[East African] Rwanda has imposed a seven-day quarantine for passengers arriving in Kigali who have recently been to countries affected by the new Covid-19 variant.

[New Times] French football giants Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday, November 27, inaugurated a new academy in Rwanda.

[VOA] Yaoundé -- Cameroon says lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people are increasingly becoming victims of violence and brutality. The central African state's government made the comment this week after Human Rights Watch reported d...

[HRW] Nairobi -- Hassan Bouba Should Be Re-Arrested After Surprise Release from Detention

[New Times] The Rwanda national basketball team is set to miss out on the services of power forward Jean Victor Mukama, as he has been named on the Canadian national basketball team preparing for the FIBA World Cup qualifiers.

[New Times] A contingent of 150 soldiers of the 44 Mechanised Infantry Battalion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is in Rwanda for a three-week field training exercise at the RDF Combat Training Centre - Gabiro.

[New Times] Gisagara volleyball club, on Sunday, November 28 were crowned champions of the Taxpayers' tournament in the men's category, while Rwanda Revenue (RRA) claimed the title in the women's category.

[New Times] Rwanda has temporarily banned direct flights between Kigali and the southern African region as part of the new measures to control the Omicron variant of Covid-19 from spreading into the country.

[New Times] A contingent of 150 soldiers from the Kingdom of Netherlands are in Rwanda to train soldiers of Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) in a move seen to strengthen military cooperation between the two countries

[New Times] On Saturday, November 27, Rwanda received a total of 301,860 doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine donated by the United States of America.

[New Times] In the wake of the escalating Covid-19 variant, RwandAir has announced it will not board passengers from South Africa and Zimbabwe travelling to Dubai.

[East African] The East African Community has lost any hope of resolving the political differences between Uganda and Rwanda, which led to the closure of the common border in 2019, due to the lack of political for dialogue.

[East African] Rwanda will effective Sunday, November 28, reinstate the mandatory 24-hour quarantine for all arriving passengers as officials move to control potential entry and spread of the new deadly Covid-19 variant detected in Southern Africa.

[VOA] Yaoundé, Cameroon -- Cameroonian officials say a suspected separatist attack on a school this week, which left four students and a teacher dead, has scared hundreds of teachers and students from going to school. Cameroon's military said it lau...

[New Times] While music lovers can't wait to see Koffi Olomide  gracing the Kigali Arena stage on December 4 , a section of people, led by gender activists, want the controversial rhumba maestro to be banned from performing in town due to his reput...

[MSF] On 28 October, unknown attackers targeted a Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) convoy leaving two aid workers injured on the road of Bambou, in Ituri. The attack took place as the MSF vehicle was returning from an area whe...

[New Times] Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, the Director General of Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), has warned of a new variant of the coronavirus detected in the Southern African region.

[East African] Rwanda's President Paul Kagame on Thursday arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo to attend a conference aimed at fighting violence against women.

[VOA] Dizangué -- Cameroon's largest lake, Lake Ossa, has been invaded by Salvinia molesta, an aquatic fern native to Brazil that hinders navigation, makes fishing impossible and blocks water access. To combat the spreading plant, a local aid group ...

[Nairobi News] Gor Mahia arrived in the Republic of Congo on Thursday morning for their Caf Confederation Cup play off match against AS Otoho d'Oyo on Sunday.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan government and the European Union (EU) on Thursday brought together members of civil society, in Luanda, as part of the campaign to combat domestic violence.

[ANGOP] Cabinda -- The National Institute for Demining in Cabinda (INAD) this Thursday destroyed 2,755 explosive devices collected in catalogued areas in the Cabinda municipality.

[New Times] After being postponed for a number of times owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, Paris Saint-Germain football academy in Rwanda will finally be inaugurated in Huye District on Saturday, November 27.

[New Times] Members of the Rotaract Club of Kigali over the weekend donated solar panels to 15 vulnerable families in Bugesera District, to help children in these families be able to revise their school work while at home.

[New Times] Annet Uwineza, a postdoctoral fellow in Life and Environmental Sciences, specializing in Human Genetics has been named among this year's 20 Women in Science for Sub-Saharan Africa.

[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Thursday afternoon met his host President Felix Tshisekedi at the Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa for bilateral talks, ahead of the inaugural Men's Conference on Positive Masculinity, which was held in the evening...

[New Times] At least 20 vulnerable families in Rulindo District were on November 25, given a cow each by the Embassy of Israel in Rwanda.

[allAfrica] The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has all the potential to become an industrial hub for batteries and electric vehicles. To achieve this, the country of Félix Antoine Tshisekedi will have to meet the energy challenge and an attracti...

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Francisco Queiroz, was decorated Wednesday in Brasilia with the commendation of "Grã-Cruz" (Grand Cross), order of merit of the Brazilian Military Prosecuting Council.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- In the last 24 hours, Angola registered the recovery of 27 patients, 25 new cases and 1 death.