[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of August 27, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 7,660,025 while over 61,914,095 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

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[African Arguments] Dismayed at the deteriorating conflict in Ethiopia, scores of African intellectuals call for dialogue and mediation.

[New Zimbabwe] President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned Zanu PF youths who are engaged in fresh farm invasions and disrupting operations to stop the disturbances with immediate effect or they risked the full wrath of the law.

[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles will administer the Pfizer vaccine to adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 at schools next month, a new phase in the island nation's COVID-19 vaccination programme.

[RFI] Mauritius has hailed a decision by the UN postal agency to ban British stamps from being used on the Chagos archipelago in the Indian Ocean. It marks a further step in the decades-long struggle to get back sovereignty of the islands from the UK...

[African Union] Addis Ababa -- The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, is pleased to announce the appointment of H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as his High Repres...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The residents and the zonal administrator of East Wollega Zone in Oromia Region were quoted by BBC Amharic stating that several people had been killed in a series of clashes between militants as well as an onslaught on...

[VOA] The UN Secretary General said Thursday that there is "no military solution" to Ethiopia's 10-month-old conflict, and he urged the parties to stop fighting and open a dialogue.

[UN News] The UN has verified 266,000 cases of grave violations against children in more than 30 conflict situations across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America over the past 16 years, two top UN officials said on Thursday - marking 25 yea...

[Nation] The government of Mali has called on the US to lift a blockade on a new aircraft purchased for the West African country's military.

[IPS] Hamilton, Canada -- Understanding the scale and intensity of the COVID-19 virus and its emerging variants, predicting the pandemic's direction, and developing and refining associated management response options are challenges likely to confront...

[DW] African leaders will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Africa-Summit in Berlin. The conference -- Merkel's final with Africa -- is to take stock of results from an economic drive to boost investment in Africa.

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[New Zimbabwe] THE government has been accused of "ambushing" parents, teachers and learners by ordering schools to reopen from next Monday.

[Premium Times] Mr Buhari said the net profit of N287 billion in 2020 was the first in the 44-year history of the state oil company.

[UN News] Although the African Region was certified free of wild poliovirus one year ago, after four years without a case, outbreaks of a vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) is spreading throughout communities where too few children have received the ...

[ISS] The proliferation of illegal arms in Cameroon increases violence and insecurity in a country already grappling with violent extremist attacks and a separatist conflict.

[Vanguard] TIJANI Latifat became the first athlete to pick Nigeria's medal in Tokyo2020, she put up a scintillating performance after her first lift of 105kg was disallowed.

[The Conversation Africa] Uganda has agreed to a request from the United States to temporarily accommodate 2,000 refugees from Afghanistan while Washington processes their applications to live in the US. The move underscores the reputation Uganda has...

[The Conversation Africa] One of the unpleasant outcomes of the perennial conflict between farmers and herders in Nigeria is the growing population of internally displaced persons and the challenges associated with their victimhood.

[Premium Times] The pupils abducted on May 30 were released on Thursday night in Birnin Gwari LGA of Kaduna State.

[Premium Times] The Kebbi State High Court's order restoring Mr Secondus to office counters that of the Rivers State High Court issued on Monday.

[HRW] Ugandan authorities on August 20, 2021, announced without prior notification that they had halted the activities of 54 civil society groups, including human rights and election monitoring organizations, Human Rights Watch said today.

[Premium Times] "We expect that the ACTU State House team that is being inaugurated today will not betray our trust and confidence, otherwise we shall be compelled to make an example of you in the event of any erring behaviour."

[The Herald] The US$2 million paid to Drax Consult SAGL for the supply of medicines and medical sundries to the National Pharmaceutical Company (Natpharm) remains frozen in the former's bank account in Hungary amid indications International Police Or...

[New Zimbabwe] A pressure group of disgruntled war veterans claims Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube trapped them Wednesday leading to the arrest of several former freedom fighters when they gathered at the minister's offices in central Harare.

[The Herald] Harare City Council has failed to convene a full council meeting for the second time in a week largely because of the chaos surrounding the mayors, although officials blamed it on a lack of quorum due to network connectivity.

[New Zimbabwe] The government has issued a stern warning to delinquent fuel companies that are abusing foreign currency they obtain from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) through the auction system.

[New Zimbabwe] A 51-year-old Harare motorist will spend the next year at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison after he was jailed for ramming into the Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Phillip Valerio Sibanda's vehicle.