[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- It is a constitutional right for every Ugandan to have access to information but this provision of the Constitution has been breached by the prolonged ban on internet use and poor network coverage, MPs have ...

[ISS] The transition process should focus on building strong, accountable institutions rather than just a government of national unity.

[East African] Rwanda has pushed back against criticism of the court verdict in the conclusion of the seven-monthlong trial of Paul Rusesabagina at Nyarugenge Court of Justice in Kigali. Rusesabagina was found guilty and handed a 25-year jail term.

[Nation] President Paul Kagame has praised the Rwandan troops deployed to fight insurgents in Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique for their good work fighting insurgents.

[East African] Somaliland, the self-declared independent region of Somalia, has rejected plans to have Senate representatives elected to represent it the federal parliament, even as officials said the vote will go on.

[East African] Ethiopia's finance minister Eyob Tekalign has called for an end to the ongoing conflict in the northern part.

[RFI] Mali's transitional government has approved the setting up of a War College designed to strengthen national security and train its future army officers. It comes just days after France expressed concern over plans by Malian authorities to hire ...

[East African] Eighty-nine Kenyans, majority of them domestic workers, have died in the past two years in Saudi Arabia where authorities reported the cause of death as "cardiac arrest".

[The Conversation Africa] The Sahel region, an area covering 3 million sq km, has been a hotbed of Islamic Jihadi groups in recent years.

[DW] African leaders have urged for global solidarity in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic at this year's UN General Assembly.

[GroundUp] Call for an end to the use of fossil fuel for electricity production by 2035

[VOA] South Sudan's Vice President Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior is calling on the United Nations to lift its three-year-old arms embargo on South Sudan.

[Nation] The government has banned Mashujaa Day celebrations in all counties due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

[Foroyaa] The Minister of Information and Communication Infrastructure has told Foroyaa that lightning is the cause of the paralysis of the billing system of Gamcel. In a telephone interview yesterday, the Minister said that lightning struck the Gamc...

[allAfrica] Over 10 million children are out of school in Nigeria and the global pandemic has only made it harder for young people to stay in school. There have been dire consequences for girls, who are at-risk of being married off.

[East African] President Samia Suluhu Hassan this week took advantage of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to woo investors from the US and the European Union to Tanzania, promising a raft of policy changes that will make...

[East African] Rwanda hit the September global target of fully vaccinating 10 percent of its 12.9 million population against Covid-19 and is among countries recommended by the European Union to have unrestricted access for non-essential travel its te...

[East African] Kenyan State officials are working to avert a potential political showdown between rival supporters of President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy, William Ruto, at a public meeting to celebrate the country's Mashujaa Day (Heroes Day) on O...

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) has kicked off a Sh7.5 billion to accelerate the country's response to HIV.

[Nation] This year's Berlin Marathon which goes down on Sunday will see new entrants compete and not the big names that usually race in the German capital.

[Nation] South Sudanese women's football team captain Amy Lasu has three beaded bracelets on her left hand; a black one bearing the name Lauya which belongs to her paternal grandfather Lauya Sururu Joja, and two others which have national flags of he...

[This Day] At the just concluded Nigerian Queen Pageant 2021, Red Carpet and Reality TV Show Host, Abimbola Abayomi emerged the 13th Queen of the pageantry. Abayomi is a fashion model and a lover of the screen whose career as a host and has risen to ...

[This Day] As a result of coronavirus related issues and shoulder injury, Victor Osimhen did not have the dream start he had hoped for when he moved to Napoli for a Serie A record transfer fee. However, the Nigerian seems to have finally settled and ...

[Daily Trust] CSOs demand probe, prosecution of govt officials

[UN News] South Sudan is "ready to turn a new page" towards greater peace, development and prosperity, Vice-President Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior said in her speech in the UN General Assembly on Friday.

[Premium Times] The currency didn't do well at the black market either.

[Dalsan Radio] Efforts to end the dispute between President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble hs hits a snag, Galmudug's State Minister Omar Shido confirmed.

[New Era] Recently-appointed Minister of Tourism, Lindiwe Sisulu, has brought a bit of respite to the issue around South Africa being red-listed on the UK's traffic light system for travellers. In her keynote speech at Africa's Travel and Tourism Sum...

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Sudanese police needs more women officers, to help and protect victims of gender-based violence, says activist Kamelia Kuku.

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The statements of the president and deputy of the Sovereignty Council accusing political groups in the country of being more preoccupied with positions than politics, met with fierce criticism from various parties.