[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

[allAfrica] At least eight people have lost their lives after torrential rains caused floods and landslides in an informal settlement in Looking Town in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown.

[GroundUp] Two years after the Tafelberg sale was overturned, progress has stalled. Now the provincial government says it may want to use the land "in the public interest".

[HRW] Nairobi -- African Union Guidance, Policy Reforms Needed to Ensure Girls Continue Education

[Vanguard] The International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, yesterday, said that the whereabouts of no fewer than 14,000 children in Nigeria remained unknown.

[Premium Times] ASUU said the strike was a hard decision it was forced to take to prevent the destruction of public universities and the system.

[The Conversation Africa] In many parts of the world, including Africa, people rely on rainwater as a source of drinking water, as well as for other household and livelihood uses. One of the reasons is water scarcity - sub-Saharan Africa has the larg...

[UN News] A peacekeeper from Burkina Faso serving in Mali has been honoured for her work to boost trust between the authorities and local communities, including survivors of gender-based violence.

[New Times] Rwanda's tea is known for its high quality and is among the best in the world and it is a record that has been sustained for long, but much can be done to even improve this quality and make the most of it.

[Premium Times] The minister also said the government's budget deficit is expected to exceed N12.42 trillion if it should keep petroleum subsidy for the entire 2023 fiscal cycle.

[Premium Times] During the COP26 held in Glasgow (Scotland), last year, President Muhammadu Buhari announced a 2060 net-zero emissions target.

[DW] The vote was the closest in Angola's history since independence. The result extends the MPLA party's decades long rule and hands Lourenco a second term in office.

[ISS] As corrupt officials from Kenya to the DRC prosper, the world's only permanent desert lake faces ecological disaster.

[The Conversation Africa] Nigeria is preparing to elect its next president in February 2023. That person will have a daunting task fixing a near comatose economy.

[VOA] Yaounde -- Education officials in Cameroon say improved security in its western regions have allowed more than 200 schools that had been shut by separatist threats since 2017 to reopen for the new school year. But critics note officials said th...

[SciDev.Net] Lagos -- Nigeria's latest target for introducing a life-saving vaccine against cervical cancer has been branded unrealistic by health specialists as cost concerns have yet to be addressed, leaving thousands of Nigerian women at risk.

[Premium Times] The judge said Mr Malami was responsible for the failure of the case by instituting the extradition proceedings despite the pending criminal case against Mr Kyari in Nigeria.

[GroundUp] It's an unhappy journey marked by xenophobia and an uncertain future

[SAnews.gov.za] Reiterating government's commitment to nip illicit money flows, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has tabled in Parliament the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing Amendment Bill.

[RFI] Water is at a premium in Kenya, where four million people are facing starvation as severe drought brings life to a standstill. The government has declared an emergency in four counties, including Tana River on the south coast, but locals there ...

[Premium Times] One of the bills Mr Buhari signed into law is the Counsel Practitioners Council of Nigeria

[Dabanga] Khartoum / Darfur -- Around 226,200 people have been affected as torrential rains and flash floods continue to wreak havoc across Sudan. The Coordination of the Darfur Camps for Displaced People and Refugees report dire humanitarian conditi...

[The Conversation Africa] Agriculture involves a difficult balance between food production and environmental impact. For example, fertilisers can help to achieve good crop yields, but over-using them produces greenhouse gas emissions and pollution.

[Leadership] Borno State governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, traveled to Monguno on Sunday, where he led the enrolment of 4,229 school-aged children, including orphans, whose parents were killed during the Boko Haram insurgency in parts of Nort...

[Nigeria Health Watch] The gentle early morning rain falls as we drive through the still dark streets of Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, to Uko Nteghe in Mbo Local Government Area, which our guide says is about three hours away. Uko Nteghe is a rur...

[DW] Investing money into cattle is a growing business in Zimbabwe, where inflation is skyrocketing. Many people now consider it safer than putting money in the bank.

[Premium Times] "This is to advise Nigerians living in South Africa to be vigilant and exercise caution in their activities due to the recent utterances of the proponents of the Operation Dudula and their threats to attack foreign nationals in this c...

[UNFPA] Johannesburg -- Lydia Zigomo has been appointed Regional Director of UNFPA East and Southern Africa.

[New Zimbabwe] Mutare City Council requires a US$30 million grant or loan from international and regional financial institutions to construct a new water treatment plant.

[This Day] Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, said with the selection of the right leaders in next year's general election, Nigerians could create the tomorrow they would be proud of.