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[New Zimbabwe] ZANU PF Women's League national chairperson, Mabel Chinomona has fired salvos, declaring that President Emmerson Mnangagwa is going nowhere despite growing calls for his resignation before expiry of his term.

[New Zimbabwe] POLICE in Zimbabwe are seeking the incarceration of a woman accused of facilitating the release of armed robbers from prison and harbouring them at her house.

[New Zimbabwe] THE month of March is set to bring misery to Zimbabweans, who will have to endure incessant power cuts after the country's electricity utility announced plans to shutdown two units at Hwange Power Station.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted airstrikes on March 1, 2025, targeting al Shabaab militants near Ceel Baraf, in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region.

[SAnews.gov.za] Small Business Development Minister Stella Ndabeni has announced the creation of a R500 million Spaza Shop Support Fund that aims to enhance market competitiveness to help spaza shops and food handling outlets compete with larger retailers.

[SAnews.gov.za] Spaza shop and food handling businesses that applied to register their businesses with their local municipalities but were awaiting their registration outcomes will not be penalised, Small Business Development Minister Stella Ndabeni said.

[RFI] With the rise of language learning apps, the Wolof Academy is stepping up to meet the demand by offering online courses and virtual classes of Wolof, the language spoken by almost 80 percent of Senegal's population.

[RFI] The Ugandan army confirmed Sunday it has sent troops to another town in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo to fight local armed groups, amid fears a raging conflict could spiral into a wider war.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended his best wishes to the Muslim community as they observe the fasting month of Ramadaan.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday joined other Heads of State and Government in bidding farewell to the late former President of the Republic of Namibia, Dr Samuel Shafishuna Nujoma.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa and Chile have signed an agreement that will see the two countries cooperate in areas of trade and industry promotion, decarbonisation and critical minerals among others, the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) said.

[RFI] Egypt rejected on Sunday attempts aimed at establishing a rival government in Sudan, warning that such moves jeopardised the "unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity" of the war-torn country.

[This Day] Abuja -- The Minister of Works, David Umahi, at the weekend maintained that only contractors who can deliver quickly are needed to work on Nigerian roads, stressing that henceforth, contractors must get to site two weeks before they are paid mobilisation fees.

[This Day] In a drive to ameliorate the humanitarian crisis triggered by flooding, and insecurity in the Northeastern Nigeria, the African Development Bank (AfDB) in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP) has approved a $1 million grant from its Special Relief Fund to provide emergency food aid to communities affected by flood.

[Daily Trust] Tragedy struck in Zamfara State as Zarah Abubakar Shehu, a 21-year-old student of the Federal University Gusau, died in captivity four months after she was abducted alongside her two siblings.

[Daily Trust] Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Sunday, 1st March, 2025 assured farmers and pastoralists in Udobo, Gamawa, Bauchi State, of the federal government's commitment to safeguarding land rights while boosting agricultural productivity.

[Daily Trust] Wema Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) to empower 800,000 Nigerian businesses.

[Daily Trust] Nigeria's Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has stated that the federal government recently signed a $4.3 billion memorandum of understanding with Brazil targeted at boosting fertiliser production and food security across the country.

[GroundUp] More space and facilities needed for coach Ashley Whiteboy, who runs a free boxing program from his living room and teaches life skills to youth

[GroundUp] Investigation finds the company submitted a fraudulent document in its bid but got the contract