[Brookings] As COVID-19 swept through the world, everything changed. Countries, societies, and communities have been reshaped, political and social systems restructured, and new social norms created--all at breakneck speed. The pandemic became the gr...

[The Conversation Africa] Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, who has passed away at the age of 72, was the longest reigning of all Zulu kings on record. This was the 50th year of his incumbency.

[African Arguments] There are reports of Ethiopian and Eritrea troops going out of their way to loot and destroy beloved churches, mosques and monasteries.

[RFI] Voters in the Central African Republic go to the polls for a second round of legislative elections on Sunday, amid an atmosphere of violence following a surge in fighting and attacks since presidential elections in December.

[The Conversation Africa] South African mining magnate Patrice Motsepe is set to become the eighth president of CAF - the Confederation of African Football - since 1957. He'll take over from Ahmad Ahmad after a two year ban was placed on Ahmad by FIF...

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) says the government has been captured by powerful cartels leaving workers with no social security support and earning with some earning US$25 per month.

[SAFA] The South African who was ushered in as the new continental boss, said Africa spends a lot of money on European football and very little on their own. This has to change, he emphasised in his maiden speech in Rabat, Morocco on Friday, 12 March...

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Friday appointed Maj-Gen Cristovao Chume as Commander of the Army, replacing Ezequiel Isac Muianga, who beomes Inspector of the Mozambican Armed Forces (FADM).

[DW] The Zambian government has taken over operations at a major copper mining company in what is seen as a move towards increasing its direct control of the key mining sector. Economists are urging Lusaka to tread carefully.

[ISS] Without much fanfare, Turkey has steadily spread its political, economic and even military foothold across Africa. It's gone from just 12 embassies and US$100 million in foreign direct investment in 2003 to 42 embassies and US$6.5 billion in 20...

[RFI] Patrice Motsepe on Friday became Africa's most powerful football administrator after he was elected president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF)

[ACNS] Anglican bishops and archbishop from around the world have called for a Canadian company to cease oil drilling in Namibia's Kavango Basin. The Bishop of Namibia, Luke Pato, called for a petition to halt the drilling by Reconnaissance Energy Af...

[HRW] Recent kidnapping, killings highlight ongoing violence

[East African] We are not eating enough fruits and vegetables as is recommended by the World Health Organization, indicates a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

[Nairobi News] President Uhuru Kenyatta has banned all political gatherings for the next 30 days from midnight Friday, in measures meant to contain the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.

[DW] The king's health had deteriorated while in hospital, the royal family confirmed.

[Nation] You easily notice it from afar. A mud-walled house perched on the edge of a massive gully.

[East African] The dramatic resignation of Zimbabwe's Vice President Kembo Mohadi after he was embroiled in a sex scandal has exposed fissures in the new administration following claims that intelligence services were behind his downfall.

[Premium Times] A Kaduna official says said many of the rescued victims were students but "several students" are still missing.

[ANGOP] Menongue -- Farming families and cooperatives in Cuando Cubango expect to harvest, in total, in 18,989 hectares, 72,956 tonnes of cassava, during the 2020/2021 agricultural campaign, against the more than 60,000 tonnes of the previous campaig...

[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa has honoured the late King Goodwill Zwelithini KaBhekuzulu with a declaration that His Majesty be accorded a Special Official Funeral Category 1.

[CIO] Intending customers who want to connect to the electricity grid no longer have to trek to the Umeme offices following the launch of an online application portal by power distributor Umeme. The platform dubbed "myumemeonline" will enable one to ...

[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopians had been fighting just wars to defend their country's independence against successive foreign aggressions. The fight against Italian invaders is a peculiar example in this regard.

[Premium Times] According to NCDC data published Friday night, a total of 144,059 people have recovered after treatment.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, held on Friday a working conversation, by videoconference, with the patron of the Institute Tony Blair, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain.

[New Zimbabwe] ZANU PF has advised MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa, that if he is tired of participating in civil political engagements, he must quit politics instead of resorting to venting his frustrations on the ruling party.

[New Zimbabwe] FRIDAY'S much-touted meeting between government and its civil servants' representative proved fruitless after the workers rejected what they referred to as a "measly offer by an ungrateful employer".

[New Zimbabwe] ZANU PF in Mashonaland Central has resolved to go after land barons who have used corrupt means to parcel out both urban and rural land in its stronghold province.

[IPS] New York -- Sudanese authorities concluded a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in February in its investigation of Ali Kushayb. This much needed step is expected to allow ICC investigators access to Sudan a...

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