[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of February 9, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,681,674 .

[allAfrica] Purchased through a private sector partnership by the corporate group that imports materials to process locally, the vaccine will be the first available to Nigerians.

[Nyasa Times] Minister of Health Khumbize Chiponda and Minister of Information Gospel Kazako have announced that government has decided to go ahead with acquiring the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, despite concerns about its efficacy.

[Premium Times] The plan to #OccupyLekkiTollGate came barely a day after the controversial ruling of the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry to reopen the Lekki Tollgate.

[New Zimbabwe] An application by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) seeking to compel government to provide a Covid-19 national vaccination plan has been struck off the urgent roll by the High Court.

[New Zimbabwe] VILLAGERS in Dinde area, Hwange are locked in stand-off with Chinese investors over the foreigners' proposed coal exploration operations.

[SAnews.gov.za] Coronavirus infections continue to decrease in South Africa, with the country reporting 1 379 new cases in the last 24 hours -- the lowest since November 2020.

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabweans have been left fuming following President Emmerson Mnangagwa's shock Monday appointment of Frederick Shava as the new Foreign Minister.

[Nation] Juba -- South Sudan will receive its first consignment of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine before the end of February.

[Nation] In 2017, Kenya won praise globally when it banned polythene bags to maintain a healthy environment.

[Nation] The Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital (KTRH) administration is in a spot after the unearthing of a man masquerading as a qualified anaesthetist who has been attending to patients for the past eight years.

[Nation] A flock of flamingos glide gracefully by the shores of Lake Nakuru.

[New Times] RwandAir, the national carrier, has suspended flights to three southern African countries amid concerns over a new Covid-19 variant there.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- How to take back Uganda's 15 million learners back to school safely amidst a rampaging COVID-19 pandemic? That continues to be a sensitive subject for the government, parents, learners and health experts.

[The Conversation Africa] Rubbish has become an integral part of everyday life. Think about it. How many things did you throw away today? And this week? In the last year?

[WHO] Geneva / New York / Oslo -- The emergence of variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19,  serve as a powerful reminder that viruses by their very nature mutate, and that the scientific response may need to adapt if they are to rema...

[GroundUp] Rape survivor argues police did not investigate properly

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya is among the 148 countries where more people are at risk of becoming victims of human trafficking, according to the latest report by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

[This Day] The federal government has barred the private sector from administering COVID-19 vaccine, reserving the vaccination exclusively for the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) for safety reasons.

[Premium Times] Nigeria is expected to receive an initial 16 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines through the Vaccines Global Assess Facility, COVAX.

[Premium Times] The government said devaluation would trigger inflation.

[UN News] The emergence of new coronavirus variants has raised major questions around whether currently available vaccines will be effective against them, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

[UN News] UN agencies have received approval from the Ethiopian Government for 25 international staff to provide humanitarian assistance inside the country's conflict-torn Tigray region, the UN Spokesperson said on Monday.

[SudaNow] Khartoum -- Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Monday announced his new cabinet lineup, composed of 25 portfolios.

[New Times] It was a race against time for many businesses and shoppers in the capital Kigali on the evening of the first day of reopening following a three-week lockdown.

[Premium Times] The year's foreign investment fell by 59.7 per cent, and only 10 states and Abuja received inflows.

[RFI] Touted as the first podcast event to bring together Africans from across the continent and the world, the Africa Podcast Festival gets underway in Kenya on Friday. The gathering will connect thousands to the world of podcasts and show them how ...

[Nigeria Health Watch] Medecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in partnership with the International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases (ISNTD) and other organizations is holding an online conference "Noma, a disease that should ...

[Daily Trust] Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, on Monday ordered Area Commanders and their respective Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) to tighten security in their respective jurisdictions ahead of the forthcoming#EndSARS protest...

[Leadership] President Muhammadu Buhari has said this year is vital for China- Nigeria relations.