[allAfrica] Geneva -- United Nations agencies say they do not have access to Palma in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province.

[allAfrica] A recent survey conducted by the RBM Partnership to End Malaria and Gallup International shows that African youth are determined to end malaria. Conducted across six countries - Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, and South Afric...

[East African] Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has ordered the lifting of a ban on media houses and formation of a committee to review Covid-19 pandemic guidelines among other directives.

[The Conversation Africa] At the end of 2020, there was a strong hope that high levels of vaccination would see humanity finally gain the upper hand over SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. In an ideal scenario, the virus would then be contai...

[RFI] Famine is looming in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region as military operations specifically target food systems with systematic looting and pillaging of food and farms forming part of efforts to use hunger as a weapon of war, according to a new ...

[DW] Sudan and Egypt have grown increasingly concerned by Ethiopia's stance during negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The gravity dam on the Nile has been under construction since 2011.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa has signed a deal for the procurement of 20 million doses of Pfizer vaccines.

[Monitor] President Samia Suluhu Hassan ordered authorities at the Information ministry on Tuesday to lift a ban on some media outlets in a statement that could define her as a democratic leader who has nothing against freedom of expression.

[New Times] 5G technology will enable new applications in areas such as virtual reality, augmented reality and artificial intelligence for Safaricom subscribers

[New Times] France is expected to make public about 8,000 archive documents including some that were previously classified starting Wednesday, the day when Rwanda will start the 27th commemoration of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.

[Nation] The Kenyan designer who printed a T-shirt with Lamu's Riyadha Mosque image that elicited anger amongst the mosque officials and the Muslim fraternity in Lamu has apologized.

[AI London] Pandemic hits those shackled by oppression hardest thanks to decades of inequalities, neglect and abuse It lays bare massive systemic inequality with marginalized communities, unemployed people, health workers, and women among the most s...

[UN News] Days of tribal clashes in Sudan's West Darfur have left scores dead and thousands fleeing their homes, the UN envoy to the country said on Tuesday.

[UN News] Levels of hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are at a "staggering" record high, now affecting one-in-three people, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.

[UN News] With a deteriorating security situation in central and northern Mali, the UN peacekeeping chief told the Security Council on Tuesday that 'blue helmets', the Malian Defence and Security Forces, continue to suffer repeated attacks and signif...

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[The New Humanitarian] London -- 'For us, it boils down to the abuse of power.'

[Leadership] Abuja -- The federal government has said that climate change has contributed to rising insurgency and armed conflict, which are ravaging Nigeria and the rest of the African continent, with resultant displacement of persons and livelihood...

[VOA] London -- The promise to return several Benin Bronzes from three Western institutions to the former Kingdom of Benin in Nigeria was celebrated by many. But returning all the artifacts looted by British soldiers 125 years ago will continue to be...

[Premium Times] He takes over from Mohammed Adamu whose tenure ended in February but was extended by Mr Buhari on February 4 controversially.

[Premium Times] The PTF on COVID-19 was established by President Muhammadu Buhari on March 9, 2020

[Premium Times] The signing is the latest indication the contract for the repairs of the 210,000 barrels per-day-refinery has taken off.

[Premium Times] The IMF says the economy will grow by 2.5 per cent, up from 1.5 it previously predicted.

[263Chat] Harare- MDC Alliance activist Makomborero Haruzivishe has been jailed for an effective 14 months by Harare magistrate Judith Taruvinga.

[Lesotho Times] PARLIAMENTARIANS in Southern Africa and civil society are pushing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to issue US$3 trillion in new Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) so that countries can better cope with Covid-19 and return to a sound ...

[New Zimbabwe] MDC Alliance youths have blasted the swift trial and jailing of party activist and pro-democracy campaigner Makomborero Haruzivishe by a Harare court while several corruption accused top Zanu-PF officials and allies still walked free.

[New Zimbabwe] President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to sign Constitutional Amendment No. 1 Bill into an Act after it sailed through Senate on Tuesday by 70 votes to one.

[New Zimbabwe] Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) bidding rates have sustained stable margins since the platform's inception, indicating the possibility of long-term exchange rate stability.

[The Herald] The impact of the Mozambican insurgents is a concern to the whole SADC region and appropriate action will be taken by regional leaders to remedy the situation, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Professor Amon Mur...

[Daily News] Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan ordered the Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports to lift the ban to all media outlets including online television channels but insisted that they should adhere to the country's laws a...