[allAfrica] As of November 15, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,565,527 while over 131,486,222 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Climate change, combined with economic hardship is contributing to acute global food insecurity, hunger, and poverty, but solutions such as climate-resilient crops and agricultural practices raise hope.

[Monitor] President Museveni Tuesday said the terrorists have exposed themselves at a time when Uganda's security infrastructure has improved, compared to what it was in 2018 when he made the speech to Parliament.

[Nile Post] Parliament was the main target of the bomb explosion that went off along Parliamentary Avenue in Kampala yesterday, security sources have told The Nile Post.

[UN News] Over the past week, mass arrests of people reportedly of Tigrayan origin have continued in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa and elsewhere, the UN rights office said on Tuesday.

[Daily Monitor] Police have said that the twin explosions that hit Kampala at a police checkpoint and Parliamentary Avenue on Tuesday were carried out by three suicide bombers who died instantly.

[Nation] Ann Kananu finally took office as the third governor of Nairobi after a 10-month wait, with a pledge to set City Hall on the path to full recovery, less than nine months to the General Election.

[New Times] Unexpected dry spell in seasons where rains are usually plenty is hurting the fortunes of farmers in the Eastern Province.

[Nile Post] I am still traumatised and terrified by the experience we went through today (Tuesday, November 16) and what I saw.

[AI London] .  Endemic rape under-reported due to stigma, victim-blaming

[WHO] New HPV vaccine prequalification aims to rectify gross inequities in access to lifesaving tools New R&D recommendations for artificial intelligence-based screening technologies New investments and commitments by the French government's L'Initi...

[Monitor] A former pupil who lost his father at an early age has partnered with others to construct two houses worth Shs350m for an elderly man and lady as a token of appreciation for "showing him love" 27 years ago.

[The Conversation Africa] The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted schools and universities across the world. UNESCO figures state that the worldwide average time lost due to COVID-19 related school closures has been two thirds of an academic year.

[This Day] The Senate Tuesday resolved to intervene in the diplomatic row between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following disagreements between both countries.

[VOA] U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Kenya Wednesday to discuss "the partnership" between the two countries and to address regional issues such as ending the violence in Ethiopia, combating terrorism in Somalia and reviving Sudan's tra...

[VOA] Nairobi -- With the Earth becoming warmer and weather events more extreme, the African Union has set up a disaster operation center in Nairobi to help monitor major hazards and provide regional early warnings for drought, floods, extreme rainfa...

[VOA] The families of nine Somali workers shot dead while working on a bush clearance project funded by the United Nations are calling for a full and a transparent investigation into the incident.

[UN News] Preventing conflicts requires closing development gaps, shrinking inequality and bringing hope to people around the globe, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Tuesday.

[Premium Times] The #EndSARS panel's report indicted the Nigerian army and the police for killing peaceful protesters at Lekki Tollgate on October 20, 2020.

[The Conversation Africa] The World Health Organisation and the COVID Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) initiative announced in mid-2021 that they were working with a consortium to establish the first COVID messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine technology transf...

[VOA] Abuja -- In an upper-class estate on the northern fringes of Nigeria's capital, Abuja, a black gate with iron bars leads into a cream-colored duplex that offers a good view of the city.

[The Conversation Africa] The scenes and stories emerging from Nigeria are simply frightening. Nigeria, not a regional powerhouse but traditionally a veritable continental player, has been missing in action in most vital spheres of leadership because...

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] With the country getting serious about banning the trading of bitcoin and other volatile cryptocurrencies, young Nigerians who rely on digital currencies are going underground.

[East African] Regional leaders have condemned the terror attacks in Uganda's capital Kampala even as they vowed support to tame the vice.

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / Kassala -- The "excessive and unjustified violence" used by Sudan's security forces to suppress Saturday's Marches of the Millions in Khartoum has been widely condemned. The number of victims has risen to at least eight, as...

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Two police officers are confirmed dead and four others were killed when two separate explosions hit the city of Kampala, the  National Emergency Coordination and Operations Centre  confirms. The first explosion went off ...

[Namibian] ABSALOM SHIGWEDHA in GLASGOW

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Ibrahim Rotich has been charged formally with the murder of athlete Agnes Tirop.

[Nile Post] A day of chaos. A day of fear and tension.

[Nile Post] The Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) spokesperson Charles Twiine has called for a "collective effort" in combating the terrorism threat in the country.