[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of May 16, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 4,681,225 while over 15,420,119 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[East African] Uganda is turning to technology to fight poachers and wildlife trafficking.

[Premium Times] The Buhari administration has made different claims about the group being 'defeated', 'technically defeated' or 'decimated' but recent revelations prove otherwise.

[This Day] Abuja -- The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has picked 26 foreign and local companies as well as 12 countries to lift the country's crude oil for the next two years.

[AfricaFocus] Editor's Note

[Daily Maverick] Phase Two of SA's Covid-19 vaccine roll-out is officially under way from today, Monday, 17 May. The vaccine doses are in hand, with more on the way. National and provincial governments have admitted that the start will be slow, but p...

[The Conversation Africa] Humanitarian situations, especially protracted violent conflicts, are a serious barrier to accessing education. This is why, for 30 years, aid practitioners have been advocating for "Education in Emergencies". The idea is to...

[Daily Maverick] The Mozambican government says Pretoria has been 'grossly unreasonable' in detaining Manuel Chang for more than 28 months.

[Citizen] Tanzania is blessed with a diversity of fruit trees. One example is that of avocado trees. According to available information, this fruit originates from Mexico, and it was introduced in Zanzibar in 1892, and then its cultivation increased ...

[Vanguard] A weekend attack on some communities in the Bali local government area of Taraba state by suspected herdsmen has displaced over 4000 persons.

[Premium Times] Controversial Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, says the students of Greenfield University kidnapped about two months ago have not been released because their kidnappers have links with Boko Haram.

[Nation] Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has accused the judiciary of being captured by foreign forces after the High Court ruled that attempts to extend the tenure of the chief justice by five years were illegal.

[Nation] In a landmark change of military family policy, dependants of single parenthood families within the ranks of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) will enjoy the same benefits as children of legally married couples.

[RFI] France's President Emmanuel Macron is this week to host African heads of state and global financial leaders for twin summit meetings aimed at helping Sudan into a new democratic era and providing Africa with critical financing after the coronav...

[Premium Times] The figures were compiled using a review of newspaper reports, interviews with victims' families, and in some cases, confirmation by public and security officials.

[The Conversation Africa] Poachers recently killed an elephant in Ogun State, south-west Nigeria. This was the second in the area in two years. It raises concerns about Nigeria's dwindling elephant population. This is important as Nigeria is now one ...

[Zimbabwe Standard] Former Warriors captain Willard Katsande has revealed his ambition to become the head coach of the senior men's national football team in the future as he prepares for the next phase of his professional football career.

[New Zimbabwe] Kasane -- Rhino poaching in Botswana is getting worse, and the government is not helping matters in any way due to its split attitude on the crisis.

[Daily Trust] Former head of state, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd), has called on the Federal Government to train and equip soldiers with modern weapons in order to tackle insecurity.

[Daily Trust] Giring community in the Abattoir area of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, on Friday became volatile as youths wanted to burn down the police station over what they termed injustice meted on them.

[SAnews.gov.za] Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has confirmed that 87 sites are ready to open their doors to vaccinate the elderly as the country ramps up its biggest inoculation effort on Monday.

[Monitor] Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu on Saturday named Sylvester Anthony Mwakitalu as the country's new Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

[This Day] Some members of the organised private sector (OPS) have decried the lack of political will to address the perennial traffic congestion around the Apapa ports, saying the gridlock could hurt the expected gains from the African Continental F...

[This Day] Following the resolution of the 17 governors of the Southern states banning open grazing of cattle in the three geopolitical zones in the South, no fewer than eight states are now set to enact anti-open grazing law to give legislative back...

[Vanguard] Former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, on Sunday, advised leaders and the privileged in Nigeria not to use their positions to oppress people.

[Premium Times] The president left Abuja Sunday for the summit which is being hosted by President Emmanuel Macron of France.

[Daily Maverick] Uganda just became the 33rd African country to criminalise same-sex sexual acts. Despite most African countries having inherited the 'unnatural offences' laws from the British Empire, French and Dutch colonial powers, Africa seems to...

[The Conversation Africa] In 2017, Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa voluntarily announced that it would stop supplying sugary beverages to primary school outlets. The company also pledged to remove all branding and advertising from schools. The annou...

[The Conversation Africa] Malaria is one of the leading causes of illness and death around the world. The disease is primarily caused by the bite of mosquitoes carrying a parasite. In 2019, around 229 million malaria cases were reported with an estim...

[Premium Times] Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf says she has known Hadiza Usman as an accomplished leader and dedicated servant.