[allAfrica] As of September 1, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 7,820,917 while over 66,777,366 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[allAfrica] It is now a decade since the Sahel crisis unfolded. Yet, the region has picked up the hard lessons and remains of interest globally.

[HRW] A decade-long scandal involving Teodorin Nguema Obiang Mangue, the eldest son of Equatorial Guinea's president, may actually have a happy ending for the people of the country whose resources have been looted.

[New Times] Physical concerts, festivals and exhibitions are set to return in the country, after almost one and half years of restriction due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

[East African] Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has sent long-serving Justice minister, Johnston Busingye, to London where he will serve as Rwanda's ambassador.

[The Conversation Africa] In August 2021, a six-year-old grade one learner in South Africa was raped, allegedly by a general worker in her school's toilet. Public shock and outrage at the ongoing onslaught against children has brought renewed attenti...

[SAnews.gov.za] A study analysing whether an experimental HIV vaccine regimen is safe and able to prevent HIV infection in a high-incidence population of young women in sub-Saharan Africa has been halted.

[UNFPA] Nyakuron, Juba -- On a hot summer's day, sweat trickled down Malish John Clement's face. Despite the discomfort he was determined to complete his task of visiting as many households as he could for the nationwide Population Estimation Survey ...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In an interview with Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) that was aired yesterday, Sean Jones, the USAID mission Director to Ethiopia, accused forces loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) of looting...

[VOA] Harare, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe resumed in-classroom teaching this week, but thousands of teachers are protesting salaries that are below the poverty level and a lack of personal protective equipment against COVID-19.

[Citizen] Dodoma -- The government has suspended fuel prices that came into effect on Wednesday September 1, and formed a team to investigate the cause of rising prices.

[Premium Times] The Zamfara state government has announced a dusk to dawn curfew across the state.

[DW] A corruption scandal has shaken Mozambique to the core and turned it into an international pariah. This week, legal proceedings against 19 defendants have kicked off. But are the real culprits on trial?

[Nation] Sex workers have raised the red flag over increasing murders targeting them. Kenya Sex Workers Alliance and Africa Sex Workers Alliance officials last week revealed that between five and ten sex workers lose their lives every month.

[Nation] Kinshasa -- Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have pointed an accusing finger at a mine in Angola for polluting two tributaries of the Congo River, the second longest in Africa.

[The Conversation Africa] Over the past year or so, ordinary people have learnt a lot about viruses, vaccines and the immune system. We have all had to digest a lot of complex specialist knowledge about how safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines are.

[The Conversation Africa] In the archaeology storerooms of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, lie two boxes filled with seashells.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Kuala Lumpur / Barcelona -- Developing-nation delegates to the key UN climate conference in Scotland have been promised access to a COVID-19 vaccine, but with only two months to go, time is running short

[IPS] In the midst of the tragedy and turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it's gratifying to see work continuing in Africa to find new ways of fighting malaria, a very old disease that has been a formidable foe for thousands of years and still k...

[ISS] Solutions lie in making cleaner and more modern cooking fuels accessible and affordable to households across the country.

[Nigeria Health Watch] After the successful deployment of the first round of vaccines received from the COVAX facility in March 2021, Nigeria has received its second batch of vaccines from countries around the world; receiving 4 million doses of the ...

[Daily Trust] President Muhammadu Buhari has said the impact of his project will be felt after he leaves office in 2023.

[Premium Times] The two ministers will become the first set of ministers to be sacked by the president since he assumed office in 2015.

[Vanguard] The Lagos State Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo says that one out of four girls will be abused in the state before the age of 18.

[Seychelles News Agency] A first $34 million loan disbursement from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be used to finance the government's current year budget deficit, a top official said on Wednesday.

[UN News] More than four billion people live without any welfare protection today to cushion them from crisis, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday, while highlighting how the COVID-19 crisis has pushed up government spend...

[New Era] Namibia has been known for its unspoiled natural beauty and fascinating wildlife, which led to the inclusion of protection of the environment and nature conservation in its constitution. Being a world leader in conservation, Namibia has bee...

[263Chat] The government has lifted quarantine restrictions for travelers coming from countries that are dominated by the Delta variant.

[The Independent Panel] The former Co-Chairs of the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPPR), Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia, and Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, have expressed their deep ...

[Seychelles News Agency] The federation of associations regrouping artisanal fishermen from the Indian Ocean Commission has launched a study to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on their activities, said the chairman.