[allAfrica] As of May 14, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  4,665,816 while over 15,420,119 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[allAfrica] Suspended African National Congress secretary-general Ace Magashule is taking the ANC to court over his suspension, South African media are reporting.

[allAfrica] As of May 13, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  4,656,385 while over 15,420,119 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[AI London] White contractors airlifted to safety before local Black people Hotel manager took two dogs on rescue helicopter, leaving people behind Exclusive satellite imagery reveals damage following attack

[ISS] Central to Africa's COVID-19 response, the life-saving intervention is significantly more agile and responsive than governments.

[SAnews.gov.za] While South Africa has not yet crossed the national threshold for a new wave, the current trajectory is worrisome.

[New Zimbabwe] Warriors star Khama Billiat appears set to endure another long spell on the side-lines due to injury after Kaizer Chiefs head coach Gavin Hunt revealed the Zimbabwe international suffered another leg fracture on the same area he had a ...

[Nation] The High Court on Thursday evening declared the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) illegal, null and void, dealing a death blow to President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM party leader Raila Odinga's four-years-long efforts to change the constitution...

[New Zimbabwe] Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) chairperson Tafadzwa Musarara says the cereal processing group has successfully pleaded with government to ban maize imports and related products in a move tailored to ring-fence this year's...

[Premium Times] A key reason for the crisis is the tussle for control of the bank between a block led by Oba Otudeko and Mike Adenuga, who recently emerged as one of the biggest shareholders in the bank.

[The Conversation Africa] If the outcomes of the most recent meeting of the national executive committee (NEC) of South Africa's governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), are anything to go by, the party has reached a tipping point.

[VOA] Johannesburg -- Eid al-Fitr is a special time of year for the nearly half of Africa's population who are adherents of Islam. But this year's celebration is different amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic and the devastation it has caused acr...

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Rights activists in Cameroon have condemned a five-year jail sentence given to two transgender women for "attempted homosexuality" and public indecency. A lawyer for the two, who were arrested for wearing women's clothing i...

[AI London] Kenyan national Malcolm Bidali was detained after giving presentation to gathering of trade union and civil rights groups Activist is under investigation for supposedly violating Qatar's security laws 'Malcolm has been on the frontline o...

[AI London] Three transgender women assaulted after being lured to a bar in capital Cotonou Videos of attack posted on social media and support groups targeted with threats 'This assault must prompt the authorities to take stronger measures to prote...

[UN News] The top UN humanitarian official in South Sudan has called for law enforcement along roads following the first killing of an aid worker in the country this year during an ambush in Budi, East Equatoria, on Wednesday.

[Nation] The Football Kenya Federation Premier League returns on Friday under strict sports resumption protocols released by the Ministry of Sports on Thursday.

[Nation] Democratic Republic of Congo President, Félix Tshisekedi, has rebuffed criticism of past human rights abuses allegedly committed by his military appointees to the restive North Kivu and Ituri provinces.

[Nation] A traditional court in Zimbabwe has summoned former first lady Grace Mugabe to answer to charges of "inappropriately" burying former president Robert Mugabe.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Barcelona -- Solar-powered electric charging points could be the solution for African cities, researchers say - but to attract investment, more information is needed on informal transport systems

[UNFPA] Dar ed Salaam -- It was 3 o'clock on a Friday afternoon when Grace*, a counsellor at the National Child Helpline in Tanzania, received a call from a concerned teacher in Msalala, Shinyanga Region. One of her brightest students, Eliza*, aged 1...

[263Chat] Econet Wireless Zimbabwe founder and chairperson Strive Masiyiwa has been named among 2021 World's 50 Greatest leaders for his pioneering role in championing a cashless payments and participation in the fight against COVID-19.

[Premium Times] Many states in the North-west and North-central regions have suffered attacks by bandits who kill and kidnap at will.

[Premium Times] The AGF says the government will soon "resuscitate and reinvigorate the existing special terrorism courts in the country" for the purpose of prosecuting the 400 suspects.

[The Conversation Africa] In 2019, Zimbabwean comedy made international news when comedian Samantha Kureya, known on stage as Gonyeti, was abducted and tortured by masked gunmen.

[The Conversation Africa] The political survival of ruling elites is one of the major determining factors behind their trade policy choices. But trade policy choices can determine whether a country's economy diversifies to reduce dependence on the pr...

[RFI] Cote d'Ivoire's prime minister has undergone medical treatment in France after suffering intestinal bleeding, according to his entourage. Patrick Achi was expected to return home on Friday.

[East African] Desert locust swarms have destroyed crops in major agricultural areas in southern Angola, raising fears of severe food insecurity as the country is also experiencing drought.

[JusticeInfo.net] Banjul -- This week in Gambia, the Truth Commission is ending probing the lawyers who established and entrenched the Yahya Jammeh dictatorship, without having called some of the most interesting witnesses. One of the elephants in th...

[East African] The port of Dar es Salaam benefitted from the minimal Covid-19 containment measures in Tanzania to record a higher cargo throughput in the past year.