[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- "Last week marked one year since the first COVID-19 vaccines were administered. A year ago, we all hoped that by now vaccines would be helping us all emerge from the long, dark tunnel of the pandemic. Instead, as we enter ...

[DW] Thousands of anti-coup protesters have gathered in Khartoum, three years after demonstrations led to the ousting of autocrat Omar al-Bashir. Security forces have blocked major routes and bridges into the city.

[Nyasa Times] A consortium of human rights organizations have expressed dismay with the silence from the authorities in light of increasing cases of physical attacks, killings, abductions, mutilations and infanticide of persons with albinism (PWAs) i...

[Nyasa Times] Malaria is killing more people in Malawi than Covid-19, the National Malaria Control Programme Manager Dr. Michael Kayange has disclosed.

[The Herald] Herald Correspondent

[Vanguard] December 19, 2021

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- On Nov. 30, the Ugandan army alongside the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Forces (FARDC) launched joint air and artillery strikes against camps of the Congo-based Uganda rebels of the Allied Democratic F...

[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- The commander of Malawi's army has criticized what he says is interference from government officials into the affairs of the military. General Vincent Nundwe says this could incite anarchy and should stop.

[RFI] A traditional initiation rite in South Africa's Eastern Cape province has left 23 Xhosa teenagers dead. Provincial premier Oscar Mabuyane has called for those responsible to be charged with murder.

[RFI] The United Nations cultural agency Unesco has added the Congolese rumba dance to its intangible cultural heritage list, much to the delight of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo-Brazzaville. Senegal's national fish and rice di...

[HRW] Beirut -- Prosecutions Fast-Tracked Despite End to State of Emergency

[allAfrica] As of December 19, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  9,165,000   while over  173,532,190 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[Nile Post] Modeste Bahati Lukwebo, the President of the Senate of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has arrived in Uganda for a three-day working visit.

[Nile Post] The just concluded Kayunga LCV by-election, where NRM's Andrew Muwonge triumphed over NUP's Harriet Nakwedde, has left Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine and his party, NUP, in a tailspin.

[Nile Post] President Museveni advises his advisors on the need for patriotism

[Nile Post] Members of Parliament led by the Speaker Jacob Oulanyah have pledged to support the Church of Uganda (CoU) as it marks 60 years of existence.

[Daily News] THE government has said it is not contemplating introducing the Covid-19 Booster Vaccination Programme because the country is yet to detect any case of Omicron variant which is spreading at an unprecedented rate across the world.

[Leadership] The president, Council of Maritime Transport Union Associations (COMTUA), Mr Yinka Aroyewun has called for the review of the operations of the electronic call-up systen for trucks at the Lagos seaports.

[Leadership] The federal government has threatened to take tough action against the Republic of Togo over the ill-treatment of Nigerian travellers transiting through the Gnassimgbe Eyadema International airport in Lome, Togo, following the travellers...

[Africa Check] In 2021, Africa Check has been busy working with less connected communities. Here's what we learnt.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa conducted 50 377 COVID-19 tests on Sunday, with 15 465 new cases detected.

[GroundUp] A selection of photos we took this year

[Ghanaian Times] Kumasi -- Five persons have been killed at Nyinawusu in the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality of the Ashanti Region when they were accused of being armed robbers.

[State Department] On December 18, International Migrants Day, we recognize the rights, contributions, and struggles of migrants, and reiterate the United States' commitment to support safe, orderly, and humane migration around the world.  Through r...

[State Department] I congratulate Howard University Professor Justin Hansford on his election to serve on the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (PFPAD) for the 2022-2024 term.

[State Department] In a December 15 meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the States Parties to UNCAC endorsed by consensus the United States' offer to host the next Conference in 2023.  Hosting the COSP represents a unique opportunity for the United S...

[State Department] The below is attributable to Spokesperson Rebecca Chalif:?

[State Department] The United States is designating Ali Darassa, the leader of the Central African Republic (CAR)-based militia group Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC), pursuant to Executive Order 13667, in connection with serious...

[State Department] The United States is gravely concerned by unconfirmed new reports alleging mass detentions, killings, and forced expulsions of ethnic Tigrayans in western Tigray by Amhara security forces.  The UN reports that 1.2 million people h...

[State Department] Three years ago, Sudan's citizens united to demand an end to repression and the start of a democratic future.  Sudanese from all walks of life -- especially Sudan's women and youth -- showed great courage in taking to the streets....