[East African] The postponement of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm 2021) has cast a dark shadow on Rwanda's ailing economy, which has been severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Unity Day activities in Cameroon were marred this week by clashes between separatists and government troops. The violence left at least 16 people dead and 60 houses burned.

[ISS] The country's unconstitutional transition reflects governance challenges in a region that boasts Africa's longest-serving presidents.

[East African] Thousands of residents in Bujumbura and Gatumba have fled their homes after their property and houses were flooded due to the rising water levels of Lake Tanganyika and the swelling rivers around the city.

[Monitor] Uganda and Burundi are finalising plans to build a new road to promote trade and commerce and circumvent a barrier presented by Rwanda's closure of Gatuna border in early 2019.

[East African] The home side, Patriots Basketball Club, has become the first team to qualify for the Basketball Africa League (BAL) Quarter Finals after edging Madagascar's Gendarmerie Nationale Basketball Club (GNBC) 78:72 in the Group A tie played ...

[The Conversation Africa] After releasing the sensational film Enjoy Poverty in 2008, and sparking much debate in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Europe on the topic of the "industry against poverty", the Dutch artist Renzo Martens has jus...

[CAF] A CAF delegation team will arrive in Cameroon capital, Yaoundé on Friday morning to begin an inspection tour in the country in preparation of next year's Total Africa Cup of Nations to be played in Cameroon.

[ANGOP] Paris -- Angolan President of the Republic João Lourenço, accompanied by the first lady, Ana Dias Lourenço, left Paris (France) this Thursday morning back to Luanda.

[New Times] President Paul Kagame Wednesday inaugurated the 'President Paul Kagame Auditorium' at the Research Institute against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD) based in Strasbourg, France.

[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroon's regional councils this week called on the central government to grant promised autonomy and funds that they say would help resolve the country's separatist conflict. The regions have yet to receive a promised 20% of the st...

[UN News] On a recent visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Dr. Natalie Kanem, the head of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), the UN's sexual and reproductive health agency, bore witness to the horrific legacy of sexual violence in the co...

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Bangui -- The country has recorded only 7,000 cases and 100 deaths, but the ensuing economic fallout has driven kids to the streets

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] London -- Investigations by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The New Humanitarian found many Congolese women who said they were coerced into sex by men who said they worked for aid groups

[DW] The UN documented more than 4,000 cases of sexual and gender-based violence in the volatile region in 2020. A thousand women are on hunger strike now to highlight the drawn-out conflict.

[RSF] Journalist Paul Chouta has been sentenced to 23 months' imprisonment and ordered to pay several million CFA francs in fines and damages after being held for two years awaiting a trial verdict in Cameroon. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) deplore...

[Cameroon Tribune] Dissenting voices here and there, feelings of supremacy and inferiority resulting to disturbing surge in hate speech are pointers that the ship of national unity is far from being tranquil.

[Cameroon Tribune] The Prime Minister was received at the Mungo gateway to the South West Region by several personalities of the Region

[New Times] King Faisal Hospital has announced plans to offer advanced kidney treatment services, including kidney transplant, making it the first hospital to introduce the practise in the country.

[State Department] On behalf of the Government of the United States, I congratulate the people of the Republic of Cameroon as you celebrate National Day on May 20.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Relations between Angola and the Federative Republic of Brazil will remain steadfast, despite the recent episodes involving the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (IURD) in the country.

[New Times] The education sector has been allocated over Rwf421.7 billion in the proposed budget for 2021/2022 up from Rwf414.4 billion in the current budget, a resource envelope that the Ministry of Education says will focus on improving the quality...

[New Times] The Minister of Justice Johnston Busingye has appealed for cooperation from local civil society players in the implementation of the Universal Peer Review (UPR) recommendations calling its participation 'not one of the many but the only o...

[New Times] With construction works on the proposed international airport in Bugesera District back to pre-pandemic levels, the government is optimistic the facility could be ready for operations by end next year.

[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Tuesday met members of the Duclert Commission together with retired French military officers who served in Rwanda between 1990 and 1994, as the parties sought to address historically damaged relations between the ...

[New Times] The national volleyball governing body, FRVB has named a provisional national under-20 women volleyball team of 18 players ahead of the upcoming 2021 (FIVB) World Championships that runs from July 9 to 18.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The former Angolan international Antónia de Fátima "Faia" has been elected deputy director of education and training for the African Judo Union (AJU).

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola reported 389 new infections, 11 fatalities and 445 recoveries on Wednesday, according to the State Secretary for Public Health.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- At least 123 Angolan nationals are serving prison sentences in the neighbouring Republic of Namibia, in connections with a large range of crimes, against 31 Namibians locked in Angolan jails.

[ANGOP] Paris -- Angolan President João Lourenço Wednesday in Paris, France, met with the patron of the Institute Tony Blair Institute, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.