[allAfrica] As of November 18, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  8,568,921 while over  131,731,826 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[allAfrica] Four African First Ladies and Tedros of WHO issue urgent appeal for health equity

[RFI] In Sudan, security forces have shot dead at least 15 anti-coup protesters and wounded dozens more on Wednesday, according to local medics. This comes as the United States calls for the reinstatement of ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, who ...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopia Rights Commission (EHRC) in a press release today expressed concerns over its inability to gather information and compile a report on detainees detained under the state of emergency decree. The Commission ...

[HRW] Authorities Arbitrarily Target Media and Critics

[UN News] Although progress has been made in Somalia's electoral process, it has been slow and uneven, the UN Special Representative for the country said in a briefing to the Security Council on Wednesday.

[DW] The Committee to Protect Journalists has awarded Mozambican investigative reporter Matias Guente the 2021 International Press Freedom Award. He is known for exposing high-profile corruption scandals in Mozambique.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Wycliffe Ogallo has been fired as Prisons Director-General following the escape of three dangerous terror convicts from Kamiti Maximum Prison.

[DW] "Islamic State" claimed responsibility for the triple suicide bombing in Kampala and have named the attackers. Police have linked them to a little-known extremist group that operates along the Uganda-DR Congo border.

[State Department] The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / Bahri / Omdurman -- At least five people have died and dozens injured after Sudan security forces again fired on protesting civilians with live ammunition. Thousands of people took to the streets of Khartoum and other citie...

[Daily Trust] US has removed Nigeria from the list of countries "engaging in violation of religious freedom".

[VOA] Washington -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken opened his three-nation tour of the African continent with a warning that several factors have led to a "recession" of democracy around the world.

[Premium Times] "The building construction started about two years ago but not completed. However, further development just started three months ago."

[Premium Times] In a statement signed by the Endsars Frontiers on Wednesday, the group said the government should apologise to "the victims of police brutality and military oppression in Nigeria at large, and specifically the Lekki toll gate massacre...

[The Conversation Africa] In a number of African countries, terrorism has become a major challenge to socioeconomic development. This has spurred research on the extent to which terrorism affects economic growth. But an area that's been less examined...

[The Conversation Africa] French President Emmanuel Macron has committed himself to remaking the country's relationship with Africa. In 2017, six months after his inauguration, he visited the University of Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso, where he gave ...

[New Zimbabwe] The Head of the European Union (EU) delegation in Zimbabwe, Timo Olkonen has called on the government to urgently address violent machete gangs that have spiralled out of control especially in the Midlands province where village commun...

[New Zimbabwe] At least 22 families in Mhondoro-Ngezi were left homeless and food insecure after heavy rains destroyed housing structures, food stocks and valuable property.

[CAF] The Second Round of the African Qualifiers for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022(TM) was concluded on Tuesday, with ten teams topping their groups to reach the Third and Final round, scheduled in March 2022.

[MBC] Following negotiations President Dr Lazarus Chakwera earlier had with Ahmed Elsewedy President and CEO of Egyptian multinational electrical company, Elsewedy Electric, the country has signed a US$1 billion (K816 billion) deal.

[New Era] Former health minister Dr Bernard Haufiku has warned the country is likely to face a "pandemic of the unvaccinated" if rising Covid-19 infections in Europe are anything to go by.

[New Era] Another Fishrot accused made damning allegations during his testimony yesterday in his bail application before Windhoek High Court Judge Herman Oosthuizen.

[East African] Kenya has come under pressure from the World Bank to close and merge the cash-strapped public universities and loss-making parastatals in what would see thousands of public servants lose their jobs.

[East African] A Sudan court on Tuesday declined to release key suspects involved in the 1989 coup that brought to power president Omar al-Bashir, who was ousted in April 2019.

[East African] The military leader in Sudan Abdel Fattah al-Burhan says his new transitional government will welcome ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, should he change his mind to join it.

[New Era] The emergency care unit that was approved by Windhoek municipal council to cater for contagious disease infected patients, including Covid-19, has been delayed due to a lack of funds.

[New Zimbabwe] Mutare -- A Chinese Company, Freestone Mines, and the Mutare City Council have come under fire from residents after started mining for quarry stone on the deforested Dangamvura Mountain without going through an Environmental Impact Ass...

[The Herald] The construction of the Museum of African Liberation is set to be a game changer in making Africans originators of their own history, a top Rwandan government official has said.

[This Day] After five years of dispute, the beloved twins Peter and Paul Okoye of the defunct musical group P-Square have finally sheathed their swords. Rumours about their reunion started spreading earlier in the week when the duo, including their o...