[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Internet giant Google is celebrating the 151st birthday of Charlotte Maxeke, popularly known as the "Mother of Black Freedom". Maxeke was a scholar, an evangelist,  a political activist, as well as an advocate for women's r...

[allAfrica] To mark World Health Day on 7 April, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, defines a bold initiative to promote peace and health in order to protect the planet and its people.

[allAfrica] The country's former president, Blaise Compaoré, has been sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday for his participation in the assassination of his predecessor Thomas Sankara, killed with twelve of his companions during a coup d'etat...

[RFI] Former prime minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana and three ex-ministers in the Guinea-Conakry have reportedly been detained on embezzlement charges.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ministry of foreign affairs issued a statement last night in response to the report by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International that documented abuses against Tigrayans since November 2020 that amount to war cr...

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Durban -- From Johannesburg to Durban, community WhatsApp groups have thrived during the pandemic, but they can feed paranoia, racial profiling and vigilante surveillance, researchers say

[VOA] Yaounde -- Medical aid group Doctors Without Borders, known by its French abbreviation MSF, has suspended its work in Cameroon's troubled Southwest region. The group is protesting a lack of progress toward the release of four MSF staff members ...

[UN News] The UN chief issued a statement on Wednesday welcoming the transition to a new African Union (AU) mission in Somalia, pledging the Organization's "unwavering commitment" to the country, the mission, and the Somali security forces in their o...

[VOA] Washington -- Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble declared Ambassador Francisco Madeira, the African Union chair's special representative for Somalia, persona non grata and ordered him to leave the country within 48 hours.

[RFI] The sentencing of 13 activists to one year in prison in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for speaking out against the government-imposed "state of siege" is an example of the curtailing of freedom in the public space, according to activ...

[The Conversation Africa] It was 1914 when the English explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton set sail on his Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition aboard a ship called Endurance. It was an ill-fated journey: the ship got trapped in the ice and eventually crus...

[Daily Trust] The bandits, who abducted passengers on a Kaduna-bound train last month, have threatened to kill them if the federal government fails to meet their demands.

[UN News] A UN human rights expert on Wednesday called for a full and independent investigation into alleged mass crimes committed in central Mali's Mopti region late last month, and pleaded with all parties to ensure the "absolute protection" of civ...

[The Conversation Africa] When it comes to water security - a reliable, good supply of safe water - just 29 African countries have made some progress over the past three to five years. Twenty-five have made none.

[The Conversation Africa] The large-scale contamination of the public sphere by rumours, hate speech, dangerous conspiracy theories and orchestrated deception campaigns is causing widespread concern around the world. These ills are collectively refer...

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] As the Russia-Ukraine war threatens food supplies, history can provide a guide to effective action

[IPS] Cairo, Egypt -- Tourism to Egypt's GDP is as vital as the Nile to its people. After Egypt's tourism sector began to recover following the Russian plane crash in 2015. Then COVID hit, and now the Ukrainian war shot a bullet through its heart.

[Premium Times] The government had on May 10,2021 imposed a nationwide curfew of 12 a.m to 4 a.m to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville -- Climate-related health emergencies are on the rise in Africa, accounting for more than half of public health events recorded in the region over the past two decades, a new analysis by World Health Organization (WHO) shows.

[New Frame] The ban Fifa imposed on Kenya for government interference is another blow to women's football there, which was making huge strides that were first stunted by the federation's politics.

[DW] Africa's rapidly developing cannabis industry could soon supply the entire world. Uganda is already cultivating medical cannabis for the German pharmaceutical market.

[RFI] Mass rallies were taking place across Sudan Wednesday to protest military rule as the country marks the third anniversary of the toppling of longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir.

[This Day] After much foot-dragging, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has finally jettisoned zoning. The 37-man committee set up by the party to decide on whether or not to zone its presidential ticket reached a unanimous decision to throw the tick...

[AI London] Amhara regional security forces and civilian authorities have committed widespread abuses against Tigrayans since November 2020

[The Herald] The Zimsec 2021 November A-Level results released yesterday, inclusive of the Continuous Assessment Learning Activity, show a 3,68 percent rise in the overall pass rate compared to the previous examination year.

[Seychelles News Agency] Conservation team members on Fregate, the easternmost granitic inner island of Seychelles, are conducting their yearly task to count the number of giant tortoises on the island.

[Nyasa Times] Government says it will not be pushed to hike fuel pump prices in the country.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says government has made a concerted and concrete effort to rebuild the South African economy following the devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on global economies.

[The Herald] UNITED States-based Zimbabwean motocross rider Tanya Muzinda has been named among top 100 inspirational women for 2022 by the influential UK-based magazine -- March8.