[allAfrica] As of May 25, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  4,774,528 while over 21,473,783 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[RFI] Tremors have continued in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the city of Goma, three days after Mount Nyiragongo erupted, as the death toll climbed to 32. Thousands have been internally displaced or fled across the border to Rwanda.

[DW] Mali coup leader Assimi Goita has fired the president and prime minister of a transitional regime installed after the government was ousted last year. Goita said the pair had acted without consulting him.

[African Arguments] Amid government denials and unverified claims, we spoke to dozens of former abductees, their families and officials to get a clearer picture.

[The Herald] Senior Court Reporter

[HRW] Nairobi -- End Abusive Prosecutions; Lift Restrictions on Free Speech

[HRW] Five Years After Chadian Dictator's Guilty Verdict, Victims Still Await Justice

[The Herald] Immortalised through bronze, for future generations to gourd from history, the magnificent yet serene statue of Mbuya Nehanda stands tall like a guardian angel caring for the sons and daughters of Zimbabwe as they go about their business...

[The Conversation Africa] Inaccurate information on social media has become a problem in many countries around the world. Researchers know a fair deal about "fake news" in the global North, but much less about what is happening in the global South, p...

[Atlantic Council] Today the world celebrates Africa Day, which commemorates the founding of the Organization of African Unity on May 25, 1963. On that day, as two-thirds of the continent obtained independence, thirty-two African nations met in Addis...

[VOA] Khartoum, Sudan -- A civilian member of Sudan's ruling Sovereign Council has resigned, citing interference from military officials in the transitional government.

[VOA] Istanbul -- International pressure is growing on Turkey over its military presence in Libya.

[East African] The Ethiopian government on Monday denied a news report alleging that chemical weapons are being used in the troubled Tigray region.

[UN News] A summit involving leaders of Somalia's political factions is underway in Mogadishu, a welcome relief after months of escalating tension, the senior UN official in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday, expressing hope that a con...

[UN News] Africa's rich, diverse cultural and natural heritage, is important for sustainable development, poverty reduction, and "building and maintaining peace", the UN chief said on Tuesday, marking the international day celebrating the continent.

[RFI] An officer with Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) who was charged with killing a protester during the breakup of the 2019 sit-in in Khartoum has been sentenced to death.

[Nation] The swearing-in of Chief Justice Martha Koome on Friday marked the first time a woman was ascending to the position in Kenya's history.

[Nation] A Kenyan peacekeeper has won the 2020 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award.

[Nation] More than 60 rights organisations in Africa have called for an immediate inquiry into allegations of violation against women and girls' rights including sexual violence in the Tigray region, Ethiopia.

[Nation] Kenya has been losing millions of money in taxes avoided by multinationals, due to engaging in ambiguous tax treaties that have seen otherwise taxable services offered freely and companies re-route funds to tax havens.

[VOA] A delegation from the regional bloc ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) is heading to Mali Tuesday, a day after the West African nation's military detained the president and prime minister.

[The Conversation Africa] There has been a rising wave of attacks on police stations and police officers in some southern states in Nigeria. At the last count, 127 cops had been killed and 25 stations razed in the past five months. The Conversation A...

[The Conversation Africa] The Nigerian military says it is investigating claims that the Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is dead. His death has not been independently confirmed. It is also not the first time a claim like this has been made. The rep...

[Premium Times] The move is expected to allow further economic growth, despite four-year high inflation, after the country exited recession last year.

[Premium Times] The facilities are to serve as the point for stacking, weighing, and evacuation of cashew nuts from Niger, Edo, Benue, Kwara, and Kogi States for export.

[VOA] Escalating insecurity and communal violence in Nigeria appear to be strengthening separatist movements across the country. Among those movements is the Indigenous People of Biafra, a group that advocates an independent state in a part of Nigeri...

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi -- Earlier this year, the nation's first LGBT+ community centre was raided and shut down by authorities following strong opposition from politicians and church groups

[ISS] COVID-19 is a key factor forcing migrants travelling to Saudi Arabia to make risky journeys home from Yemen.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, expects the government to give the Southern African Development Community (SADC) approval for the deployment of a military force that will assist in the fight against terrorism in the northe...

[Nation] President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday opened the refurbished Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) factory in Athi River, Machakos County, despite a court judgment that found its transfer to the military illegal.