[Daily Trust] It is almost two years since the novel Covid-19 virus made its global debut and it has continued to defy all odds to curtail its rate of spread across the globe.

[RFI] Somalia has postponed elections that were were due to start on Sunday after months of delays in the deeply unstable Horn of Africa country.

[DW] President Kais Saied removed Hicham Mechichi from his post as Tunisia's prime minister after violent protests. The ruling party is now accusing the president of a "coup."

[Nation] Chief Justice Martha Koome and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) have for the first time publicly backed President Uhuru Kenyatta's decision to omit six judges from a list of 40 individuals nominated to top courts two years ago.

[New Zimbabwe] The feud between Mashonaland Central Provincial Minister Monica Mavhunga and the former First Lady, Grace Mugabe's sister, Rosemary Chidhakwa has escalated after the minister counter-sued the latter at the High Court.

[New Zimbabwe] Villagera, relocated to the Agricultural Rural Development Authority (ARDA) Transau in Odzi, Mutare West to pave way for diamond mining in Marange, have spent the past two months without water after their reticulation system broke down...

[Premium Times] Since inception in 2011, over 400 IDPs have benefited in interventions championed by Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development.

[Premium Times] The official said the reparation of the artefacts would go with building an ultramodern museum in Edo and the training of some curators.

[New Times] Last month Hendrik Hinkel and his colleague received a call from a resident of Kicukiro District who had seen the giant rock python in the neighborhood.

[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has this evening departed the Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) for the United Kingdom where he is expected to participate in this year's Global Education Summit.

[New Times] In order to consolidate the gains made over the past few days in reducing Covid-19 cases, the government has resolved that current measures, including a total lockdown in Kigali and some eight districts in the country, will be extended fo...

[Nation] They defied the tough conditions occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic and aced the 2020 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examination, but for various reasons -- ranging from ill-health to lack of fees -- they are unlikely to join their ...

[SAnews.gov.za] Inter-provincial travel for leisure may resume and the sale of alcohol will be permitted for off-site and onsite consumption from Monday as the country moves to Adjusted Alert Level 3 lockdown.

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroon says hundreds of civilians have fled Sagme, a northern village on the border with Nigeria, after a Boko Haram attack Saturday that left eight government troops dead and 13 wounded, according to a press release. The...

[VOA] Harare -- Zimbabwe on Sunday received one million SINOVAC vaccines it bought from China as the African country battles to meet the demand for the COVID-19 jabs. Zimbabweans want to get vaccinated to beat a third wave facing the country.

[AI London] Reacting to the news that Parliament voted on 23 July to abolish the death penalty in Sierra Leone, Amnesty International's West and Central Africa Director Samira Daoud said:

[Leadership] The graceful contestant, Esther Benyeago, has emerged the winner of the third edition of The Voice Nigeria.

[Premium Times] Nigeria accounts for about 10 per cent of the African population without electricity.

[Premium Times] "We are hopeful that more would be released soon and eventually all the students."

[Nation] Dr Elizabeth Itotia, 29, has swallowed many bitter pills in her path to becoming the first female radiopharmaceutical scientist in Kenya, a feat confirmed by the Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya.

[The Conversation Africa] Monkeypox is back in the news. The publicity this time derives from a case brought into the US by someone from Nigeria in June 2021. In this interview with Adejuwon Soyinka, The Conversation's West Africa regional editor, vi...

[The Conversation Africa] Since the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Centre in New York, western media have consistently questioned whether being Muslim sits well with the ideals of democratic citizenship. Young Muslim males are often demonised as pote...

[The Conversation Africa] Since its emergence in late 2019, SARS-CoV-2 has caused illness (COVID-19) and death in all countries in the world. The restrictions put in place to reduce the spread of this virus have devastated economies and livelihoods t...

[New Zimbabwe] A traditional leader in Mashonaland Central province has in a rare show of bravery stood up and accused Chinese nationals in Zimbabwe of being behind massive looting of the country mineral resources.

[New Zimbabwe] THE Supreme Court has ruled the reference to citizens' right to shelter in the country's Constitution was "essentially hortatory in nature", operating merely as a reminder to the government in formulating policy.

[Premium Times] Even though some of the applicants might possess the required credentials, they had to be dropped from the appointment process due to adverse security reports, the chief judge said.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisian swimmer Ayoub Hafnaoui offered Tunisia its first gold medal at the Olympic Games Tokyo-2020, after winning the final of 400 m freestyle in 3.43.36, Sunday at the aquatic centre of Tokyo.

[Premium Times] The maritime workers were kidnapped on Monday.

[New Zimbabwe] The government has nearly exhausted the US$100 million facility for the Covid-19 vaccines after purchasing 12 million Chinese made doses enough to inoculate six million people.

[Nation] A private fish processing factory in Homa Bay County hired 210 people when it began operations in the region two years ago.