[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of May 12, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 4,648,116 while over 13,443,942 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[allAfrica] As of May 12, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  4,647,510 while over 14,218,854 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation and The New Humanitarian] Butembo -- More than 20 Congolese women have accused aid workers of sexual abuse in new claims that include rape and unwanted pregnancies, with United Nations investigators uncovering similar alle...

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Satellite data analysis by WWF and other conservation groups shows encouraging but insufficient signs of global forest regeneration

[Daily Trust] The multi-million Naira Ozuma bridge constructed by the administration of Governor Yahaya Bello in the Central Senatorial District of Kogi State has collapsed in less than a week of its construction.

[DW] In this interview with "The 77 Percent", musician-turned-opposition leader Bobi Wine explains why the African youth are the drivers of political change and his hope for the future.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of May 11, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 4,641,049 while over 13,443,942 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[This Day] The federal government has reached agreement with stakeholders in the health sector to grant new retirement age for workers in the sector.

[New Zimbabwe] HIGH Court judge Esther Muremba has postponed to July 5 2021, the divorce trial between Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and his estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa.

[Premium Times] A committee set up by Abuja Minister Muhammed Bello submitted its report in December but the victims say they have heard no word since.

[New Times] The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, have started rolling out a new mechanism in Rwanda to prioritise general food assistance to the most vulnerable refugees.

[UNFPA] How is menstruation related to human rights? When does menstruation start? What are common myths and taboos about menstruation? What is period poverty? These and many more questions are answered in this detailed question-and-answer piece on m...

[IPS] Makueni, Kenya -- It is an uncommon occurrence to see farms with flourishing healthy crops in Kenya's semi-arid Makueni County. But in Kithiani village, Justus Kimeu's two-acre piece of land stands out from the rest. After embracing the regener...

[Daily Maverick] People who are over 60 and have registered to receive the vaccine on the government's system will soon receive a message to schedule their appointments as the Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize said they were still on track to start ...

[VOA] Juba -- South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Monday reconstituted the National Legislative Assembly, one day after he dissolved the 400-member parliament in accordance with the revitalized peace agreement.

[UN News] The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned Monday's attack on the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in which one Malawian blue helmet was killed.

[Atlantic Council] Set to tip off on May 16, the Basketball Africa League (BAL) has finally arrived. Delayed a year by COVID-19, the BAL represents the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s first investment in an NBA-branded league outside of North...

[The Conversation Africa] There are two widely available views of Nelson Mandela, the first post-apartheid president of South Africa. The first is a reverential and uncritical celebration of his life and achievements. It resonated in the obituaries a...

[The Conversation Africa] As a Muslim, at least once a year I go on pilgrimage to Mecca, Islam's holiest city, located in Saudi Arabia. Muslims perform the short "Umrah" pilgrimage at any time of the year, and there could be over 19 million pilgrims ...

[Premium Times] Heavy shootings were heard at about 6 p.m. at the outskirts of Jiddari Polo neighbourhood of Maiduguri.

[Premium Times] Open grazing of cattle has often caused conflicts between host communities and migrant herders, leading to several deaths in many states

[The Conversation Africa] Around the world, the use of social media continues to grow and to influence commerce. It offers great benefits for marketing businesses.

[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES reported how dozens of police officers and other security operatives were killed in the past few weeks in the South-east and South-south regions.

[African Arguments] With only a few exceptions, states have needed a minimum level of freedom and commitment to rule of law for sustained economic success.

[ISS] In a rare show of solidarity, Chadians rejected the military junta endorsed by international partners.

[MSF] Since October 2017, the northern province of Mozambique, Cabo Delgado has been suffering violent attacks from a Non-State Armed Group. Over 2020, these attacks grew in strength and brutality -- leaving a tremendous psychological impact on commu...

[RFI] A Frenchman has been arrested in the Central African Republic after police discovered a "very large arsenal" of weapons in his home.

[New Zimbabwe] Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Foreign Exchange Auction allotments this week reached US$42 million, becoming the highest amount to be disbursed on the platform amid sustained exchange rate stability on the platform.

[This Day] A former Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf, has advocated a non-military solution to battle the insecurity bedeviling the country.

[The Herald] Zimbabwe is set to become a regional hub for industrial hemp production as more farmers are receiving better results from their pilot projects.