[allAfrica] As of November 26, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  8,621,143 while over  142,812,626 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[allAfrica] Five million lives worldwide have already been lost to Covid, and the WHO/ACT-A grimly predict another 5 million more lives will be lost in months to come. Alarmingly also, Covid cases will swell from the 260 million confirmed so far to ...

[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville -- Only 27% of health workers in Africa have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, leaving the bulk of the workforce on the frontlines against the pandemic unprotected, a preliminary analysis by World Health Organization (WHO...

[DW] South Africa's health minister has said a newly identified coronavirus variant is of "serious concern." Scientists said the variant, which has spread fast among young people, could be behind a national spike in cases.

[GroundUp] One of many grim statistics: of R200 million in royalties collected by SAMPRA in 2020, R41 million went on "administrative costs"

[New Times] While music lovers can't wait to see Koffi Olomide  gracing the Kigali Arena stage on December 4 , a section of people, led by gender activists, want the controversial rhumba maestro to be banned from performing in town due to his reput...

[DW] A grand ceremony marked the reopening of the 3,400-year-old walkway in the ancient city of Thebes. Egyptian authorities hope to boost the country's struggling tourism sector.

[VOA] Dizangué -- Cameroon's largest lake, Lake Ossa, has been invaded by Salvinia molesta, an aquatic fern native to Brazil that hinders navigation, makes fishing impossible and blocks water access. To combat the spreading plant, a local aid group ...

[The Conversation Africa] A new novel by celebrated Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka - Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth - is a major event. But some critics have complained that the book is too long and difficult. Esteemed literar...

[The Conversation Africa] The number of people living in poverty around the world is estimated to have increased by half a billion people due to the COVID-19 crisis. The African continent has suffered at least US$100 billion in economic costs in 2020...

[The Conversation Africa] The torching of schools by students has become a regular occurrence in Kenya over the past two decades. The most infamous of these is the dormitory fire at a secondary school near Nairobi in which 67 students were killed 20 ...

[Monitor] Officials from the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) have threatened to pull out of the International Coffee Organisation (ICO), saying Uganda continues to be short-changed.

[Monitor] The government has said Ugandans are crossing to Kenya to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) as a way to escape tough penalties against the practice in Uganda.

[Nairobi News] Gor Mahia arrived in the Republic of Congo on Thursday morning for their Caf Confederation Cup play off match against AS Otoho d'Oyo on Sunday.

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, has said that he will tender his resignation if the Sudanese people see that the political agreement, signed in Khartoum on Sunday with coup leader Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, does no...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Kibrom Worku, the editor and head of the news department of Ahadu Radio and TV who was arrested by Addis Abeba police on October 22, 2021 the media reported that forces loyal to TPLF have taken over Hayik, a small town...

[VOA] Nairobi, Kenya -- African health officials say the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations has slowed on the continent, raising concerns about stopping the pandemic. They are calling on Africans to get inoculated as soon as vaccine arrives through the CO...

[IPS] United Nations -- In Hollywood movies, the legendary Wild West was routinely portrayed with gunslingers, lawmen and villains--resulting in the ultimate showdown between the "good guys and the bad guys".

[DW] A large explosion rocked the Somali capital during rush hour damaging a nearby school and a hospital. It is the latest attack by jihadist al-Shabab group in the troubled country.

[Daily Trust] Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday, bemoaned increasing number of the out-of-school children in Nigeria, describing them as potential Boko Haram recruits.

[Premium Times] A lawmaker says Mexican drug barons have set up meth factories in Nigeria.

[The Conversation Africa] Social media plays a number of roles in people's lives. These platforms influence the way people communicate, connect and transmit information. This is especially true for young people who revel in social media's speed, acce...

[Dalsan Radio] A suicide car bomb killed at least eight people including students in Mogadishu on Thursday morning at KM4 junction in Trabunka.

[The Herald] Dar es Salaam -- A 19-year-old rule that banned pregnant students from attending school in Tanzania is to be scrapped, a minister says.

[GroundUp] Holders of the ZEPs given a year to migrate to other permits

[allAfrica] The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has confirmed the presence of a new variant of Covid-19 in the country. A total of 22 positive cases infected with the new B.1.1.529 strain has been confirmed via genomic sequencin...

[SudaNow] Khartoum -- AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL issued on November 24 the following press release on the attrocities committed recently by the Sudanese security forces against the peaceful protestors:

[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES explores the experiences of the families of fallen Nigerian soldiers and tells a sad story of inadequate compensation and feelings of neglect.

[Daily Maverick] From wastewater surveillance and analysis, all the signs are clear that South Africa is heading for a fourth wave of Covid-19 in December 2021 with Gauteng in the lead, although the scale and extent cannot be predicted.

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The number of people killed since the military junta seized power in a coup d'état on October 25, has risen to 42, according to the latest update by the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors (CCSD). In a statement yesterd...