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[RFI] Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has called on farmers to ramp up food production in the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, as experts indicate the continent's most populous country needs to take a number of major steps in order to increase the supply of food. from AllAfrica News: Nigeria via NEWS

[DW] The coronavirus lockdown in Nigeria has let the genie out of the bottle, writer Richard Ali says. The ensuing rise in ethnic populism in the digital space has to be confronted by journalists and artists alike. from AllAfrica News: Nigeria via NEWS

[This Day] In the past one week, dozens of people have sent me a four-minute video clip of Governor Ben Ayade becoming emotional over the plight of the downtrodden in his state during the inauguration of an anti-tax agency. While the clip was prepared and circulated by government officials in Calabar, I am also moved to tears that Ayade is concerned that "five years as governor, there would still be people living in thatched houses in Cross River. I knew how prepared I was but it didn't end the way I dreamt for the s from AllAfrica News: Nigeria via NEWS

[UN News] The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are acute for Somalia, but the Horn of Africa nation is doing what it can with the resources it has, even as it looks ahead to its first direct elections in a half-century, the top UN official in the country said on Thursday. via LATEST NEWS

[DW] A French court denied bail to a Rwandan accused of genocide. After decades on the run, Felicien Kabuga called the charges against him "lies" and his lawyer doubted he would receive a fair trial in an international court. via LATEST NEWS