[RFI] The Central African Republic's prime minister has been sacked against the backdrop of tensions between pro-Russian and pro-French factions within the government in Bangui.

[This Day] Nigeria is set to host the 2022 African Junior and Cadet Fencing Championship slated for between February 23 and February 27in Lagos with continental powerhouses Egypt and South Africa leading the roll call of participating nations.

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[New Zimbabwe] In a highly patronising move, President Emmerson Mnangagwa is preparing title deeds for tens of thousands of Harare residents considered to be illegal occupants in several suburbs as Zanu PF launches a sustained assault aimed at winnin...

[GroundUp] Hundreds of pensioners in Mpumalanga are having their blood pressure checked while waiting in line to collect their social grants.

[GroundUp] A new study has analysed the change in the rate of new HIV infections from 2010 to 2019.

[GroundUp] A terrible stench hangs about the "Friendly City" as solid waste and garbage piles up in Nelson Mandela Bay. Out of 36 municipal refuse collection trucks, only 11 are operational. The rest are in for repairs.

[Namibian] NESTLÉ South Africa's voluntary recall of a limited number of KitKat products affects Namibian consumers.

[VOA] Dakar, Senegal -- The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed stark vaccine inequities among high- and low-income nations and has underscored Africa's dependence on outside countries for shots. A new initiative in Senegal, however, hopes to reduce that i...

[VOA] Libya's parliament is set to vote on a new prime minister on Thursday, but incumbent Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah has rejected the balloting, saying Libyans should not have another period with an interim government.

[UN News] On the last day of a five-day trip to Ethiopia, the Deputy Secretary-General said the East African nation is in "a much better place" to resolve the conflict that erupted 15 months ago in Tigray.

[UN News] The COVID-19 pandemic could be defeated this year but only if vaccines, tests and treatments are made available to all people, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday.

[RFI] Mauritius has sent a scientific expedition to survey its maritime borders with the Maldives in relation to an ongoing dispute with Britain over the sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago. The team will help resolve the dispute between both count...

[Nile Post] National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu alias Bobi Wine has asked the European Union (EU) to re-evaluate its partnership with Uganda, putting focus on the citizens and not government.

[DW] An extension of the Bundeswehr mission in Mali seems increasingly unlikely. The military junta's recent treatment of Western partners and the operation's lack of conclusive success are a cause for concern, say experts.

[The Conversation Africa] Some form of basic income support is central to the South African government's agenda. The lockdown-induced shocks have added to the crisis of structural mass unemployment and of poverty. There also seems to be broad consens...

[DW] The ongoing strike has entered its fifth week and threatens to shut down public universities. As a result, thousands of local and international students have been left stranded.

[DW] The International Court of Justice previously ordered Uganda to pay reparations to DR Congo, but this is the final decision on the exact amount the country has to pay for the effects of a brutal 1998-2003 war.

[The Conversation Africa] Sudanese have been going out on the streets for non-violent, peaceful protests for more than three months since the military coup on October 25, 2021.

[African Arguments] While Rwandan troops have helped stabilise the Cabo Delgado conflict, some are concerned by the lack of transparency around their involvement.

[DW] Two of the world's most diplomatically isolated governments are deepening economic and political ties as "champions of democracies in Africa and Asia," Somaliland's foreign minister has said on a landmark visit.

[DW] It is the first African scheme in the EU's ?300 billion "Global Gateway" infrastructure plan, the bloc's response to China's Belt and Road strategy.

[VOA] Nigeria is making its debut in cross-country skiing at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

[Premium Times] The government says the identities of the companies involved in the importation will be made public soon.

[Premium Times] Most of the trespassers are Chinese fleets that hamper the activities of artisanal fishers.

[Premium Times] Minister Lai Mohammed said the applications show that things are not as bad in Nigeria as being painted.

[Premium Times] Overall, the index shows a ranking of the world's 50 leading emerging markets.

[VOA] A radio program in Nigeria is helping break through conservative culture barriers by highlighting cases of gender-based violence, or GBV. Even before the COVID-19 lockdowns, many women and girls were victims of GBV.

[Nigeria Health Watch] Nigeria is among the countries where about 17% of health care facilities had no access to a water source as at 2019. A 2019 joint WHO/UNICEF report showed that worldwide, 896 million people use health care facilities with no wa...

[Africa Check] "DNA tests will be done freely at government clinics and hospitals as of June 2022." That's the claim made in a number of Facebook and Twitter posts shared in South Africa.