[allAfrica] As of February 3, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  10,892,533 while over  214,680,685 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[CAF] The Teranga Lions of Senegal produced a brilliant second half performance to beat Burkina Faso 3-1 to qualify into Sunday's TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 final.

[allAfrica] Harare -- As of February 2, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached   10,874,619 while over 214,545,135 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[New Zimbabwe] The Federation of Zimbabwe Educators Union (FOZEU) Tuesday says its members are incapacitated to report for duty when schools reopen next Monday because their meagre salaries have been eroded.

[The Conversation Africa] Ghana confirmed its first 2 cases of COVID-19 infections on March 12, 2020 which increased to 152 with 5 deaths by March 30. Sensing that the virus may spread and overload the healthcare systems, the President imposed a thre...

[OCHA] HIGHLIGHTS

[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- A Chinese official in Nigeria says Beijing plans to invest over $300 billion in Africa to increase African exports and help close the large trade gap with China. China's plans for more investment in Africa have been welcomed b...

[VOA] Mutoko, Zimbabwe -- Villagers in Zimbabwe say a Chinese mining company has told them they will have to leave their homes to make way for a granite quarry. The company denies plans to forcibly move the villagers, but a lack of transparency has m...

[VOA] Washington -- Workers in a flour mill were the most recent victims of the weaponized drones that have become a key tool of combat in Ethiopia's civil war.

[VOA] Blantyre -- U.N. agencies in Malawi have started providing aid to victims from Tropical Storm Ana, which killed scores of people across southeastern Africa and left tens of thousands homeless. The U.N. children's agency, UNICEF, has provided pe...

[UN News] At least 50 people, including women and children, were killed in an attack on Tuesday night at a site for internally displaced people in Savo, Ituri Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN said on Wednesday.

[DW] The deadly incident happened when power cables snapped and fell on homes and a market on the edge of the Congolese capital, Kinshasa.

[Premium Times] "I pledge to you that in the coming months you will begin to witness a shift away from a protracted insurgency to peace building, stabilisation, and ultimately development in your respective communities as we embark on a revised appro...

[DW] Afrobeats music has taken the world by storm. Hit after hit featuring African artists has been trending on charts across the globe. But why now?

[The Conversation Africa] In Nigeria, the West African Examination Council and National Examination Council are the agencies that conduct the Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations. The results serve as evidence of completion of secondary school i...

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Safeguarding and restoring shrinking wetlands is our last, best defence against global warming and biodiversity loss

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Treasury has revised the National budget upwards by Sh126.3 billion (3.3 percent) with the national carrier, Kenya Airways receiving the highest additional bailout funds at Sh 26 billion.

[The Conversation Africa] Journalism globally faces a sustainability crisis . It largely stems from declining advertising revenue, loss of revenue to technology giants, control of news media by political actors and individuals with business interests...

[The Conversation Africa] The World Health Organization estimates that cancer is a leading cause of death around the world. The cancer burden is on the rise, putting more pressure on already strained systems in low- and middle-income countries. These...

[ISS] A bilateral protocol between Rwanda and the DRC is pivotal to ensure paltry fish stocks don't disappear completely.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) today released a report on the killing of the Karrayu's Gadaa Michilee leaders on December 1 last year. The commission said that there's "reasonable ground to believe" that ...

[ITC] Bringing people together and preserving a unique heritage inspired local youth leader Omar Jammeh and other young people from Janjanbureh in The Gambia to revive the Kankurang Festival five years ago.

[HRW] New York -- Urgently Strengthen Protection, Assistance, Inclusion

[WHO] The World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization have called for measures to be put in place to protect workers' health while teleworking.

[Premium Times] "The cause of the explosion is currently being investigated and we are working with necessary parties to contain the situation."

[Premium Times] What is clear now is that this government and the next cannot continue to turn a blind eye to the huge opportunity cost of fuel subsidy.

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe national cricket team fast bowler Blessing Muzarabani is the only local cricketer to enter the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction set for later this month.

[New Zimbabwe] THE Zimbabwe dollar this week slightly depreciated by 0,86% on the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Foreign Exchange Auction platform amid strategic allotments meant to support companies to meet their productivity needs.

[The Herald] TROPICAL Depression Ana that battered parts of Zimbabwe claimed 10 lives destroying homes, crops schools and other key infrastructure.

[The Herald] PEOPLE must do away with superstitious beliefs and practices that endanger the lives of people with albinism, First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has said.