[allAfrica] South Sudan, the world's youngest nation and an ethnically-diverse country with a population of more than 11 million, celebrated its 10th anniversary on Friday. The country gained her independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011, after the sig...

[Daily Trust] Across the country, the number of out-of-school children is increasing, majorly due to insecurity, poor facilities, poverty and other factors. Daily Trust visited schools in some states and now reports.

[Daily Trust] Controversy is raging over the issue of power shift to the South at the expiration of President Muhammadu Buhari's tenure in 2023.

[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Government has to brace for tougher times in the fight against HIV and Aids following the decision by the United Kingdom (UK) to terminate assistance to Concern-led Consortium due to financial challenges.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi is currently pegged at Level 4 - very high risk - as far as Covid-19 levels are concerned and the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention has since warned people across the world to avoid travelling to the south-east Afri...

[New Zimbabwe] Human rights organisations have reported President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) for overseeing worsening gross human rights violations in the country.

[New Zimbabwe] President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has escalated a major crackdown on Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), with Masvingo provincial development coordinator Jefta Sakupwanya Friday summoning those the province to a crunch m...

[Premium Times] The bandits massacred peasant farmers in Zamfara on Thursday to avenge the killing of two of their members by a vigilante group the previous day.

[New Zimbabwe] Green fuel security guards armed with guns and dogs Thursday morning moved in to provide security as the company destroyed crops and structures owned by over 1 000 households in Chinyamukwakwa village, Chipinge.

[Daily Trust] The Ibadan family heads in Oyo State, under the umbrella of Authentic Mogajis, have urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to turn Ibadan land to battlefield over recent night raid of the residence of the Yoruba self-acclaimed activist, S...

[Vanguard] Born Obieze Nkemjika Anokwuru, the Afropop singer started making music at a young age.

[Monitor] Beating Morocco 94-90 last November marked growth for the national basketball team, the Silverbacks. Two in a row is a habit, right?

[Nyasa Times] Over seven thousand and three hundred Malawians, with more getting added to the figure, have joined forces in signing a petition whose sole aim is to let the UK government exempt them from undergoing the International English Language T...

[The Herald] President Mnangagwa yesterday described the late Lt Gen Chimonyo, who was declared a national hero, as a loyal and dedicated servant of Zimbabwe.

[Daily Trust] Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Ondo State counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu, Friday eulogised the late Prophet T.B. Joshua as he was laid to rest in Lagos.

[VOA] Juba -- When South Sudan gained independence ten years ago, the new nation's constitution required the government to support those deeply impacted by the secession conflict. But some of those disabled war veterans and the widows and orphans of ...

[Leadership] The chairman of Senate Committee on Power, Dr Gabriel Suswam has said the calls for creation of state police would plunge Nigeria into a more dangerous security situation.

[New Zimbabwe] Top Harare, Beatrice Mtetwa, written to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Committee (ZACC) calling for the investigation of tycoon Kuda Tagwirei's alleged shady dealings following the exposition last week of his vast offshore business empir...

[Nyasa Times] There was so much chatter and conversation on social media last week about our deviating national standards and as you know every year running to the Independence day, we are accustomed to adorning our visible landmarks with lavish deco...

[Premium Times] Naira plunged to 505 to the dollar.

[Vanguard] Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State on Friday disclosed that the state government had secured a N1.7 billion bank loan to boost livestock production and dairy in the state.

[Cosafa] Zimbabwe fought back from two goals down to draw with Malawi on Friday in a thrilling Group B clash at the 2021 COSAFA Cup that is being played in Nelson Mandela Bay.

[United States Senate] Washington, DC -- U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today issued the following statement commemorating the 10th anniversary of South Sudan's independence, which will be introduced into the S...

[MSF] People in southern Madagascar are experiencing an exceptionally acute food and nutrition crisis that is leaving thousands of children severely ill and pushing entire families into extreme poverty. Since March 2021, MSF emergency teams have been...

[The Point] A heavy windstorm that hit the country on Wednesday has reportedly claimed the lives of 10 people in the country, with a total of 1531 people internally displaced. The country's national disaster management agency has confirmed that 3140 ...

[Daily News] THE East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project from Hoima in Uganda to Chongoleani -Tanga in Tanzania has signed the first tripartite land compensation agreement with people who are affected by the project in the priority areas.

[SAnews.gov.za] As South Africa continues to administer COVID-19 vaccines and receive doses from manufacturers, the Department of Health has confirmed that it currently has enough stock for 18 days.

[Premium Times] T.B. Joshua was as controversial as he was influential, eliciting extreme love in others the same way the mention of his name in some quarters provokes resentment.

[Vanguard] ECOWAS court has awarded N30m against the Buhari administration for ill-treating and torturing journalist Agba Jalingo in Cross River state.

[The Herald] Fungi Kwaramba -- The death of Lieutenant General Edzai Absalom Chanyuka Chimonyo who succumbed to cancer yesterday morning was a devastating blow to the country as he inspired the nation with his dedication to duty, President Mnangagwa ...