[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Zambia's former president Kenneth Kaunda is receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness at a military hospital in the capital Lusaka, his office has said in a statement.

[Nation] The fast-changing political landscape is putting more pressure on bigwigs jostling to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta as to their choice of running mate.

[New Era] United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) secretary general Zurab Pololikashvili yesterday visited President Hage Geingob to brief him on the two-day UNWTO regional conference on brand Africa.

[The Herald] Authorities in Beitbridge yesterday ordered the quarantining of 49 returnees from South Africa after intercepting a passenger on a bus, who had come from India and was travelling with a fake Covid-19 clearance certificate.

[This Day] The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has fixed June 22, 2021, for hearing on a motion in a suit challenging the Nigerian Government's suspension of the operations of Twitter, a microblogg...

[The Herald] MDC -- T vice-president Elias Mudzuri is under investigation for the alleged murder of a 23-year-old-man at the former Harare mayor's Duriro bar in Harare last week.

[Daily Trust] Two military aircraft have killed over 1,000 cows in multiple attacks on Fulani settlements in Keana and Doma local government areas of Nasarawa State.

[East African] The United States has rallied its allies in the European Union for more sanctions against Ethiopia, including further funding cuts, over the Tigray conflict.

[263Chat] Opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC Alliance) has accused the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) of lying that Bulawayo province has recorded zero new voters since commencement of the voter registration exercise.

[The Conversation Africa] South Africa has one of the highest youth unemployment rates in the world. A whopping 63% of its young people between the ages of 15 and 24 years are jobless. A large proportion of these young people have never worked in the...

[Nation] Lusaka -- Zambia's founding President Kenneth Kaunda has been admitted to a military hospital in the capital, Lusaka, his office announced in a statement Monday.

[Nation] Most HIV patients in African countries have lower viral suppression than those in high-income countries due to low rates of viral load testing, a study has shown.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Wolaita National Movement and Wolaita People Democratic Front released a pre-election survey report. In the joint report that Addis Standard received when released on Saturday June 12, 2021, Both parties claimed th...

[VOA] Axum, Ethiopia -- For Ethiopian Orthodox Christians, who comprise more than 40% of their country's population and most of the people in the Tigray region, the city of Axum is the holiest of places.

[VOA] The new chief of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) says U.N. peacekeepers are being blocked from accessing some sensitive areas, despite an agreement by South Sudan's government to cooperate with the mission.

[HRW] Government, IOC, FIBA Should Investigate Players' Allegations

[RFI] Mali's newly appointed government met on Sunday for the first time with Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga to discuss their reform plans. France and the West Africa bloc Ecowas are closely observing how the new leadership handles the transit...

[RFI] Côte d'Ivoire's former president, Laurent Gbagbo, is to return home later this week after almost a decade in which he was tried and acquitted of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] As the G7's vaccine plan faces criticism, the Thomson Reuters Foundation asked health experts and anti-poverty campaigners what steps are needed to end the pandemic

[East African] As President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) went to comfort residents of Goma, who are recovering from the effects a volcanic eruption, he spoke of the situation currently prevailing in the country -- that ...

[Nation] On April 20, the body of Elijah Obuong was fished out of River Mukangai in Murang'a County by sand harvesters.

[Nation] For decades, coffee farmers have been at the centre of feuds involving the management of cooperative societies and millers, affecting production and leading to massive financial losses.

[Nation] Female genital mutilation (FGM) will soon be criminalised in semi-autonomous north-eastern region of Somalia, Puntland.

[Premium Times] The rival factions are laying claim to the leadership of the AFN

[DW] DW Freedom of Speech Award winner Tobore Ovuorie has risked her life as an investigative journalist. She talks about the long-term consequences of her exposing human trafficking, freedom of speech and her future plans.

[Daily Maverick] Former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede has shifted to 'first place' on the State's amended indictment in the R320-million Durban Solid Waste corruption case, which has resulted in a host of ANC councillors, officials - including the m...

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[New Frame] A recent exhibition marking 150 years since the Paris Commune's short-lived control of the city raises questions about the socio-political role of visual artworks today.

[spotlight] Recent research suggests that bullying and unhealthy workplace environments are significantly adding to the stress many healthcare workers in South Africa already face. This is unfortunately not a new problem, but there is at least hope i...

[East African] Tanzania announced that it will start releasing Covid-19 data amid pressure from the UN and Bretton Woods institutions to do so as a precondition for lending.