[allAfrica] As of October 22, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,453,282 while over  106,010,059 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Médecins Sans Frontières' Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines (MSF Access Campaign) has hosted the first of a three-part webinar series which will examine how Intellectual Property (IP) has blocked access to Covid-19...

[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Defence, Politics and Security Cooperation has appointed a special envoys to engage with King Mswati III...

[UN News] The suffering of survivors of sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by World Health Organization staff during the tenth Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is going to be "the catalyst for a profound transformation" of...

[Premium Times] By intentionally growing crops among trees in a way that each crop does not inhibit the growth of the other, farmers in the Nigerian capital promote sustainable ecosystems that support efficient biodiversity.

[Dalsan Radio] The dispute between President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and Somali prime minister has taken a new dimension as mediation efforts started in Villa Somalia last night.

[Nation] Kenya has outperformed the global average of female board directors after witnessing significant progress in board diversity and inclusion in the last nine years, a new report shows.

[HRW] Nairobi -- One Year On, No Justice in Military Tribunal Proceedings

[Premium Times] "Two days ago, the man who succeeded him, one Malam Bako, one of the prominent leaders of the Shura Council of the Islamic State of West African Province, was also taken out."

[WFP] As global powers meet in Glasgow, the World Food Programme joins humanitarian organizations daring to hope for decisions that will save millions from hunger

[Daily News] The 28th World Travel Awards (WTA) has today (Thursday) announced Serengeti as the 2021 Africa's Leading National Park.

[The Conversation Africa] In Zambia's mining industry, wages and working conditions have consistently declined for 30 years. This is primarily because of changes to labour laws. Strikes have been banned, the subcontracting of workers has become easie...

[New Times] The Office of the Ombudsman has exposed cases where relatively well to do families benefit from free meals meant to tackle malnutrition in poor families.

[Seychelles News Agency] Celebrating the Creole Festival in Seychelles every year says a lot about the perseverance and determination of a nation that is proud of its identity, said a top official at the opening of the annual event on Thursday.

[The Conversation Africa] On paper, privacy rights for citizens of countries throughout Africa are well protected. Privacy rights are written into constitutions, international human rights conventions and domestic law.

[Nation] Bars and restaurants will now be expected to close at 11pm, Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has announced.

[Nation] A Kenyan peace ambassador is the winner of the prestigious US Institute of Peace (USIP) Women Building Peace Award.

[Nation] Actress Lupita Nyong'o on Wednesday honoured slain Kenyan athlete Agnes Tirop as the county marked Mashujaa Day.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's great Eliud Kipchoge has been nominated for the 2021 World Athletics Male Athlete of the Year ahead of the Awards ceremony to be held in December.

[UN News] More than one million people in southern Madagascar are struggling to get enough to eat, due to what could become the first famine caused by climate change, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).

[VOA] Protests erupted in the streets of Khartoum on Thursday over Sudan's hybrid transitional government.

[VOA] Ethiopian forces carried out an airstrike Thursday on Mekelle, their third on the Tigray regional capital this week, as the government attempts to weaken the Tigrayan forces they've been fighting for almost a year.

[HRW] Authorities Should Respect the Right to Peaceful Protest

[DW] Rival factions met with international diplomats in Tripoli amid a fragile ceasefire. Libyan leaders hope an undisputed election will bring an end to a decade of violence and instability.

[Premium Times] Government says 30 students were released but the bandits are still holding an undisclosed number of others

[This Day] Self acclaimed leader of the Indegenious People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Thursday pleaded not guilty to the seven-count criminal charge preferred against him by the federal government.

[The Conversation Africa] In Nigeria, military personnel are deployed for internal operations to combat terrorism, armed banditry, kidnapping and other forms of insecurity. This means frequent relocations, and sometimes even international assignments...

[Namibian] Namibia's cricketers made history with their first-ever world cup win when they beat the Netherlands by six wickets at the T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

[New Zimbabwe] AGRICULTURE financiers need security on investment in agricultural activities of small-holder farmers in light of various climate-induced disasters, an expert has said.

[This Day] The Lagos Zone of the Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) has ruled that MultiChoice Nigeria has fulfilled the conditions required for the hearing of its appeal against the N1.8 trillion tax bill slammed on it by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (...