[RFI] Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has announced the suspension of Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, a day after the two men sparred over long-delayed elections in the Horn of Africa nation.

[The Herald] Police have announced that churches and other religious organisations' traditional night vigils and crossover services have been banned.

[The Herald] Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority's (ZimParks) quest for digital conservation received a major boost with a donation of modern technologies from a local company.

[The Herald] The Government will set up a Biobank where DNA samples for all exhumed victims will be kept for future matching with potential relatives for easy identification.

[SPS] Shahid Hafed -- The Association of the Families of Sahrawi Prisoners and Disappeared and the Committee of the Mothers of the 15 Sahrawi abductees, has called in a joint statement, the United Nations to put pressure on the regime of the Moroccan...

[UN News] Despite the almost miraculous development of effective vaccines against COVID-19 in 2020, the virus continued to spread and mutate throughout the last year, with much of the blame placed on a lack of effective global collaboration as a key ...

[DW] President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has adjourned the powers of Prime Minister Roble over accusations of corruption. The surprise announcement came as the two leaders clashed over delays in ongoing elections.

[DW] Amid a security crisis in the West African country, the government declared a mourning period of two days after a suspected militant attack claimed 41 lives.

[RFI] Burkina Faso's government declared two days of mourning starting on Sunday after 41 people died in an attack by suspected jihadists in the north.

[GhanaToday] The government is considering a health policy that would make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory.

[Dalsan Radio] Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has called for a consultative meeting which will be attended by Federal government councils, regional governments and the Banadir region to correct the directions of the elections.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has announced that all public and private vaccination centres will remain open until late during the entire festive period.

[The Herald] On December 17 2021, Danish film maker, Camilla Nielsson's film, "President", premiered in New York and other theatres across the United States.

[UN News] Secretary-General António Guterres was among UN leaders paying tribute on Sunday to the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu, describing him as "an unwavering voice for the voiceless."

[Premium Times] The traditional ruler was kidnapped from his residence, an official says.

[Premium Times] NEXT supermarket, one of the largest in the Nigerian capital, is located in the Kado area of the city.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Amani National Congress (ANC) party leader Musalia Mudavadi says he fully supports proposed amendments in the Political Parties Amendment Bill 2021 that seeks to allow candidates to run on either coalition party tickets or ind...

[Daily Trust] A Nigerian president is, by definition, a politician. In his letter to the National Assembly detailing his reasons for not assenting to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021, however, President Muhammadu Buhari spoke not just as a presi...

[Premium Times] Residents said the attacks started from late on Saturday, Christmas Day, to the early hours of Sunday.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Five COVID-19 deaths were initially logged on December 25, the Health Ministry said on Monday, in addition to 298 infections from 6,014 tests (4.96% positivity rate). The caseload reached 723,093, while the dea...

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- In a bit to bring services closer to the public, National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) will from 2022 start distributing its public documents including driving licenses and logbooks to the public through Postal Corpor...

[The Herald] Bulawayo Bureau

[The Herald] The Central Vehicle Registry (CVR) has partnered Zimpost to facilitate that people collect number plates from the nearest post office as the Government moves to decentralise and clear the backlog.

[The Herald] Zvamaida Murwira and Mukudzei Chingwere

[Graça Machel Trust] I find myself profoundly saddened by the departure of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and simultaneously in celebration of his rich legacy. Amid these mixed emotions, I mourn the loss of a brother, my loyal friend and my spiritual lea...

[Times of Zambia] As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases continue to rise, there is need for the ministry of Health to make available as many testing centre's as possible to give people the opportunity to get tested and immediately get treatmen...

[The Herald] Prospect Resources has signed agreements for the sale of its 87 percent stake in the Arcadia lithium project to China's Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Limited, which will pay a US$387 million to acquire the hard-rock lithium mine, near Harare.

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[Egypt Online] Today on Sunday 26/12/2021, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inspected reclamation of agricultural land and wheat and palm farms projects in the Toshka region in the South of the valley.

[Ethiopian Herald] The famous shrine got its name from its location, Faraqasa, - a locality in Merti woreda of Arsi zone, Oromia region. It is situated 225 kilometers southeast of Addis Ababa. The nearest big town to Faraqasa is Abomsa town, just abo...