[allAfrica] As of July 16 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 6,201,701 while over 39,472,679 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[allAfrica] As the recorded number of infections in Africa edges towards the six million mark, it has become clear that Covid-19 is not only a public health challenge. Apart from the devastating economic impact of lockdowns and related regulations, t...

[RFI] Rebels in Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray have carried out operations against pro-government troops in neighbouring Afar region, a spokesman said Sunday, opening a new front in the widening eight-month conflict.

[Daily Trust] As the country faces an impending third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, investigations by Daily Trust has shown that many states have shut down their isolation and testing centres.

[The Herald] Zanu PF has distanced itself from messages circulating on social media platforms suggesting that it was lobbying for the banning of miniskirts and trousers for women.

[CAJ News] Abuja -- Nigeria has dismissed allegations reported by a local churchman to the United States that militants were only targeting Christian schools during a spate of kidnappings in the West African country.

[Daily Maverick] Renewal in SA and the ANC will remain elusive as long as the ANC fails to come to terms with the fact that much of the recent violence in the country arises from its own doing. This, in fact, is an optimistic view. A strong possibili...

[Nation] Virtually all African countries boldly claim that agricultural transformation is at the top of their economic growth agenda because of the central place the sector occupies in the lives of hundreds of millions of Africans. The stated commitm...

[Nation] The African Union has admitted difficulties in raising a ready force to deal with emerging conflicts, signalling a continual lack of commitment among members.

[Monitor] Legislators on the Parliamentary Covid-19 task force have said there is need to investigate three privately owned laboratories that are carrying out screening and testing services on travelers at Entebbe international Airport due to irregul...

[SAFA] They've been crowned Kings of the 20th edition of the Cosafa Cup at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. Bafana beat Senegal 5-4 on penalties (0-0 after extra time).

[Nation] The Liberian government has mounted a rescue operation for scores of people feared missing following the sinking of a cargo ship off the coast of the capital, Monrovia.

[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Thirteen people were confirmed dead on Sunday after a petrol tanker burst into flames moments after it was involved in a head-on collision.

[Daily Trust] A former Minister of Education Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili has disclosed that nine out of every 10 African children are not able to read and learn numbers at the age of 10.

[Vanguard] Professor Babatunde Salako, Director-General, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), has said that the recent increase in COVID-19 cases could be a signal of a third wave of the pandemic.

[The Conversation Africa] Forty-six years ago, Samora Machel, the leader of Mozambique's liberation movement and the country's first president, stood before a euphoric crowd at Machava Stadium and declared the complete and total independence of Mozam...

[Premium Times] Kogi State government says in a financial report that it spent over two billion naira on agric-related projects to help the sector recover from the COVID-19 pandemic but farmers in the state deny receiving any support.

[The Herald] Chaos is once again reigning supreme at Mupedzanhamo and Mbare markets as illegal vendors have trooped back and are encroaching into roads and their servitudes causing massive congestion especially during peak hours.

[The Herald] The extradition treaty between Zimbabwe and China came into force last Friday, with the publishing and gazetting of the text by Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe.

[The Herald] Senior Reporter

[Daily Maverick] 'We need a radical ethical transformation,' said economist Iraj Abedian during a Daily Maverick webinar discussion on the recent violence and unrest that has rocked the country.

[Citizen] Arusha -- The minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Dr Damas Ndumbaro, has renewed calls to more aggressively promote Mount Kilimanjaro as a major tourist attraction in Tanzania.

[Vanguard] The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, and health officials in Dallas, Texas are investigating a case of monkeypox in a traveller who arrived from Nigeria.

[Daily Maverick] In an open letter, families of the Life Esidimeni victims say they are concerned that the government has not made progress on the 'living monument' meant to be constructed in tribute to the lives lost in the tragedy five years ago.

[Daily Maverick] The SADC region is developing its renewable energy sector despite limited funding for renewables capital. However, if SADC is seeking to lower emissions and increase renewable energy supply by 2040, progress is delayed by various bar...

[New Times] Rwanda continues to battle the Covid-19 pandemic with cases gradually rising each day.

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- As public outcry continues growing over newly introduced mobile phone transaction levies, Tanzanian mobile phone users bow brace for a new levy on their simcards expected to start next month.

[ICRC] Geneva -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has started visiting members of the Ethiopian armed forces in the Tigray region earlier this week.

[Monitor] The deepening rift between Mbarara University of Science & Technology (MUST) and Prof Patrick Ogwang over Covidex has at its centre, work spats, use of $7 million (Shs24.6b) grant, and expectations of windfall from brisk sales of the new dr...

[Daily Maverick] While it is important to acknowledge the politically motivated triggers of the destruction we have witnessed, there should simultaneously be a vigorous and careful consideration of why masses of ordinary people, without hesitation or...