[UN News] A new flagship UN report on climate change out Monday indicating that harmful carbon emissions from 2010-2019 have never been higher in human history, is proof that the world is on a "fast track" to disaster, António Guterres has warned, w...

[VOA] The Rwandan man portrayed as a hero in the movie "Hotel Rwanda" should not have his 25-year sentence extended to life in prison, a Rwandan court ruled Monday.

[Daily Maverick] In an address on Monday evening, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the National State of Disaster would be lifted from midnight. A number of restrictions will continue for 30 days before the government consults other legislati...

[This Day] The United Nations (UN) has decried that 789 persons have been killed by explosive in the ongoing insurgency in the north-eastern part of the country.

[Dabanga] El Fasher / the Hague -- The first trial by the International Criminal Court on the massive crimes committed in Darfur is finally underway. Ali Kushayb, the well-known Janjaweed leader, will face charges of war crimes and crimes against hum...

[DW] Kenya plans to pay subsidy arrears to fuel sellers this week amid shortages at the pumps. Like many developing economies, Kenya has been reeling with rapidly rising fuel prices, accelerated by the conflict in Ukraine.

[DW] Elections in Zimbabwe are only a year away, but a newly-founded opposition party is already optimistic about its chances. In the meantime, a controversial new law could pose a threat to civil society.

[ISS] The African Union will struggle to ensure partners stick to their promises in a tough new international environment.

[Vanguard] Over 9,000 medical doctors of Nigerian origin left the shores of the country in search of greener pastures in the United Kingdom, United States of America and Canada in two years, the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has said.

[DW] Nigerian authorities are shutting down illegal online lending firms that use deceptive schemes to hook consumers.

[The Conversation Africa] The Shona and the Ndebele are Zimbabwe's two most dominant ethnic groups. Explaining the ever-present tension between them, historian Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni points to the abuse of the post-colonial state by the ruling Sho...

[Namibian] LAWYERS representing six of the men charged in the Fishrot corruption and fraud case say they will be weighing up their options after the bail applications of the six accused were dismissed in the Windhoek High Court on Friday.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Four years after the signing of a peace agreement to end the conflict in South Sudan, numerous blockages and weeks of tension raised fears of a resumption of hostilities. Now the peace process seems to have taken a step forwa...

[Premium Times] About a hundred groups of bandits with over 30,000 militants are operating in the northwest, killing, maiming, and kidnapping innocent citizens and residents of the region.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] The Ukraine conflict has sent a ripple of change through the global energy sector. Our response can have profound implications for accelerating the energy transition

[This Day] The federal government has barred all outgoing calls on every SIM card that is not linked to the National Identification Number (NIN) of the SIM card owner.

[SAnews.gov.za] Government has noted and welcomed Moody's decision to affirm South Africa's long term foreign and local currency debt ratings at 'Ba2' and revise the outlook to stable from negative.

[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE continues to lag behind in plugging the gaps which are perpetuating the exclusion of women on the economic and financial front, Economic Justice for Women's Project (EJWP) has said.

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[Vanguard] Muslims across the globe will be immersed in 29 or 30-day fasting, devotion and reflection.

[IPS] Johannesburg, South Africa -- Food systems are under severe stress around the world now. The thresholds of tolerance are already exceeding limits with millions facing acute food and water scarcity throughout all continents. Over a quarter of Af...

[Leadership] A total of 73 million active mobile lines in Nigeria will not be making calls from today.

[Nile Post] The president of Forum for Democratic Change(FDC) Patrick Oboi Amuriat has asked the government to conduct an inquiry on reports that some elements within the military are accomplices in the criminal raids devastating Karamoja sub region.

[Graça Machel Trust] Scaling up accelerating learning models for out of school children

[Daily News] Tanzania has expanded its avocado market to India and South Africa as it strives to boost its local farmers' net returns from their produce, President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced in Dodoma on Monday.

[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Khartoum Criminal Court charged the former head of Sudan's disbanded National Congress Party and former Foreign Affairs Minister, Ibrahim Ghandour, alongside 12 others, for inciting war against the state, on Sunday.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] London -- Swift and deep emissions cuts are vital to keep people safe, but they must be equitable and include development aims, report says

[Premium Times] The mosque committee said Mr Khalid did not show remorse after his suspension for making what it described as anti-government comments

[Namibian] FARMERS in the Tsumeb, Otavi, Grootfontein and Stampriet areas are key contributors to the country's quest for food security and output through commercial agriculture, and they depend entirely on groundwater for irrigation.

[Capital FM] Kirinyaga -- Businessman Jimi Wanjigi now claims that the country is broke and requires urgent intervention to cushion Kenyans from the crisis it has been plunged into, by the outgoing leadership.