[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Top army general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has ordered the release of four civilian ministers who were detained when he led a military coup in which Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was placed under house arrest.

[allAfrica] At least 69 people, including a mayor, have been killed in an attack by gunmen in southwestern Niger, the country's government has confirmed.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- With Tigray forces advancing towards Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa and the humanitarian crises escalating, UN Secretary-General António Guterres in a Tweet on Wednesday (November 3, 2021) voiced concern "about the evolution...

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- When the Covid-19 hit, governments all over the world became responsible for curbing the spread of the virus. Leaders across Africa came up with regulations that have affected the livelihoods of small-scale fishers and farmer...

[The Conversation Africa] In 2015 a new member was introduced to the family tree of humans. Fossil hominins from the Rising Star cave system outside Johannesburg, South Africa, were found to belong to a previously unidentified hominin species, which ...

[Nation] The horticulture regulator has slapped a ban on export of Kenya's popular avocado varieties to curb harvesting of immature crop by hungry farmers and dealers.

[Nation] Poor financial management, underfunding, ethnicity-driven hiring and blatant violation of the law are some of the factors that have brought public universities to their knees.

[Nation] From daily reports, the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be waning in Kenya, with new infections, hospital admissions and deaths being at an all-time low.

[The Herald] City of Harare health workers are allegedly extorting money from pregnant women by charging an extra US$25 to US$40 to access maternity services, with reports centring on staff at Mufakose, Highfield, Mabvuku and Dzivarasekwa poly clinic...

[This Day] Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared three days of mourning in Lagos State over the Ikoyi building collapse tragedy which occurred on Monday.

[CAJ News] British Airways (BA) has resumed flights from Cape Town to London Heathrow, United Kingdom.

[Daily Maverick] On a small ledge deep in a cave, an intriguing discovery has bolstered a theory that we were not the only species on the African landscape ritually burying their dead.

[VOA] Yaounde -- Health workers in Cameroon are fighting a cholera outbreak that claimed 13 lives this week in two major cities of the central African state. The outbreak, which has affected several hundred people, comes as Cameroon prepares to host ...

[RFI] A member of parliament in the West African island nation of Cape Verde was sentenced to two years in prison this week for domestic violence against his wife. The assault occurred four years ago, but only went to trial last month.

[DW] Two years after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, his country is engulfed in a war with the potential to destabilize the whole region for decades to come, says DW's Ludger Schadomsky.

[Premium Times] "For those who have complied fully will be put on honors list and sanction (for) those who have not and have no good reason."

[Daily Maverick] Results for 2021 show more than double the number of hung councils than in the 2016 local government elections.

[Nation] Somalia has expelled Ugandan diplomat Simon Mulongo, the Deputy Head of the African Mission in Somalia (Amisom), for allegedly engaging in "incompatible" behaviour.

[Nation] A combination of cultural practices, ignorance and corruption is leaving landowners in Murang'a County dispossessed of their property.

[Premium Times] It is the first time the local unit of Johannesburg-based MTN Group will welcome subscription from the public roughly two and a half years after it debuted on the NGX.

[Premium Times] "All flags are to be flown at half-mast in public and private buildings and official engagements cancelled during the mourning period,"

[VOA] Washington -- The Ethiopian government marked the one-year anniversary of fighting between its forces and rebels in the northern Tigray region by suggesting its military is nearing victory.

[The Conversation Africa] Nigeria, Africa's biggest oil producer, has come under fire from the International Monetary Fund as well as World Bank for the heavy financial burden it carries in providing subsidies for fuel and kerosene. The criticism is ...

[spotlight] The screening, diagnosis, and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) in children remain far from optimal - and in many respects lag behind what can be done for adults.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a statement released titled: "This is not a Country that Crumbles under Foreign Propaganda." We are fighting an existential war!", the Federal Government Communication Service said "the government wants to warn ... ...

[New Zimbabwe] National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) spokesperson, Obert Gutu Wednesday survived potential humiliation from Matebeleland-based anti-Gukurahundi activists and political parties following his conspicuous failure to attend ...

[New Zimbabwe] Chiadzwa villagers, including headmen Robert Chiadzwa, who are facing a charge of public violence against Chinese diamond mining company Anjin Investments employees, have been granted $3000 bail each.

[New Zimbabwe] ZANU PF supporters in Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe (UMP), angered by the ruling party's silence at a time Chinese owned Heijin Mining Company continues to harass and displace them from their ancestral land, have warned President Emmerson Mna...

[New Zimbabwe] ZANU PF representatives Wednesday boycotted a National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) organised peace building meeting in Bulawayo.

[CAJ News] DP World Maputo, the supply chain logistics company, has opened new trade opportunities for South African commodity importers.