[allAfrica] Earlier this month, Egypt announced the appointment of Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry to lead the international climate talks in Sharm-el-Sheikh in November 2022. Alongside Minister Shoukry's appointment as COP27 president, Egypt's woman ...

[allAfrica] Harare -- As of February 1, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  10,849,438 while over 212,786,235 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[The Conversation Africa] It all started as the mere lack of potato chips at a global fast food chain that couldn't keep up with demand during the festive season. It then became apparent that big fast-food players don't serve Kenyan-grown potato chip...

[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says it has established a committee to monitor activities by journalists.

[GroundUp] Constitutional issues at stake in R14.25 million defamation action against environmentalists and activists

[New Zimbabwe] The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) regional director Tabani Moyo has bemoaned the worsening media freedom violations in Southern Africa saying Zimbabwe was the leading offender.

[Daily Trust] One of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges by volume, Binance Holdings Ltd said it restricted the personal accounts of some 281 Nigerian users to comply with anti-money laundering regulations and ensure the security of the platform for...

[Leadership] Worlds leading global business publication Financial Times Newspaper has endorsed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to contest for the office of president come 2023 general elections.

[Nile Post] Police have warned opposition strongman and four time presidential candidate Dr.Kizza Besigye against being tempted to mobilise members of the public into storming streets to protest.

[New Times] President Kagame has appointed Ernest Nsabimana as the new Minister of Infrastructure, according to a statement released by the Prime Minister's Office on Monday, January 31.

[New Times] Hours before midnight on Sunday night, few Rwandan journalists camped at the Gatuna border crossing waiting to witness its reopening after three years of inactivity.

[New Times] Only truckers and returning citizens or Rwanda residents have been given the green light to use the Gatuna border post between Rwanda and Uganda - at least for now.

[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Rescue efforts continued across southeastern Africa Monday for thousands of people cut off by flooding from last week's Tropical Storm Ana. The storm killed at least 90 people across Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi. Expert...

[VOA] Exactly one week after Burkina Faso's president was overthrown in a military coup, the African Union has suspended the west African nation.

[RFI] The military court of Katanga in southern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sentenced 51 people to death over the murders of two United Nations researchers who were carrying out an investigation into violence in the Kasai region in 2017.

[VOA] Bamako -- Mali has long been known for its music, dance, and cultural festivals, despite an ongoing insurgency that has halted most tourism. Two military coups since 2020 and delayed elections led West African nations to impose economic sanctio...

[DW] Malian authorities have given French ambassador Joel Meyer 72 hours to leave the country. It marks a further deterioration in the military junta's relationship with its international partners.

[Nigeria Health Watch] Jackline Chiwinga remembered the euphoria of waking up to dry bedding after her successful obstetric fistula repair surgery. Seventeen years old and married, for one year, she lived with stigma, gossip, and isolation due to the...

[The Conversation Africa] The latest coup in Burkina Faso is the fourth in Africa's Sahel region in less than 18 months. The other three were carried out in August 2020 in Mali, in April 2021 in Chad, and Mali's "coup within a coup" last May.

[The Conversation Africa] The COVID-19 pandemic, with its lockdown and social isolation, has added to the vulnerability of many Nigerians in several ways. Aside from health risks and disruption to livelihoods, the move from physical to virtual relati...

[The Conversation Africa] Snowfall in a hot desert may seem a contradiction but snow has been recorded several times in the Sahara Desert over the last decades, most recently in January 2022. Thus, snowfall may be unusual but is not unprecedented in ...

[WHO-AFRO] Dakar -- Though separated by 100 km, Aitta Kébé and Maimouna Tamba are fighting for the same cause. They are both Bajenu Gox, striving to ensure that Senegalese women and girls enjoy a life free from gender-based violence.

[The Herald] The area planted under traditional crops this year has increased as farmers diversify to boost food and nutrition security.

[The Herald] PALESTINE has called on African states to be standard-bearers in their struggle and to lead international efforts to end Israel's colonial occupation and apartheid regime.

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe is bracing for another devastating tropical cyclone, christened Batsirai expected to hit the country Tuesday February, barely a week after its precessor, Ana left a trail of destruction.

[Dabanga] Sudan -- Mass demonstrations erupted in Khartoum and about 20 cities and towns across Sudan yesterday, in response to the call of the resistance committees for the January 30 March of Millions, rejecting the coup and demanding full civilian...

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- One suspect has been arrested in connection with the Mandera terrorist attack that left seven people dead and 13 injured, according to Police Spokesperson Bruno Shioso.

[New Frame] The Constitutional Court has been without a permanent head since October. The JSC is finally conducting interviews with four judicial candidates as the public watches with interest.

[New Era] Walvis Bay -- The Namibian government will rely on international policy as well as the country's legal framework to find a solution for the 27 300 metric tons of horse mackerel that was sold to the Democratic Republic of Congo last year.

[HRW] Beirut -- Whereabouts Unknown; at Risk of Torture