[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

[The Conversation Africa] Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has turned HIV into a manageable chronic condition. When ART is working effectively, HIV cannot be transmitted. This allows people with HIV to live fuller lives without the fear of infecting othe...

[VOA] Cairo -- Prominent Egyptian Islamist cleric Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi, a major force behind the 2011 Arab Spring revolutions across the Middle East, died Monday in Qatar at age 96, leaving Islamists across the region without a spiritual mentor...

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroon's English-speaking separatists have for the first time acknowledged deadly clashes between splinter rebel groups.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has flagged off 20,000 bags of rice, 20,000 bags of beans, assorted animal feed to areas facing severe drought.

[Premium Times] The letter, however, did not give reasons for the withdrawal.

[DW] Former rebel commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani stands accused of crimes against humanity, including torture, during his time as a senior figure in the Sekela rebel coalition.

[Capital FM] Kiambu -- The death toll from the six-storey building collapse in Kirigiti, Kiambu has risen to five.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Private investment is needed for Africa to adopt renewable energy. Here's why that investment makes sense

[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Nigeria's economic hub of Lagos is the most congested city in Africa and has some of its worst air pollution. To highlight the problems, Lagos authorities on Sunday held the first Car Free Day, asking drivers to instead walk o...

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Johannesburg -- Young South Africans in the townships are drawn to the promise of quick riches with cryptocurrencies, but risk losses and scams

[The Exchange] An expert in the tourism industry has urged countries in the East African Community (EAC) to liberalise their airspaces and open up skies to promote the tourism industry in the region East African Tourism Platform Chair Fred Odek said...

[The Exchange] Kenya officially began trade under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area on Friday when Exide batteries made in Kenya arrived in the Port of Tema, Ghana (AfCFTA).

[The Exchange] Because of erratic economic policy, Zimbabwe continues to be the sick man of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.

[GroundUp] Celebration kicks of with protest over hate crime against LGBTQIA+ community

[GroundUp] Both parents should be entitled to the same leave when a baby is born, argues Polokwane couple

[GroundUp] Zonke Energy says there is an urgent need and demand outstrips supply

[The Point] President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, who is also the host of former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh, has expressed an "objectionable intention" to contest the coming Presidential election, thus paving the way for th...

[Dabanga] El Obeid / El Gedaref / ED Damazin / Khartoum -- In protest against tax increases by state governments in Sudan, markets in El Obeid, capital of North Kordofan, El Gedaref, capital of El Gedaref state, and Ed Damazin, capital of Blue Nile s...

[ISS] The harvesting of endangered rosewood to make furniture for China's elite threatens the species with extinction.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Jay Boogie has tens of thousands of fans on Instagram, where she posts sultry images of herself in lingerie and swimwear - but the transgender Nigerian could be jailed for cross-dressing if a proposed bill becomes law.

[Premium Times] The attack on the Kuje prison reveals a lacuna in the general preparedness and armed reaction capacity of Nigeria's security services.

[JusticeInfo.net] Arusha -- The long-awaited trial of Félicien Kabuga, alleged mastermind of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, is due to start on September 29 in The Hague. However, the accused is appearing with a lawyer he has been rejecting for almost tw...

[The Conversation Africa] A long-running state of insecurity has recently intensified in Unity State - one of South Sudan's 10 states - resulting in many innocent lives being lost.

[The Conversation Africa] At first glance, it's hard to see what gold, iron, lead, arsenic, silver, platinum and tin have in common. A look at the periodic table will clear up the confusion: they are all heavy metals, typically categorised as those m...

[The Conversation Africa] The governor of the South African Reserve Bank recently announced an increase in the lending rate by 75 basis points. This means the repo rate (the rate at which the central bank lends money to commercial banks) will increas...

[VOA] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's state media on Monday said the military has pushed al-Shabab terrorists out of large parts of the country's central area in the latest gains in a large-scale offensive.

[VOA] Cape Town -- South African protesters angry over water shortages shut down part of the country's longest highway with rock barricades and burning tires.

[UN News] Deeply disturbing violence is escalating "all over" South Sudan, top independent UN human rights experts have warned.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Opposition MPs have started holding stakeholder engagements with a view of improving a draft private Members' Bill that seeks to amend the 2006 Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act.