[allAfrica] As of January 20, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  10,454,076 while over  206,241,490 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[New Zimbabwe] Police have impounded nearly 6 000 unregistered vehicles in a national blitz that started last week, leaving thousands of commuters stranded as some of the seized cars operated as illegal taxis.

[Nile Post] Political activist and academic, Dr. Stella Nyanzi has yet again left the country, citing political persecution and threats to her life.

[Nile Post] The leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP) Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has said they will do everything legal to make sure that President Museveni is disempowered and ensure that Ugandans are liberated.

[Daily Maverick] 'Our heritage is not for sale,' say Khoisan members as they legally oppose the development of what will house Amazon's Africa operations headquarters.

[Ghanaian Times] South Sudan's government has reached a peace deal in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, with the break-away faction of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/ Army-In-Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) under General Simon Gatwech Dual.

[The Conversation Africa] The COVID-19 pandemic has tested Africa's public healthcare systems. It exposed weaknesses, gaps and inequalities - but also some potential solutions.

[VOA] Nairobi -- Kenyan police say they are sending investigators to the Yala River in western Kenya, where locals have been finding bodies tied up in sacks.

[UN News] The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday said he was "delighted" to learn that "a demonstrable effort to make peace" in Ethiopia is finally underway, according to information relayed to him by the African Union High Representative for the Horn...

[UN News] Last year joined the list of the seven warmest years on record, the UN weather agency said on Wednesday, and was also the seventh consecutive year when the global temperature has been more than 1°C above pre-industrial levels; edging close...

[Premium Times] Musa Kamarawa has been arrested and confessed to working with wanted notorious banditry kinpin, Turji.

[The Conversation Africa] In Nigeria, the advent of Boko Haram terrorism and its wanton destruction of lives and properties has led to untold hardship, especially in the country's north-eastern region.

[DW] A vaccine-manufacturing facility to improve Africa's ability to produce jabs for diseases including COVID-19 opened after an investment by a South African-American billionaire. Follow DW for the latest coronavirus news.

[DW] Many armies in African countries are perceived as underfunded, underequipped and ineffective. They are also seen as prone to staging coups and violating human rights. But experts say a more nuanced view is needed.

[ISS] The silencing of the National Assembly speaker shows that the politics of patronage still shapes parliamentary business.

[The Conversation Africa] The world now has a new COVID-19 vaccine in its arsenal, and at a fraction of the cost per dose.

[Nile Post] Uganda and Kenya have signed several Memorandum of Understanding among them those that will see the removal of non-tariff barriers between the two countries as one of the ways to ease trade.

[Nigeria Health Watch] Editor's note: In today's Thought Leadership Piece, Ayoola Oladipupo, an early career consultant with an interest in private sector engagement for African development, particularly in the healthcare sector, writes on the effect...

[Premium Times] The court, however, refused to nullify the ongoing trial of Mr Kanu for alleged terrorism, saying it lacked jurisdiction over the matter.

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / Wad Madani -- Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, Commander-in-chief of the Sudan Armed Forces and head of the Sovereignty Council, decided on Tuesday to form a fact-finding committee that will investigate the violence used against ...

[Radio Dabanga] Seleia / El Fasher / Mukjar / Mile -- Three men were killed and 20 people were injured in Darfur last weekend. In eastern Chad, 21 women refugees from Darfur were attacked with knives.

[MSF] Overwhelming violence has tormented people in Djugu's territory, Ituri's province, north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since 2017, as community tensions have sparked the resurgence of an armed conflict.

[New Zimbabwe] Listed beverage manufacturer, Delta Corporation Limited has pinned future growth hopes on surging US dollar sales on the back of the current economic growth amid revelations.

[Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation] Based on estimates across 204 countries and territories, the 'Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 204 countries and territories in 2019' paper provides the most comprehensive estimate o...

[Premium Times] Documents show that the company, Frabemar UK Ltd, which is the technical partner to the consortium--MedTech and Rozi International-- was accused of impropriety and corruption.

[New Zimbabwe] Despite the current rains pounding most parts of the country, Bulawayo's water supply dams remain low with the dams recording only 22% combined inflows since the inception of the rains.

[New Zimbabwe] ZANU PF Midlands Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) disqualified the nephew of under-fire former State Security Minister Owen 'Mudha' Ncube from contesting in the party primary election for Kwekwe Central.

[New Zimbabwe] Mutare -- A Chinese mining company, Freestone Mines will consult local residents on its planned quarry mine operations earmarked at the deforested Dangamvura Mountain, NewZimbabwe.com can report.

[The Herald] Homeowners living on wetlands around Harare were this week left counting their losses after their homes were flooded following incessant rains received this week, with some calling on the Government to help service the land they are occu...

[The Herald] The trial of Goodness and Mercy Ministries Church leader Prophet Tapiwa Freddy on rape charges continued yesterday with Chief Chikwaka (Murambiwa Witness Bungu), yesterday describing in court how his niece had reacted after the first all...