[allAfrica] As of September 29, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,256,850 while over 89,189,924 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- After months of delay, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday night confirmed Mary Catherine Phee for the top Africa policy post in the State Department by a vote of 67 to 31. When sworn in as Assistant Secretary of State for Africa...

[UN News] Sexual abuse and exploitation allegedly carried out by World Health Organization (WHO) staff during the UN health agency's response to an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is "a sickening betrayal of the people we...

[African Arguments] A prisoner of conscience for many of the past 15 years, Eskinder Nega smuggled out the following plea from his detention in Addis Ababa.

[HRW] Johannesburg -- An Islamic State (ISIS) linked armed group in northern Mozambique is kidnapping boys and using them to fight government forces in violation of the international prohibition on the use of child soldiers, Human Rights Watch said t...

[The Conversation Africa] A failed attempt to overhaul Kenya's progressive constitution less than a year before elections illustrates continuing struggles between the rule of law and the crude tribal instincts of Kenya's political elite.

[The Conversation Africa] What happens when survivors of atrocities are granted a large sum of reparations but the court which ordered the reparations has disappeared and the person responsible for paying the reparations has died?

[Tunis Afrique Presse] The Democratic Current (Attayar), Ettakatol, Afek Tounes and Al Joumhouri which stand as a coordination for the defence of democracy called at a press conference on the President of the Republic to return to the democratic proc...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Yesterday and days before the formation of the new government, Filsan Abdullahi Ahmed resigned from her post as Minister of Women, Children and Youth Affairs citing personal reasons behind her decision.

[VOA] Geneva -- The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization is calling for action to stem food loss and waste, which it says are a major cause of hunger and malnutrition around the world.

[Nation] Khartoum -- Sudan's transitional government is facing the risk of further discord between civilian and military factions, threatening the country's path to greater democracy.

[UN News] The UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict on Tuesday urged authorities in Guinea to abide by their commitment towards impartial and independent justice, including in relation to a massacre of protesters in the capital, 12...

[UN News] More than 200,000 lives could be saved annually if the goals of a new global strategy to defeat meningitis are achieved, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

[DW] Ethiopia is holding the second round of its belated elections this week. However, the embattled Tigray region remains excluded from the polls which has already handed a majority to the ruling Prosperity Party.

[African Arguments] In Kenya's previous elections, senators spent an average $319,000 in getting elected.

[ISS] Governments must act fast to ensure their people are fed and avoid conflict the continent cannot afford.

[Premium Times] The expert said the live ammunition hit the "majority of the victims in the lower limbs at much reduced kinetic energy but with enough energy to fracture the long bones without exiting the victims' bodies."

[Premium Times] The debt covers petroleum profit tax, company income tax, education tax, value-added tax, withholding tax, royalty, and concession on rentals.

[The Conversation Africa] Amnesty International published a report recently on the situation in Niger that highlighted the devastating consequences of war for children. In Niger's Tillabéri region, hundreds of people have died or fled their homes, a...

[New Zimbabwe] An estimated three million people are projected to be in need of humanitarian assistance in Zimbabwe between January and March 2022.

[This Day] The federal government has stated that once the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is fully implemented, states across Nigeria would be urged to take advantage of their local produce for export purposes to be more economically vi...

[Premium Times] The IGP says the recruitment will expand the capacity of the police in combating crime embolden its community policing strategy.

[CAF] Victor Wanyama has announced his retirement from international football, after 15 years of service for the Kenyan national team, Harambee Stars. Wanyama, who currently plays for Major League Soccer (MLS) side CF Montreal made his announcement v...

[VOA] Ouagadougou -- Burkina Faso's war against Islamist militants has seen security forces criticized for human rights abuses. Now, the battle to win hearts and minds has moved to a new stage, with soldiers using their singing talents to promote the...

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The tensions between the military and civilian members of the Sudanese government continued yesterday despite efforts to mediate between the two parties to defuse the crisis.

[VOA] Nairobi, Kenya -- Female circumcision, known as female genital mutilation, is illegal in Kenya but is still being forced on young girls in some areas. Cases increased after schools closed due to the pandemic, but one survivor is fighting the pr...

[Premium Times] ActionAid says rising public debt, unemployment, inflation, and high cost of living require the immediate embracing of fiscal federalism in absolute terms.

[White House] Washington, DC -- Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Dr. John N. Nkengasong as Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally at the Department of State. T...

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[Premium Times] The NBC says there are currently 625 functional broadcast stations in Nigeria.