[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of June 14, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 5,041,382 while over 28,179,798 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[Nation] Zambia President Edgar Lungu collapsed in the capital, Lusaka, during a national defence day event on Sunday, local media reported.

[UN News] A senior UN official welcomed on Sunday, the Group of Seven (G7) leading industrialized nations' commitment to immediately share at least 870 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, supporting global access and helping to end the acute phase of...

[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has decided not to release the long-awaited Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccines for use in the country.

[The Herald] Defiant informal traders are rebuilding their shacks on road verges and in road reserves, amid revelations that some corrupt council officials were taking bribes to allow encroachments.

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[Premium Times] Igangan in Oyo State was attacked by suspected herdsmen, leaving several people killed and many properties destroyed.

[Daily Maverick] After reviewing the data provided by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States, South Africa has decided against releasing Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines that were completed in Gqeberha. The setback came as the third...

[VOA] Yaoundé -- International Albinism Awareness Day on June 13 has been observed in Cameroon, with albinos asking for more government and community care and protection. Those living with this hereditary genetic condition that reduces melanin pigme...

[Nation] Practically an outsider in the government and facing the full force of State machinery, Deputy President William Ruto is building a campaign in Kenya and abroad as he goes all out in the search for votes and resources ahead of 2022 elections...

[Nation] US President Joe Biden has announced the deployment of American special troops to Kenya to help in the region's counter-terrorism efforts.

[Premium Times] President Buhari's answers to the questions posed by Arise TV followed a pattern set in an interview he granted two years ago to the same medium.

[Nigeria Health Watch] "My father was admitted into the general ward of Federal Medical Centre Jabi, Abuja. Adjacent to his bed was a 70-something-year-old man who was quite ill and frail. Daily, I observed as his son worked round the clock to care f...

[Premium Times] Twitter says it is ready to meet for an open discussion with the Nigerian government to address mutual concerns and see the service restored

[The Conversation Africa] The African Union (AU) held its first summit in 2002, establishing itself as a new international organisation. It also launched a new vision for African security cooperation.

[DW] Algeria held its first parliamentary election since a 2019 uprising. But the women-led Hirak movement boycotted the vote, citing repression and "old guard" networks.

[The Conversation Africa] Baobabs are the mainstay of rural communities in some parts of Africa - they provide food in the form of leaves that are cooked like spinach, and large oval fruit which are rich in vitamin C. Oils are extracted from the crus...

[The Herald] Matabeleland North Province has itself a target to contribute at least US$1 billion from coal to the Government's national target of growing mining to a US$12 billion industry by 2023, a senior official said.

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[New Zimbabwe] Some 30,000 households in Caledonia have been living without access to clean water and sewer for the past 21 years and after various failed attempts to remedy their crisis, they say the situation is now getting out of hand.

[Premium Times] The Army says its recent onslaught against the Boko Haram insurgents dealt decisive blow on the terrorists.

[New Zimbabwe] Outspoken MDC Alliance politician and trade unionist, Takavafira Zhou says partisan politics among citizens should take a step back in place of patriotism which is more developmental.

[Swazi Media] As Swaziland (eSwatini) faces months without adequate numbers of coronavirus vaccines, and with a third wave of the pandemic feared, Acting Swazi Prime Minister Themba Masuku announced further restrictions to everyday life.

[New Zimbabwe] MDC Alliance has dismissed claims by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), opposition stronghold Bulawayo province has recorded zero new voters since commencement of the voter registration exercise.

[New Zimbabwe] NEWZIMBABWE.COM reporter Alois Vinga (AV) recently caught up with constitutional law expert, Professor Lovemore Madhuku (LM) on the recent confusion around Zimbabwe's constitutional amendments by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administ...

[New Zimbabwe] Global financier, World Bank (WB) has credited Zimbabwe's monetary authorities for implementing sound exchange rate policies that have led to relative stability on the local currency.

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[AfricaFocus] Editor's Note: "Fossil fuel companies are having a big reckoning with climate change this week. Shareholders for Exxon and Chevron voted for measures that could force them to take more responsibility for their emissions, while a Dutch c...

[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi on Friday received his first dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Maruapula community hall.

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroon has offered huge consignments of food and mattresses to at least 3,000 displaced persons said to be in dire need on its eastern border with the Central African Republic. Most of the people, displaced by violence fo...