -- South Sudan's President Salva Kiir at the weekend appointed 28 more MPs selected from the Other Political Parties (OPP), which was left out during the reconstitution of the national legislature months ago.

[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE Secretary-General of the Dodoma Association of the Deaf (CHAVITA-Dodoma)Amina Issa has urged journalists to study sign language to help the group also participate in debates that will help solve challenges in society.

[VOA] Cotonou -- BloLab, a startup in Benin is turning plastic jerricans into computers using recycled components and distributing them to the public at a low cost.

[VOA] The U.S. Department of Justice says it will use money from assets seized from Equatorial Guinea Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, which the DOJ alleges Obiang obtained through corruption.

[HRW] Johannesburg -- Extreme Anti-LGBT Bill Stokes Hostility

[AI London] Hotelier turned opposition politician given 25-year jail sentence Rusesabagina famous for saving lives of 1,200 people during country's 1994 genocide 'Fair trial violations in the case were a disservice to the course of justice' - Sarah ...

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Barcelona -- New report warns that millions more people displaced by climate change will be exposed to trafficking and slavery in the coming decades, and calls for policies to protect them

[The Conversation Africa] China is shaping the future of economic development through its Belt and Road Initiative, an ambitious multi-billion-dollar international push to better connect itself to the rest of the world through trade and infrastructur...

[DW] As Angela Merkel leaves the stage, it seems the curtains are being drawn on an era when German political objectives had a strong emphasis on Africa. Mimi Mefo Takambou says ignoring Africa would be a strategic mistake.

[ISS] Heatwaves pose a major threat in urban settlements, and many lives will be lost without timely planning and action.

[Premium Times] But the state government has foreclosed the idea of industrial action by the nurses, describing the cause of disagreement as a minor issue.

[Premium Times] The UK government said Andy Uba had been associated with "fraud and other criminal activities" and should stay away from the UK.

[The Conversation Africa] The global cashew industry has grown rapidly over the last decade, driven by increasing consumption of cashew nuts around the world. And the market for raw cashews is forecast to continue growing at an annual rate of 4.27% b...

[The Conversation Africa] Zimbabwe has reported a bumper harvest of maize and other grains, capable of feeding the country's 14.65 million people for the next year.

[The Herald] NORTON legislator Temba Mliswa today denied allegations of violating the Covid-19 national lockdown regulations when he called for a press conference at his Borrowdale house in Harare sometime last year.

[CFR] The impact of the Biden administration's threat to impose sanctions on certain individuals involved in the Tigray conflict in Ethiopia is likely to be limited.

[New Frame] Black women workers at a Simba Chips factory in Johannesburg fought for better conditions, contracts and wages. Their efforts are emblematic of the ongoing struggle against inequality.

[New Frame] In July and August, Rwandan soldiers were deployed in Mozambique purportedly to fight the Islamic State. But behind this campaign is French manoeuvring that benefits an energy giant.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of September 20, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,157,924 while over 80,314,121 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[New Frame] A sports training programme is teaching young boys and girls to respect each other, whether it's on the field or court, at home or in the violent streets of their impoverished township.