[allAfrica] As of July 26, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  12,055,243 while  353,449,054 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

[allAfrica] As of July 25, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 12,051,430 while 353,449,054 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The ANC KwaZulu-Natal held their provincial elective conference at the Olive Convention Centre the past weekend from Friday July 22 to Sunday July 24, 2022. The province is the biggest ANC support base and has been divided am...

[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE has begun the relocation of more than 2,600 wild animals from the southern parts of the country, where they are at risk due to drought, to the northern parts of the country.

[GroundUp] City of Ekurhuleni to evict about 500 families occupying houses in Nigel

[New Zimbabwe] The Zambian government last week said that it will use its surplus electricity to fulfil its power agreements with Namibia and Zimbabwe.

[Ghanaian Times] The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the Monkeypox (MPX) outbreak a global public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) at a time Ghana has recorded 34 cases of the disease.

[RFI] The UN's peacekeeping mission in Mali has acknowledged there were "dysfunctions" that preceded a row with the Malian authorities sparked by the arrival of Ivorian troops at Bamako airport this month.

[New Zimbabwe] The trial of Zimbabwe Mining Federation (ZMF) president, Henrietta Rushwaya, for allegedly bribing a Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) official in a bid to smuggle six kilograms of gold to Dubai has started.

[BBC] In north western Nigeria bandit gangs raid villages, attack drivers, abduct schoolchildren, and kill anyone who resists. But who are these men, and what do they want? A new documentary from BBC Africa Eye talks us into the heart of Nigeria's wo...

[The Conversation Africa] The African Continental Free Trade Area came into operation on 1 January 2021. This is a considerable achievement. The free trade area is now the world's single largest market for goods and services, when measured by number ...

[The Conversation Africa] Cryptocurrencies have become popular in African and other developing countries. That's according to a policy brief released recently by UNCTAD, a United Nations agency. Significant proportions of Kenya (8.5%), South Africa (...

[GhanaToday] Thirty-four Monkeypox cases have been confirmed in six regions with more than 50% of cases in the Greater Accra Region according to the Ghana Health Service.

[DW] Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is on an Africa trip this week. His itinerary includes Egypt, the Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Ethiopia.

[ISS] Illegal transnational dealings drain government revenue and force Ethiopians to pay huge sums for fraudulent and dangerous cars.

[New Times] Protests broke out in DR Congo's eastern city of Goma on Monday, July 25 with residents storming the United Nations base demanding the departure of UN peacekeepers.

[Daily Maverick] President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday night announced what he called an 'energy action plan' to tackle South Africa's power crisis. This is what the plan entails.

[DW] Voters in Tunisia's referendum on Monday backed a new constitution giving President Kais Saied greater powers, with 92.3% voting "yes," according to a Sigma Conseil exit poll issued by state TV.

[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- A demonstration was held at the Ministry of Transportation in Abuja on Monday morning by the relatives of victims still in captivity.

[The Conversation Africa] On the night of 5 July 2022, 879 inmates escaped from the Kuje correctional facility in Abuja, Nigeria after an attack by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. Prior to this, the largest jailbreak was on 5 April 2021 when gunmen ...

[UN] Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on recent developments in Libya.

[SAnews.gov.za] At least 14 government entities and departments - including the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) - will come under the sharp eye of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed five proclamat...

[Ghanaian Times] Fitch Solutions has shockingly revised Ghana's growth rate to 2.6 per cent in 2022, from its earlier forecast of 4.8 per cent.

[CFR] Nigeria is staring down the barrel of financial bankruptcy.

[RFI] President Emmanuel Macron begins a three-nation tour of western African states on Monday, in the first trip to Africa of his new term as he seeks to reboot France's post-colonial relationship with the continent.

[Govt of SA] SIU authorised to investigate allegations of corruption and maladministration in 11 government departments, KZN Municipality, and two state agencies

[New Era] The first Bitcoin ATM in Namibia is now operational at Maerua Mall in Windhoek via the Crypto Kiosk. A Bitcoin ATM can liquidate crypto currency into cash directly from crypto wallets, and also turns cash into crypto currency, sent directly...

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Transport has dismissed claims that the Taxi Relief Fund (TRF) is a scam and has called on those making these assertions to desist from doing so.

[New Era] More than 100 000 government employees are gearing up for what could amount to the biggest-ever strike since independence after government and the bargaining unions reached a deadlock and a certificate of unresolved dispute was issued.