[allAfrica] As of August 3, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 6,777,756 while over 47,106,538 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[The Conversation Africa] Any notion that COVID-19 was going to last for just a few months was very much misplaced in 2020. Especially after it was recognised that the SARS-CoV-2 virus was largely spread through the airborne route, all indications we...

[Nation] A Kenyan man who attacked and robbed Italian tourists in 1995 will continue to serve a death sentence imposed on him 24 years ago.

[Nation] Deputy President William Ruto on Wednesday linked his abortive trip to Uganda on Monday to the 'handshake' deal between President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga.

[Premium Times] Nigeria will also reward silver and bronze medalists with thousands of dollars.

[MSF] Yaoundé, 3 August 2021 -- After nearly eight months of suspension by the Cameroonian authorities, medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has been forced to withdraw its teams from the North-W...

[This Day] Abuja -- APC faces 'legal ditch' over Supreme Court ruling in Ondo, legality of Buni's leadership called to question PDP in crisis of confidence, plagued by defections, resignations

[The Conversation Africa] Chameleons occur almost exclusively on mainland Africa and the nearby island of Madagascar, and most species inhabit rainforests. Because these rainforests are naturally fragmented by the more arid savanna vegetation types, ...

[Nation] South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to testify against his former boss Jacob Zuma when he returns to the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture on August 11 and 12.

[African Arguments] The state's one-sided narrative has not just shattered Ethiopians' shared understanding of reality but eroded the social fabric that held us together.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- "The pressure to open a corridor through western Tigray is unacceptable," Mitiku Kassa, National Disaster Risk Management Commissioner told a local news outlet today.

[AIM] Maputo -- A multi-sector government team sent to investigate a spill of fuel in the Bay of Pemba, off the coast of the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, has ruled out the possibility of contamination of the waters of the bay.

[Nyasa Times] Chairperson for the Budget and Finance Committee of Parliament, Gladys Ganda, has expressed disappointment with the tendency by the government to use ordinary Malawians as pawns in justifying loans it get from various financial institut...

[East African] East Africa will soon be able to monitor how much carbon dioxide or methane is produced by particular activity at any particular point in time thanks to a NASA-aided system that combines observable ground data, real time satellite meas...

[DW] Social media users in Ghana are joining together under the hashtag #FixTheCountry to put pressure on the government. The movement has left cyberspace and taken to the streets.

[DW] Less than 9% of UNESCO World Heritage Sites are in Africa. Experts say the award is too Eurocentric. But in Africa, there's also a lack of structures and political will to preserve cultural and natural heritage.

[ISS] African states must act quickly to stop the restructuring of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the Lake Chad Basin. If they don't, Islamic State's plans to expand in the region will further endanger the lives of millions of Africans...

[Nation] A crucial trade route which links landlocked Ethiopia to the sea port of Djibouti has resumed operations after days of a blockade by protesters from the Somali region.

[Nation] Washington's aid chief Samantha Power is expected in Addis Ababa on Tuesday to push for a special corridor for humanitarian assistance to civilians in the troubled Tigray region by one of Ethiopia's biggest donors.

[Nation] Mombasa County's Covid-19 response committee has banned home-based care, saying individuals have started setting up improper intensive care units (ICU) in their homes.

[Nation] For many years, Perkerra Irrigation Scheme in Baringo County has been a lifeline to more than 20,000 people, who directly depended on it for a living transforming the region's economy.

[Nation] Since Athens hosted the first edition of the World Athletics Under-20 Championships, Kenya has topped the medal standings in the junior track and field competition four times.

[Vanguard] The United Arab Emirates, UAE, today, announced that with effect from Thursday passengers on transit flights from Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Uganda can now enter UAE.

[Premium Times] Siasia, a former Nigeria international, is seeking compensation for the 'damage' done to his reputation

[Premium Times] The NWC members were elected in 2018 and their tenure will expire in December 2021.

[Premium Times] Most of the hospitals visited by our reporters only operated at half capacities and the situation could begin to degenerate further, from Tuesday.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Palestinian ambassador to Mozambique, Fayez Abdul Jawwad, has urged the Mozambican government to oppose the granting of observer status at the African Union to Israel.

[Namibian] CHRISTINE Mboma made history when she finished second in the women's 200m final to become Namibia's first female athlete to win a medal at the Olympic Games.

[New Times] Only nine per cent of parents read a story to a child, according to data by Save the Children, and three per cent of the children have at least read a Kinyarwanda storybook.

[Nation] Kenyan fishermen have expressed fears that they will be locked out of earning their living in the Indian Ocean if the government imposes safety rules that will allow more foreign fishing vessels in the deep sea.