[DW] After four years of civil war in Anglophone Cameroon, state and rebel forces have refused to engage in serious dialoge while citizens and children suffer in crossfire. DW's Adrian Kriesch reports from western Cameroon.

[Cameroon Tribune] Party Chairman, El Hadj Lawan Bako appeals to fighters in the bushes to drop guns, join the UDP campaign team for the truth to prevail after the February 9, 2020 twin elections.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo is attending Monday the OPEC meeting taking place in Vienna, Austria, in representation of the country.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Ministry of Culture, Tourism, Tourism and Environment holds as from Monday (January 4) various activities, ahead of celebration of National Culture Day, on January 8.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan health authorities registered in the last 24 hours, 42 new infections and 43 recovered patients, at a time that Angola recorded zero death from this pandemic.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan minister of Culture, Tourism and Environment Jomo Fortunato regretted last Sunday the death of the singer Mateus Luís António "Yman" of Ndengues do Kota Duro group.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Three Angolan representatives have qualified for the African and Arab Programming Contest (ACPC), after they have managed to obtain a higher score in the 5th edition of the Angolan University Programming Contest (AOCPC).

[ANGOP] Moçâmedes -- The capital of the south-west Namibe province, Moçamedes, is the venue of the Martyrs of Colonial Repression Day's main event, on 04 January.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- JET A1 aviation prices were adjusted, as of January 01, 2021, Angop has learnt.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola has currently 17,642 people with covid-19 infection, since the pandemic emerged in March in the country.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan young men born on January 1 - December 31, 2003 are told to get enlisted in the national military service from January 4 (today) throughout the country and in the diplomatic representations of Angola abroad.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- President of Republic should submit contracts worth 11 billion kwanzas or above to the Court of Auditors (TC) for preventive inspection purposes, according to the State Budget Law 2021.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) opened last Friday, January 1, 2021, which is an initiative of the African Union (AU) that foresees an increase in trade among member countries.

[New Times] The African Volleyball Federation (CAVB) has released the calendar for 2021, which has a number of events lined up in different age categories.

[New Times] While Rwanda continues to struggle with poor performances in some international tournaments in different sports disciplines, the Ministry of Sports and the Ministry of Education have partnered to implement a comprehensive sports policy in...

[New Times] By quickly agreeing to help and sending troops to help the Central African Republic's national army battle rebels, and save lives, Rwanda set a good example that other regional countries should follow.

[RFI] Rebels in the Central African Republic have attacked the south-eastern city of Bangassou, amid a spike in violence linked to presidential elections and creation of a new rebel coalition.

[CAJ News] Bangui, Central African Republic -- THE United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has denied allegations of electoral fraud leveled against it by the main opposition.

[UN News] The UN mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) condemned, in the strongest terms, back-to-back attacks launched by armed groups in Damara on Saturday and Bangassou on Sunday.

[New Times] Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) is planning the inclusion of Covid-19 tests in different health insurance schemes, The New Times has learned.

[New Times] The new law governing Rwandan nationality offers preferential treatment to people with special skills, talents and those with substantial investment that are needed in the country.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- At least 477 stereos were seized in several municipalities of Luanda province over New Year's Eve and early hours of 2021, police have said.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- After two days straight without Covid-19 death, Angolan health authorities again announced two fatalities in the last 24 hours, as the infections push national tally to 17, 608.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Ministry of Health (MINSA) said that it will receive four thousand new covid-19 rapid tests on Monday, January 04.

[RFI] Faustin-Archange Touadéra, president of the Central African Republic, has dismissed three rebel chiefs from the government following an offensive launched before elections on 27 December, signalling the end of the 2019 Khartoum peace agreement...

[New Times] The adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are trickling down to major sectors of Rwanda's economy with tourism and hospitality, aviation, retail, and manufacturing bearing the brunt of the strict measures the government has put in plac...

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Progress do Sambizanga played out goalless draw with the host Baixa de Cassange in the opening of the second round of the national first division football championship Girabola2021 on Saturday in Malanje province.

[CAJ News] Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR) -- THE United Nation peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) is investigating reports that armed groups are using children to perpetrate a spate of violence across the country.

[New Times] A brawny officer was busy briefing a dozen armed-to-the-teeth troops carrying backpacks when The New Times on Saturday, January 2, visited a Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) special forces' base in Bimbo, a locality in the Ombella-M'poko prefec...

[DW] Rebels in the east of DR Congo have killed at least 25 people, beheading some, local officials say. Fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces have been blamed for the attack on New Year's Eve.