[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

[allAfrica] Harare -- In a battle to ensure that they are paid what they are owed for providing services, the City of Tshwane - which includes Pretoria where President Cyril Ramaphosa's offices are - has embarked on an aggressive revenue collecting c...

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Members of Parliament in Ethiopia voted to end the country's state of emergency, which was declared in November and set to last for six months.

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) ordinary level results could be thrown into jeopardy after examiners marking last year's examinations threatened to strike over outstanding allowances.

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwean football has reacted with shock following the tragic death of South Africa-based former Warriors defender Charles Yohane.

[Premium Times] The crisis has led to increased cost of transportation, and many were stranded at bus-stops Tuesday.

[RFI] The investigation into who shot down the presidential plane in 1994, which sparked the Rwandan genocide, will be officially closed, according to France's Court of Cassation.

[HRW] Beirut -- Provide Medical Care, Investigate Torture Claims

[The Herald] President Mnangagwa yesterday warned Cabinet ministers to desist from embarking on unnecessary foreign travel and instead focus on developmental programmes in line with Vision 2030.

[The Herald] All ports of entry have been reopened to fully vaccinated travellers with valid Covid-19 PCR test certificates following convincing progress in the containment of the virus.

[Unicef] Mogadishu -- More than 1.4 million children in Somalia, nearly half of the country's under-five population, are likely to suffer from acute malnutrition due to the ongoing drought that has left 4.1 million people on the brink.

[VOA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopian lawmakers have voted (Tuesday) for an early end to the state of emergency declared in November as Tigray forces moved toward the capital.

[VOA] Geneva -- The U.N. Children's fund warns that famine is stalking Somalia, as years of climate-related disasters have destroyed crops, dried up water sources and created an environment in which deadly diseases are flourishing.

[VOA] The United Nations Children's Fund said Tuesday that nearly half of Somalia's population under five years old, more than 1.4 million children, are likely to suffer from acute malnutrition because of the ongoing drought.

[VOA] A senior African Union official said Tuesday that while al-Shabab continues to be the main security threat in Somalia, the AU is also monitoring a possible resurgence of Islamic State.

[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- A Nigerian rights group has filed a lawsuit to force authorities to publish an agreement reached with Twitter in January to lift a block on the social media company. The rights group says the failure by Nigerian authorities to...

[Premium Times] President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, wrote the National Assembly seeking the approval of a supplementary budget of N2.55trn for fuel subsidy and the removal of N887.99 billion worth of projects inserted into the 2022 budget by the ...

[The Conversation Africa] Food security is a global priority - and it is becoming more urgent in the face of climate change, which is already affecting crop productivity. One way to improve food security is to increase crop yields.

[The Conversation Africa] West Africa's latest successful coup, in Burkina Faso on 24 January 2022, has renewed unease about coups "returning" and democracies "dying" in Africa. The recent attempt in Guinea-Bissau, too, recalled the first decades aft...

[The Conversation Africa] Uganda enforced the longest period of school closures worldwide - 22 months - during the COVID-19 pandemic. The strategy was subject to scrutiny by many local and international organisations in view of the multiple challenge...

[African Arguments] This is the year to take real action on disability rights in Africa, starting by ratifying the ADP.

[New Era] Rundu -- Kavango East governor Bonifatius Wakudumo has urged Angolans and Namibians to respect Covid-19 regulations and laws applicable in both countries when travelling between the two now that the borders are open after a two-year closure...

[New Era] Walvis Bay -- About 180 fishermen who were previously employed by the Samherji-owned Saga Seafood, which operated from Walvis Bay, say they are facing hardships after the company closed down in 2020.

[New Era] Following months of uncertainty and hardship endured by farmers, the government's decision to lift restrictions has been welcomed following successful control and containment of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, which was detected in the...

[Namibian] Christian Democratic Voice member of parliament Gotthard Kandume on Wednesday morning excused himself from attending a parliamentary committee meeting because his wife gave birth last night.

[New Zimbabwe] An audio of suspected ruling Zanu PF party members discussing ways in which they can sabotage opposition Citizens Coalition for Change's (CCC) first star rally has been leaked.

[263Chat] Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa Wednesday professed ignorance over prospects of his former ally, Thokozani Khupe's alleged desire to join the newly formed party.

[Times of Zambia] A LOCAL non-profit organisation that provides support, information, and advocacy to children with cancer and their families, has released troubling statistics indicating that childhood cancer cases are on the rise in the rural parts...

[Times of Zambia] President Hakainde Hichilema has sworn-in Peter Mumba as Civil Service Commission chairperson.

[New Zimbabwe] Transport minister Felix Mhona has been ordered by the magistrate court to pay Shepherd Chishiri, a Chitungwiza resident ZW$506 949 as compensation for negligence after he fell into an uncovered roadside trench and sustained injuries.