[allAfrica] The move by government to abolish boarding school in primary continues to spark mixed reactions in the country, with some Kenyans welcoming the move saying that it prudent as parents will be able to look after their children. However, a...

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Energy Crisis Unlikely to Ease Within 12 Months, Eskom Warns

[RFI] The French energy giant TotalEnergies appeared in a Paris court after years of delay in a case in which six NGOs accuse it of "failing in its duty of vigilance" on two massive oil drilling and pipeline projects in Uganda and Tanzania.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Janusz Walus has been released from prison to serve a two-year parole period, Mail and Guardian reports.This comes after Walus - a Polish immigrant imprisoned for the 1993 murder of South African Communist Party leader Chris ...

[DW] A civilian court case in France hopes to block an oil exploration project in Uganda and Tanzania developed by energy giant TotalEnergies. It's a beacon of hope for civil rights groups.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Legislators have called on government to ensure that electricity access across the country is improved for the benefit of Ugandans in different sectors of the economy.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africans will get to enjoy an extended Christmas with 27 December 2022 declared as a public holiday in lieu of Christmas Day falling on a Sunday.

[HRW] Tunis -- Five Years After Landmark Vote, Poor Enforcement, Few Resources

[Scrolla] Mineral resources minister Gwede Mantashe has instructed all 230 ANC MPs to toe the line and vote against the adoption of the Phala Phala report or else face the wrath of the party.

[This Day] After a year of intense negotiations and a difficult global economic outlook, development partners of the African Development Fund (ADF) have agreed to commit a total package of $8.9 billion to its 2023 to 2025 financing cycle.

[This Day] One of Nigeria's wealthiest families, Sayyu Dantata, funded the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) purchase of oil blocks from Chevron Corporation, offering an insight into how the firm could back its ambitious expansion pl...

[Scrolla] After defeating Spain, Morocco have been placed in the World Cup quarter-finals where they will face either Portugal or Switzerland.

[VOA] Abuja -- The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed at a summit this week to establish a regional peacekeeping force to fight terrorism and restore democracy after military coups.

[VOA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia's electric company says it has reconnected the Tigray region's capital, Mekelle, to the national grid for the first time in more than a year.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP), state owned electric provider has said Mekelle, the capital city of the war torn Tigray region, is re-connected to the national power grid after more than one year of total blackout sinc...

[UN News] Throughout South Sudan's Greater Upper Nile Region "desperation is rising" as escalating armed conflict, which has displaced at least 20,000 people since August, have forced some to run for their lives up to four times, the UN refugee agenc...

[GroundUp] Department of Water and Sanitation blames Chris Hani municipality, municipality blames load-shedding

[Premium Times] The WASP stealer, which is high in probability with critical damage potential, is a persistent malware hosted its developer claims are undetectable.

[The New Humanitarian] Antwerp, Belgium -- Some say the international community's investment in a 'role model' refugee hosting country constrained the push for accountability.

[IPS] Bonn / Gland -- While climate change dominates the environmental headlines, quieter, startling changes are taking place in nature across the planet - whether in forests, oceans, deserts, rural landscapes, cities and other places where nature is...

[Nigeria Health Watch] Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) underpins the rights women and girls have to make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health. However, women and girls, especially in fragile, conflict-affecte...

[DW] The M23 rebel group has said in a statement that they are ready to withdraw from occupied areas in eastern Congo. However, this comes amid reports of renewed fighting and as the DRC accuses M23 of killing 272 civilians.

[WHO] Countries meet for three days to agree next steps toward historic legal instrument, rooted in the WHO Constitution, designed to protect world from future pandemics. During discussions, Member States call for global agreement that takes into ac...

[ISS] Despite being at the forefront of local adaptation strategies, women are ignored in most climate actions.

[The Conversation Africa] Three security chiefs in Nigeria were convicted of contempt of court in November 2022 after failing to comply with various court orders. This is the first time that officials at this level have been held to account in this w...

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- According to USIP, the fireside chat with the two iconic women leaders will explore their personal journeys to positions of leadership, the importance of empowering women in politics, public service and the private secto...

[spotlight] Most tuberculosis (TB) testing today relies on sputum samples coughed up from the lungs. This makes intuitive sense since pulmonary (or lung) TB is the most common form of TB and sputum provides testable samples straight from the scene of...

[GroundUp] Employers have the right to enforce zero-tolerance policies outlawing the use of cannabis

[SAnews.gov.za] Trade, Industry and Competition Minister, Ebrahim Patel, says partnerships with international countries are key to boosting African economies' upward trajectory.

[Independent (Kampala)] Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- The East African Community (EAC) has handed over laboratory equipment to member states of the regional bloc as part of a project aimed at improving regional trade in seed potatoes in eastern Africa, ...