[allAfrica] As of August 13, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 7,164,732 while over 53,009,999 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[East African] The Ethiopian government on Thursday downplayed a new military alliance announced by the country's two major rebel groups.

[ISS] The surge of hope inspired by the remarkable breakthrough in Libya's year-old peace process is starting to fade as negotiations to enable viable elections on 24 December bog down.

[Namibian] RWANDAN president Paul Kagame says Africa will have a common position at the upcoming United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) to be held in the United States next month.

[Addis Standard] The U.S. State Department said in a statement that U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, will travel to Djibouti, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates from August 15 to August 24.

[Premium Times] If the doctors fail to heed to the appeal, the government will enforce the International Labour Organization's a policy of 'No work, No pay.'

[Nation] At least a dozen people were killed and 48 others wounded in clashes between cattle breeders and fishermen on Tuesday in the Far North region of Cameroon, authorities announced Thursday.

[Daily Maverick] Observers are concerned that President Edgar Lungu will use violent incidents to justify a clampdown and an invalidation of election results in opposition strongholds.

[Namibian] POLICE chief Sebastian Ndeitunga's threats that they might take over the municipality of Windhoek should not be taken lightly.

[Namibian] THE community of farm !Kharoxas recently became the beneficiary of a solar power plant that was set up by the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) in partnership with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ministry of Health (MoH) previously said that studies and research were underway to investigate the emergence of the COVID Delta variant in Ethiopia. While briefing journalists on July 13, 2021 regarding the spread of ...

[Monitor] Covid -- 19 vaccination centres are overwhelmed by the number of people turning up since the third phase of the exercise kicked off on Tuesday.

[Daily Maverick] There has been a marked drop in the number of vaccines given daily, says deputy-director in the Health Department, Dr Nicholas Crisp.

[Nation] Kenyans will pay a Chinese firm that built the Standard Gauge Railway Sh60 million to lay murram on each kilometre of a road linking Lamu and Garissa through Ijara, a unit cost higher than that for rural roads and even tarmacked ones.

[Nation] Eleven months, 21 days! That's the exact time remaining from today to the 2022 General Election, at least according to the Constitution.

[Monitor] Ministry of Finance and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are in discussions to come up with a Shs200b stimulus package that will be key in recovery of more than 300,000 small businesses.

[Monitor] At least 60,982 jobs were wiped out in just one month due to a strained business environment that had been trying to shake off Covid-19 disruptions before government announced a second lockdown in June.

[Monitor] Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has asked the private sector to support government in youth skilling to improve the quality of labour.

[Monitor] The Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) has said it signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) to guarantee market for cassava, sorghum and barley which are widely grown by farmers in the country.

[East African] The East Africa Tourism Platform (EATP) has introduced a regional web portal as part of efforts to promote the region as a single tourist destination amid the ravaging effects of covid-19 pandemic.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Friday warned that, despite apparent stabilization in parts of the country, the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is still "far from its end".

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's publicly owned electricity company, EDM, on Friday connected to the national grid the administrative posts of Panjane and Messano, in the districts of Magude and Bilene, in southern provinces of Maputo and Gaza.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Friday inaugurated the factory of "Beleza Moçambique", a large-scale manufacturer of synthetic hair products, located in Beluluane Industrial Park on the outskirts of Maputo.

[AIM] Maputo -- The joint Mozambican and Rwandan forces in the northern province of Cabo Delgado will do all in their power to capture terrorist leader Bonomar Machude Omar, promised the commander of the Mozambican army, Maj-Gen Cristovao Chume, cite...

[AIM] Maputo -- According to the Mozambican health authorities, on Thursday more recoveries from Covid-19 were reported than new cases of the disease.

[The Herald] KIERAN Vincent is the only African golfer left at the US Amateur Championships.

[The Herald] HE is called the Midnight Express but Helman Mkhalele could also be dubbed "The Last Man Standing."

[The Herald] The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) yesterday launched its exhibition park at the Museum of African Liberation (MAL) premises in Harare.

[The Herald] A COVID-19 PCR test valid for 48 hours will be a prerequisite for exhibitors during the Zimbabwe International Trade Fare (ZITF) due in the next two weeks, and delegates are being urged to fully vaccinate ahead of the event to enhance he...

[New Zimbabwe] THE state has added more charges to three suspected armed robbers who were part of a gang of six which was ambushed by police detectives while attempting to rob a local businessman in Bulawayo.