[The Conversation Africa] Chadian President Idriss Déby Itno, who has ruled since 1990, is gearing up to take on his sixth mandate as head of state. Elections are scheduled for 11 April 2021. And the country's 2018 constitution allows him to stay in...

[East African] A Rwandan court has on Wednesday ruled that the trial of Paul Rusesabagina, who faces terrorism among other charges, will be held in his absence after he refused to attend the proceedings.

[HRW] Joint Letter to the US Secretary of State

[Daily News] RwandAir has become the first African airline to vaccinate its entire staff against Covid-19.

[New Times] Rwanda's tourist attractions are being featured on the latest edition of Quest's World of Wonder, a travel show hosted by journalist Richard Quest, who came to the country in early February and spent time covering a number of topics.

[New Times] Rwanda will host the 2021 ITF Junior World Tennis Tour slated in July, Rwanda Tennis Federation (RTF) has confirmed.

[New Times] Rwanda is in the process of mobilising funds and designing the second phase of the Economic Recovery Fund.

[AI London] States in West and Central Africa must take urgent action to ensure COVID-19 vaccines are accessible and affordable to all, Amnesty International said today.

[Daily News] Famous Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) musician, Koffi Olomide alias Mopao Mokonzi has joined Tanzanians in mourning the demise of President John Magufuli.

[VOA] The Republic of Congo's Interior Minister announced Tuesday longtime incumbent President Denis Sassou Nguesso has won another five year term.

[New Times] Rwanda hosts Mozambique in a make-or-break tie that could see Amavubi keep their hopes of qualifying for the AFCON 2021 finals alive to end their 17-year wait since the historic 2004 heroics.

[New Times] The local basketball governing body, Ferwaba has named a provisional national women basketball team of 23 players ahead of this year's Afrobasket qualifiers.

[New Times] Rwanda could soon see a rise in investments from Japan, largely in the tech and agribusiness industries, officials have said.

[New Times] At least 80% of state-owned forests will be privatised by 2024 for better forest management and value addition, Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya, the Minister of Environment, has said.

[Namibian] OMUSATI governor Erginus Endjala says more than 7 000 illegal Angolan immigrants are currently camping at various sites in the region due to food insecurity in their country.

[New Times] Amavubi striker Meddie Kagere says the national team should exploit home advantage if they are to get a positive result against Mozambique on Wednesday, March 24 in the 2022 Africa nations cup qualifiers.

[New Times] Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) volleyball club are in advanced talks to sign Ugandan middle-blocker Dinah Akello.

[This Day] Owerri -- Austin Uganwa pays tribute to the former governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola notified, in the last 24 hours, 17 new cases of newcoronavirus infection, 9 recovered patients and a death.

[DW] The longtime president of the Republic of Congo is set for another five-year term after getting over 88% of the vote. The election day was marred by the death of his main opponent, Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas.

[Daily Maverick] Businessman with links to Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko was arrested by Congolese police in Lubumbashi on Wednesday after meeting with former president Joseph Kabila.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- When the Democratic Republic of Congo's largest-ever outbreak of Ebola first emerged in the north-east of the country in 2018, it appeared that it would remain small and relatively isolated.

[ISS] From 16 January to 7 February, Cameroon hosted the African Nations Championship. Some games were played in the town of Limbe in the South-West region, which is in the grip of an armed conflict between government forces and secessionist militias...

[DW] The Republic of the Congo's longtime president Denis Sassou Nguesso is likely to continue his rule after last weekend's election - to the surprise of no one, say's DW's Eric Topona.

[VOA] Electoral officials in the Republic of Congo say results from the central African nation's presidential election could be announced within days. Early results Monday indicate President Denis Sassou Nguesso is on pace to clinch a fourth term, wi...

[New Times] Efforts to recover the remains of genocide victims who dumped at the premises of ADEPR church in Gahogo in Muhanga District are being undermined by people who conceal information, Genocide survivors have said.

[RFI] Denis Sassou Nguesso has been re-elected as president of the Republic of Congo.

[Citizen] Health workers implementing Covid-19 guidelines at Mirama Hills on the Rwanda-Uganda border have gone on strike over non-payment of their allowances by Ministry of Health for more than six months.

[VOA] Geneva -- U.N. human rights experts say conditions are deteriorating for millions of civilians caught up in the chronic armed conflict in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The experts presented their latest findings to the U.N. Hum...

[Cameroon Tribune] At press time on monday, the President of the Bamenda-based club revealed that a financial mobilisation ongoing for the football outfit had raised about FCFA 55 million.