[allAfrica] The toxic mix of factors which threaten the cohesion of Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation include:

[allAfrica] As of May 30, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached   4,821,436 while over 23,109,877 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[Premium Times] The school's proprietor says the number of the students abducted was not yet determined

[DW] West African leaders have said Mali must hold a presidential election in February 2022. They also called for the immediate appointment of a new civilian prime minister.

[Premium Times] President Buhari vowed to crush Boko Haram within three months and improve the security of lives and properties in Nigeria.

[This Day] A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has raised the alarm over the dangerous slide to anarchy in the country and government's disconnection with the plight of the people.

[DW] Authorities called for the massive rally after the United States imposed restrictions on aid over the northern Tigray conflict. Protesters also voiced support for the controversial Nile dam.

[Nation] Egyptian basketball giants Zamalek have won the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) after defeating Tunisia's US Monastir 76-63 in the final at the Kigali Arena, Rwanda Sunday.

[Nation] A chopper that ferried ODM leader Raila Odinga to Siaya county where President Uhuru Kenyatta launched development projects on Sunday afternoon crashed shortly after dropping him and his entourage of four, marking a lucky escape on the first...

[Nation] The government has again extended night curfew for another two months, as efforts to further lower the Covid-19 positivity rate and contain the virus continue.

[SAnews.gov.za] In an effort to counter the increase in the number of COVID-19 infections, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the country will be placed on Adjusted Alert Level 2 with effect from Monday.

[Premium Times] Over three dozen police officers have been killed in the past two months in targeted attacks on police officers and facilities.

[Premium Times] Mr Osodeke, a professor of soil science at the Federal University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, was elected early Sunday morning during a three-day conference of the union which held at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anam...

[CPJ] Abuja -- Nigerian authorities should conduct a swift and thorough investigation into the death threats received by journalist Peter Nkanga and ensure his safety, the Committee to Protect Journalist said today.

[New Zimbabwe] A MINE workers group says Zimbabwean mines continue to be unsafe spots for employees as 15 miners are said to have lost their lives in mine related accidents since the beginning of the year.

[Nation] At first, he was reluctant to take up the job. Digging up the ground to find fossils did not bode well with the people of his tribe, the Akamba, who abhor touching the dead.

[Nation] Pastoralist communities in Northern Kenya have been asked to embrace use of biogas for cooking to reduce over-reliance on firewood that pollutes the environment and poses health hazards.

[Nation] Three Chinese nationals who had been kidnapped by an armed group in western Ethiopia have been freed after two weeks in captivity, sources confirmed to the Nation on Saturday.

[Daily News] THE Government has announced a new plan for preventing elephants from invading residential areas a move aimed at protecting people and avoid destruction of crops by those wild animals.

[HRW] Nairobi -- 5 Years on, No Action on Court Orders in Hissène Habré Case

[RFI] As President Emmanuel Macron threatens to withdraw French troops from Mali in the wake of the latest coup, leaders of the Economic Community of West African States are to meet in Ghana on Sunday to discuss a response to Mali's latest military t...

[The Conversation Africa] The rate of early unintended pregnancy in Kenya is shockingly high. About one in five girls between the ages of 15 and 19 have begun having children. It's worse in some areas than others. For instance, the rate is as high as...

[The Conversation Africa] Medu Art Ensemble was based in Gaborone in Botswana between 1979 and 1985. Medu (meaning "roots" in Sepedi) played a key role in shaping South Africa's culture of struggle against apartheid.

[The Conversation Africa] Caleb Kudah, a journalist with the Accra-based Citi TV, didn't expect that an investigation into unused cars at the Ministry of National Security would kick a hornets' nest in the country - the role of the country's security...

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[New Zimbabwe] Bulawayo magistrate Rachel Mukanga is this Monday expected to rule on New York Times correspondent Jeffrey Moyo's bail application.

[New Zimbabwe] ZANU-PF politburo member, Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube has defended the party's old guard which continues to cling to top government positions despite advanced ages, saying pensions offered by government were too little to sustain them...

[New Zimbabwe] Foreign currency deposits held across the banking sector have increased to $108 billion under clear signs the prevailing economic stability has contributed to the upturn.

[New Zimbabwe] ZANU-PF MP for Masvingo North and minister, David Marapira has declared himself as the country's de facto Vice President following the resignation of Kembo Mohadi over a sex scandal.

[New Zimbabwe] A SENIOR partner at Mugurungi and Kamdefwere Legal Practitioners, Moses Kamdefwere faces deregistration after a tribunal setup to hear allegations of misconduct levelled against him concluded that he acted unlawfully.