[VOA] Johannesburg -- As cases of COVID-19 caused by the omicron variant soar in South Africa, hospital officials monitoring the outbreak say patient reports offer compelling evidence the variant causes illness that is less severe than previous forms...

[RFI] In his first media engagement following his re-election on Sunday, President Barrow said he would ensure the draft constitution was sent back to parliament.

[East African] Kenya's Court of Appeal has overturned two precedent-setting judgments that had ordered for 50:50 division of matrimonial properties.

[Namibian] NAMIBIA has been left reeling after 14 people perished in a crash that took place on the road to Otjiwarongo in the Otjozondjupa region early on Friday morning.

[UNCTAD] But the world's largest free trade area needs measures to boost productivity and expand opportunities.

[East African] While South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC) remains largely a political archrival of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party, there are instances when they seemed to budge their radical stances and agree on...

[FrontPageAfrica] On International Anti -- Corruption Day, the U.S. Mission in Liberia stands in solidarity with all those committed to confronting and ending widespread corruption. This includes those within the Government of Liberia who stand up ag...

[HRW] Nairobi -- UN Rights Body Should Create International Inquiry into War Crimes

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In its 2021 report on the global status of press freedom, the Committee to Protect Journalists ranked Ethiopia among the worst jailers of journalists in Sub-Saharan Africa after Eritrea. The report that was released to...

[VOA] Yaoundé -- Clashes among farmers, ranchers, and fishers over water scarcity have escalated along Cameroon's northern border with Chad. Cameroonian officials say villages and markets were torched Wednesday and violent conflict sent thousands fl...

[East African] Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, once considered a fair leader by the opposition, is now on the receiving end of the wrath of opposition and other political leaders.

[UN News] Environmental degradation enables armed groups to extend their influence and manipulate resources to their advantage, the UN chief told the Security Council on Thursday, highlighting that conflict-prevention initiatives need to factor in cl...

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- INTERIOR Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi has declared Monday next week a public holiday due to Jamhuri Day celebrations that fall on a Sunday.

[DW] The accused -- Mahamat Said Abdel Kani -- faces a slew of charges, including persecution, enforced disappearance and other inhumane acts. The alleged militia leader rose to prominence amid a coup in Bangui in 2013.

[DW] A member of Tunisia's Ennahdha party burned to death in a fire at the party's HQ in Tunis. The suspended party's vice president, formerly the prime minister, was among the 18 wounded.

[African Arguments] What do we know about Covid in African countries? Here is one thing we know for certain. We know less that we would like to know. There is some data, but how should we approach these? Here, I provide a few pointers on studying how...

[African Arguments] Despite its reputation as a beacon of stability, the government itself is the main source of violence and terror for many Ugandans.

[ISS] Artisanal mining should be enriching women miners - so why are they being suppressed and exploited?

[African Arguments] After the shutdowns of the last year, 2021 saw movies make a comeback. Productions picked up once again in several countries. Theatres sprung back to life as did physical festivals. Streaming platforms, big and small, worked overt...

[The Conversation Africa] Hybrid warfare is gaining traction globally as the preferred option for conducting malicious statecraft in the grey zone between peace and war. There is a growing international trend in attacking a nation's specific vulnerab...

[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government has blamed the prevailing insecurity in the country for the nation's fall from the top 10 of preferred investment destinations in Africa.

[Unicef] Up to 75,000 displaced people -- including 35,000 children - living in a remote and inaccessible hilltop camp for displaced people in the province of Ituri in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are braving "hellish conditions" without adeq...

[RFI] The UN World Food Program (WFP) has suspended aid distribution in the northern Ethiopian town of Kombolcha after "mass looting" of its warehouses blamed on Tigrayan forces.

[This Day] Abuja -- The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Ministry of Interior through the Nigeria Immigration Service, the National Identity Management Commission and other relevant agencies to fully automate the processes of Passpo...

[WHO] WHO welcomes the historic decision by the Gavi Alliance Board to invest in the first malaria vaccine programme. The decision secures investment in the long-awaited malaria vaccine and assures that many more children at risk will benefit from th...

[Premium Times] As more people adopt air travel, they have also faced a different kind of challenge: a rising spate of delayed flights.

[Times of Zambia] Corruption remains an enemy that costs countries' resources, denies people what rightfully belongs to them and fuels inequality by promoting unjust empowerment of those who are ready to part away with bribes.

[New Zimbabwe] Last November saw President Emmerson Mnangagwa marking his four years as Zimbabwe's leader following the removal of the now late Robert Mugabe from office in a military-led coup in November 2017.

[The Herald] Police have located and interviewed a woman only identified as Colleta, in connection with the death of prominent banker Mr Douglas Munatsi on November 29.

[The Herald] The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mangudya said there is enough foreign currency for bonus payouts and civil servants should not panic and spend nights in bank queues.