[New Zimbabwe] LEADER of opposition political party, New Innovative Mordernisation Front (NIMF), Peter Munyanduri has predicted shortages of electricity in the country will persist as long as the Energy Ministry is occupied by an "unqualified and inc...

[Nation] The long wait is finally over.

[Vanguard] The Nigerian Army says there is confusion and apprehension within the camps of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists following the recent massive surrender of Boko Haram fighters.

[Namibian] Star rapper Sean Combs has joined a social media campaign calling for the release of American citizen Kevan Townsend, who has been in jail in Namibia on murder and other charges for more than 10 years.

[The Conversation Africa] Kenya is one of the top five beneficiaries of the US-Africa trade initiative, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). It also had the second-highest utilisation rate in 2018 with over 70% of its US exports covered by ...

[East African] Zambia's outgoing President Edgar Lungu has conceded defeat after the country's electoral commission announced his rival Hakainde Hichilema winner of the August 12 presidential poll.

[Nyasa Times] Journalists in the country have been advised against sensationalizing reporting on the CoVID-19 vaccines but rather give out correct information to the public so that the uptake of the vaccine increases.

[East African] On Monday, a dark cloud of desert locusts recently floated over the city of Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland. For more than 40 minutes the moving swarm of locusts covered the city in the Galgodon valley. On Tuesday, remnants of the ...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Amhara Regional Communication Bureau released a press briefing on current affairs mainly focusing on TPLF and the ongoing conflict in the Amhara region.

[VOA] Mogadishu -- The Taliban's swift takeover of Afghanistan has raised concerns that it could encourage other Islamist militant groups around the world, such as al-Shabab in Somalia. Experts warn that when and if international forces there try to ...

[VOA] Forces belonging to the Africa Union Mission in Somalia have shot and killed seven civilians following an ambush by al-Shabab militants last week, a Somali governor told VOA Somali.

[VOA] Kampala, Uganda -- Ugandan human rights activists have welcomed President Yoweri Museveni's condemnation of torture allegedly committed by police and the armed forces. However, rights activists say they are skeptical whether Museveni will back ...

[VOA] Kaya, Burkina Faso -- A recent report found that community leaders in Burkina Faso are exploiting internally displaced women, demanding sex or money in return for food aid. One local official said these reported incidents could be the "tip of t...

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- The commander of U.N. peacekeeping forces in the Central African Republic says rebels there continue to challenge authorities and threaten neighboring countries like Cameroon. General Daniel Sidiki Troare made the comments ...

[RFI] Firefighters in northern Morocco are battling to put out two forest blazes, as the north African kingdom swelters in a heatwave. Most of the forest fires that have hit neighbouring Algeria in the past week are now "under control" and no longer ...

[DW] After two failed campaigns, Zambian politician Hakainde Hichilema has finally won the presidency. But he has to deal with a devastated economy. Experts believe that Hichilema's business background could prove pivotal.

[Chatham House] South Africa's mining industry faces decline without international investment, but political uncertainty and civil unrest only impedes hopes to rejuvenate it.

[ISS] Tighter gun control would bolster the government's commitment to fighting gender-based violence.

[Premium Times] Prior to his exit , Kayvee had a consultation with Big Brother and the on-site medical team, where it was decided that he had to leave the house for a more thorough medical investigation.

[Premium Times] Bandits attacked Zamfara College of Agriculture on Sunday and abducted 15 students, a teacher and his wife.

[New Frame] Many who gathered on the 'koppie' in Marikana in 2012 were from emaMpondweni with direct links to those who met on Ngquza Hill during the Mpondo revolt in 1960.

[New Frame] The police killed Mathabang Ntsenyeho's husband, the sole breadwinner, at Lonmin mine in 2012. Now she struggles to support her family while living with the pain of her loss.

[New Frame] The men killed at Marikana were supported by their wives and mothers, who came out on to the street to help during the chaos and also bore the brunt of police brutality.

[Premium Times] The president's signing means he accepts the three per cent allocation that dimmed the passage of the bill in July after over a decade.

[Daily Maverick] The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment Report Six Working Group I report was released last week and has been described as a 'code red' for humanity. The report makes it clear that climate change is widespread...

[Seychelles News Agency] Marvin Fanny became Seychelles' first specialist paediatric surgeon after he completed a fellowship from the College of Medicine of South Africa and a master of medicine in paediatric surgery with the University of Pretoria.

[GroundUp] A group of 50 people marched to the Phoenix Police Station to demand justice for those killed and attacked during the July unrest.

[Independent (Kampala)] Young people in sub-Saharan Africa have keen interest in agriculture especially with the use of technology but are hampered with numerous challenges including limited access to land, skills set, sustainable financing and acces...

[New Zimbabwe] Zambian youth activist and former African Union (AU) youth simulation forum president, Joseph Kalimbwe has urged Zimbabwean youths not to vote and leave polling stations, but stay until results have been announced to avoid rigging in t...

[New Zimbabwe] OPPOSITION parties in Bulawayo have hailed the Zambian people for successfully holding democratic elections which were resoundingly won by opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema.