[allAfrica] As of March 18, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  4,063,411 while over 5,327,320 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[The Herald] Sums in accounts denominated in US dollars were legally converted to sums denominated in Zimbabwe dollars in terms of a Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe directive when the local currency was reintroduced, the Supreme Court has ruled, overturning...

[East African] A new political alliance has been formed in Somalia by those opposing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo's administration, the group announced Thursday.

[Nairobi News] Tanzania President John Magufuli's death is the latest in a string of prominent deaths to rock the East African country in the past year.

[Citizen] Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn in today March 19 as the sixth President of the United Republic of Tanzania following the death of President John Magufuli that occurred on March 17, 2021.

[Africa Renewal] A study by UNECA on regional integration during COVID-19 says EU takes biggest share

[East African] When Uganda created 10 new cities in July 2020, Hoima rose from a municipality to assume the moniker Oil City. This had been long in coming. About two decades ago, Hoima was a small, humble and almost lifeless town with a population of...

[East African] The Ethiopian government has agreed to the African Union's involvement in investigations of allegations of human rights violations in the northern region of Tigray.

[Norwegian Refugee Council] Emaciated children and pregnant women are among 37,000 displaced people that have arrived into Sheraro, northwestern Tigray, over the last few weeks. They are among thousands of people in urgent need of aid and medical att...

[VOA] Yaoundé -- The Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) says armed conflict and the coronavirus pandemic have seriously damaged the economies of the six member-countries and put a halt to regional integration. The economic block...

[VOA] Khartoum -- Sudan has formally requested four-party mediation on the standoff with Ethiopia over Addis Ababa's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a hydropower dam on the Blue Nile River.

[HRW] Beirut -- Army Destroys Thousands of Homes, Livelihoods

[RFI] George Weah Jr, the son of Liberia's president, was brought into custody on Wednesday morning over charges of public disorder for noise nuisance related to a house party in Paris during the Covid-19 lockdown, according to French media.

[RFI] In an interview broadcast on Senegalese television on Wednesday, Adji Sarr, the woman who has accused opposition leader Ousmane Sonko of rape, said that the case must proceed in court.

[RFI] Described by some of his African counterparts as "The Emperor", Denis Sassou-Nguesso, president of the Republic of Congo, will attempt to further extend his time in office on Sunday, as voters go for presidential elections that are widely expec...

[Leadership] President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Health to ensure effective utilisation of Global Fund's generous provision of $890 million, over the next three years, to support Nigeria's fight against HIV-AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB)...

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi -- Closed doors, closed minds bar women's way to the top

[DW] Messages of condolences from leaders in Africa and the rest of the world are pouring in as Tanzania comes to terms with the death of President John Magufuli. A succession plan has already been set in motion.

[Leadership] A combined team of security operatives from the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have taken over strategic positions in most of the airports in the Northern part of the country to prevent any form of security breach by band...

[The Conversation Africa] The president of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, has been awarded the 2020 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. The annual prize is granted by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, named after the Sudanese billionaire busine...

[Premium Times] Mrs Buhari made her last public appearance in September 2020 during the wedding of her daughter.

[Premium Times] Analysts have criticised the latest move to repair the refinery at a huge sum of $1.5 billion.

[The Conversation Africa] Africa is the continent most vulnerable to the impact of climate change. That's largely because many of its people and governments are too poor to do what's needed to cope under the expected new conditions.

[African Arguments] For communities around the world who have been powerless to hold abusive corporations to account, some recent court judgments provide real hope.

[ISS] In recent years, Côte d'Ivoire's government has actively raised awareness among its citizens on the dangers of migrating without adequate and verifiable documentation and information. But this hasn't dissuaded Ivorian youth from seeking smuggl...

[The Herald] ZANU PF's progressive development policies that resonate with the public and the party's open door policy is attracting hordes of former MDC legislators who want to be part of the winning team.

[Premium Times] The verdict is in sharp contrast to Monday's judgment of the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Mr Saab's arrest, detention and plan by Cape Verdean government to extradite him.

[Namibia Economist] The 2nd wave outbreak of the Reed Migratory Locust that is currently plaguing the country is more severe than the first, the Agriculture Minister, Calle Schlettwein announced on Wednesday.

[SciDev.Net] Nairobi -- Maize farmers across Africa could soon find relief from the devastation caused by fall armyworm (FAW) following encouraging results from the use of indigenous natural enemies to fight the pest.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) has urged intern doctors to prioritize their safety even as the country faces a third wave of coronavirus with daily positivity rates since Tuesday averaging 17 per ...