[allAfrica] As of July 2 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 5,547,605 while over 34,845,605 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[UN News] The World Food Programme (WFP) has resumed operations in Ethiopia's Tigray region, after fighting halted the emergency response last week, although the agency warned on Friday that "serious challenges" continue to threaten the entire humani...

[ISS] The insurgency in northern Mozambique should have taught Southern Africa the obvious lesson that it's safer, cheaper and more effective to resolve conflicts before they explode. Having largely neglected Cabo Delgado crisis for several years, th...

[Nation] Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio has reimposed a nationwide curfew as part of new measures aimed at curbing rising Covid-19 cases.

[Nation] Somalia's President Mohamed Farmaajo has called for national unity as the country marked 61 years of independence on Thursday.

[spotlight] As the country proceeds with Phase 2 of the vaccine rollout plan, the government has still not addressed how undocumented people will register to receive the vaccine.

[New Zimbabwe] Bulawayo residents and businesses are bracing for prolonged water cuts due to the current power cuts, which have hit most parts of the country.

[Namibia Economist] The President, HE Dr. Hage Geingob recently said expert projections and simulation tools indicate that the rising incidence curve, during the 3rd wave the country is experiencing, is expected to peak around mid-August and may cont...

[The Herald] President Mnangagwa has directed the Ministry of Energy and Power Development to come up with measures to end load shedding within the next two years, riding on the several interventions and support extended to the power utility by the G...

[Namibian] VETERAN loose forward PJ van Lill will lead Namibia into battle when they start their 2023 Rugby World Cup qualifying campaign against the Ivory Coast in Abidjan tomorrow.

[This Day] Following the inability of the Head of Technical Department of the Nigeria Football Federation Austin Eguavoen to secure a valid United States of America visa yesterday, former Flying Eagles coach, Paul Aigbogun, has been saddled with lead...

[USIP] Washington, DC -- The U.S. and others can help strengthen a truce--and avert a famine--in Tigray.

[HRW] Secretary-General Should Press for a Sustained Crisis Response

[OCHA] In the Central African Republic (CAR), the situation remains tense in Alindao after Unité pour la paix en Centrafrique (UPC) combatants regained control of strategic positions on 30 June, and following the departure of Russian bilateral force...

[OCHA] OCHA says that the security situation in Tigray remains fluid and unpredictable, while humanitarian access is gradually improving in parts of Tigray.

[New Frame] The law has no absolute character and always reflects the balance of social forces at the time it was written. It is a terrain of struggle, not a replacement for struggle.

[Daily Maverick] Despite reports that Jacob Zuma is seeking a way to challenge a ruling made by the Constitutional Court, little had changed outside his Nkandla homestead by Friday afternoon. Amid trepidation surrounding the former president ahead of...

[New Zimbabwe] Music in Africa Foundation in collaboration with Germany's Goethe-Institut has launched a Sound Connects Fund worth £4m aimed at supporting the work of creatives and cultural organisations in the southern African region.

[New Frame] A documentary about a 73-year-old instructor and her six-year-old student training in the Cape Flats is an intimate portrait of commitment and self-mastery across generations.

[AIM] Maputo -- According to the latest figures from the Mozambican health authorities, over 25 per cent of all those tested on Thursday for the coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 respiratory disease provided to be infected.

[East African] China has frozen disbursements of active loans to Kenyan projects in the wake of differences over Nairobi's bid to extend debt repayment holiday to December.

[Nairobi News] Uganda President Yoweri Museveni's son Muhoozi Kainerugaba has made his first public appearance since amid rumours he was seriously ill.

[Nation] They survived the harsh battle ground that was Operation Linda Nchi in Somalia, only to be killed in a military training exercise at home on June 24 when their helicopter crashed in Ol Tepesi, Kajiado county.

[Monitor] Kenya Airways has joined other airlines in cutting flights destined to Entebbe as Covid-19 third wave takes toll on Uganda.

[Namibian] Executive director of finance Ericah Shafudah has opted for early retirement, ending her 22 years of service at the country's treasury.

[New Zimbabwe] ZAPU Thursday commemorated the death of its founding leader and Zimbabwe's Vice president Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo noting the late nationalist was "turning in his grave" as Zimbabwe's political and economic crises continued to worsen.

[Namibian] President Hage Geingob this morning departed for Lusaka for the state funeral of former Zambia head of state Kenneth David Kaunda.

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe Warriors defender Tendayi Darikwa sys he is delighted to continue his career at Wigan Athletic after signing a new two-year deal with the English League One side on Thursday.

[New Zimbabwe] HARARE giants Dynamos extended their lead at the top of the Chibuku Super Cup Group A standings to six points after grinding out a crucial 1-0 win over Herentals at the National Sports Stadium Thursday.

[Premium Times] Amid rising poverty, Nigeria's food inflation has reached new levels and is telling on Nigerians daily.