[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The country is saddened by news of the passing of Lesotho-born jazz musician and songwriter Tsepo Tshola, popularly known as the Village Pope.

[The Herald] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has deployed a technical fact-finding team to the kingdom of eSwatini to engage with the stakeholders following recent political and security disturbances.

[CPJ] Nairobi -- In response to Ethiopian authorities' withdrawal today of the news website Addis Standard's license, prompting the outlet to suspend operations, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement:

[The Conversation Africa] People have been using plants in skincare for thousands of years, for cleansing, perfuming, beautifying and healing. Today, plants contribute significantly to the cosmetic (beauty) and cosmeceutical (medicinal) industry, whi...

[African Arguments] South Africa encapsulates global inequalities - and the kinds of tumult we'll see more and more of worldwide - inside national borders.

[East African] After Tigrayan forces recaptured major cities in Southern Tigray and made advances toward Amhara region, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday vowed to repel these fresh offensives.

[Daily Maverick] At an online panel discussion organised by Defend Our Democracy, Cosatu General Secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali backed the South African Council of Churches' recommendation for looters to be granted amnesty.

[Daily Maverick] Western Cape officials warn of 'significant risks' to South Africa's healthcare system after looting and violence in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng affect crucial supply chains. This comes as the province approaches the peak of its third ...

[VOA] Khartoum, Sudan -- Sudan's vice president visited South Sudan's capital on Wednesday to reiterate Khartoum's support for its neighbor and to urge the government and armed groups to fully implement the 2018 peace agreement.

[The Conversation Africa] When I was 17 years old, I travelled to India for the first time with my parents. At a food stall in Goa, the owner asked us where we were from. When we said Zimbabwe, he responded "Oh, you guys have a cricket team. They don...

[UN News] The interdependent tracks of implementing Libya's ceasefire agreement, political progress and economic reform, are in danger of going into reverse, UN Special Envoy Ján Kubis warned the Security Council on Thursday.

[East African] Rwanda has put its capital Kigali back under total lockdown for 10 days effective July 17 as the country battles a severe third wave that has seen fatalities increase over the last two weeks.

[Nation] A spike in Covid-19 cases in Mombasa County has struck fear in healthcare workers, some of whom have contracted the disease.

[The Conversation Africa] The looting of businesses, shopping centres and warehouses in South Africa over the past week, particularly in the KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces, has taken place at an unprecedented scale. It has affected both poor and...

[Premium Times] The Senate passed the electoral amendment bill at the committee of the whole after considering the report of its Committee on INEC.

[Premium Times] President Muhammadu Buhari had in May asked the National Assembly to approve the loan.

[Premium Times] The expected six Tucano aircraft are part of the 12 fighter jets sold to Nigeria by the United States to aid combat actions and air assaults.

[DW] After the so-called 'Islamic State' saw its influence in the Middle East wane, the group and its affiliates have targeted poorly governed areas in Africa. But just how big is its threat across Africa?

[WHO] Brazzaville -- Africa has recorded a 43% week-on-week rise in COVID-19 deaths, as hospital admissions increase rapidly and countries face shortages in oxygen and intensive care beds.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday discussed the fight against terrorism in the northern province of Cabo Delgado with the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken.

[GroundUp] "People are here knowing there is nothing to gain personally. They are doing it for the Umlazi community"

[VOA] Babadjou, Cameroon -- Cameroonian officials say anglophone rebels are taking a new tack in their fight to break away from the country's French-speaking-majority. Officials say the separatists have started disguising themselves as military troop...

[East African] After Tigrayan forces recaptured major cities in Southern Tigray and made advances toward Amhara region, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday vowed to repel these fresh offensives.

[MSF] In a new report, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns of the lack of support available for survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Given the magnitude of such violence and its impact, we call on the Congolese a...

[Nation] Abdirahman Abdi is a distressed man.

[Nation] When World War I broke out, Voi in Taita Taveta became the overnight headquarters of the High Command of the conflict that happened between 1914 and 1918.

[East African] Last January, 28-year-old Andrew Lutaaya, after a few years of unsuccessful job searching ventured into small business, selling second-hand jeans in downtown Kampala, in a shop he co-rented with a friend.

[The Herald] Zimbabwe's industries will likely feel the pinch of the violent demonstrations and looting unfolding in South Africa, its largest trading partner, as trade channels get clogged and supply chains disrupted.

[The Herald] Senior Reporter

[The Herald] Econet Global subsidiary, Distributed Power Africa, has clinched a deal to install solar panels at 15 Total Zimbabwe service stations across the country.