[allAfrica] As of June 27, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 5,384,305 while over 32,500,561 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[allAfrica] As of June 26, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 5,350,331 while over 32,500,561 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[FrontPageAfrica] Finland -- The defence team in the trial of Gibril Massaquoi, the former RUF commander accused of committing war crimes in Liberia, has had some wins in the concluding weeks of the trial in Tampere, Finland.

[Premium Times] "...the conflicts in the three states... that recorded deaths of 35,000 at the end of 2019, increased by 10 times at nearly 350,000 deaths through the end of 2020, with 314,000 of those from indirect causes."

[New Times] Ministers from Rwanda and the DR Congo on Saturday, June 26, signed three key bilateral agreements as the two countries look to further enhance trade and diplomatic ties.

[Premium Times] "When you notice that your children or house-helps are in the unusual habit of taking the keys to wash your cars frequently, they may be sniffing fuel."

[Daily Trust] President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has said the lives of 1.2 billion Africans are at risk of poor access to quality healthcare amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

[RFI] The glut of plastic waste in Accra, Ghana's capital, is evident along the side of the road, with discarded bottles, plastic bags and the like. This same plastic wave has also affected the country's once-pristine beaches. But an innovative proje...

[DW] In her first 100 days, President Samia Suluhu Hassan is steadily steering Tanzania to tackle COVID-19 after months of inaction. She has also pledged to promote freedom of expression. Will that cost her politically?

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- President Samia Suluhu Hassana has said that the Government has begun talks to revive the Bagamoyo Port construction project.

[Daily Trust] Niger Delta Avengers, the militant group that almost crippled Nigeria's economy during the first term of President Muhammadu Buhari, says it is back.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Uganda joined the Clean Seas Campaign on June 25 demonstrating the country's commitment to halt the flow of plastic waste entering its lakes and rivers.

[Premium Times] Farmers, experts and data explain why cassava, one of Nigeria's most iconic foods, perennially remains insufficient and expensive.

[VOA] Nairobi -- Kenyan authorities say at least 350 young people who joined the Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab have surrendered this year and will be reintegrated into society.

[Egypt Online] A delegation from the Public Prosecution Office has followed up on ongoing measures to ship 114 antiquities that had been looted and smuggled to France.

[Premium Times] Four insurgents, drawn from the defunct Boko Haram and ISWAP sects, in the clip, were seen pledging their loyalty to their new commander.

[RFI] Anthropologists studying endangered lemurs in Madagascar are working with local communities to support the farming of alternative proteins -- as a study shows families hunt on average one lemur per year.

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- The government has announced 9,675 new education and health cadres hired following the employment permit issued by President Samia Suluhu Hassan in April this year.

[Premium Times] The attack is believed to be the first Boko Haram attack since the death of their leader, Abubakar Shekau.

[Premium Times] "The belief is that if we really aim to look for gas dedicatedly, we will find up to 600 trillion cubic meters of gas," he said.

[Premium Times] "I strongly believe that for this country to move forward, for our economy to make the progress it desires, we need to have a market-driven pricing of products."

[Premium Times] "The two would have been kidnapped but the monarch begged the bandits to free his wife, which they agreed with."

[Monitor] Uganda has registered 10,931 Covid-19 cases in nine days, according to the Ministry of Health data.

[Vanguard] Ace Musician, Uyinmwen Omosigho, aka Don VS, has expressed optimism in featuring many Nigerian artists in his work at a later stage in his career.

[Vanguard] The Federal Government says it had no immediate plan to ban the importation of gas cylinders as part of its LPG expansion and implementation plan.

[Zimbabwe Standard] At 15, Dorcas Zvairewa realises she is fast running out of friends. One by one, her peers are dropping out of school to either get married or nurse pregnancies.

[Nation] When you think about the Kenyan rap scene, there are probably three female artistes who have played a big role in paving the way for others to shine: Nazizi, STL and Fena Gitu.

[Nation] ODM leader Raila Odinga yesterday signalled the coming of a political "tsunami" ahead of the 2022 General Election.

[Nation] Hundreds of residents of a village in Mwea East have heaved a sigh of relief after the Kirinyaga County embarked on building of a vital bridge in the region.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi has been picked to host Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa in September.