[allAfrica] Geneva -- As the conflict between Ethiopia's federal government and the northern Tigray region escalates, the United Nations human rights chief has blamed all parties involved in the fighting for violating international human rights law.

[allAfrica] The latest Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction report was launched on October 27th, 2021. Titled: " Fighting the last war: the WHO and International Tobacco Control , its release comes ahead of the forthcoming Conference of the Parties...

[allAfrica] A "historic" plan to create an U.S.$8.5 billion partnership to fund a climate finance deal for South Africa has been welcomed by climate and environmental justice groups along with President Cyril Ramaphosa.

[Capital FM] Gatanga -- Deputy President William Ruto has laughed off plans by Jubilee Party to expel more of its leaders.

[Premium Times] "I lost some of my colleagues and pupils to attacks. While some of us moved to Maiduguri, others ran to Bosso in Niger Republic," a teacher, Mr Bukar, narrates.

[This Day] A World Bank economist, Mr. Samik Adhikari has stated that the country's high unemployment rate was frustrating and forcing educated Nigerians youths to migrate to others countries of the world.

[East African] Violence, state impunity and threats to journalists appear to go hand in hand, according to new findings by a press freedom lobby.

[VOA] Madrid -- Spain faces a fresh energy crisis after Algeria shut off supplies of natural gas through one of the two pipelines linking Spain with the North African state.

[Nation] The government has heightened security and vigilance along its borders and at critical installations in response to the fluid situation in some neighbouring countries.

[ISS] Heavily armed security forces aren't the answer to a century-old land dispute sparked by the effects of climate change.

[Nation] Nairobi County on Monday signed a new law to boost the fight against sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the county.

[Nation] Deputy President William Ruto has said he's ready to leave the Jubilee Party, but lawyers are divided on the consequence of his quitting or ejection from the ruling party to his position as DP.

[Daily Maverick] The central 2021 local government elections results' trend towards coalitions means politicians are forced to seek coalitions in at least 40 councils, including four metros. A two-week clock starts ticking once the Electoral Commissi...

[VOA] Abuja -- In Lagos, Nigeria, the death toll from the collapse of a building Monday has risen to 22 as rescuers continue digging through the rubble in a search for survivors. Experts say the collapse was likely the result of poor construction and...

[UNEP] Prepared with RMI, the comprehensive guide prescribes proven strategies to achieve sustainable urban cooling, with scores of case studies

[GroundUp] People are queueing from as early as 3am in front of the Department of Home Affairs office in Mthatha, hoping for help with documents.

[Life After Coal] Climate and environmental justice groups cautiously welcome the $8.5 billion partnership announced at COP26 today, but demand transparency about the scope and conditions, and accountability by lenders, beneficiaries and the South Af...

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The fate of over four hundred students of the William V.S. Tubman Elementary and Junior High School in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County hangs in the balance over the Liberian Government's failure to pay US$22,500 allegedly o...

[Nation] A new report has placed Kenya at the heart of illicit financial flows involving South Sudan warlords.

[allAfrica] As of November 3, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,505,930 while over  119,875,691 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[Daily News] TANZANIA has recorded remarkable strides in creating strong public service system, since independence and that has greatly contributed to the development of the national welfare, it was disclosed.

[VOA] Harare -- Environmentalists in Zimbabwe are reacting angrily to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's address at the COP26 conference, where he pledged his government's fight against deforestation and climate change. Environmentalists say the governme...

[Premium Times] The Nigerian Army says the envelope budgeting system leads to the reduction of its annual appropriation by the Ministry of Finance thereby impeding its operational efficiency.

[This Day] The federal government yesterday disclosed that the German government has expressed its readiness to return 1,350 looted Benin bronzes back to Nigeria.

[The Conversation Africa] A raft of confessions have been published in the past three decades chronicling the stories of white men in uniform who plied their trade as apartheid heavies and enforcers. The brutality they dispensed - killings, assassina...

[The Conversation Africa] The national lockdown imposed by the South African government to contain the spread of COVID-19 in March 2020 disrupted economic activity, education and other social activities. This led to job losses and many psycho-social ...

[The Conversation Africa] Lightning is one of the most powerful sources of energy in the natural environment. As anyone who has spent time in Johannesburg during the South African summer will attest, there is nothing as spectacular as a Highveld thun...

[USAID] Administrator Samantha Power announced new USAID programs in support of the Plan to Conserve Global Forests: Critical Carbon Sinks, which President Biden announced at COP26 on November 2. The plan--the first of its kind for the U.S. Governmen...

[Premium Times] Many police officers invited to appear before the #EndSARS panel fail to show up.

[VOA] New York -- The U.S. State Department announced Wednesday that U.S. special envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will travel to Ethiopia Thursday for a two-day visit out of growing concern over violence in the country's northern Tigray ...