[allAfrica] As of December 28, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  9,505,168 while over  185,502,904 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[RFI] Mali's military-dominated government has launched a four-day national forum on returning the country to civilian rule following the country's 2020 coup.

[New Frame] Rise tells the enthralling story of how Siya Kolisi came to be the first Black captain of the Springboks, but it fails to fully reveal the humble, humorous man behind the symbol.

[WHO-AFRO] Kalemie (Tanganyika Province) -- The Democratic Republic of the Congo today launched a massive cholera vaccination campaign targeting 2 million people aged one year and above in three provinces in the east of the country to halt an ongoing...

[New Frame] The ubiquitous artist's politics and sound evolved over the years, pointing to culture's potential to shape and shift society, memory and identity.

[DW] From accepting a transgender mayor in Bangladesh, restoring gay rights in the US to decriminalizing homosexuality in Botswana, several countries have offered glimmers of hope this year in advancing LGBTQ rights.

[DW] Flags across the country will be flying at half-staff this week as South Africa prepares to say goodbye to the late archbishop and anti-apartheid activist Desmond Tutu.

[DW] Captain Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar admitted he had been drinking alcohol as cargo ship Wakashio ran aground in July 2020, spilling more than 1,000 tons of fuel into the Indian Ocean.

[The Conversation Africa] When many people think of New Year's resolutions, they brainstorm ways to improve themselves for the year ahead. What if we expanded those aspirations to include resolutions that benefit our communities, society and the plan...

[Nile Post] The Ministry of Health has approved the use of a Covid-19 booster shot as the country braces for a new wave of the pandemic. The announcement was made by Health minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng.

[ENA] The Government of Ethiopia deeply regrets the decision of the US government to terminate the continued eligibility for trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), according to Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration.

[Premium Times] Mr Buhari, last week, declined assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, 30 days after it was transmitted to him by the legislature on 19 November.

[Seychelles News Agency] There are a dozen or so species of fish in the waters of Seychelles that are already overfished or eventually will be, the island nation said in its second report to the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI).

[Daily Maverick] The impacts of the findings and recommendations of the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture were the story of 2021. And they will be the story of 2022.

[Vanguard] Bayelsa State government, weekend, gave reasons it rejected the Joint Investigative Visit, JIV, report that the Nembe well head blowout was caused by sabotage insisting that it was due to equipment and maintenance failure.

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

[CAF] The draw ceremony for the 2021-22 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Group Stage will take place on Tuesday 28 December 2021 at CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt from 13:00 Cairo Local Time (11:00 GMT).

[Daily News] THE government's efforts to expand tourism sector by marketing attractions other than wildlife has started reaping benefits, and registered some 120 tourists visiting heritage sites in Kilwa District, Tanzania's southern part on Sunday.

[Daily News] IN the year 2021, one of the milestone achievements that the country recorded was the move by President Samia Suluhu Hassan to bring on board all Tanzanians regardless of their political affiliations.

[CAJ News] SOUTH Africa's top township football tournaments will mark a milestone this week as they timeously return with the topflight league in recess for the festive period.

[Daily Maverick] The farmers in the Eastern Cape's Karoo are given to thousand-yard stares. Moments where they recall the good years, before the current drought. Not easy years in themselves, as is the norm in the Karoo. Or they wonder when the droug...

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Narc Kenya party Leader Martha Karua maintains she has not been approached by any presidential aspirant for a running mate position.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The bank, as mandated by the law, shall no longer be categorized as a credit institution but as a deposit taking financial institution that gives loans for the purposes of consumption and investment to make ...

[Daily Maverick] Our Burning Planet recently exposed how a community of 26,000 people on the western border of the Greater Kruger Conservancy, where the fence has fallen into serious disrepair, faces an eviction order from the government. But why do ...

[New Times] A cooperative that started with each member's Rwf10,000 contribution is now running a multi-million agribusiness growing maize and beans as well as a maize processing unit in the Gakenke sector of Gakenke District.

[UN News] Long-running conflicts continued in Syria and Yemen this year, whilst fresh unrest caused serious instability in Myanmar, Afghanistan, Ethiopia and Sudan. United Nations "Blue Helmet" peacekeepers suffered losses and injuries, particularly ...

[Egypt Online] The Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, led by Dr. Mohamed Shaker, sets an annual plan that it seeks to achieve in addition to its long-term plans to upgrade the field of electric energy in Egypt.

[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued on Tuesday28/12/2021 a presidential decree to renew the seconding of six judges to work at the committee tasked with sequestrating funds of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group.

[Egypt Online] The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, represented by the General Administration of Scientific Publishing, issued Issue 88 of the Annals of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, which includes a set of articles and various scientific r...

[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said on Monday night 27/12/2021that 851 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases reported in the country since the beginning of the outbreak to 382,194.