[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Indigenous peoples are increasingly being acknowledged for their protection and management of land, water bodies and wildlife.  As their culture and livelihood are intimately linked to the natural environment they often beco...

[allAfrica] Geneva -- United Nations officials have received increasing reports of the use of children in armed groups and violations, including abduction and sexual violence by militant Islamist groups in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado region.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The Sudanese government has announced that the country is about to run out of essential medicine, fuel, and wheat after political protests forced the closure of Port Sudan.

[New Zimbabwe] THE monthly salaries for teachers have been eroded by 50% due to inflation and the rise in the cost of living in Zimbabwe.

[263Chat] Kunashe Foundation, an organization that specializes in women's access to information, resources and opportunities around maternal, menstrual and mental health has launched a period tracker to help with easy access to sexual and reproductiv...

[New Zimbabwe] ANOTHER wave of price increases is set to hit the local markets following the latest approval of fuel price increases by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA).

[RFI] Mali's foreign ministry has summoned France's ambassador to Bamako over "unfriendly and derogatory" comments made by President Emmanuel Macron.

[This Day] UK's Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office has announced that the Royal Navy patrol ship, HMS Trent, is setting sail to the waters of the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) for security patrols and a mission to support UK allies in West Africa.

[Premium Times] In the last three decades, at least 233 properties were bought by 166 offshore companies with a combined worth today of £350 million. Behind these companies were 137 influential Nigerians

[New Times] The Ministry of Education has added five teaching hours to the weekly timetables of all primary and secondary schools in a policy shift it said was designed to fix the learning gaps caused by disruptions of coronavirus.

[Nation] As the electoral commission begins a month-long mass voter registration today, an analysis of population data reveals 11 counties have the potential to list the highest number of new voters.

[VOA] Juba, South Sudan -- South Sudan media rights groups condemned comments by a key parliament member who said that news organizations could have their licenses revoked if they report on parliamentary expenditures -- including lawmaker salaries --...

[VOA] With two years left in his term, Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio told Voice of America that expanding political freedoms, improving education, holding past leaders accountable for corruption, and promoting gender equality are his admini...

[VOA] Washington -- Add U.S. military officials to the crescendo of voices warning Mali's interim government against brokering any deal to use mercenaries from Russia's Wagner Group to help with security and counterterrorism.

[VOA] Tonj, South Sudan -- At least 36 people were killed in clashes between four communities in South Sudan over the weekend, according to Warrap state officials.

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- The song "Oh Teachers" by Cameroonian singer Aunty Clo blasted through speakers Tuesday at Yaounde's city council courtyard with about 200 teachers listening.

[VOA] Journalist Tesfalem Waldyes, the founder and editor-in-chief of Ethiopia Insider, an Ethiopian news and analysis website, was released Tuesday after spending three days in police custody.

[UN News] Africa's film and audiovisual industries could create over 20 million jobs and contribute $20 billion to the continent's combined Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the UN cultural agency, UNESCO, said on Tuesday in a new report highlighting thi...

[UN News] Improved water management, monitoring and forecasting are needed in the face of a looming global water crisis, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and partners said in a report published on Tuesday.

[UN News] The first round of food distributions to people in Afar and Amhara regions impacted by the spread of the conflict in northern Ethiopia has been completed, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.

[UN News] Violence and access constraints in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continue to hamper humanitarian operations in a context where one in three people need assistance, the senior UN official in the country told the Secu...

[Monitor] By Geoffrey Okot Ojok

[The Conversation Africa] Vaccine inequity is the greatest barrier to ending COVID-19 as an international health emergency. As we inch closer to the two-year mark of the pandemic, we mourn the 5 million lives that have been lost and fear that million...

[The Conversation Africa] The World Health Organization (WHO) is under fire after allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse surfaced last month. More than 50 women accused aid workers from several organisations of crimes that took place during the...

[Premium Times] "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of our colleague," MSF says in its Twitter handle

[DW] Without access to social media, many users felt lost. Their explanations for the technical glitch ranged from wild conspiracy theories to the not-too-far-fetched concern that governments could be blocking the platforms.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] You may not feel able to fight global warming on your own - but government policy nudges could help wealthy consumers shift to greener lifestyles, says a new report

[ISS] The president's new alliance will make it difficult to meet electoral promises of justice for Jammeh-era violations.

[The Point] Official court documents of the U.S. District Court of Maryland acquired by The Point confirmed that the Yahya Jammeh Family in Equatorial Guinea have been served with U.S. Court documents requiring their response to suits of forfeiture a...

[Nation] More than a decade after the Democratic Republic of Congo signed, and, a year later, renegotiated a mining contract with the Chinese, it still faces the question of what really is in there.