[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of January 11, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,051,591. Reported deaths in Africa reached 72,708 and 2,466,576 people have recovered.

[Premium Times] Eight people died from the COVID-19 disease on Sunday, taking the death toll to 1,358 in total.

[This Day] Abuja -- Nigeria's embassies and high commissions across the world are reeling under the burden of corruption, extortion and passport racketeering, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has alleged.

[New Zimbabwe] Government has banned the transportation of bodies for burial purposes from one city to another as part of its desperate measures to contain a rampaging Covid-19 pandemic.

[Observer] Karamoja is mourning the death of eight footballers following a motor accident on Saturday in Abim district.

[Vanguard] As 2021 commences, the latest results from the Henley Passport Index, the original ranking of all the world's passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa, provide fascinating insights int...

[Premium Times] "Just escaped an Assassination attempt on my life and that of my entourage," the senator wrote.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Simon Warunge, a 22-old university student who confessed to killing his parents and 3 siblings in Kiambu, has revealed how he executed the heinous Tuesday night attack saying he drew inspiration from film.

[Premium Times] MF Soyinka also speaks on Amotekun and the hiring of foreign mercenaries.

[Premium Times] Nigeria has made several promises to ensure its fuel contain low sulphur, but its petrol and kerosene have sulphur over 20 times times what they should be.

[Premium Times] Farmers now worry about the takeoff of the African Continental Free Trade Area.

[Premium Times] Nigeria recorded 15,937 new Covid-19 cases in the last two weeks

[allAfrica] As of January 10, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,021,772. Reported deaths in Africa reached 72,123 and 2,449,587 people have recovered.

[The Conversation Africa] For two days in November 2020, Uganda witnessed some of the most violent riots in a decade. The riots were triggered by the arrest of opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, who is challenging the incumbent Yowe...

[Citizen] Kampala -- On Thursday last week, Ugandan police arrested the last members of National Unity Platform (NUP) party presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine's campaign team.

[Nation] Whatever is happening underneath the Rift Valley has continued to intrigue scientists eager to understand why some of its lakes are overflowing while others are drying up .

[Nyasa Times] Property has been destroyed at Mapanga Prison Training College in Blantyre following a scuffle between Malawians who recently returned from South Africa and police officers.

[The Herald] Police in Bulawayo have bust a fuel syndicate and arrested five people, two of them National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) workers for stealing more than 1 400 litres of diesel from the parastatal's locomotives valued at Z$150 000 which the...

[The Herald] Decorated military commander, Brigadier-General Collin Moyo (Retired), who died in Harare last Friday, has been declared a National Hero.

[Cosafa] COSAFA sides Kaizer Chiefs of South Africa and Petro Atletico from Angola have been drawn in the same pool in the CAF Champions League group stages.

[Namibian] Despite restrictions due to Covid-19 and a dearth of sponsors, the Quinton Steele Botes Athletics Coaching Course was once again successfully staged in Windhoek last week.

[This Day] Abuja and Benin City -- There was wild jubilation yesterday in some parts of Edo State as Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja, Saturday, dismissed a suit of forgery against the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki for...

[New Zimbabwe] INCARCERATED Harare mayor Jacob Mafume's health condition continues to deteriorate with MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa taking to Twitter to claim the tormented city father was being denied access to medical doctors of his choice by...

[Premium Times] The British court ruled in a case by a Nigerian company seeking damages over an abandoned hotel project at the Lagos airport.

[New Zimbabwe] Former health minister Henry Madzorera has warned the country was at a higher risk of the Covid-19 menace if authorities did not conduct comprehensive tests on the population.

[Premium Times] Mr Adoke, whose trial continues Monday, had since January 2, 2021 undergone four COVID-19 tests.

[This Day] Former Green Eagles Captain and coach, Christian Chukwu, has dispelled speculations in a section of online media that he passed on at the weekend.

[Premium Times] The Ohaneze election took place in Owerri, capital of Imo State.

[Premium Times] NIS says the fire affected some offices but has been contained

[Daily News] ALLIANCE for Change and Transparency-Wazalendo has lost the petition lodged before the High Court's Kigoma District Registry to challenge the election of Mr Nashon Bidyanguze of ruling CCM, as Member of Parliament for Kigoma South Consti...