[allAfrica] As of February 13, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  11,060,481  while over 220,617,343 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[Premium Times] This is the second such incident in Lagos in three months

[VOA] Botswana health authorities say, starting Monday, fully vaccinated travelers entering the country will no longer need a negative COVID-19 PCR test result. Unvaccinated visitors can also get inoculated free at Botswana's entry points. From Gabor...

[DW] France's armed forces say 40 militants have been killed during an operation in Burkina Faso. The targeted group is believed to be responsible for deadly attacks in Benin.

[DW] UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has met with the Ethiopian women facing some of the most horrifying consequences of the Tigray conflict. Their accounts, she said, left her near tears.

[New Zimbabwe] ZANU PF leader, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has vowed not to relinquish power under any circumstances, claiming there was no way in which an opposition leader can rule Zimbabwe, a statement that set the social media aflame.

[This Day] Following the circulation of adulterated petrol in Nigeria, which damaged vehicle engines last week, the federal government has turned back two tankers carrying petrol loaded in Antwerp, Belgium, and destined for Lagos, THISDAY learnt.

[VOA] Yaoundé, Cameroon -- The Roman Catholic Church in Cameroon says armed men Friday torched a renowned girls' school dormitory in Mamfe, an English-speaking southwestern town. English-speaking separatists have claimed responsibility, saying that ...

[DW] German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is ending her first official Middle East trip in Egypt. Her visit comes as Germany's Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls on the country's citizens to leave Ukraine.

[Independent (Kampala)] Oyo, Congo Brazzaville -- Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has met President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo in a mini-summit on peace and security in the region, three days after the International Court...

[Premium Times] At least four bodies have been recovered from the rubble.

[New Zimbabwe] PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has for the first time admitted to raging factional fights rocking the ruling Zanu PF party.

[New Zimbabwe] TEACHERS who marked 2021 Grade Seven examinations are still to get their allowances despite promises by the Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) to pay them expeditiously.

[New Zimbabwe] MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora yesterday got a rude awakening when a paltry crowd attended his party's official launch of its campaign ahead of the March 26 by-elections.

[Capital FM] A recent local news item on combating gender-based violence brought to light the deep-seated reasons that force women to stay in abusive relationships. The survivor of the violence narrated how her partner made her stay in the violent re...

[Premium Times] Jubrin Abubakar of the APC polled 11,125 votes to win the keenly contested election.

[Premium Times] The PDP won in all the 10 wards in the area council.

[Premium Times] This is the second such fatal incident in Lagos in three months.

[Vanguard] Two suspected notorious members of a three-man armed robbery gang have been lynched by an irate mob at Mechanic Bus Stop, Ojo, along Badagry Expressway, Lagos.

[This Day] James Emejo writes on the latest intervention by the Central Bank of Nigeria to strengthen non-oil export and industrial sectors which had been begging for the support over the years

[Nyasa Times] The Scottish Government has provided £500, 000 (approximately K650 million) to UNICEF Malawi to support equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines and therapeutics.

[Vanguard] Abuja -- The Debt Management Office (DMO) has faulted the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over its position on the nation's debt servicing obligations.

[Leadership] The Advocates for Social Justice has called on the federal government to on humanitarian grounds, release to the leader of the Islamic movement in Nigeria (IMN) Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky and his wife, Malama Zeenatuddin Ibraheem who have b...

[Government of Mauritius] The Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities in collaboration with the Central Water Authority (CWA) and the Development Bank of Mauritius (DBM) organised, in the Eastern region of Mauritius, today, an outreach campaign on th...

[Vanguard] Ibadan -- PALPABLE fear has gripped passengers on Lagos-Ibadan railway movement as train suddenly stopped in a bush.

[Premium Times] The PDPNorthwest zonal congress was earlier scheduled for Saturday

[Premium Times] The actress said she cant boast of having anything tangible because she was poorly paid.

[Nigeria Health Watch] "Enrolling people into insurance schemes is not easy, considering the fact that you are asking people to come and pay for health when they are not sick" -- Dr Ahmed Danfulani, Director/CEO FCT Health Insurance Scheme.

[New Zimbabwe] South African artist Molemo 'Jub Jub' Maarohanye has finally apologised to his ex girlfriend, Kelly Khumalo after slandering her in an interview with Mac G in December last year.

[The Exchange] Kenya's Energy sector is largely to blame for greenhouse gas emissions