[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The issue of human trafficking has been explored so many times in different blockbusters across the world, but when the topic is so close to home, it just gives you the chills.

[DW] Mali has been suspended from the African Union after Colonel Assimi Goita took power in a coup. The AU said the suspension would stay in place "until normal constitutional order has been restored."

[DW] The UN's World Food Program has sounded the alarm over the high number of people it says require emergency food assistance in the conflict-hit region of northern Ethiopia after seven months of fighting.

[East African] Juba -- South Sudan's unity government says the United Nations Security Council's decision to renew the arms embargo and targeted sanctions will jeopardise the progress of the 2018 revitalized peace agreement.

[Greenpeace] Dakar -- Every year, European companies contribute to a tragic diversion of fresh fish essential in maintaining food security for over 33 million people in the West African region. This is the conclusion of a new report by Greenpeace Afr...

[IPS] New York -- A few weeks ago, I traveled with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi to the Modale refugee site in the Nord-Ubangi province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). What we witnessed there was a profound human...

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, demanded Tuesday in Luanda, "radical changes" in the registry of personnel of all the National Defence and Security bodies.

[Nation] James Richard Crawford, one of the judges who heard the case between Somalia and Kenya at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has died.

[VOA] Gambia's truth commission has wrapped up more than two years of public hearings into alleged human rights violations committed during the 22-year rule of former dictator Yahya Jammeh.

[VOA] Cairo -- Egyptian media broadcast an angry statement by Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Hafez criticizing Ethiopian Prime Minister Abi Ahmed's declaration about building "100 new small and medium-sized dams" on waterways across his country dur...

[Nation] Police in Kapenguria, West Pokot County, on Monday night arrested the 41-year-old mother of six who walked out of her marriage to 'wed' the Holy Spirit following a child neglect claim by her spouse.

[VOA] Geneva -- Aid agencies say 350,000 people affected by the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo near the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo are in need of urgent assistance.

[DW] Brahim Ghali traveled to Spain in April to seek medical treatment, angering Morocco. Madrid has informed Rabat that the independence fighter is planning on leaving the country.

[The Conversation Africa] As more and more people around the world are getting vaccinated, one can almost hear the collective sigh of relief. But the next pandemic threat is likely already making its way through the population right now.

[Daily Trust] Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, has asked Nigerians to stop blaming the military for constitutional crisis.

[Premium Times] "Whoever wants the destruction of the system will soon have the shock of their lives. We've given them enough time."

[DW] This time, Libya's transitional government will take part in the Berlin meeting. Upcoming elections and foreign mercenaries are among the items on the agenda.

[This is Africa] Attempts to extend the chief justice's term show a disregard for the judiciary and for fixing the country's tattered reputation.

[New Frame] The black soldier fly is becoming an important weapon in the arsenal of small-scale and communal farmers in Zimbabwe who have been hard hit by drought, low prices and escalating input costs.

[RFI] Uganda's transport minister, who used to lead the armed forces, has been shot in an attack which left his daughter and bodyguard dead. General Edward Katumba Wamala, who was chief of the defence forces between 2013 and 2017, came under fire whi...

[The Conversation Africa] The number of girls who marry before their 15th birthday has remained unchanged for 20 years in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The region has the highest rate of child marriage, with nearly four in 10 girls married b...

[The Conversation Africa] Like most countries in West Africa, Nigeria's coastal waters contain diverse species of fish, which contribute to the food and economic security of its people.

[Nation] Kenya is expecting to receive more than Sh100 billion loans from the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) beginning June, even as the country seeks to secure more debt suspension in its economic revival plan.

[Nation] Bad loans for Kenya's top nine banks by assets have increased by Sh82.5 billion in the full-year period between March last year and March this year, highlighting how Covid-19 has been devastating to local banks.

[East African] Uganda's former Minister of Works and Transport, Gen Edward Katumba Wamala, survived an assassination attempt on his life Tuesday morning in a suburb of the capital Kampala.

[East African] Angolan President João Lourenço Monday sacked the security minister and head of security and intelligence service over a financial scandal.

[Ethiopian Herald] Adama -- In a bid to enhance intraregional trade and people-to-people relations, Ethiopia plans to construct four expressways that connect the capital Addis Ababa with neighboring countries in the coming ten years, the Ministry of ...

[Premium Times] Nigerians are clamouring for various solutions to the numerous socio-political, economic and security challenges besetting their nation

[Nyasa Times] Blantyre based musician, creative and founder of KNQR, Hayze Engolah has made history by becoming the first Malawian musician to appear on Forbes Africa 30 under 30 list.

[New Zimbabwe] TWO Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officers and a civilian have appeared in court following their arrest for allegedly smuggling 263 crates of table eggs from Zambia valued at $44 500.