[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The Pretoria High Court set aside the decision to place Jacob Zuma on medical parole, ordering the former president to return to prison, eNCA reports.

[allAfrica] On December 8th 2021 AllAfrica participated in a global media webinar with Marian Salzman, an internationally recognized communicator and one of the world's top trendspotters. In fact, her annual trends reports are eagerly anticipated as ...

[VOA] A new study out of South Africa shows that Pfizer's two-dose COVID-19 vaccine provides a high degree of protection against hospitalization from the fast-spreading omicron variant.

[RFI] Opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied on Tuesday slammed his decision to extend a months-long suspension of parliament, accusing him of dealing another blow to democratic process.

[RFI] French troops were preparing to leave the Malian city of Timbuktu on Tuesday, in a symbolic departure more than eight years after Paris first intervened against jihadists in the Sahel state.

[Gov.UK] Government announces all 11 countries on the UK red list will be removed from 4am Wednesday 15 December as Omicron spreads in countries around the world.

[The Herald] Farmers will feel some relief after rains fell in some parts of the country yesterday, particularly in Mashonaland provinces and Harare, where long dry spells have been threatening to force many to replant.

[The Herald] A nationwide campaign to issue primary identity and registration documents will be launched next year, coinciding with the voter registration blitz ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections, President Mnangagwa said yesterday during the lau...

[The New Humanitarian] Khartoum -- 'They want to break our determination, but we know a revolution is a long process.'

[The Conversation Africa] Over the past two years, the world's news channels started to include COVID-19 statistics almost like the daily weather bulletin. Words like "daily rise in COVID-19 infections and COVID-19 related deaths" continuously run as...

[The Conversation Africa] It's been a great year for African writing, with Tanzania's Abdulrazak Gurnah winning the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature. South Africa's Damon Galgut lifted the Man Booker Prize for his novel, The Promise, and exciting pros...

[VOA] Accra, Ghana -- The Ghana Airports Company Limited said in a statement that beginning Tuesday, all arriving passengers 18 years and older must provide evidence of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

[VOA] Congolese rumba is among at least nine new entries on UNESCO's "representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity."

[UN News] The President of the General Assembly on Tuesday announced a New Year resolution on vaccine equity, calling on governments to come together on this issue ahead of a major event in mid-January.

[DW] Locals say Tigrayan forces took over Lalibela without firing a single shot, while the Ethiopian military claims to have captured strategic locations in the regions of Afar and Amhara.

[Chatham House] Russia will soon arrive in another country formerly under the wing of a Western power, but what does it stand to gain?

[ISS] Interception and incineration of narcotics are positive steps, but aren't enough to break trafficking networks threatening the country's security.

[Daily Trust] The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has backed down on its move to restrict other foreign airlines from bringing Nigerians to the country.

[IPS] Bulawayo -- Food spoilage forced smallholder farmers out of pocket and out of business - until an entrepreneur came up with a cool idea.

[Quincy Institute] Washington, DC -- In the first Cold War, the Truman Doctrine laid out the premises for prioritizing an anti-communist crusade that lasted an entire generation and served as the pretext for U.S. support for apartheid South Africa an...

[Premium Times] The ministerial nominee, Muazu Sambo, from Taraba State will replace former Power Minister, Saleh Mamman, in the Federal Executive Council.

[GroundUp] City of Cape Town says its infrastructure is strained due to growing demand in the area

[Ghanaian Times] Tema -- The Principal Dietician at the Diet Therapy Unit of the Tema General Hospital, Mr Prime Baidoo, has suggested the use of calico, a cotton material to cover food when cooking to retain steam and improve cooking, which he said ...

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / ED Damazin / Washington DC -- On Monday, tens of thousands of Sudanese took to the streets again to participate in the Marches of the Millions in Khartoum and other cities in the country, denouncing the October 25 coup and ...

[The Conversation Africa] Rhino translocations have become a critical tool in the arsenal for the protection of these endangered animals. Recently, 30 white rhinos were flown into Rwanda from South Africa and introduced into the Akagera National Park...

[ShareAmerica] African countries are making great strides in preserving wildlife, and the United States is committed to supporting them. U.S. agencies fund African programs that protect sea turtle habitat, combat wildlife trafficking and foster commu...

[Premium Times] The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that blanket travel bans would not stop the spread of the variant and could potentially discourage countries from reporting and sharing essential data on Coronavirus.

[The Herald] Cabinet received an update on the country's response to the Covid-19 and a report on the Procurement and Roll-Out of Vaccines, as presented by the Chairman of the Ministers' Covid-19 National Committee, Vice President and Minister of Hea...

[Nile Post] Health Secretary Sajid Javid said it had spread so widely the rules no longer had much purpose

[Nile Post] She had already told police about his aggressive behaviour, but officers ignored her complaints.