[State Department] The Department of State has designated the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria - Democratic Republic of the Congo (ISIS-DRC) and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria - Mozambique (ISIS-Mozambique) as Foreign Terrorist Organizations unde...

[Africa In Fact] The ruling MPLA's culture of dominance ensures control

[RFI] A number of countries have arrived on the scene in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, to help the government with rescue services three days after a blast at the barracks in the centre of town killed more than 100 and maimed 615. Human Rights Watch has u...

[IPS] Stockholm / Rome -- On the morning of 22nd February a jeep from the World Food Programme (WFP), followed by another one with the Italian ambassador, Luca Anastasio, was driving along Route Nationale 2 passing by The Virunga National Park, an UN...

[SAIIA] Cameroon is dealing with a deadly though insufficiently reported civil war in its two English-speaking (minority) regions of the North-West and South-West. Since 2017, Anglophone separatists have been fighting for a new "Republic of Ambazonia...

[New Times] Children as young as 12-years-old can now walk into a health facility unaccompanied, take an HIV test and although they also have a right to know their results, they are required to do so with a parent or guardian, The New Times can revea...

[Namibia Economist] The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be hosting the country's first Smart City conference which will be taking place virtually from 16 to 18 April 2021.

[New Times] The High Court Special Chamber for International and Cross-border Crimes on Wednesday, March 10, dismissed claims by suspect Paul Rusesabagina that he was a victim of abduction as baseless.

[New Times] A group of 197 refugees and asylum seekers from Libya who are temporarily hosted in Rwanda received their first Covid-19 jabs on Wednesday, March 10, marking the sixth day of the ongoing national vaccination program.

[State Department] The United States extends its deepest condolences to the victims, families, and loved ones of those affected by the devastating explosions in Bata on March 7. We stand with the people of Equatorial Guinea in the aftermath of this t...

[Cameroon Tribune] A conference on professionalising higher education in Cameroon began yesterday, October 11, 2016 in Yaounde.

[OCHA] Daily Noon Briefing Highlights -- 10 March 2021

[This Day] The Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has received the first batch of 5,000 Nigerian refugees repatriated from neighbouring Cameroon.

[Leadership] Cameroonian officials, led by the Minister for Territorial Administration, Paul Atanga Nji, have repatriated and handed over the first batch of 5,000 Nigerian refugees to Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum.

[Cameroon Tribune] A man whose name CT got as Jean Yves was sent out of a wedding party last Saturday March 6 after he was caught with a champagne that was meant for the members of the table where he was sitting.

[Vanguard] Maiduguri -- Cameroonian officials, led by the Minister for Territorial Administration, Paul Atanga Nji, have repatriated and handed over the first batch of 5,000 Nigerian refugees to Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum.

[ANGOP] Huambo -- Adapted sports in central Huambo is renewing the hope of women with disabilities, thanks to the inclusion and expansion policies, which have produced good results.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola teams in high competition, including the national teams, may from now on adopt the method of confinement in a sports bubble, says a joint executive decree of the Ministries of Health and Youth and Sports.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Cuando Cubango FC sacked Monday the team's head coach, Albano Cesar, following continued bad results, at a time when the team is in the 9th position of the national first division football championship with 14 points.

[East African] Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye has granted amnesty to more than 5,000 prisoners.

[The Conversation Africa] Cameroon's President Paul Biya celebrated his 88th birthday recently, making him the oldest president in Africa. He has been in power for 38 years. Birthday celebrations held across the country were met with protest by the o...

[DW] The number of people killed in the blasts in Bata more than tripled from the initial estimates. The president attributed the explosions to "negligence" and ordered a probe into the incident.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- At least 5300 people, among health professionals and elderly people, were vaccinated against Covid-19, this Tuesday, in Luanda.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- At least twenty million dollars will be invested by Angolan company Hengye Electronics, to build single and three-phase electricity and water meters in the country.

[HRW] Johannesburg -- International Support Should Go Directly to Affected People, Not Government

[ANGOP] Luanda -- At least 6,169 health professionals were vaccinated against Covid-19, in three days of the campaign, disclosed on Monday the Angolan Health minister, Sílvia Lutucuta.

[HRW] Ben Kamuntu's Latest Slam and Video Clip Is a Moving Call for Justice

[ANGOP] Huambo -- Around 2.2 billion Kwanzas is the amount granted by the Angolan Development Bank (BDA) to eight companies in Huambo province, as part of the Economic Relief Programme.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- At least Five hundred tons of food were collected by the Business Technical Group (GTE) and will be distributed in the next few days to needy communities in the southern region of the country.

[New Times] Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dan Munyuza, on Tuesday, March 9, briefed 240 police officers set to be deployed for peacekeeping duties under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).