[allAfrica] As of July 22 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 6,332,714 while over 40,948,411 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[Daily Trust] Self-styled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, was arraigned before the Cour D'Appel De Cotonou on immigration-related offences by the government of the Benin Republic.

[CFR] The conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, far from over following the federal government's declaration of a ceasefire and Tigrayan fighters' capture of Mekelle, is entering an anxious new phase.

[The Conversation Africa] From time to time, South Africa is rudely reminded that its past continues to make its present and future difficult. It does not always recognise this reality when it sees it.

[East African] The Ethiopia government on Wednesday reinstated the licence of private news website Addis Standard after what the Media Authority said was addressing "areas of concern" in their coverage.

[East African] Two of the biggest political leaders in Cote d'Ivoire are set to meet next week in what is seen as a crucial step to reconcile the country's political past that nearly split it.

[The Conversation Africa] Dr John Baptist Mukasa, or JB Neuro, as his colleagues called him, "was always at the beck and call of everyone who needed neurosurgical care", according to his colleague Dr Sabrina Kitaka. Mukasa's death from COVID on June ...

[East African] Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu is facing accusations of overseeing a renewed crackdown on opposition groups, just months after she took over power and began reversing her predecessor's 'bulldozing' style.

[East African] Two of the biggest political leaders in Cote d'Ivoire are set to meet next week in what is seen as a crucial step to reconcile the country's political past that nearly split it.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a report that was last updated on July 20, 2021, the Afar Pastoralist Development Association (APDA) said that well over 50,000 people have been displaced as a result of ongoing fighting between Afar regional forces...

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroonian police say they have for the first time during the pandemic seized parts of an estimated 2,000 pangolins poached in Cameroon and neighboring Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Police say travel restrictions had slowed...

[HRW] Rising Opposition to Discriminatory Nationality Bill

[UN News] Lifesaving assistance arrived for the beleaguered Tigray region of Ethiopia on Thursday as the first UN World Food Programme (WFP) plane carrying humanitarian workers touched down in the capital Mekelle.

[UN News] Although new COVID-19 cases in Africa have slowed following an eight-week surge, this "small step forward" could be short-lived, the Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] The ban on intersex athletes who refuse to alter their natural hormones is one of many controversies regarding the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

[The Conversation Africa] One of the obstacles if you are trying to guide policy and protect people from COVID-19 is the bewildering amount of data available every day. We are awash in information, but everyone wants to distil insight that makes sens...

[New Frame] Economists and business leaders in Zimbabwe believe it would be foolish for the country to waste a good crisis and now is the time to reduce its reliance on South African imports and infrastructure.

[Daily Maverick] Former president Jacob Zuma's stint outside prison to attend the funeral of his brother was without incident, authorities confirmed on Thursday afternoon. The situation in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng now remains stable - while the deat...

[Premium Times] President Muhammadu Buhari placed order for 12 Super Tucano fighter jets after extensive discussions with the U.S. government in April 2018.

[Vanguard] Abuja -- The death toll in communities hit by the severe faecal-oral gastro intestinal infection, Cholera, in the nation's capital Abuja, has now risen to 60, Vanguard has learned.

[This Day] An estimated 4,000 Nigerian children were orphaned by the COVID-19 pandemic between March 2020 and July 2021, the World Bank has revealed in a new report.

[The Conversation Africa] Malnutrition is one of world's major public health and development concerns. In Nigeria, the situation is dire. Currently, UNICEF says 5 in 10 children under five years old suffer from the effects of being malnourished. This...

[AI London] Authorities failed to deal with lethal unrest triggered by former president Jacob Zuma's imprisonment Communities forced to protect themselves, with residents putting up barricades and patrolling their own neighbourhoods 'Contradictions ...

[Namibian] AT the time the United States and European countries had banned or limited the export of vaccines against the coronavirus to first deal with the pandemic at home, Russia was willing to share its Sputnik V with countries in need.

[Namibian] IN a quest to secure a market for the northern livestock farmers, the national meat company, Meatco, is exploring new markets in Ghana and the DRC.

[RFI] Two Frenchmen were among several people arrested in Madagascar following a failed assassination attempt on President Andry Rajoelina.

[Nation] Bakers have sliced bread prices by Sh5 on the stiff competition by supermarket in-store bakeries, hurting their profit margins in the wake of the prevailing high global cost of wheat.

[Nation] Two of the biggest political leaders in Cote d'Ivoire are set to meet next week in what is seen as a crucial step to reconcile the country's political past that nearly split it.

[The Herald] Four top Zifa board members moved US$740 000 from Zifa's nostro account into the bank account of a private company belonging to one of them in 2019, allegedly to block a debtor using a court-issued garnishee order grabbing a small fracti...

[New Zimbabwe] Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has come under severe criticism from his estranged wife, Marry, who described him as an evil man who is causing her untold suffering and denying her access to her children.