[allAfrica] As of October 28, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  8,482,418 while over 114,086,034 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[The Conversation Africa] The lack of vaccine production capacity in African countries has been the subject of much concern and hand-wringing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has become a particularly hot topic because of the gravely unequal ...

[VOA] Khartoum, Sudan / Washington -- Sudanese security forces arrested demonstrators in Khartoum Wednesday, including three leading pro-democracy activists, as the World Bank and the African Union took steps to increase pressure on the leaders of Mo...

[East African] Somalia's militia, Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamaa (ASWJ) has agreed to a ceasefire following talks brokered by the local business community, ending days of bloodshed in Galmudug federal state.

[East African] Somalia's international partners say they are concerned the violence in Galmudug State of Somalia could derail the country's electoral calendar and security programmes.

[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Wednesday October 27 made new appointments in senior government positions.

[VOA] Washington -- Despite the military takeover in Sudan on Monday, Nureldin Satti, Sudan's ambassador to the United States, remains in his post and vows to continue working with U.S. officials. In an interview with VOA's Nabeel Biajo, Satti said t...

[Nation] President Uhuru Kenyatta has no intention to appoint the six judges as ordered by the High Court last week, his court papers indicate.

[Nation] Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has decried failure of Kenyan health workers to pass English language tests required for UK jobs.

[Nation] Sudan's military junta on Tuesday promised to continue with the transition to civilian rule "once the crisis is over", a signal that he is seeking rapprochement with the international community.

[Nation] Nigeria may be Africa's most populous and second largest economy, but it has many poor people, some of whom are stuck in a vicious cycle of want while being branded witches.

[DW] Tunisia's independent media regulator shuttered Nessma TV, owned by President Kais Saied's political rival. Quran Kareem, a religious radio station, was also closed.

[Premium Times] The Tax Appeal Tribunal dismissed Multichoice's appeal on Tuesday.

[SAnews.gov.za] State owned power utility, Eskom, has announced that it will implement Stage four load shedding from midday today (Wednesday) until the early hours of Friday morning.

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[DW] The African Union has suspended Sudan's participation in activities until the restoration of a civilian-led authority. Earlier, the EU had condemned the army for toppling Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok's government.

[AI London] One of Madagascar's worst droughts in history is devastating a population where 91% live below the poverty line

[allAfrica] As of October 27, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  8,475,770 while over 113,971,714 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[The Conversation Africa] Everyone has a right to certain products and devices that can help them function in everyday life. This is the stance of the World Health Organisation (WHO), which has published a list of the most important of these devices....

[The Conversation Africa] South Africa has experienced tremendous change over the last quarter century: the first democratically elected government, the HIV/AIDS pandemic, changing health, social and economic policies and now the COVID-19 pandemic.

[Premium Times] The Nigerian delegation is expected to decide decide how and when to move the Okukur.

[World Bank] Washington -- Today, World Bank Group President David Malpass issued the following statement on Sudan:

[Nation] The man accused of conning dozens of people while masquerading as a magistrate is not a registered Kenyan citizen, it has emerged.

[New Times] President Paul Kagame has been awarded for his outstanding contribution to cancer control by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC).

[DW] The crisis in Sudan is sending shock waves beyond the continent. The country is the focus of disparate interests, making it difficult for the international community to unite in a decisive stand to save its democracy.

[Premium Times] "The tobacco industry, in at least five countries, engaged in high levels of unnecessary interactions with governments. These took the form of trade and partnerships, enforcement of laws, social activities and economic development age...

[Premium Times] The Nigerian Press Council urges the House of Representatives to make journalists pay royalties to it.

[Nigeria Health Watch] All diseases are devastating but poliomyelitis (polio), a scourge that impacted many countries, was especially devastating as a result of its impact on the lives of its victims, which in the most severe cases led to life-threat...

[Africa Renewal] The Nigerian government on 30 July 2021 submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) its first Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) - the heart of the Paris Agreement encapsulating the post-202...

[Africa Check] A post circulating on Facebook in Nigeria claims that unknown gunmen operating in the east of the country are from Chad.