[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- Partners in malaria elimination have come together on community engagement in malaria control and elimination, and shared tools and experiences on fighting the parasitic disease. The gathering on February 19 included resea...

[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- In the world, 1 in 9 people are hungry or undernourished, and 1 in 3 adults are overweight or obese. Progress towards nutrition target is too slow, progress in Eastern and Southern Africa is too slow, according to the late...

[This Day] The Secretary General of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Olabanji Oladapo, could not hide his excitement after watching Quadri Aruna becoming the first African to qualify for the quarter-final of the World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender...

[This Day] Nigeria is exporting more products by air than it has ever done in the past and most of the products are meant for Nigerians who live abroad, THISDAY's findings showed.

[Nation] The Executive has bowed to pressure from Parliament and allowed MPs to make amendments to the Kenya-UK trade deal. However, the changes shall be considered a year after the deal comes into force.

[Nation] As countries around the world prepare to roll out the Covid-19 vaccine, scammers are making up to Sh60 million by selling the 'doses' on the black market.

[Daily Maverick] Three years and three months after Steinhoff auditor Deloitte refused to sign off on the company's accounts, triggering the resignation of the CEO and implosion of the share price, German authorities have reportedly indicted four peo...

[Daily Trust] Yesterday, February 27, made it a year since Nigeria confirmed its first case of Coronavirus (Covid-19).

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Serengeti National Park has been named the best national park in the world and positioned number One out of the 25 national parks by Trip Advisor.

[Premium Times] Nigerians list 10 key expectations Mr Bawa should meet to wage a successful anti-corruption war.

[DW] Senior figures have urged Eritrea to leave the region, saying mass atrocities were being committed and millions of people could go hungry without assistance.

[Vanguard] Despite the order given security agents to crackdown on bandits disturbing the peace of Zamfara State, gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked Ruwan Tofa in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, kidnapping several persons, main...

[Nation] Ethiopian authorities on Wednesday released a BBC reporter and several other media workers detained in the past few days by the military in the war-torn northern Tigray region.

[DW] The COVID-19 pandemic has provided African autocrats with the perfect set of circumstances to restrict civil liberties, rights activists say. China's growing influence on the continent may play a role, a report warns.

[Nation] Governments across the world -- including Kenya -- have been put on high alert following the unearthing of fake Covid-19 vaccines in South Africa and China.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Boassa, Burkina Faso -- Unfair or illegal deals pit neighbours and families against each other as Burkina Faso aims to build 40,000 new homes

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Kinshasa -- With schools shut due to the pandemic, many Congolese children are illegally driving motorcycle taxis to support their families

[UNFPA] Cabo Delgado, Mozambique -- UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, today launched a humanitarian appeal for $12 million to urgently provide life-saving sexual and reproductive health and protection services to 330,00...

[ISS] On 24 January, the French frigate Nivôse seized 444 kg of methamphetamines and heroin worth more than ?40 million from a dhow in the Mozambique Channel. This is the latest demonstration of how transnational organised crime is spreading in the ...

[The Conversation Africa] Sudan's political transition is in a precarious phase. Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok's government is facing a wide variety of challenges, including protests over the price of goods and commodities, and a resurgence of violen...

[RFI] Interpol warned of a massive network selling dud Covid-19 vaccines after detectives in China and South Africa seized thousands of fake doses. Dozens have been arrested and an investigation is underway.

[UN News] At least 20 people have drowned after smugglers threw dozens of migrants overboard as they sailed from Djibouti to Yemen, UN migration agency IOM said on Thursday.

[Leadership] The federal government has declared that states that are yet to meet the conditions will not receive the COVID vaccines.

[CPJ] Abuja -- Nigerian authorities should conduct a credible and transparent investigation into the assault of journalist Eniola Daniel and hold his attackers to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

[This Day] Abuja -- Worried by the rising level of insecurity in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday charged the nation's security agencies to up the ante in their drive towards protection of lives and property.

[Premium Times] The governor says Lagosians should expect a roll-out of vehicles from the plant within the next 18 months

[Premium Times] A pilot project will start and on completion, there will be six mega control posts, 16 medium control posts, and 64 mini control posts.

[Premium Times] Residents say the bandits invaded their community at night, setting houses, silos and other physical structures on fire.

[SciDev.Net] Accra -- Harmful emissions of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) were reduced in 13 African countries in recent years, bucking the trend of increasing air pollution, as rural to urban migration led to a decline in agricultural burning, a study sugge...

[SciDev.Net] A huge trove of aggregated data on malaria parasites from around the globe is unlocking genetic secrets on the organism's evolution and could assist in the mounting battle against drug resistance, experts say.