[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The next round of climate talks, COP27, is scheduled to take place in November 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt where an opportunity or chance will put climate justice and solidarity at the center of international efforts.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As coronavirus cases surge in Africa, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) kicked off an eight-week campaign to help boost Covid-19 vaccinations across Africa.

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[allAfrica] Cape Town -- After learning about the demise of popular award-winning hip-hop rapper Rikhado Muziwendlovu Makhado, popularly known as Riky Rick, fans and members of the music industry took to social media to pay their heartfelt tributes.

[allAfrica] The prolonged drought impacting the north, which has left more than 2.5 million people on the brink of starvation and poverty, is only the latest in an increasingly short cycle that is leaving pastoralists and farmers with less and less t...

[Daily Maverick] Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's debut Budget has been given a cautious thumbs-up by economists and business groups. No one is popping the Champagne cork, which is now more expensive, but no one is drowning their sorrows in a bott...

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[New Zimbabwe] THE high-octane battle for political supremacy between Zanu PF leader, President Emmerson Mnangagwa and arch-rival Nelson Chamisa plays out in Kwekwe this weekend when they hold separate rallies in the city.

[CAJ News] Elderly people are often at particularly high risk of abuse as conflict surges around the world.

[Nile Post] Critical writer, Kakwenza Rukirabashaija has arrived in Germany, two weeks after fleeing the country.

[SAnews.gov.za] With many households and businesses still under financial pressure, National Treasury will not be increasing taxes to keep money in the taxpayer's pocket.

[Nyasa Times] The Ministry of Health in conjunction with the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations (UNICEF), Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative on Wednesday launched an emergency respons...

[VOA] Khartoum -- Sudan's military leader, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, is flying to Moscow to hold meetings with senior Russian officials. Dagalo's embrace of Kremlin leaders comes as western countries are punishing Russia over i...

[VOA] Nairobi -- A report by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) says climate change will fuel an increase in wildfires in coming decades. The report warns that if preventive measures are not taken, the fires will damage environments, human...

[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroon's women and children have suffered disproportionately in the country's five-year separatist conflict. But a report by the International Crisis Group says the role of women has expanded from just being victims to being rebels...

[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi and U.N. agencies have launched an emergency response to the country's polio outbreak, the first in Africa in five years. The plan includes mass immunization of children under five years of age and intensive surveilla...

[UN News] The United Nations will work together with the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as well as other partners, in ensuring security in the eastern part of the country, said Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN's top peacekeeping of...

[RFI] The Central African Republic has opened an investigation after four soldiers from the French Foreign Legion operating under a UN mandate were arrested in Bangui on Monday, accused of planning to "assassinate" the head of state.

[The Conversation Africa] Following a series of setbacks going back more than a year, Somalia is nearly wrapping up parliamentary elections (Lower House) leading to presidential elections. The Horn of Africa country uses a complex indirect model, whe...

[African Arguments] UN peacekeepers stationed at a limited number of polling stations could finally give the people the opportunity to end corrupt militia rule.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi -- Female 'techpreneurs' are taking their place in Africa's male-dominated fintech boom, but gender bias makes it harder for them to access finance and grow their businesses

[TechCrunch] Ten game development studios in Africa have come together under one umbrella, the Pan Africa Gaming Group (PAGG), in an effort to unify the continent's gaming sector, which is currently fragmented. The association is further envisioned t...

[European Commission] Tropical Cyclone EMNATI made landfall in eastern Fianarantsoa Province, between Manakara City (Fitovinany Region) and Farafagana City (Atsimo-Atsinanana Region), on 22 February very late in the evening (UTC), with maximum sustai...

[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- African health authorities are calling for better coordination to ensure COVID-19 vaccines are distributed quickly to all African nations.

[Nigeria Health Watch] Vaccines remain an invaluable investment and one of the most cost-effective ways in preventing diseases, especially for new-born babies. When children have their routine immunisations, they are protected against diseases that o...

[Premium Times] Speakers on PREMIUM TIMES' TwitterSpaces say the government acted irresponsibly in shipping in low standard fuel.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, has delivered what many have called a 'cautious' budget. In his opening remarks, he emphasised that South Africa's economic recovery "has been uneven" and risks remain high.

[AIM] Maputo -- Unknown hackers, calling themselves the "Yemen Cyber Army", who on Sunday cyber-attacked several web pages from various Mozambican government institutions, including the Defence Ministry, are demanding an unspecified amount of ransom ...

[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE has been ranked among the world's three countries with the most restrictive social media policies, especially during elections.

[GroundUp] Appeal filed against new coastal prospecting licence