[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of October 5, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,344,554 while over 93,541,467 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[allAfrica] Welcome to allAfrica's Silencing The Guns series where we focus on peacebuilding on the continent. I am Mantsadi Sepheka from allAfrica and today our focus is Cameroon. The West African country has an escalating humanitarian crisis and is...

[allAfrica] The second Tobacco Harm Reduction International Media Meeting took place on September 28th, 2021. This hybrid meeting was organized online and live by Independent scientific organization, "Arbilis".

[East African] Incumbent Abiy Ahmed was sworn in on Monday for a second term in office as a Prime Minister following his party's landslide win the June elections.

[allAfrica] The 4th Scientific Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction took place on September 29 and 30th, 2021. Organized by SCHORE, the International Association on Smoking Control which "vision is to eliminate smoking and smoking-related diseases all to...

[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management (Zimparks) has warned of escalating human-wildlife conflicts, especially involving elephants, as the dry season takes hold.

[New Zimbabwe] Former first lady Grace Mugabe approached the High Court appealing against they Chinhoyi Magistrates Court ruling which approved the exhumation of her late husband, former president Robert Mugabe's remains.

[Nyasa Times] Findings from a recent analysis has revealed that despite being endowed with substantial minerals, gemstones, and waterbodies, Malawi has failed to take advantage of her abundant natural resources to create wealth for her citizens.

[New Zimbabwe] Deputy chief secretary to the president and cabinet, Martin Rushwaya set up an offshore shell company in the Seychelles which was used to trade in diamonds while serving as defence secretary, leaked financial documents show.

[The Herald] THE impending visit by the United Nations Special Rapporteur to review the impact of the illegal and unilateral sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the Western world signals a new dawn in the relentless fight against the embargo, the countr...

[Premium Times] Mr Bagudu was helped by British firms as he worked to conceal the huge wealth he made as a key member of the Abacha plunder machine.

[The Conversation Africa] Countries with abundant natural resources - gold, diamonds, crude oil- often fail to transform that advantage into favourable development outcomes. This is known as the natural resource curse. Countries like Nigeria, Angola ...

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President Uhuru Kenyatta has welcomed the "Pandora Papers" investigation on offshore accounts in which he is named as a beneficiary of billions of shillings allegedly stashed by his family, saying it will enhance accountabilit...

[CFR] Worsening conflict has not led the Ethiopian government to tamp down its inflammatory rhetoric, riling up supporters and putting it at odds with actors hoping to bring relief to affected civilians.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] The 'Pandora Papers' documents allegedly tie hundreds of politicians and officials to opaque offshore accounts and tax havens. What can be done about a system that - though legal - deprives governments of billions in lost...

[The New Humanitarian] Chenna Teklehaymanot, Ethiopia -- 'I hid in a small room without eating for four days.'

[The Conversation Africa] Every few years, it is devastating to watch the same tragedy: a weather cycle that brings debilitating drought and hunger to East Africa, threatening the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in Ethiopia, Somalia, and ...

[East African] More than 60,000 Rwandan students who failed the national exams will repeat their classes as the government moves to scrap automatic promotion to the next class.

[VOA] United Nations -- Seven U.N. humanitarian officials expelled by Ethiopia are no longer in the country, the world body confirmed Monday.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopian Federal Police said missing prominent journalist Tesfalem Waldyes, founder and editor-in-chief of Ethiopia Insider, an emerging Amharic news outlet, is in police custody.

[East African] Zulu King Misizulu KaZwelithini is facing allegations of siring two children from incestuous relationships in what could spoil the reputation of his royal house.

[Capital FM] The Government has extended the nationwide curfew for the next 30 days to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic amid outcry by Kenyans to lift it.

[Premium Times] The bank said the fund is meant to provide upfront financing for safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine acquisition and deployment.

[ISS] These clashes must be prevented from taking on a regional dimension, as happened with terrorism and organised crime.

[UN News] War crimes and crimes against humanity have likely been committed in Libya by all parties to conflict since 2016 including by external actors, a Human Rights Council-appointed probe said on Monday.

[spotlight] As a proud South African, I am always conscious of our resilience, our ingenuity, and how we come together in adversity. But things are falling apart. Plagued by bereavement and job losses, betrayed by politicians and heads of institution...

[Namibian] Seven Namibian fishermen returned to Namibia two weeks ago after being detained at the port of Al Mukalla in Yemen for almost a year.

[The Herald] Tuku Music Promotions, represented by the late music icon Oliver Mtukudzi's daughter Samantha Mtukudzi, is today expected to appear in court on allegations of failing to pay income tax returns and value added tax to the Zimbabwe Revenue ...

[Premium Times] The development, PREMIUM TIMES learnt, followed a marathon emergency meeting of the association, which stretched from Sunday evening to early Monday morning.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of October 4, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  8,339,974 while over 92,936,756 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.