[DW] One year after #EndSARS protests rocked Nigeria, police have warned against a repeat to mark the anniversary. The largest protest in Nigeria's history ended after the army reportedly killed at least 12 demonstrators.

[East African] The decision on the dispute over the maritime boundary between Somalia and Kenya in the Indian Ocean, which was handed down on October 12 by a 14-bench of the International Court of Justice sitting in The Hague, is still reverberating.

[Monitor] Many Ugandan doctors are violating ethics to induce demand for caesarean section (C-section) among expectant mothers for monetary gain despite the health risks the procedure presents, a new research report by a Makerere University lecturer ...

[Nation] As the global community marks this year's World Food Day on October 16, where does Eastern Africa stand in respect of food and nutrition security, which is a declared target? It is still a long way off.

[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopian farmers in the regions of Amhara and Oromia are preparing to export avocados to the international market. 447 farmers in the Amhara region, as well as several others in the Oromia region, are prepared to export high-quali...

[This Day] Abuja -- *Promise compensation for victims, prosecution of indicted persons

[Daily Maverick] The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) has not yet reported to the Pretoria High Court on adjustments on the use of ivermectin for the treatment of Covid-19 after it was given leave to appeal an order that it...

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Organisers have confirmed that next year's Safari Rally, a leg of the World Rally Championship (WRC) will be staged on June 23-26 as the sixth stop of the Championship.

[New Frame] The Cape Town City leftback dropped out of university to further his professional football career. It didn't work out. Then he picked himself up, earned his first Bafana cap and is studying again.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of October 15, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  8,415,289 while over 102,340,806 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[DW] The World Health Organization has been under pressure after nearly two dozen of its employees were accused of sexual abuse in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

[UN News] An Ethiopian farmer has been talking about how avocados have transformed the lives of not just his family but also of people living in his community.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Thandi Modise, Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele, and Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Thabang Makwetla were held hostage by disgruntled military veterans w...

[VOA] Juba -- Political activists in South Sudan say mobile phone carrier Zain South Sudan illegally disrupted their telephone service, crippling their communications ahead of a planned anti-government protest.

[Nation] The Eswatini government on Friday shut down the internet for two hours as pro-democracy protests intensified.

[Crisis Group] The International Court of Justice on 12 October handed down a decision mostly upholding Somalia's claims in a long-running maritime border dispute with Kenya. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Meron Elias assesses the potential impact ...

[Premium Times] Fire razed a section of the PREMIUM TIMES head office in Abuja on Friday, damaging the newspaper's newsroom and destroying properties.

[DW] President Emmanuel Macron has apologized to the tens of thousands of French loyalist fighters whom France left behind when it exited Algeria in 1962. But some of the fighters, known as Harkis, say more needs to be done.

[VOA] Washington -- Claims from Nigeria that the leader of one of the fastest-growing Islamic State terror group affiliates is dead are being met with extreme caution in the United States.

[SAnews.gov.za] The quality assurance examination board, Umalusi, says plans are in place and the system is ready to administer the November 2021 final National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Fifty young men including an 11-year-old boy, have been rescued from a house in Lenasia, a suburb in Johannesburg, by members of the South African police.

[Premium Times] When compared on a monthly basis, the prices of goods and services actually rose as the headline index climbed between August and September.

[RFI] Authorities in English-speaking western Cameroon have appealed for calm after a policeman who killed a four-year-old schoolgirl was lynched by an angry mob. This comes just weeks after the new school year began in the troubled region, with stud...

[This Day] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has announced that it has through three commercial banks financed railway infrastructure in Lagos to the tune of N6 billion.

[The Herald] Zimbabwe is ready to soften its stance on crypto-currencies, judging by Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube's remarks this week, that he intends to develop a framework and rules that govern formal trading in ...

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- A new analysis of online content in six African nations referring to Covid-19 vaccines has revealed that posts reflecting distrust of, or hesitancy over, vaccinations are dominating social media.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa continues to see a decline in COVID-19 infections, with new cases dropping by 28% in the past seven days.

[SAnews.gov.za] Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has announced that the Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC) on COVID-19 Vaccines has advised that additional doses be given to individuals with compromised immunity.

[SAnews.gov.za] Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele says government is going to great lengths to address the issues faced by military veterans in the country.

[Monitor] Makerere University has said it is designing a 1,500 postgraduate students' hall of residence within its campus to be named after Tanzania's founding president and alumnus, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere.