[DW] On Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron had threatened to pull troops out of Mali if the political instability there continued. The West African nation has seen two coups d'etat inside nine months.

[allAfrica] The National Prosecuting Authority has tweeted a press release announcing a request to Interpol for assistance in the execution of arrest warrants for Atul and Rajesh Gupta, their wives, and a number of their business associates.

[This Day] The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced that the federal government has extended the commencement of the new passport regime earlier scheduled for June 1, 2021, June 8, 2021. This, it explained was to clear the backlog of appli...

[DW] Germany's compensation offer to apologize for the colonial-era genocide against the Herero and Nama people has been rejected by some chiefs. Despite criticism, Namibia's top negotiator told DW the deal will go ahead.

[This Day] The federal government yesterday explained that the production of the first local vaccine for COVID-19 pandemic in the country is being threatened by its inability to raise the $1.5 million cost of the clinical trial.

[The Conversation Africa] Born to a French mother and a Senegalese father, David Diop has won the prestigious annual International Booker prize for translated fiction. He shares the prize with his translator Anna Moschovakis for the novel, At Night A...

[Daily Trust] The Senate, on Thursday, ruled out the possibility of giving Nigerians a new constitution despite a mass campaign for it.

[East African] Somalia's opposition groups are demanding an investigation into an incident in which prison guards fired at a convoy carrying former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Mogadishu.

[Mo Ibrahim Foundation] London -- Former President of Niger describes award as an honour for all Nigeriens

[East African] Zambia's electoral body on Thursday announced that it had banned mass political rallies due to a surge in Covid-19 cases ahead of the August 12 elections.

[UNFPA] North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo -- Following the eruption of the volcano, Mount Nyiragongo near Goma, tens of thousands of women and girls are in urgent need of critical sexual and reproductive health services, including support to p...

[DW] In Africa, foreign military interventions are in the spotlight for failing to end conflicts at the continent's hotspots. Both internal and external political interests are contributing factors.

[Nation] President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed 34 judges leaving out six judges among them justices Joel Ngugi and George Odunga who sat in a bench that declared the push to amend the constitution through the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) uncons...

[DW] The struggle to acquire vaccines, as well as a dearth of health care resources, have left Africa poorly equipped to deal with a fresh surge in COVID cases.

[ISS] Lessons from two previous attempts to set up democratic, civilian governments in Sudan are not being heeded.

[White House] As the United States continues our efforts to get every eligible American vaccinated and fight COVID-19 here at home, we also recognize that ending this pandemic means ending it everywhere. As long as this pandemic is raging anywhere in...

[Daily Trust] Women aggrieved over the widespread killings in the land have described Nigeria as one of the most terrorised nations on earth.

[Premium Times] The concessions will affect the Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and Kano airports.

[Vanguard] "I am pleased to stress that in the past year (2020) Mine Action organizations have provided critical life-saving information to mitigate the risk by Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) for 206,970 (41,081 men, 55,095 women, 58,907 bo...

[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune affirmed that the Algerians are waiting for a "total recognition of all crimes" perpetrated by the colonial France, pointing out that the fact of recognizing its crime...

[Nation] Are rogue police officers running a cash-for-freedom racket that helps crime suspects escape from lawful custody?

[Namibian] Chiefs who serve on the Ovaherero/OvaMbanderu and Nama Council this morning announced their acceptance of the offer from the German government to atone for the 1904-1908 genocide.

[AIM] Maputo -- The lawyer for Rwandan refugee Nyamuhanga Cassien, who was allegedly kidnapped from Inhaca island in the Bay of Maputo on 23 May, has been unable to establish contact with his client, and believes he has been handed over to the Rwanda...

[African Arguments] Debating Ideas aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series. It offers debates and engagements, contexts and controversies, and reviews and responses flowing from the African Arguments books.

[Nation] A Kenyan migrant worker and activist based in Qatar who was detained in the Gulf nation on allegations of violating its security laws has been released.

[groundWork] The court order is effectively the final nail in the coffin for the proposed coal plant - backed by Saudi company ACWA Power - which has met countless legal and other hurdles since its inception.

[Namibian] SOUTH Africa's justice ministry has confirmed that it has received a request from the Namibian Government to arrest Marén de Klerk, a lawyer who is accused of being a paymaster in the Fishrot scandal.

[New Times] Rwanda will host Basketball Africa League (BAL) games in the next two years (2022 and 2023).

[New Times] The cabinet on Monday, March 31, lifted some restrictions related to weddings, giving the green light to receptions and traditional wedding ceremonies (also referred to as introduction or gusaba in Kinyarwanda).

[Nation] Three Italian firms at the centre of the Sh63 billion Kimwarer and Arror dams scandal have claimed that power struggles between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto led to the illegal cancellation of the projects.