[allAfrica] As of December 22, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  9,257,141 while over  178,385,705 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The Pretoria High Court has granted former Jacob Zuma leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal. This comes after his medical parole was ruled unlawful.

[UN News] The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Tuesday expressed concern over the unfolding security situation in the capital, Tripoli, where forces affiliated with different armed groups have been deploying.

[DW] The Malagasy secretary of state for police was traveling to the site of a shipwreck along with three police officers. The cause of the crash is not yet clear, said police.

[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Parliament has upped its fight against the fourth wave the new variant of the Covid-19 variant by putting in place measures that will enhance the prevention of infection and the spread of coronavirus at the Parliament Buildin...

[Premium Times] Mr Buhari's rejection of the electoral bill has been condemned by civil society organisations.

[CFR] Tigrayan forces' withdrawal from regions beyond Tigray, framed as an olive branch to the Ethiopian state to end the warring parties' conflict, is unlikely to have any meaningful effect in incentivizing peace.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Government Spokesperson Cyrus Oguna on Tuesday said the government will withhold services for yet to be vaccinated citizens as the directive issued on November 21 came into force.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The prolonged drought which hit some parts of Kenya will drive high assistance needs through 2022, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWSNET) has warned.

[VOA] Johannesburg -- Scientists and health advocates in Africa say they're deeply disappointed by a statement from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- The Africa Football Cup of Nations tournament is scheduled to begin January 9 at Olembe Stadium in Cameroon's capital, Yaounde.

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroonian authorities say troops have arrested hundreds of armed men blamed for communal violence in the northeast this month that displaced more than a hundred thousand people -- most to neighboring Chad. Authorities say...

[VOA] Nairobi -- Kenya has reached an all-time high COVID-19 infection rate, with positive results in nearly a third of tests. Scientists believe the surge is fueled by the highly transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus. But Kenya is also se...

[VOA] Accra, Ghana -- Lawmakers in Ghana exchanged blows late Monday evening over a proposed electronic payment tax.The government says the new tax would boost revenue for development, but parliament has been split over the idea and fights broke out ...

[UN News] Nearly 5,000 refugees who fled violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) four years ago, are opting to head home voluntarily from Zambia over the coming months, with the first 100 people setting out on Tuesday.

[DW] The UNHCR has said Sudanese security forces shot a man in the head and raped several women during protests against the country's military leaders. More protests are expected over the coming days.

[DW] French armed forces say they have killed a senior "Islamic State" member believed to have been involved in a 2020 attack that left six French aid workers dead.

[New Zimbabwe] Reports from South Africa indicate that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration is fighting hard to keep Zimbabweans domiciled in South Africa there despite Tswane threatening to send them packing.

[Government of Mauritius] A compensation of Rs 112,000 will be granted by the insurer of the MV Wakashio, Japan P&I Club, to fishers, applicant fishers and fishmongers for the loss of earning as a result of the MV Wakashio oil spill.

[Nile Post] By Ivan A. Ojakol

[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Kenya Railways has attributed the derailment of a scheduled passenger train service at Tamu in Muhoroni to heavy rains in the areas.

[Daily Maverick] The State Capture Inquiry has lodged yet another postponement request with the High Court.

[Nile Post] Bobi Wine says Ogenda is made directly for the sitting president's ears who he says has turned back on his word to bring democracy to the country.

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Resistance Committees, doctors, lawyers, and activists have condemned the excessively violent response by the Sudan Armed Forces and associated paramilitaries, to the December 19 Marches of the Millions in the capital Khar...

[Nile Post] Parliament has confirmed that at least 39 MPs who travelled to Arusha for the EA parliamentary games tested positive for Omicron, a virulent Covid-19 variant.

[Premium Times] The 22-year who was hitherto seen as a huge doubt for the continental football tournament

[Premium Times] Nigeria's aviation ministry had earlier limited the carrier's daily flights to Abuja to a single run a week and denied approval for the airline's winter schedule.

[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has said he has ordered ministries to review their plans for local and international travel during the 2021 to 2023 recovery plans as one way of making sure that the now frail economy gets back on course.

[HRW] Authorities Should Ensure Safety and Protection of AFCON Players, Fans

[FAO] Education and training are reducing the malnutrition rates in Cabo Delgado