Entertainment
USA: All charges against ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett dropped by prosecutors
USA: Judge expected to rule on R. Kelly request to fly to Dubai
USA: R. Kelly defense claim accusers are lying
Nigeria: With Cash, Crime, and Drama, Politics Inspire Movie Makers
USA: Sony’s RCA parts ways with R. Kelly after abuse uproar -media reports
USA: Singer R. Kelly charged with sexual abuse, local media say, citing court records
Sports
Tanzania Woman Uses Soccer Ball Juggling Skills to Feed Her Family
USA: Ethiopian Kejelcha smashes world indoor mile record
South Africa: Michigan Wolverines to visit in May
USA: Wisconsin Senate refuses to honor Colin Kaepernick
NBA, FIBA announce plans for pro league in Africa
Nigeria: Eagles Drop Two Places in First FIFA Rankings of 2019
Education
Morocco: Teachers protest low wages, temporary contracts
Tunisia: Teachers Protest for Higher Wages, Better Work Conditions
Zimbabwe: Teachers strike patchy as reprisals feared
UN: In Nigeria More Than 13 Million School-age Children Out of School
Liberia: Government investigates US-backed charity after alleged rapes
South Africa: Schools to Teach Kiswahili in 2020
Business
Tanzania: Vodacom Executives Charged with Economic Crimes
Rwanda: 28 Year-Old Entrepreneur Woos Drinkers with Beetroot Wine
Nigeria: Zenith Bank founder shares business success tips
Kenya: Taxi Drivers Create New Ride Hailing App
Senegal: Merkel Arrives in West Africa for Visit Focusing on Business, Migrants
Nigeria: Industrial Council takes steps to improve business environment
Economy
Nigeria: Access Bank shares hit three-week high after court approves Diamond Bank takeover
Mozambique Wants to Cancel Guarantees on Security Firm’s Debt
USA: Trump renews sanctions on top Zimbabwe officials, Companies
Uganda: Chinese Considered ‘Language of the Future’ for students
Zimbabwe: Central Bank to manage volatility of new RTGS currency
Nigeria: Vote delay a reminder of investment risk
Health
Mozambicans line up for cholera vaccines to fight outbreak
DRC: Ebola Outbreak Spreads to City of 1 Million
Madagascar: Without vaccine, hundreds of children die in measles outbreak
Malawi: Young Girls Vaccinated Against HPV
DRC: Ebola Center Set on Fire After Armed Attack
DRC: Ebola treatment center attacked in Katwa
Agriculture
South Africa Denies Plan to Seize White Farmers’ Land
Technology: With Sensors and Apps, Young African Coders Compete to Curb Hunger
Ghana: Importation of Tilapia fish banned
USA: Farmers brace for impact of trade war, soy at one-year low
Nigeria: Govt to Shut Borders to Stop Rice Smuggling
Ivory Coast becoming Africa’s bread basket – Experts
Human Rights
Burundi: Children detained for scribbling on leader’s image
Sudan: Omar al-Bashir’s Crackdown on Protest Stirs Concern
USA: Mike Pompeo slammed China’s treatment of Muslim minority
Burundi: Government forced closure of UN office
South Sudan: Woman in Hiding to Avoid Forced Marriage
Kenya: Hopes High Before Ruling on Decriminalizing Gay Sex
Celebrities
USA: All charges against ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett dropped by prosecutors
USA: Judge expected to rule on R. Kelly request to fly to Dubai
USA: R. Kelly defense claim accusers are lying
Nigeria: With Cash, Crime, and Drama, Politics Inspire Movie Makers
USA: Sony’s RCA parts ways with R. Kelly after abuse uproar -media reports