[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

[Scrolla] Climate catastrophe, war, and political turmoil took a back seat on Thursday night to news that the ailing Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest ever reigning monarch, had died.

[The Conversation Africa] Lecturers at Nigeria's public universities have been on strike 16 times since 1999. On 14 February 2022 they went back on strike to make it the 17th. Only 11 of Nigeria's 59 state universities haven't taken part in the curre...

[The Conversation Africa] South African journalism organisations this week rallied around well-known journalist Karyn Maughan when former president Jacob Zuma initiated a private prosecution against her.

[UN News] Water stress and hazards like withering droughts and devastating floods are hitting African communities, economies and ecosystems hard, according to a new report launched on Thursday by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

[UN News] With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying meningitis vaccination campaigns for more than 50 million children in Africa, the region is at a heightened risk of outbreaks of meningitis type A, the UN health agency said on Thursday.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President-Elect William Ruto now says outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta is disillusioned following the lose of his rival Raila Odinga during the recently concluded August Election.

[Maka] Attempts by Angola's opposition parties to challenge the result of last month's elections in the Constitutional Court (Tribunal Constitucional) have faltered, with just a week remaining before the official swearing-in of the MPLA's João Loure...

[The New Humanitarian] Barcelona -- A mass crossing attempt in June that ended in disaster has thrown the spotlight on Morocco's role in EU efforts to control migration.

[DW] Newly-developed farming apps have brought relief to farmers in Ghana who struggle to access fair market prices. Developers hope the apps will soon also be used on a wider scale to tackle food insecurity on the continent.

[VOA] Geneva -- The World Health Organization is warning of a resurgence of deadly meningitis in Africa because COVID-19 has disrupted lifesaving vaccination campaigns.

[The Conversation Africa] All along West Africa's coastline, women play a vital role in the fisheries sector as processors, traders and distributors.

[The Exchange] As the South African and broader African hospitality markets continue to recover post-Covid-19, investment and development activity is expected to increase as the sector develops through its worst crisis in history, according to indust...

[ISS] New field research in Cabo Delgado sheds light on one of Africa's least understood violent conflicts.

[Centre 4s] The Sahel countries are facing the following dilemma: how to fight terrorism without the cooperation of that scourge epicenter ei Mali? The Transition regime pushed the French force Barkhane and the European group of special forces, Takub...

[VOA] Geneva -- A senior U.N. official is warning Africa's volatile Sahel region risks becoming a forgotten crisis because of the many competing emergencies around the world. The head of the regional office for West and Central Africa for the Office ...

[This is Africa] Morocco could become the second African country to grant menstrual leave. Although highly contentious, the policy is slowly gaining global traction, with early adopters acknowledging the inhumanity in enforcing mandatory work for wom...

[New Zimbabwe] FRINGE opposition political outfit, the People's Patriotic Party (PPP), wants President Emmerson Mnangagwa dragged before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of human rights abuse relating to Gukurahundi and August 1 2018...

[Premium Times] The claimants had sued the consumer protection commission along with MultiChoice, operator of DSTV and GOTV in Nigeria, over the hike in the pay TV operator's prices.

[The Conversation Africa] The current climate crisis raises many questions. Some are forward-looking: how can this be fixed? Some look to the recent past: how did we get here? And some reach further back into history: are today's extreme heat waves, ...

[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has assured Malawians that over 6 million litres of fuel is being hauled into the country, while at the same time daily distribution of product has been doubled as short-term solution to address the current fu...

[VOA] Nairobi -- Some 23,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat arrived in Djibouti by ship late last month. Now, trucks have delivered a portion of that wheat to the World Food Program's main warehouse in Ethiopia, where food aid is desperately needed.

[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Flash floods has displaced hundreds of Kisumu families following heavy downpour currently being witnessed in Western Kenya.

[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Nigerian police said 43 people who were abducted from a mosque in northwestern Zamfara state have been released, while one died in captivity after being tortured. Police say they are still searching for armed men responsible, ...

[IPS] Lethbridge, Canada -- As our planet continues to heat up, extreme weather has affected many of us. From the west coast of North America across Europe, the Middle East and Asia to Pakistan and New Zealand, wildfires and flash floods have destroy...

[IPS] United Nations -- With the outbreak of Monkeypox in non-endemic countries leading to a scramble for vaccines, global health advocates are again calling for equity to be prioritized in the international response.

[Nile Post] The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is set to introduce body cameras as a tool to help hold its law enforcement officers accountable and more transparent.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A report by the National Taxpayers Association (NTA) shows the Tobacco Control Board and Division of Noncommunicable diseases (NCD), in the ministry of health, are underfunded.

[New Era] The long-drawn-out confusion over the infamous 'Helmut amendments', which appeared to have limited prospective candidates' chances of contesting for the top four positions in Swapo, has seemingly been put to rest.

[SAnews.gov.za] Tiger Brands is recalling Purity Essentials Baby Powder products as a precautionary measure after trace levels of asbestos were detected in test samples.