[VOA] Geneva -- The United Nations World Food Program warns that millions of people in West and Central Africa are facing catastrophic levels of hunger driven by conflict and soaring food prices.

[DW] With his new government, President Felix Tshisekedi has achieved victory in the power struggle with his predecessor, Joseph Kabila. He has flagged security in the country's troubled eastern region as a priority.

[DW] African countries have been vaccinating their populations against COVID-19 for weeks, but progress has been slow. Supply problems, confusion over vaccination schedules and fears of side effects are causing delays.

[CISA] El Geneina -- 1,860 refugees have been forced to flee into the neighbouring country of Chad after tribal clashes between the Masalit tribes and armed militias composed mainly of Arab nomads broke out in El Geneina, West Darfur State in the pas...

[DW] The US State Department has long warned Americans not to travel to Chad because of unrest and the presence of the jihadist Boko Haram group.

[UN News] More than 31 million people across West and Central Africa may not have enough to eat in the coming months as hunger rises due to an "explosive mix" of skyrocketing food prices, conflict and fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Foo...

[Cameroon Tribune] The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Cameroon handed diverse items to the Tsinga Islamic Complex on April 14, 2021.

[Cameroon Tribune] H.E. Richard Bale visited the training school last week and promised a fruitful cooperation.

[Cameroon Tribune] With busy schedules, some women have resorted to setting fitness goals, tracking caloric intake, and gathering workout ideas through fitness applications.

[Cameroon Tribune] Though Cameroon's current labour code does not handle such concerns, the ILO condemns this vice in its Violence and Harassment Convention.

[New Times] There is need for renewed efforts to compensate genocide survivors whose properties were damaged or plundered during 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, Ibuka- the umbrella organisation of Genocide survivors' associations- is advocating.

[VOA] Geneva -- The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is calling for restoration of peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Greater Kasai region, as renewed violence threatens another mass movement of people.

[New Times] Although one component of coartem, a drug used to treat malaria is weakening, there are no plans to discontinue its use because its effectiveness is currently undisputable.

[New Times] Nyange Parish became known for the bloody massacres which claimed between 2,000 and 3,000 lives.

[New Times] The Rwanda Athletics Federations (RAF) on Friday, April 16, officially launched the 13th edition of the Kigali International Peace Marathon

[New Times] Benediction Ignite cycling club coach Benoit Munyakindi has challenged his riders to win the first three stages of the 2021 Tour du Rwanda slated for next month.

[New Times] Rwandan passport holders can now access two more destinations than they did last year, according to the latest edition of the Henley Passport Index, the pioneer ranking of all the world's travel documents.

[New Times] Chief Prosecutor at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), Serge Brammertz, stressed that the fight against genocide denial can only be successful if genocide suspects are brought to book.

[New Times] Rwandans in Uganda have commemorated the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

[Cameroon Tribune] Instructs Senior Divisional Officers to ensure the conformity of Council Police Uniforms to the regulations in force.

[This Day] Chad's President Idriss Deby is going ahead with Sunday's election for a 6th term after 36 years in office amid unrecedented violence, calls for boycott by his beleaguered opponents and alleged assassination and bombing plots.

[allAfrica] The United States on Saturday ordered all non-essential personnel, including families of diplomats, out of Chad, as armed groups advanced towards the capital N'Djamena.

[HRW] Other 3R Commanders Should be Held Accountable for Crimes

[State Department] Security Alert: Ordered Departure of Family Members of U.S. Government Employees from U.S. Embassy N'Djamena

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan Oil Firm (Sonangol) has agreed, in a tripartite agreement, to sell its 31.78 percent of its assets held in Puma Energy to Trafigura at USD 600 million.

[VOA] Yaounde -- Human Rights Watch said in a report this week that LGBTQ people are suffering a fresh wave of persecution in Cameroon, where same-sex relations are illegal.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Debates on the peace and security of the states and their relationship with the faith have a major impact on the tranquility, harmony, well-being and security of the citizens, said Thursday the director of the National Institute of ...

[CFR] The Voice of America now has a presence in Maiduguri, providing welcome firsthand reporting on the Boko Haram insurgency. A recent report describes the gradual resumption of cross-border economic activity with Cameroon in the far northeastern s...

[CPJ] New York -- Angolan authorities must refrain from arresting members of the press covering public events, and should return all equipment confiscated from journalist Jorge Manuel, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

[New Times] On 15th April 2021, Rwanda High Commission in Kenya in collaboration with the United Nations office at Nairobi in Kenya (UNON) marked the 27th commemoration of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.