[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroon has turned public buildings on its northern border with Nigeria into temporary housing for former Boko Haram militants. Hundreds of Boko Haram members have been defecting from the Islamist group, including more than two hund...

[New Times] Suicide data released by the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB)'s Spokesperson Thierry Murangira this past weekend provoked the need for open conversations about mental health issues.

[New Times] The 2021/22 women football league season for both the top flight and second divisions will commence on November 1 and run through April 2, 2022, the football governing body (Ferwafa) has announced.

[Premium Times] "At the end of the encounter, a total of 43 dead bodies of BHT/ISWAP insurgents were scattered around the engagement areas...."

[New Times] The Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) has revised guidelines for the prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic, which now allows teams to train and play in matches while staying at their respective residences.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- KCB Group PLC has completed the acquisition of Banque Populaire du Rwanda Plc (BPR) from Atlas Mara Mauritius Limited and Arise B.V.

[Monitor] Ms Jane Tukahirwa, 25, a widow to the Ugandan businessman that was allegedly shot dead by Rwandan security operatives on August 18- has asked the Rwandan government to "release the body for burial and also compensate her because the decease...

[New Times] Tax evasion is the most prevalent financial crime in Rwanda, in terms of money lost, according to statistics from over the last five years, indicating that over Rwf20bn were lost to the vice during this period.

[Cameroon Tribune] Under the Maternal, Newborn and Infant Health Support Project, Obstetrics and Newborn Emergency Care, SUNU networks were created in 2020 by Adamawa Regional health authorities to encourage women to consult and deliver in hospital.

[Cameroon Tribune] After being ostracised for 15 years for suffering from the taboo condition, Vesicovaginal Fistula, VVF, she now has every reason to smile. After successfully undergoing surgery entirely paid for by the United Nations Population, UN...

[Cameroon Tribune] The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA in 2018 committed to bear the entire cost of surgery and postpartum care of those suffering from the condition. By signing an agreement with the Vesiovaginal Fistula Centre of Ngaoundere Pr...

[Cameroon Tribune] This is one of the dividends of the Islamic Development Bank, IsDB-funded Maternal, Newborn and Infant Health Support Project, MNIHSP in four health districts.

[New Times] Belgium-based power forward William Robeyns says he is happy with the contribution that he made in debut for Rwanda, where he contributed a game-high 23 points as the national team defeated the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesda...

[New Times] Practicing journalism and free expression is a right provided for in the country's constitution but it should not impede the rights of others, members of the media heard on Wednesday.

[New Times] Efforts to recycle waste from Nduba landfill to produce energy for the national grid, aerobic composting to fertilize crops, and other valuable products could soon come to fruition following the launch of a new three-year project to revam...

[New Times] The body of Steve Nkusi, a Rwandan national who drowned in a lake last weekend was recovered by Canadian police on Tuesday, August 23.

[VOA] Dakar -- The former president of Chad, Hissène Habré, died Monday at age 79, five years into a life sentence for war crimes and crimes against humanity. His trial in Senegal marked the first time an African country tried a former leader of an...

[New Times] FIBA has canceled the game between Cameroon and South Sudan that was scheduled to take place today, August 25.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- KCB Group PLC has completed the acquisition of Banque Populaire du Rwanda Plc (BPR) from Atlas Mara Mauritius Limited and Arise B.V. This follows the securing of the requisite regulatory approvals in Kenya, and Rwanda in what ...

[Nation] Kigali -- Nigeria Wednesday began their campaign on a bright note when they beat Mali 81-73 in a Group "C" match in the 2021 Fiba AfroBasket championship at Kigali Indoor Arena in Rwanda.

[Nation] Abuja -- Plagued by the activities of violent secessionists over the years, Nigeria and Cameroon have pledged to support each other in securing their borders against these groups and terrorists.

[Daily Trust] The National Commission for Refugee, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) has said that over 73,000 Cameroonian refugees are registered in Nigeria.

[Cameroon Tribune] The 8th session of the Cameroon-Nigeria transborder security committee ongoing in Abuja is seeking ways of containing growing threats along the close to 2,000km border line for inhabitants of both countries to live in tranquillity.

[Cameroon Tribune] The first stock of the vaccine expired on August 23, 2021.

[New Times] The national sitting volleyball team captain Liliane Mukobwankawe was one of five athletes that carried the International Paralympic Council (IPC)'s flag when the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games officially opened in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday, A...

[Nation] KCB Bank has completed the acquisition of Rwanda's second-largest lender, Banque Populaire du Rwanda (BPR).

[New Times] Rwandan cyclists Valens Iradukunda and Bonheur Ndayisenga are in Cairo, Egypt with their coach Nathan Byukusenge for a track training camp which is preparing them to participate in the junior world track championship slated for September ...

[New Times] Rwanda National Police (RNP) and Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formalise their cooperation in various policing matters.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Friedrich Ebert Foundation will award in the spring of 2022, in Berlin, Germany, the "Hans Matthofer Award" of Economic Journalism to professionals dealing with this theme.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Minister of Transport, Ricardo de Abreu, announced Tuesday the reinforcement, with two more weekly flights, of TAAG's frequency to Cabinda province.