[DW] A rebel insurgency interrupted the first round of voting, but officials are confident stepped-up security measures will prevent further violence.

[Nation] Kinshasa -- The Democratic Republic of Congo has put off the start of the vaccination campaign against the coronavirus.

[Vanguard] Elements of Boko Haram Terrorists and their Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) counterparts operating along the fringes of the Lake Chad and the Tumbus met their waterloo when they encountered dogged troops of Sector 3 Operation La...

[East African] Dag Hammarskjöld the late Secretary-General of the United Nations, died in the early hours of September 18, 1961, when his plane went down under still contested circumstances, as it approached for a landing at Ndola airport, then in n...

[New Times] Rwanda will, starting June 21, host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) attracting thousands of high-ranking delegates from the 54 member states of the Commonwealth.

[New Times] The Ethiopian Ambassador to Rwanda, Lulit Zewdie, has shared with Rwandans the opportunities available in her country in the areas of investment and tourism, saying that both countries have many areas of common interest.

[New Times] The High Court Special Chamber for International and Cross-Border Crimes on Friday, March 12, rejected the request of Paul Rusesabagina to postpone the MRCD-FLN trial for at least six months.

[New Times] Bank of Kigali has started rolling-out new Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) whose features will ensure quick, enhanced security and quality service delivery.

[New Times] A joint operation by the police Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU), the District Police Unit (DPU) of Rubavu and local residents led to the arrest of four suspected members of a drug trafficking racket with 100kgs and 5,000 pellets of cannabis.

[New Times] A section of individuals and corporations are defaulting on loans and when lenders initiate processes to sell attached properties that were submitted as collateral, they get blocked by what experts term as loopholes in the law.

[New Times] The battle for the Rwanda Volleyball Federation (FRVB) presidency will be a two-horse race between current Vice President Julius Kansiime Kagarama, and treasurer Providence Mukamurenzi.

[RFI] The Democratic Republic of Congo is to postpone its AstraZeneca vaccination campaign, originally set to begin on Monday. It is following moves by countries taking similar precautionary measures over blood clot fears.

[New Times] Rwandans who were deported from Uganda are appealing for support to have access to their businesses and properties abandoned in the neighbouring country.

[RFI] Voters in the Central African Republic go to the polls for a second round of legislative elections on Sunday, amid an atmosphere of violence following a surge in fighting and attacks since presidential elections in December.

[New Times] As the first phase of Covid-19 vaccination continues in Rwanda, medics have reached out to inoculate factory employees, traders and private security personnel in the city of Kigali.

[East African] The US Department of State on Wednesday designated two affiliates of ISIS operating in Mozambique and the DR Congo as Foreign Terrorist Organisations in a move meant to cut off supplies to the groups and restrict their leaders.

[ANGOP] Menongue -- Farming families and cooperatives in Cuando Cubango expect to harvest, in total, in 18,989 hectares, 72,956 tonnes of cassava, during the 2020/2021 agricultural campaign, against the more than 60,000 tonnes of the previous campaig...

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, held on Friday a working conversation, by videoconference, with the patron of the Institute Tony Blair, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The health authorities announced Friday the registration of 60 new cases, eight recovered patients and two deaths, in the last 24 hours.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan head of State, João Lourenço, is leaving Luanda Saturday for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on a private visit of a few days.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) expressed satisfaction, Friday, with the financial situation of the organisation, according to Angola's Foreign Minister, Téte António.

[ANGOP] Malanje -- The Minister of Telecommunication, Information Technologies and Media, Manuel Homem, delivered this Friday computer equipment to the Angolan News Agency (ANGOP) delegation, in Malanje.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, on Friday advised the new governor of Benguela, Luís da Fonseca Nunes, to work more with the business community in order to take advantage of the province's potential.

[ANGOP] Ondjiva -- The Cunene field hospital, with capacity of 200 beds was, this Friday, handed over to the local government by the Minister of State and Head of the Security House of the Presidency of the Republic, Pedro Sebastião.

[HRW] Recent kidnapping, killings highlight ongoing violence

[State Department] Digital press briefing on U.S. efforts to combat terrorism in Africa, featuring John T. Godfrey, Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Acting Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, and Michael C. Gonzales, Dep...

[New Times] President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame were on Thursday, March 11, vaccinated against Covid-19, a week after the country received its first consignment of the vaccines.

[East African] Angola announced early this week that it had recorded seven cases of the South African Covid-19 variant, six of the UK and four others that were still under investigation.

[CFR] In the Central African Republic (CAR), outside the capital Bangui, President Faustin-Archange Touadéra exerts little to no authority. Armed rebel groups control two-thirds of the country, including access to mining sites.

[New Times] The national football team, Amavubi, face an uphill task this month as they prepare for two must-win fixtures against Mozambique and Cameroon to stand a chance for a ticket to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals.