[allAfrica] As of January 14, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 10,233,431  while over  204,241,949 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[New Times] The long awaited Pan-African Payments and Settlement System (PAPSS) was launched Thursday, January 13, in Accra, Ghana, in a virtual event under the theme: "Connecting Payments, Accelerating Africa's trade."

[DW] The Norwegian Nobel committee won't strip the Ethiopian prime minister of his Nobel Peace Prize, but it did say he bears a "special responsibility" to end the war and humanitarian crisis in his country's Tigray region.

[Leadership] The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has debunked the report of an outbreak of a new polio virus in some states.

[Seychelles News Agency] The government of Seychelles has condemned "in the strongest terms" the recent pirate attacks on the civilian cargo vessel Rwabee off the coast of Hodeidah, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Thursday.

[Africa Renewal] One year in, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) negotiators are making progress on remaining crucial elements, especially on rules of origin.

[UN News] About $150 million from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), the largest allocation ever, was released on Thursday to boost underfunded humanitarian operations across 13 countries.

[VOA] Washington -- Western diplomats fear the spread of extremist groups and persistent economic and social problems in Western Africa and the Sahel are nearing a tipping point that could have disastrous consequences for the region and beyond.

[VOA] Cape Town, South Africa -- A SpaceX rocket launch Thursday carried three small South African-made satellites that will help with policing South African waters against illegal fishing operations.

[VOA] Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso -- Human Rights Watch has released its World Report for 2022, which gives a country-by-country review of human rights in more than 100 states over the last year.

[VOA] Ouagadougou -- Burkina Faso's military prosecutor this week said authorities had arrested eight soldiers for what local media reported was a plot to overthrow the state. Burkina Faso has been rattled by increasingly deadly Islamist militant att...

[VOA] Nairobi -- A group of Kenyan LGBT students protested Thursday against a Cabinet minister's recent suggestion they be banned from boarding schools. The schools are common in Kenya and the students and rights groups say a ban would be discriminat...

[UN News] After a six-week surge, Africa's fourth pandemic wave, which has been mainly driven by the Omicron variant, is flattening, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

[RFI] A high court in the Malawi's capital Lilongwe dismissed on Thursday an application by a civil society group that aimed to stop government from implementing mandatory Covid-19 vaccines.

[DW] Sudanese anti-coup protesters stabbed a police general to death and security forces shot a demonstrator dead as pro-democracy rallies continued in Khartoum.

[DW] Ruling party chief and influential former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu has declared his ambitions to run for president in Nigeria's 2023 elections.

[ISS] The vast potential of the multi-billion dollar development must not be undermined by organised crime and terrorism.

[RFI] Mali's military junta has condemned what it calls a "clear breach" of its airspace by a French military aircraft during the week, warning of potential consequences should it happen again. This comes as France has urged the European Union to imp...

[Premium Times] The FBI revealed encrypted messages exchanged between the defendant and Okagbare.

[Nile Post] As the country struggles to contain a polio outbreak confirmed in August last year, the ministry of Health and partners have rolled out a mass polio vaccination exercise targeting 8.8 million children below five years.

[The Point] The Truth Reconciliation and Reparations Commissions (TRRC) public report has shown the Commission uncovering numerous rights violation meted out to a number of Gambian journalists during the regime of former president Yahya Jammehs reign...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisian human rights defenders, political and non-political figures have called on their fellow citizens and all living forces to demonstrate massively on Friday, January 14, to defend "our freedom and our rig...

[The Conversation Africa] In late August each year, the normally barren landscape of the Namaqualand, along the western boundary of South Africa, is transformed into a vista of brightly coloured daisies as far as the eye can see. The flowering of the...

[The Conversation Africa] Fisheries support the livelihoods and well-being of millions of people around the world. Before the COVID pandemic, global fisheries production had reached a record high. Fast forward to 2021, and the pandemic has greatly al...

[VOA] London -- Autocratic leaders are facing a democratic backlash from their people in several countries around the world, according to the organization Human Rights Watch in its annual global report, which was published Thursday.

[The Conversation Africa] Few people would consider airports to be arenas of power plays among nations.

[Namibian] A HISTORIAN of German descent says it's best for Namibia and Germany to accept the 1904-1908 genocide agreement, adding that Germany should start holding direct talks with the descendants of victim communities in order to come up with anot...

[CAF] Burkina Faso forward Boureima Bande scored with his chest to help the Stallions beat Cape Verde in Group A.

[CAF] Indomitable Lions of Cameroon became the first team to book their place in the knockout stage of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 following their 4-1 thrashing of Ethiopia at Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé.

[Refugees International] Washington, DC -- South Sudan is a displaced nation: one third of its population (roughly 4 million people) are unable to return to their homes. The humanitarian crisis--terrible floods, cycles of violence, food insecurity, a...