[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The Biden administration's Cabinet-level official with most experience of Africa's challenges has signaled a clear break from President Donald Trump's approach to the continent.

[DW] Leaders seek to boost financing in Africa to counter the devastating economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic and a slow vaccine rollout.

[Nation] A month after the IMF approved a Sh257 billion loan amid a public outcry over Kenya's ability to repay the piling debt load, the lender has cleared a second disbursement to Nairobi.

[The Herald] A Zimbabwean genius Angela Kumirai, recently got international acclaim when she was selected from 10 000 university students worldwide, as one of the top 25 finalists in the Ozy Genius Awards (OGAs), to implement a social impact idea.

[This Day] The federal government is weighing some options as discussions with Anglo-Dutch oil company, Shell Petroleum Development Company, begin over its plan for total divestment from onshore operations in Nigeria.

[Daily Trust] The federal government has tasked multinationals operating in Africa and foreign countries who have been conduit pipes for illicit financial flow from Africa to block the leakages.

[The Conversation Africa] Mosquitoes contribute to the transmission of life-threatening diseases that include Zika, dengue, chikungunya, Rift Valley fever and malaria. Of these, malaria carries the most risk accounting for 229 million cases and more ...

[The Conversation Africa] Senegal has a robust history of women's activism against sexual violence, which led to landmark legislation making rape a criminal offence last year. However, survivors of alleged sexual assault rarely denounce men by name.

[VOA] Nairobi -- Kenyan health authorities say they will not be able to give a second dose of COVID-19 vaccines until at least June, due to a shortage of AstraZeneca doses. Kenya has vaccinated less than 2 percent of its people so far, but the Minist...

[VOA] Khartoum -- Sudan's ruling Sovereign Council removed Chief Justice Neimat Abdallah Mohamed Khair from the bench and accepted the resignation of Attorney General Taj Al Sir Al Hibir late on Monday, without offering an explanation for either deci...

[VOA] Rome -- Following a lull in arrivals of migrants in Italy due to the pandemic, hundreds have now resumed risking their lives in search for a better future in Europe. As weather conditions improve and with the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in ...

[HRW] Beirut -- Release Mother Still in Custody

[RFI] Rwanda and France are on track to renewing strong diplomatic ties, according to Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, who spoke with Radio France Internationale and France24 on the sidelines of the France-Africa summit convened by his French counterp...

[RFI] A week ago, the sentencing of two transgender women in Cameroon to five years in prison for "attempted homosexuality" highlighted the ongoing difficulties sexual minorities and transgender people face on the African continent. RFI spoke to two ...

[Nation] Victims of the 1998 US Embassy bombing in Nairobi are now demanding compensation from the State due to possible security lapses that led to the terror attack.

[Nation] Several Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers are feared dead while dozen others were injured when a patrol vehicle they were travelling in ran over an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in Baure, Lamu ...

[Nation] Kenya and Ethiopia have agreed to end clan animosity on their common border in Mandera County, with authorities vowing that any aggressors will face the law.

[The Conversation Africa] In a recent open letter to international funders for research and development, we highlighted multiple power imbalances and appealed to the funders to help build a more equitable ecosystem.

[ISS] Why we don't know the answer and how the police and research community can change that.

[Premium Times] Mr Buhari says the loan will be used to finance the 2021 budget deficit.

[Premium Times] The CJN calls for an end to the strike after meeting with the labour minister, Chris Ngige, on Tuesday.

[Daily Trust] President Muhammadu Buhari says Boko Haram terrorists have taken advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to push back into Nigeria, while still launching raids in Chad, Cameroon, and Niger Republic.

[Premium Times] The agency says it will use two weeks to clear backlogs of applications.

[VOA] Abuja -- Nigerian officials say social distancing and the coronavirus pandemic's impact on the economy have tripled the number of mental health cases. In response, Nigeria has launched a toll-free 24-hour helpline staffed by trained psychologis...

[Premium Times] The attorney-general says the naira equivalent of the £ 4.2million was paid into Nigeria's designated account on May 10.

[UN News] Despite a deteriorating security situation and the reverberating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, regional troops deployed to combat terrorists in Africa's Sahel region have scaled up the tempo of their operations in recent months, efforts...

[Legalbrief] It's been a weekend of great courtroom drama in Zimbabwe. Three High Court judges unanimously decided that the country's Chief Justice, Luke Malaba, was constitutionally barred from continuing in office beyond his 70th birthday on 15 May...

[Nation] The World Health Organization (WHO) wants vaccine-producing countries to distribute Covid-19 jabs to poor nations within three months or else waive their intellectual property rights.

[East African] Lusaka -- Zambian President Edgar Lungu filed his nomination Monday seeking re-election after a court petition to block him failed.

[Namibian] Cabinet is expected to pronounce itself on the abolishment of the common law offences of sodomy and unnatural sexual offences after minister of justice Yvonne Dausab submits a report to it within two weeks.