[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of April 19, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 4,431,640  while over 9,263,298 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[African Arguments] Kenya's economy is struggling, but many believe another loan will only benefit corrupt officials and leave ordinary citizens to pay off the debt.

[The Conversation Africa] South Africa's Karoo region is world famous for its wealth of fossil remains. Many of these are from long extinct land animals that lived between 280 and 200 million years ago. This was a time before the dinosaurs, when all ...

[Premium Times] NLC says it has written to President Muhammadu Buhari to "call Governor el-Rufai to order".

[The Conversation Africa] Kenyans are preparing to amend the country's 2010 constitution, with a referendum tentatively scheduled for June 2021. The amendments focus on ensuring shared prosperity, managing ethnic diversity, and avoiding divisive elec...

[Nyasa Times] Magistrate Patrick Chirwa has adjourned the extradition case involving Prophet Shephered Bushiri and wife, Mary, to Friday, 23rd April, for a ruling if the matter should be referred to Constitutional Court for ruling.

[East African] After the United States' threats of sanctions against Ugandan government officials became reality last week, Kampala remains defiant, accusing Washington of failure to adhere to the time-honoured and non-negotiable principles of fairne...

[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday vowed to do everything possible to secure Nigeria and its neighbour, Niger Republic, from incessant terror attacks by Boko Haram insurgents.

[GroundUp] If people are chased away, they are likely to return until a solution is found to the problem that prompted them to move there in the first place

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's transitional government has made its position clear with regard to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, as negotiations on the issue between Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia remain at a deadlock. The Khartoum government'...

[UN News] The Earth's temperature continues to rise unabated, with 2020 being one of the three warmest years on record, as extreme weather events combine with the COVID-19 pandemic, impacting millions.

[Nation] Somalia's President Mohamed Farmaajo on Monday accepted the intervention of the African Union (AU) in the dispute over elections in his country.

[Nation] The government has stepped up precautions against the spread of Covid-19 in sport by assembling a medical consortium that will formulate a bubble training and containment method and also draw up team travel and event preparation protocols.

[VOA] Juba, South Sudan -- South Sudan health officials have stopped administering 60,000 doses of the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine that are past the expiration date but still have a shelf life of at least six months, according to the drugmaker and t...

[East African] Kenya and Uganda have reached an agreement to resolve the persistent trade dispute between them following a seven-day visit by officials from Nairobi to Kampala.

[Nation] Zimbabwe has begun releasing about 3 000 prisoners under a presidential amnesty. This is meant to reduce the threat of Covid-19 at its overcrowded prisons.

[Nation] President Mohamed Farmaajo of Somalia is seeking the support of the African Union in his last week's decision to extend his term of office by two years, even as he chastised the international community for interference.

[Atlantic Council] In the last week, several columns of rebel fighters have entered Chad from neighboring Libya with the intention of unseating long-time strongman and friend of the West Idriss Déby Itno, Chad's ruler for the past thirty years. Desp...

[DW] Police blocked roads after the East African nation imposed a nighttime curfew to help curb a third wave of coronavirus infections. Many were trapped for hours. Vaccination drives are also slow to pick up all over Africa.

[The Conversation Africa] A wildfire on the slopes of South Africa's Table Mountain has wreaked havoc at the University of Cape Town (UCT) campus. Among the sites of historical significance that have been damaged is the Jagger Library. The library ho...

[The Conversation Africa] The world loves coffee. More precisely, it loves arabica coffee. From the smell of its freshly ground beans through to the very last sip, arabica is a sensory delight.

[Nigeria Health Watch] Bintu, (not her real name) was married off to a 49-year-old man in Dogon Daji village, Sokoto State in Northern Nigeria when she was 13. Bintu said she wanted to become a medical doctor before her father decided she would get m...

[allAfrica] In Kenya, residents of a women-only village established in 1990 were finally granted ownership of their tract of land this month. In Tanzania, the government affirmed its commitment to promoting equality in access, ownership and use of la...

[RFI] The Chadian army says the offensive in the northern provinces of Tibesti and Kanem is over, with the loss of 300 rebel lives. The United States says rebel fighters appear to be moving towards the capital N'Djamena and have ordered non-essential...

[VOA] KAMPALA, UGANDA - The U.S. is imposing visa restrictions on some Ugandan government officials for what it calls the undermining of the democratic process during recent elections.

[Citizen] Kibondo -- The government is encouraging Burundi refugees to go back home across the common border, assuring them that their country is safe and stable.

[AI London] Authorities in the Republic of Congo have been conducting an alarming crackdown on human rights defenders and activists who have denounced the consequences of the economic crisis and its impact on people's daily life, in particular on acc...

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Firefighters in Cape Town, South Africa, have been battling fires on Table Mountain that began near Rhodes Memorial. Residents living in the Vredehoek suburb were evacuated, Walmer Estate residents have been told to get their...

[Nation] The overzealous enforcement of the night curfew on Saturday amounted to illegal detention and collective punishment that could have exposed thousands to Covid-19, legal and health experts charged yesterday.

[New Zimbabwe] Despite 41 years of poor governance, political intolerance, corruption and cronyism, it is not too late to redeem ourselves, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has said.