[allAfrica] Addis Ababa -- The critical need to invest in Africa's transport and tourism sectors was the focus of a high-level meeting convened this week in Addis Ababa by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).

[allAfrica] Harare -- As of February 12, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  11,016,848  while over 220,617,343 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[VOA] The COVID-19 infection rate for Africa may be as much as seven times higher than reported, while death counts could be two to three times higher, according to the World Health Organization's regional director for Africa.

[VOA] Dar es Salaam -- Tanzanian media have welcomed the government's decision to lift a ban on four newspapers that was imposed by the late President John Magufuli.

[The Conversation Africa] State of the nation addresses offer government an opportunity to speak directly to its citizens. It can offer reassurances that its policies and actions speak to issues of their greatest concern.

[DW] Russia has recently set its sights on the African continent, signing various political and military deals. Moscow's renewed interest has been linked to the latest spate of coups as it seeks to gain a foothold.

[MSF] On Monday 24 January 2022, Tropical Storm Ana made landfall in Malawi, directly affecting around 945,000 people, killing 45 leaving tens of thousands with no access to food or clean water. In response, the President declared a State of National...

[Nile Post] The Ministry of Health Covid-19 Taskforce has said it is reviewing the vaccination plan for children between the ages of 12-17 as well as the elderly persons.

[Premium Times] That order has now been voided by the Supreme Court which ruled Friday in a suit by the 36 states against the federal government.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The World Health Organization (WHO), with the Health Cluster, is airlifting 33.5 metric tonnes of critically needed medicines, medical supplies & equipment into Tigray in shipments of 10 metric tonnes per day, starting...

[This Day] Abuja -- The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), a group of businessmen, who are into the haulage of petroleum products across the country, yesterday said they might be forced off the roads by the current cost of operati...

[This Day] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said Nigeria's debt sustainability is at risk and causes a great deal of concern and unease in the long-term. IMF reiterated the need for the Nigeria government to implement timely fiscal reforms.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- It's raining frogs in South Africa. Well, almost. The biblical scenario unfolded in Overstrand Municipality where the Cape residents woke up to the croaking sounds of thousands of Platannas (African clawed frogs).

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Fallout From Chief Justice Interviews Prompts Calls for Probe Into Dali Mpofu's Behaviour

[New Times] President Paul Kagame alongside first lady Jeannette Kagame on Friday launched the construction of a new eco-friendly housing estate in Nyarugenge District, Kigali.

[VOA] Geneva -- U.N aid agencies are stepping up emergency relief for tens of thousands of people in Madagascar whose lives and livelihoods have been devastated by Cyclone Batsirai.

[UN News] UN human rights experts have warned of increased political violence and polarization between communities across the world's youngest country, South Sudan, following a fact-finding visit there this week.

[RFI] Nine people including a Frenchman were killed this week in attacks in a national park in Benin's remote north bordering troubled Niger and Burkina Faso.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] After a minibus taxi driver threatened to throw her out on the street for asking him to slow down as he raced down the highway, South African nurse Lebogang Matjila scoured the internet for a safer, cheaper way to get to ...

[The Conversation Africa] South African president Cyril Ramaphosa's 2022 state of the nation address underscored the problematic role that government agencies and others had played in state capture and the 2021 civil unrest.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President William Ruto has blasted Murang'a Woman Representative Sabina Chege for claiming that the Jubilee administration rigged the 2017 General Election and that there is a likelihood of a repeat in the August polls.

[Nile Post] The National Unity Platform (NUP) party president Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has denied that the 'Kikankane' group is affiliated with the party after its members met President Museveni on Thursday.

[Premium Times] Mr Adebiyi served as the pioneer bishop of the Diocese of Lagos West Anglican Communion between 1999 and 2013.

[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said suppliers of the methanol-blended petroleum products in the country were liable for the bad fuel and should be held accountable. Buhari directed relevant government agencies to take every lawful st...

[Premium Times] The February 12 election in Abuja is the first major election to be conducted by INEC in 2022.

[Nile Post] President Yoweri Musevei has flown to Oyo in the Cuvette region of Congo Brazaville for a working visit, State House has said.

[Nile Post] Government has started the process of registering boda boda riders in the city and ensuring each has a specific stage where they operate from and failure to adhere to this, they face eviction from Kampala.

[New Frame] Nothing in the state of the nation address signified that the president and his administration know how to win back the trust of the impoverished who feel let down by them.

[Vanguard] An arrested terrorist in Sokoto, 33-year-old Musa Mohammed Kamarawa made a shocking revelation last week when he disclosed how he bought a gun truck worth N28.5 million for one of the terrorist leaders in Sokoto state.

[The Herald] Beira -- Zimbabwe and the rest of SADC countries are set to benefit from infrastructural development being undertaken by Mozambique, with President Mnangagwa and President Felipe Nyusi committing to facilitate the emancipation of their p...