[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Violence hit Dakar once again as tensions rose around the arrest of opposition figure Ousmane Sonko.

[allAfrica] As of March 5, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,935,326 . Vaccinations across the continent stand at 4,027,023.

[Africa In Fact] The discussion on the crisis in Zimbabwe has over the years been premised on the false expectation that a state increasingly based and surviving on the strength of a military-security machinery can reform itself out of power. What is...

[Theirworld] London -- The former CEO of the African Women's Development Fund was given the Unlock Big Change Award during our annual International Women's Day event.

[HRW] Government policies and actions in the year since Covid-19 was declared a pandemic have precipitated human rights crises around the globe. The pandemic and abusive government approaches have especially harmed the world's most marginalized peop...

[East African] Travel bans and strict coronavirus protocols implemented by key tourist source markets for Rwanda threaten businesses with closure.

[This Day] The federal government has further extended the work-from-home directive to all public workers on Salary Grade Levels 12 and below until March 31 as a measure to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

[RFI] Ghana's Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously dismissed opposition leader John Mahama's petition against the results of the 2020 presidential polls. The ex-president, who ran against incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo, said he disagreed with t...

[Shabelle] Talks between the Somali government and opposition presidential candidates have collapsed, but some progress in the negotiations has resulted in relative calm in the past few days, Prime Minister Mohamed Roble said Friday.

[Leadership] Abuja -- The United Nations has unveiled plans that would culminate into strategic partnership with the federal government, Germany and the European Union (EU) to end Nigeria's wildlife trafficking and forest crimes through the developme...

[Premium Times] The major shake-up is coming about one month after the new Chief of Air Staff, Isiaka Amao, was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari.

[WHO] This was a landmark week for COVAX. In total, COVAX has delivered more than 20 million doses of vaccine to 20 countries. In the next week, COVAX will deliver 14.4 million doses to a further 31 countries.

[Africa Renewal] Africa recorded remarkable economic growth in the first 15 years of the 21st century, largely because of positive trends in the export of primary commodities, among other factors. However, this narrative of "Africa Rising" was skewed...

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nkosilathi Nyathi has documented environmental problems in his area, introduced renewable energy to his schools and is now calling on fellow youth to push for climate action

[UNFPA] Davis Mukimba is a UNFPA/ACORD community volunteer who doubles up as a motorcycle ambulance rider for Bukigai Health Centre III in Buduuda district, on the slopes of Mount Elgon in Eastern Uganda.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Thursday night announced that all schools, closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, may re-open and give face-to-face classes as from Monday.

[WHO] Excellencies, distinguished guests, dear colleagues and friends, Good afternoon to all of you, and thank you so much for the opportunity of speaking to you today.

[SAnews.gov.za] The National Press Club (NPC) has named COVID-19 as the Newsmaker of the Year for 2020.

[Premium Times] Over 155,000 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the country and over 1,900 deaths.

[Namibian] THE National Assembly (NA) will this month consider a motion to discuss the possibility of amending constitutional provisions prohibiting civil servants from participating as candidates in national elections.

[Namibian] THE Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, which the Chinese government promised to Namibia as a donation, has not received emergency use clearance from the World Health Organisation (WHO).

[Monitor] By Anthony Wesaka

[UNFPA] The start of 2021 has been a trying time for Rwanda's fight against COVID-19, with nearly 7,000 new infections and 104 deaths confirmed in just one month. For the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic, Rwanda was reporting 270 new inf...

[Monitor] Kampala -- As the world celebrates International Women's Day next Monday, Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda will partner with International Hospital Kampala and UMC Victoria Hospital to create awareness about fibroids.

[Nyasa Times] Chairperson of the Parliamentary Budget and Finance Committee, Gladys Ganda, has said the economic growth projections at 3.5 percent as contained in the mid-term budget statement presented on Friday February 26, 2021 by Minister of Fina...

[Nyasa Times] A team of well-wishing Malawians living in Ireland have, through a Covid-19 taskforce, has donated medical supplies plus various other food and non-food items worth K1 372 000to Mzimba District Hospital (MDH) as part of their contributi...

[AIM] Maputo -- The leader of Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, Ossufo Momade, has urged all members of the self-styled "Renamo Military Junta" to follow the example of Andre Matsangaissa Junior and join in the demobilisation and disarming ...

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Thursday announced a further six deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease and 775 new cases.

[Seychelles News Agency] A fine not exceeding $5,000 will be applied to trustees who are found to not be complying with provisions made under a new bill approved by the Seychelles' National Assembly on Friday.

[Unicef] Kinshasa -- More than 1.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in Kinshasa, the capital of the DRC. They were shipped to the country through COVAX, an alliance comprising the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI),...