[allAfrica] As of March 24, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  11,351,459  while over  268,074,030 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- Today, as the world commemorates World Tuberculosis Day, it is important to know that 24 March 1882 was the day Dr Robert Koch announced his discovery of the bacterium that causes TB.World TB Day is observed each year to r...

[allAfrica] Harare -- As the world marks the second anniversary of the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the health, economic, and social disruptions caused by this global crisis continue to evolve.

[VOA] At least seven people were killed in two attacks Wednesday, with the militant group al-Shabab claiming responsibility for both, police in Somalia said.

[New Zimbabwe] PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has threatened to expel Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) from Zimbabwe saying they have lost their mandate.

[Nile Post] Uganda and Burundi have held their first ever business forum as one of the way to bolster relations between the two countries but also encourage trade.

[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Khartoum State Resistance Committees and the Forces for Freedom and Change have welcomed the announcement on Monday of US Treasury sanctions against the Sudan Central Reserve Police (CRP, popularly known as Abu Tira) for ser...

[VOA] Nairobi -- Aid agencies working in East Africa warn of a massive humanitarian crisis if the coming rainy season falls short of expectations. The aid groups say persistent drought has left 44 million people in urgent need of assistance across Et...

[Ghanaian Times] Journey to the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification comes off this Friday as the five teams who will represent Africa in Qatar will be known after two legs.

[UN News] World TB Day is marked on 23 March, and this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for urgent investment in the fight against tuberculosis, "to save millions more lives".

[UN News] In Kenya, a trailblazing sustainable agriculture project has helped hundreds of farmers move away from the harmful practice of growing tobacco, in favour of a healthier alternative, the UN said on Wednesday.

[DW] Mining is a key driver of economic growth in Guinea. But the military junta's unyielding approach toward a major iron ore project could be doing the country more harm than good.

[The Conversation Africa] Shortly after his controversial electoral victory in early 2019, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi sought to get his country admitted into the East African Community. Recently, the East...

[Daily Trust] An anti-poverty movement organisation, Oxfam, has expressed concerns over the crisis in Ukraine, saying it has made food prices to skyrocket globally in the last few weeks, with some forecasts estimating up to a 20 percent increase.

[African Arguments] Both the opposition and ruling party hope the upcoming by-elections will lay the groundwork for 2023, but in very different ways.

[ISS] Despite their dangers, counterfeit drugs are sold openly on the streets of major cities across the country.

[Dalsan Radio] President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble have sent condolences to the family and all Somali people on the shocking death of MP Amina Mohamed who was killed in suicide bombing attack in Beledweyne to...

[Premium Times] Atiku Abubakar, an indigene of Adamawa State, clinched the ticket of the opposition party in 2019 but was defeated by incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari.

[spotlight] Each year the global community commemorates World TB Day on 24 March. On this day, 140 years ago, Robert Koch discovered the bacillus that causes tuberculosis. Amazingly, the Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) vaccine, still used routinely, w...

[New Zimbabwe] Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Zimbabwe has urged its supporters to vote for either Zanu PF or Douglas Mwonzora's led MDC-Alliance candidates during the Saturday by-elections at the expense of Nelson Chamisa's Citizens Coalition for C...

[New Zimbabwe] Former minister Prisca Mupfumira will proceed to defence in a case she is being charged with criminal abuse of office involving abuse of tender processes at NSSA.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Oxfam has warned that as many as 28 million people across East Africa are likely to face severe hunger if the March rains fail.

[Leadership] Nigeria recorded a 50 per cent increase in Tuberculosis (TB) notifications from 138,591 cases in 2020 to 207,785 in 2021, LEADERSHIP has learnt.

[Dabanga] Khartoum / Bahri / Omdurman -- Traffic and travel have ground to a virtual standstill across the three major cities in Khartoum state, as protestors erected barricades of stones and burning tyres in response to a call by the Resistance Comm...

[The Point] The Gambia Press Union (GPU) in collaboration with Beakanyang Kafo, a Civil Society Organisation on Monday convened a training session for journalists at the Baobab hotel.

[The Conversation Africa] Reliable and affordable energy is basic to any country's ability to grow and equitably share the economic gains. The consumption of crude oil and gas, and derivative petroleum products such as petrol, diesel and kerosene, fe...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a statement it released late this afternoon, Ethiopian Airlines said the Board of Management of Ethiopian Airlines Group will announce "Group CEO and successor to Ato Tewolde GebreMariam shortly."

[UN News] The UN General Assembly met on Wednesday for its second emergency session on the Ukraine crisis since Russia invaded the country on 24 February, with two similar but different resolutions placed before delegates, addressing the unfolding hu...

[The Conversation Africa] Zimbabweans are set to cast their votes in key parliamentary and local government by-elections on 26 March 2022. The by-elections have the potential to set the tone for next year's national elections.