[allAfrica] As of September 16, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,101,211 while over  79,280,855 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville/Conakry -- Guinea today declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak having recorded no new cases over the past 42 days--two incubation periods, or the time between infection and the onset of symptoms. The virus was c...

[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville -- As the COVAX Facility is forced to slash planned COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to Africa by around 150 million this year, the continent faces almost 500 million doses short of the global year-end target of fully vaccinating 40...

[The New Humanitarian] Goma -- 'This [response] is small, highly political, and highly sensitive.'

[New Era] The economic downturn, exacerbated by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, has resulted in 13 683 job losses between January 2020 and June 2021.

[Nation] Hassan Wario's Twitter page says he is Kenya's ambassador to Austria. False.

[DW] Regional leaders from the ECOWAS group of countries have called for elections in Guinea following a military coup. It is the second country in the region now under the rule of a junta.

[Shabelle] Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has suspended the prime minister's power to hire and fire officials, he said in a statement on Thursday, escalating a destabilizing row in the Horn of Africa nation.

[VOA] Somalia's president announced Thursday that he has suspended the hiring and firing powers of the prime minister during the Horn of Africa country's slow-moving election period.

[UN News] The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be the greatest shared global challenge since the UN's founding 75 years ago, according to the annual Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization, published on Thursday.

[UN News] The people of Burundi continue to endure serious human rights violations including possible crimes against humanity, the majority committed by those with links to the ruling party, UN-appointed independent investigators said on Thursday.

[DW] The Russian mercenary group "Wagner" is notorious; among other things, it has been accused of war crimes in Syria. Now it's allegedly set be deployed in Mali. Germany and France are threatening to withdraw their troops.

[ISS] Economists and business analysts working on the country's unemployment crisis must prioritise children's access to affordable, healthy food.

[Premium Times] Nigeria's Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, says investors think the country is at war.

[Premium Times] The meeting of the Southern governors held in Enugu, South-east Nigeria.

[Premium Times] The Nigerian Airforce withdrew its initial statement denying carrying out the strike

[The Conversation Africa] In recent years, ecologists have been able to confirm the existence of species previously thought to be lost from former parts of their range.

[East African] Kenya will use fish DNA barcodes to fight illegal exploitation and smuggling of sea resources.

[Nation] The UN Deputy Secretary-General (SG) Amina Mohammed, has called on Somali clan elders to support a 30 per cent representation of women in Parliament.

[Namibian] NAMIBIA's national men's inline hockey team got off to a great start at the Inline Hockey World Championships in Roccaraso, Italy, going top of their group after winning their opening three matches.

[New Zimbabwe] A CHINHOYI-based driving school female manager has been sentenced to a custodial jail term for stealing US$1 900 from her colleague's house.

[New Zimbabwe] Aspiring Zanu PF Mashonaland Central provincial chairperson and former Education Minister Lazarus Dokora, Monday survived an assassination attempt in Bindura amid suspicions he may have been targeted by internal party rivals as the rac...

[New Zimbabwe] THE High Court has quashed a bail application pending appeal by Chinhoyi police armoury officer-in-charge Inspector Clive Kadambure, Edmore Manuwere, former police officer Wonder Kwaramba, and Patrick Chirara, facing charges of smuggli...

[New Zimbabwe] A SHAMVA man, Tayengwa Musukuma has dragged Chief Bushu, born Gracious Mukanwa to the High Court challenging his appointment as the local traditional healer.

[New Zimbabwe] NATIONAL Social Security Authority (NSSA) has dismissed allegations being levelled against it by key stakeholders that there is foul play in the disposal of its 35 % stake in First Mutual Life (FML).

[The Herald] At a routine Cabinet meeting on 14 September 2019, it was resolved that all civil servants be vaccinated in line with the World Health Organisation Covid-19 protocols, leaving those who do not want to be vaccinated to choose not to repor...

[New Zimbabwe] MASVINGO-based teacher, Sheila Chisirimunhu (53) who was jailed for 16 months after participating in a demonstration against teachers' poor salaries is now a free woman after her conviction and sentence were set aside.

[The Herald] In an emotional farewell to fellow parliamentarians from across the political divide in the National House of Assembly yesterday, opposition legislator who is now Zimbabwe's ambassador-designate to Sweden, Hon Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mush...

[The Herald] NetOne has made senior appointments with four executives joining the State-owned mobile phone company, sources have said.

[The Herald] Efforts remain in place to continuously improve transparency in Government's operations as seen by the creation of several platforms and legal frameworks that enable citizens to seek information on many issues.