[allAfrica] Cape Town -- A Southern African military mission which has assessed the current conflict in northern Mozambique is warning that so-called "al Shabaab" insurgents could conduct "terror activities" against other countries seen to be support...

[Premium Times] Mr Daudawa, known for masterminding the abduction of over 300 students from a boys' secondary boarding school on the outskirts of Kankara, Katsina State.

[ISS] Tensions are once again rising among Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan, along with the water in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The annual rainy season is fast approaching. Ethiopia will almost certainly undertake a second filling of the 74...

[East African] More than 10,000 Angolans have taken refuge in Namibia due to the drought, an official said Wednesday.

[East African] Three opposition parties in Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region have called for an internationally monitored immediate withdrawal of Eritrean forces from the northern Tigray region bordering Eritrea.

[East African] Three years after sweeping into power through a military coup and promising a new and unfolding democracy, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is now being compared to his authoritarian predecessor Robert Mugabe as he pushes a seri...

[New Zimbabwe] Tobacco sales have hit US$100 million within a fortnight from the official opening of the 2021 marketing season indicating almost a 100 % percent increase from figures recorded in the first nine days.

[Nairobi News] Bongoflava musician Diamond Platnumz has had to fight accusations of stealing two of his major hit songs.

[Premium Times] Apart from attacks on civilians, security agencies have also been targeted lately with many killed and properties destroyed.

[Premium Times] A total number of 235 petitions were received by the panel between October to December 2020.

[Namibian] Statements by President Hage Geingob and deputy agriculture and land reform minister Anna Shiweda this past week indicate that politicians want to continue enjoying the best of both worlds with impunity.

[Cosafa] Madagascar have suspended coach Nicolas Dupuis just weeks before they kick off of the group phase of their 2022 World Cup qualifying bid.

[Nation] Police officers will soon be barred from having affairs or romantic relationships with each other, Cabinet Secretary for Interior Fred Matiang'i has said.

[Nairobi News] Hollywood actress Lupita Nyong'o says filming the sequel of Marvel's successful superhero movie Black Panther will not be easy.

[Premium Times] The tax credit for the Apapa-Oworonshoki-Ojota expressway is valued at N21.6 billion while that of Lokoja-Obajana-Kabba expressway is valued at N721 million.

[Premium Times] The Chief of Army Staff says the loss of equipment is normal in war situations.

[SAnews.gov.za] Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has withdrawn the Government Gazette notice on Cricket South Africa (CSA).

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum executive director Musa Kika says frantic efforts to pass Constitutional Amendment No.2 is a sure sign President Emmerson Mnangagwa was anticipating contested elections in 2023.

[New Zimbabwe] Khama Billiat could be facing another lengthy spell on the sidelines, barely a few weeks after returning from another injury, following an admission by the Kaizer Chiefs head coach Gavin Hunt he does not know when the Warriors star cou...

[New Zimbabwe] Current Covid-19 vaccines that have been recommended for use by government were carefully considered after massive deliberations by health officials and specialists, chief among them safety to citizens (efficacy rate) and the availabil...

[New Zimbabwe] Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe has conceded government was still failing to issue national identity cards despite the Central Registry offices now being operational.

[Nyasa Times] An intense debate has ensued among Malawians on whether it was appropriate for the government to relocate all refugees back to the Dzaleka Camp, a move which was thwarted by an injunction obtained by the latter Tuesday.

[The Herald] Harare magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje has set May 26 as the trial date for former Health and Child Care Minister Obadiah Moyo.

[The Herald] FORMER First Lady Grace Mugabe performed satisfactorily during an oral examination conducted by an examination panel at her children's home in Mazowe leading to her graduation with a PhD degree, the court heard yesterday.

[The Herald] The trial of MDC-Alliance vice chairman, Job Sikhala, on allegations of inciting public violence sometime last year, has been set for June 30 at the Harare Magistrates Court.

[The Herald] Bio -- TECHNOLOGY firm, Oil Castor, says it has spent US$550 000 out of the US$1,2 million it set aside to pay local castor bean farmers for their deliveries.

[The Herald] Farirai Machivenyika and Ivan Zhakata

[This Day] Benin City -- Stakeholders have advocated for inclusiveness and restitution in the return of the looted Benin artifacts and how the items should be reintegrated.

[This Day] Grammy Award-winning star, Burna Boy, has dropped his first solo single of 2021, together with its gripping new visual. Titled "Kilometre", the song sees a boisterous Burna Boy brag about his talent, wealth, status and achievement. Since i...

[This Day] Abuja -- Minister of Power, Mr. Sale Mamman, yesterday stated that there would be no major hike in electricity tariff, but failed to completely dismiss the statement released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Agency (NERC), giving Nig...