[allAfrica] M23 rebels have withdrawn from Nyiragongo and Rutshuru territories controlled in North Kivu on Sunday May 29. Local sources say they are currently in a border village with Rwanda.

[allAfrica] As of May 31, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  11,719,736 while  300,052,151 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

[CFR] The outcome of party presidential primaries appears to signal the end of post-military elite political consensus.

[VOA] Mogadishu -- At a news conference in Mogadishu, Somalia's special envoy for humanitarian issues on Monday said more than six million Somalis were affected by the record drought.

[RFI] A recent upswing in violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by rebel group M23 brought out hundreds on the streets of Kinshasa, the capital, on Monday. The protesters blame Rwanda over its alleged support for the rebels, calling fo...

[HRW] Beirut -- ICC Prosecutor Should Investigate Use of Unlawful Mines, Booby Traps

[UN News] The tobacco industry damages both the environment and human health, and needs to be more accountable for the destruction it causes, declared the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday.

[spotlight] Early in 2017, Unathi Mtengwane from Zeerust in the North West started experiencing severe fatigue. Initially, he thought it was just due to the daily pressures of life.

[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroon's military says it has freed a senator who was held captive by separatists for a month along with other hostages.

[The Point] According to the government White Paper on the TRRC recommendations, Yahya Jammeh, his enablers and accomplices will be prosecuted for their roles in the "unlawful killings" and "cover-up of the West African Migrants."

[Dabanga] Khartoum / Omdurman -- Two protesters complained about being abused in detention after they were held during a vigil for the young activists who are on trial after being accused of killing a police officer. Security forces also used heavy t...

[New Zimbabwe] Mazowe district war veterans' chairman Ephanos Mudzimunyi, who grabbed former cabinet minister and Zanu PF supremo, Saviour Kasukuwe's Concorpia farm in Mazowe, has run the once thriving estate down.

[RFI] The Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended RwandAir flights and summoned Rwanda's ambassador in response to what it says is Kigali's support for the M23 rebel group's offensive in eastern Congo.

[New Zimbabwe] PETROZIM Line (Private) Limited, an entity wholly owned by the National Oil Infrastructure Company of Zimbabwe, has set an ambitious target to establish Harare as the regional hub for fuel distribution.

[Premium Times] A 2021 report by the World Health Organisation estimated that 736 million women--one out of three women-- have been subjected to physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, non-partner sexual violence, or both at least once in t...

[This Day] United States government has denied allegations regarding the use of US-assisted Nigerian laboratories in the spread of monkeypox in Nigeria

[Namibia Economist] The Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade (MIT) together with the Embassy of Namibia in Washington, DC, will host a USA delegation from 06 to 10 June.

[Namibian] The Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund has since 2015 modified 137 houses of motor vehicle accident victims under its house modification programme.

[Namibia Economist] Witchcraft accusations and ritual attacks against African children are hidden and ignored, yet are one of the most gruesome forms of violence against children.

[Namibian] DISMISSED Letshego Group chief executive officer (CEO) Andrew Okai has dragged the pan-African microlender to court in Gaborone, Botswana, to get his job back.

[SAnews.gov.za] North West Agriculture and Rural Development MEC Desbo Mohono says her department will continue to provide support and resources to needy and deserving communities in a bid to fight poverty and hunger through the department's food and...

[SAnews.gov.za] An Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) inspector at the Department of Labour has closed a school following a proactive inspection that took place on Friday at Sigonde Primary School in Musina, Limpopo.

[Govt of SA] Parents to confirm spaces for the 2023 school year

[Govt of SA] Government has noted with concern various incidents of child abuse, which have been reported on the media. These include kidnapping, bullying of children at schools and on the internet, as well as food poisoning of children, amongst othe...

[New Dawn] The People's Republic of China, through its Embassy near Monrovia in partnership with the Office of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR), on Monday, 30 May 2022, opened a two-day 1st national conference on the right ...

[New Dawn] Monrovia: The Liberian Judiciary with support from UNDP/UN Joint Rule of Law Programme has trained and certificated Clerks of Courts & Magistrates on the use of the Case Management Information System (CMIS).

[New Dawn] An audit report in the possession of this paper says the management of the Liberia Institute for Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) is in good financial standing and not a dime was misused or misappropriated, contradicting an...

[New Dawn] Dr. Whapoe defends new opposition bloc DAL

[New Dawn] Describes gay story as smear political campaign