[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Rising temperatures and a decline in rainfall across eight Southern and East African countries are set to slash the production of important food crops in the region by 2050, says a new study. And even when climate change prod...

[VOA] Mekekke, Ethiopia -- At least six people were killed and 21 injured in an Ethiopian army airstrike Thursday on the Tigray regional capital, Mekelle, hospital sources told VOA.

[DW] The UN Security Council expressed "serious concern" over Monday's power grab, urging the military to step aside. Russia and China were both influential in the watering down of the text, according to reports.

[VOA] The leader of Sudan's military junta has fired at least six ambassadors from their posts after they spoke out against this week's overthrow of the joint civilian-military transitional government.

[New Zimbabwe] President Emmerson Mnangagwa has blasted MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa over the recent attacks on the latter during his "Meet The People Tours" claiming that the opposition leader was staging the assassination attempts on his o...

[GroundUp] Sewage spills are damaging local businesses and international tourism

[Vanguard] The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, yesterday stirred the hornet's nest, saying Nigeria is safer now than it was in 2015, as regional groups in the country did not only disagree with him but also contended he was ...

[The Conversation Africa] Omar al-Bashir's regime in Sudan was toppled in 2019, a demise hailed with cries of "just fall!" from protesters massing in the streets of the capital Khartoum. But the transition rested on a power-sharing deal between the p...

[VOA] The World Health Organization's (WHO) Africa region chief says only five African countries - less than 10 percent of the continent's nations - are on track to meet the goal of vaccinating 40 percent of their populations by the end of the year.

[DW] Several days of fighting between government troops and militia have heightened political uncertainty over the long-overdue national polls. In addition, there is still no agreement on the electoral procedure.

[African Arguments] The seizure of power by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Monday was a brazen usurpation of the constitutional order, a selfish effort to protect the privileges of the army, and a betrayal of a succession of promises he himself ha...

[ISS] Leaving the post vacant for nearly a year casts doubt on the AU's commitment to the majority of Africa's people.

[Daily Trust] Convener of Nigeria Peace and Sustainable Initiative (NPSI), Professor Christopher Imumolen, has said the #EndSARS protest was actually fueled by the poor economic situation.

[Nation] Mombasa County's "Happy Hour" traffic decongestion model, its well paved city centre roads and the white and blue colours on its buildings have earned it a place among the best people-friendly cities in Africa.

[Leadership] Nigeria and countries like Ecuador and Chile ought to look towards investing in renewable natural capital and intangible assets, like knowledge, innovation and institutions, as a way of diversifying from oil as their reserves are more li...

[WHO] New ACT-Accelerator strategic plan sets out urgent actions to address crucial gaps in access to COVID-19 tests, treatments, vaccines and personal protective equipment in low- and middle-income countries, using the latest epidemiological, suppl...

[Nation] Somalia 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.

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum executive director Musa Kika has described United Nations Special Rapporteur on Unilateral Coercive Measures and Human Rights, Alena Douhan's report on the Zimbabwean situation as disappointing.

[Premium Times] The development was made possible by the UNICEF, UK Government Cash4Wash Initiative where cash transfer was made to support beneficiaries to access hygiene products.

[Premium Times] This year, the UN Climate Change Conference COP 26 will be held in Glasgow, United Kingdom.

[New Zimbabwe] National Social Security Authority (NSSA) head of investments Kurauone Chihota Wednesday exonerated former minister Prisca Mupfumira in court saying she was never involved in the process that led to the deal between NSSA and Drawcard E...

[New Zimbabwe] ZANU-PF and the MDC-T have set their sight on taking over control of the firebrand workers' group, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) at its elective congress set for this Friday, NewZimbabwe.com has learnt.

[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe-UK Business Chamber (ZimUKBC) is hosting its annual business conference this Saturday with headline speakers that include Blessing Mudavanhu, Group CEO of CBZ Holdings, and Nkosana Moyo, founder of the Mandela Institute fo...

[New Zimbabwe] Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has approved resolutions aimed at curbing broad money supply to stop parallel market exchange rate volatility.

[New Zimbabwe] Thirty-nine war veterans arrested last Tuesday and charged with inciting public violence were Thursday remanded in custody pending a court ruling this Friday on two applications made by their lawyers.

[The Herald] The Southern Africa Association of Accountants (SAAA) has pledged to work with the Government to curb vices such as corruption and money laundering in the financial sector as key steps to meet National Development Strategy (NDS1) and Vis...

[The Herald] Preliminary findings of the visit to the Republic of Zimbabwe by the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights.

[The Conversation Africa] Director Denis Villeneuve's most recent sci-fi epic is the latest attempt to tell the story of Frank Herbert's acclaimed 1965 novel, Dune. The film is set millennia in the future when the galaxy is ruled by a class of family...

[The Conversation Africa] Though a ritual, elections yield new insights about the state of the citizenry and the political elite. Life changes, either for the better or worse. Electoral outcomes are a statement about how citizens feel at that moment ...

[HRW] Police Officers Suspected; Investigation Needed