[allAfrica] As of May 28, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  4,797,389 while over 22,152,109 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[DW] Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Germany had caused "immeasurable suffering" to the Herero and Nama people, in what is now Namibia, in the early part of the 20th century.

[VOA] French President Emmanuel Macron was in Rwanda's capital Thursday, where he acknowledged France's role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide and said he hoped for forgiveness.

[East African] Somalia's political stakeholders on Thursday signed a definitive agreement that paves the way for the country to hold indirect elections, likely before August this year.

[AI London] Alarming escalation of attacks, abductions for ransom and frequent killings across Nigeria have left people feeling more unsafe, showing utter failure of the Nigerian authorities to protect lives and properties, said Amnesty International...

[The Conversation Africa] The honeybee is the world's most important pollinator of food crops and beekeeping plays an important global economic role. Around 1.6 million tonnes of honey is produced annually and wild honey is also known to be widely co...

[The Conversation Africa] Across the world, COVID-19 has completely disrupted lives. This includes the activities and social affairs within households.

[East African] Tanzania has said that it is yet to withdraw from the African Court of Human and People's Rights.

[VOA] Ouagadougou -- Two investigative reports this year accused the Burkina Faso representative of tobacco giant Philip Morris of funding terrorism through tobacco smuggling. In an exclusive interview with VOA, Apollinaire Compaoré rejects those fi...

[Daily Trust] People of Sokoto State, which has been experiencing banditry for a long time, have placed high expectations on the new Chief of Army Staff, Major General Faruku Yahaya.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday joined growing international calls for a ceasefire and immediate and unimpeded humanitarian access to Tigray region in order to "prevent widespread famine."

[East African] Eritrean and Ethiopian forces forcibly rounded-up more than 500 young men and women from four camps in Tigray's Shire town on Monday night, three aid workers and a doctor told news agency Reuters.

[Premium Times] The credit will provide six million people with basic drinking water services and 1.4 million people access to improved sanitation services.

[UN News] With fears that one of the world's most active volcanoes could erupt again in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is warning that up to 400,000 - nearly 280,000 children - could be displaced and in ne...

[VOA] Officials in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Thursday ordered the partial evacuation of the city of Goma out of fears of another eruption of the nearby Mount Nyriagongo volcano.

[Daily Maverick] Jacob Zuma's 'fatally flawed' Constitutional Court case challenging the Public Protector's 'State of Capture' report has been dismissed, and the former president is left with a hefty legal bill thanks to a cost order granted against ...

[ISS] Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province is caught up in a security challenge that has captured global attention. The situation endangers tens of thousands of lives and has destabilised northern Mozambique. It also potentially threatens foreign direc...

[Premium Times] Interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane were detained at a military base in Kati outside the Mali capital, Bamako, on Monday.

[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville -- Africa needs at least 20 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the next six weeks to get second doses to all who received a first dose within the 8--12-week interval between doses recommended by the World Health...

[This Day] The World Bank has approved the Nigeria Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Program (SURWASH).

[East African] Somalia's key stakeholders ended their fourth day of talks in the capital Mogadishu with the strongest hint that a political deal will be reached by Thursday.

[New Era] Oshakati High Court Judge Johanna Salionga rejected a plea of self-defence by a man accused of murdering his drinking buddy and convicted him of murder with direct intent. The judge further said that while the deceased was the initial aggre...

[The Herald] The trial of former Health and Child Care Minister Obadiah Moyo, who is facing criminal abuse of office charges, has been delayed following indications that Prosecutor-General Mr Kumbirai Hodzi wants the matter dealt with at the High Cou...

[The Herald] Lincoln Towindo recently in MAPUTO, Mozambique

[The Herald] FORMER Cabinet Minister Prisca Mupfumira was on Wednesday issued with another warrant of arrest after she failed to avail herself for trial in a matter in which she is jointly charged with ex-National Social Security Authority (NSSA) dir...

[UNFPA] Maputo/Luanda -- MAPUTO, Mozambique/LUANDA, Angola - It can be challenging enough when a girl gets her first period - she may not even know what is happening to her body. Now put her in a situation in which she's been displaced or vulnerable ...

[The Herald] George Maponga -- Masvingo Bureau

[This Day] Grammy winner Burna Boy has emerged as the most streamed African artist globally on the music streaming platform Spotify.

[Premium Times] This newspaper had earlier reported the declaration of 90 travellers as health hazards for allegedly committing the same offence.

[The Conversation Africa] Each year on 31 May, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hosts World No Tobacco Day. The day aims to spread awareness about the risks of tobacco use and to encourage governments to implement effective tobacco-control policie...