[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

[allAfrica] The might of Africa to contribute to the peace and prosperity of the world remains untapped. Exploited and discriminated against for generations, the people of Africa have been systemically denied their freedom and wealth. As a result, 92...

[allAfrica] Angola has recovered assets worth more than U.S.$11 billion that had been looted from state coffers and stashed in countries around the world, Justice Minister Francisco Queiroz has said.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The latest research by Trends and Insights Africa (TIFA) show that Deputy President William Ruto is the most preferred presidential candidate ahead of Orange Democratic Movement leader Rala Odinga.

[Observer] Dr. Amos Claudius Sawyer, a man whose enviable vantage point at the intersection of various dimensions of Liberian history might be a subject of study for years to come, has died. He was 76.

[Premium Times] "...this will not be tolerated by government anymore. Any official communications must be using (by) official email. And that email should not be a generic one. It must be dot.government dot.ng."

[Nyasa Times] The Minister of Transport and Public Works, Jacob Hara, has warned that his ministry will soon start taking to court contractors who produce substandard work on the roads of Malawi.

[Common Dreams] "With South Africa's vaccine hub already having success in reverse-engineering the Moderna vaccine, this looks like a last-ditch attempt to make sure mRNA technology remains in Western hands," said one critic.

[CPJ] Lusaka -- Authorities in Eswatini must immediately investigate the brutal assault by correctional officers on Nomthandazo Maseko, a reporter for the privately owned news website Swati Newsweek, and hold those responsible to account, the Committ...

[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Nigeria, Africa's largest oil producer, is experiencing an acute fuel shortage, causing long lines of motorists at gasoline stations. Commuters are frustrated as some wait hours to fill up their tanks.

[DW] Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was sworn in three weeks after leading a coup that toppled the government. Observers and neighbors have remained concerned but reserved about the developments.

[The New Humanitarian] Tambura, South Sudan -- 'We just want to live in peace like the way things were.'

[IPS] New York -- Efforts to combat the vast global inequity in access to Covid-19 vaccines just got a boost. A Cape Town company claims it successfully made a vaccine that mimics Moderna's messenger RNA vaccine--without any help from Moderna. This c...

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A former Mandera County Government driver assigned to two Cuban doctors abducted in 2019 has been found guilty of kidnapping.

[AI London] Numerous eyewitness accounts of civilian killings, gang-rapes and looting of medical facilities and schools in Kobo and Chenna

[Vanguard] President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has praised the multiple award-winning musician, Koffi Olomide, for bagging the Legend Awards at the 2021 All-Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA).

[The Herald] STAKEHOLDERS at the country's ports of entry have said they are adequately prepared to handle an anticipated surge in vehicular and human traffic following the reopening of borders to the vaccinated public.

[The Herald] MIGHTY Warriors captain Emmaculate Msipa is in bullish mood ahead of tomorrow's encounter against Botswana in the last qualifying round of the Africa Women Cup of Nations at the National Sports Stadium.

[The Herald] Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube, is next week expected to address business leaders at a financial and industrial breakfast meeting in Harare.

[Laureates and Leaders for Children] On the eve of the European Union-African Union Summit, 81 Nobel laureates and world leaders, as part of Laureates and Leaders for Children, issued a statement calling for world leaders to deliver direct social pro...

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Determined to use her skills to fight inequality, South African computer scientist Raesetje Sefala set to work to build algorithms flagging poverty hotspots - developing datasets she hopes will help target aid, new housin...

[Nile Post] President Museveni has appealed to cultural leaders to desist from forming alternative governments in their communities, noting that they should instead play their role of adding value to Uganda.

[Vanguard] Despite poor broadband penetration with 40.88 percent as at December 2021 according to the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Nigeria in a recent report was rated to have the highest number of mobile web traffic globally.

[The Conversation Africa] On the evening of 15 February 2022, reports emerged that key police and military officials in Djibouti were put under house arrest, reportedly amid fears of a coup d'état.

[The Conversation Africa] Ghana's finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, estimates that the country loses over US$4 billion annually to corruption: abuse of entrusted power for advancing private interests. The loss is about 20% of Ghana's budget, reckons ...

[The Conversation Africa] Kenyans will head to the polls in August this year for what is expected to be a hotly contested presidential election. Opposition leader Raila Odinga is running for the fifth time, but on this occasion with the support of hi...

[The Conversation Africa] Radio, known for decades as 'Africa's medium', has many magical qualities. It's an intimate medium with the ability to transcend borders. It chimes with Africa's strong oral culture and it is ephemeral - it lives in the pres...

[African Arguments] Three strategies the perennially underestimated president has used to build and keep power across decades of South Sudan's political tumult.

[African Arguments] Despite facing harassment, more and more women and girls are defying sexist attitudes and riding bikes and motorbikes around Cairo.

[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Post Office (Sapo) partnership with non-profit organisation Nal'ibali now makes it possible for children, reading clubs, schools and libraries to collect free reading material from 508 branches throughout the country...