[VOA] Mogadishu, Somalia -- The siege at the Tawakal hotel marked al-Shabab's second major attack in Somalia this month amid an offensive against the group by the Somali National Army and allied militia in central Somalia.

[Scrolla] Rishi Sunak has been confirmed as the next prime minister of the UK.

[DW] Tigray rebels and the Ethiopian government have announced their arrival in South Africa for peace talks. It is the most serious effort to date to find a solution to the devastating conflict.

[JusticeInfo.net] Since October 10, former Liberian militiaman Kunti Kamara has been on trial in France for complicity in crimes against humanity. His trial mirrors the one held in Switzerland against a senior officer, Alieu Kosiah, convicted in June...

[UN News] The political stalemate continues in Libya and prospects for elections are dim, the head of the UN Mission there, UNSMIL, said on Monday in his first briefing to the Security Council.

[Nile Post] The Ministry of Health has confirmed that seven family members in Kampala have tested positive for Ebola virus.

[VOA] Yaounde -- Authorities in Cameroon say they are struggling to contain a cholera outbreak in an overcrowded refugee camp on its northern border with Nigeria. In the past week, three people have died in the Minawao refugee camp and at least 81 ha...

[The Conversation Africa] Persistently high temperatures and related heat stress are a big problem for people living in cities, especially in slums and informal settlements. It's a problem that is expected to continue.

[Premium Times] Many Nigerian states experience flooding annually during the rainy season.

[Premium Times] The Nigerian government filed an application for a stay of execution of the Court of Appeal's verdict freeing Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of IPOB, from detention.

[Nigeria Health Watch] Nigeria was declared wild poliovirus free on the 25th August 2020. The news was met with a lot of celebration. The long-fought battle towards a wild polio free status had been won in Africa. Nigeria was the final country in whi...

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A Pakistani journalist was shot dead in Kenya, in what authorities described as a case of mistaken identity.

[Leadership] Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the final forfeiture of two Abuja properties and two luxury cars belonging to a former minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to the federal g...

[Daily Trust] Nigeria occupies the 103rd position among 121 countries classified to be facing a hunger crisis, said the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina.

[The Conversation Africa] Ghana is a religious country. According to the 2021 census, about 71% of the population is Christian and 18% Muslim. Followers of indigenous or animistic religious beliefs make up another 5%, and 6% are members of other reli...

[The Conversation Africa] In South Africa's apartheid era from 1948 to 1994, the executive arm of government dominated over parliament. In any system, this allows a small group of politicians to dominate the larger body of elected representatives fro...

[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera is set to address the nation on Tuesday night, a development that has raised expectations among Malawians.

[This is Africa] Senegal star Sadio Mané came second in this year's World Footballer of the Year awards, but his greatest recognition was winning the inaugural award for humanitarian work, thanks to his generosity to the needy people of his homeland...

[Premium Times] It is unclear whether the gang leader, Mr Sububu, was also killed.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The pace talk delegation composed of officials from Tigray regional state arrived in South Africa ahead of today's AU-led peace talk between Tigray and federal government officials. Earlier, U.S. Secretary of State Ant...

[Premium Times] In the UAE, taking a video or photograph of someone without their consent and posting such on social media is a violation of the cybercrime act.

[Premium Times] "The disaster has wiped away everything," Mr Ali said. "I was hoping to harvest over 200 sacks of rice looking at the prospect of the field ..."

[Ghanaian Times] The La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) has exceeded its Internally Generated Funds (IGF) target by GH₵1,069,583for the year 2021.

[Ghanaian Times] Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called on legislators to engage more and ensure consensus building, as the House reconvenes to commence the third meeting of the Second Session of Parliament, after n...

[Ghanaian Times] The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has stressed the need for Africa to consider developing petroleum infrastructure networks across Africa if the continent is to address fuel distr...

[Vanguard] The Kaduna State Chapter of Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, yesterday said no fewer than 10,000 doctors left Nigeria for the United Kingdom, UK, for greener pastures in the last seven years, saying Doctors in Kaduna State are the least ...

[Vanguard] The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has said presidential candidate whose health was shrouded in secrecy should not be taken seriously.

[Vanguard] WORRIED by the devastating effects of flood in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Water Resources to lead and coordinate with the Ministries of Environment and Transportation as well as state governments t...

[Vanguard] Canada's High Commissioner to Nigeria, H.E James Christoff has said that Nigeria's economic diversification policy aligned with Canada's export capability.

[Vanguard] The All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, has lampooned the the presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Atiku Abubakar, for accusing his APC counterpart, Bola Tinubu, of plagiari...