[DW] The explosion, in the capital, Freetown, happened as large crowds gathered to collect leaking fuel. The tanker was earlier damaged in an accident with a bus.

[The Conversation Africa] Malaria is a risk to three quarters of the population in the Southern African Development Community, a 16-member organisation that draws in countries across southern and eastern Africa.

[East African] The African Union has come under scrutiny for its failure to prevent conflicts on the continent before they happen, only to issue statements and sanctions after the fact.

[East African] Kenya's ruling Jubilee Party has launched a new offensive against rebel elements within its ranks, including Deputy President William Ruto.

[East African] The first anniversary of the war in Ethiopia's restive Tigray region has come with a sense of foreboding to the residents of Addis Ababa, as the impact of a state of emergency announced on November 2 starts manifesting and the possibil...

[DW] A year ago, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed launched a military campaign against Tigray fighters, promising a quick victory. But Tigrayans managed to turn the tide. DW explains who they are and why they're fighting.

[Nation] Glasgow -- Wealthy countries are not doing enough to stop climate change and the world is unlikely to meet its targets in the fight against global warming, African activists have said.

[Daily News] INTERNET Society Tanzania Chapter (ISOC-Tanzania) has initiated a forum through which youth could earn skills and awareness over internet governance matters.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Stanbic Bank Uganda together with other well-wishers, have donated medical mama kits worth UGX35.5 million to Kawempe Referral Hospital as part of its year-ender Corporate Social Investment programme.

[Observer] A Swedish Government supported pilot research for social inclusion of motorcyclists in Liberia is being described as yelling results.

[Observer] In September of 2018, heads of various Liberian universities and colleges converged at the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MoPT) to discuss the establishment of a National Research and Education Network (NREN) in Liberia. Subsequ...

[Observer] The Liberia Athletics Federation (LAF) Elections Commission has released the Guidelines for the elections of the federation, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 20, 2021.

[East African] The insecurity in Uganda's north eastern Karamoja region remains fluid with the expiry of the voluntary disarmament programme last month, leaving an estimated 500 guns still in the hands of local warriors who continue to steal cattle a...

[East African] A deal between Uganda and Kenya to promote cross-border communities from conflict zones to peace and development hubs remains hanging due to the resurgent insecurity.

[East African] Mr Simon Mulongo, the deputy Special Representative of the AU Mission in Somalia (Amisom), was on Thursday, given seven days to leave the country for allegedly taking part in "incompatible activities" contrary to the strategy of Amisom...

[ANGOP] Mbanza Kongo -- Minister of State for the Social Sector Carolina Cerqueira has reiterated the need for the eligible population to take the Covid-19 vaccine to halt the spread of the disease in the country.

[Nation] DR Congo's Agency for the Prevention and Fight against Corruption (APLC) and Kenya's Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Thursday signed an agreement in the fight against graft in the two countries.

[Nation] A fuel tanker explosion in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, has claimed the lives of dozens of people.

[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles' long-distance runners and walkers joined other athletes from 131 countries in a global water challenge dubbed SWEAT4SOAP.

[New Frame] Quinton de Kock declining to take the knee at a time when cricket's racial injustices were being laid bare spoke volumes about the enormous amount of work needed to rid the sport of its rot.

[East African] Six months after the declaration of the state of siege in North Kivu and Ituri by President Felix Tshisekedi, the National Assembly has once again extended it by 15 days. This is the 11th extension, and on its announcement on November ...

[East African] Tanzania has come under continental scrutiny for withdrawing from the African Court on Human and People's Rights, which it hosts in Arusha.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Britain heads up push to curb global warming stoked by farming, deforestation and other land use changes that account for about a quarter of planet-heating emissions

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of November 6, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  8,526,266 while over 123,323,713 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[DW] Tensions between the two neighboring North African countries have been growing, and Algeria's rhetoric points towards an armed conflict. Analysts however doubt that an escalation is imminent.

[DW] As the civil war in Ethiopia is coming to a head, PM Abiy Ahmed's opponents are forging an alliance for a "safe transition." A national dialogue that provides a way out of the crisis appears to be a distant prospect.

[UN News] The Members of the United Nations Security Council expressed "deep concern" about the expansion and intensification of military clashes in northern Ethiopia.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) has called on former members of the Ethiopian armed forces to register stand by the national army and contribute with their knowledge and experiences in order to thwart the...

[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.

[Nation] Kenya is pushing for a speedy resolution of the conflict in Ethiopia to avert a possible influx of refugees and sneaking of illegal arms into the country.