[DW] Kenya says it is deploying troops to fight an insurgency in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The announcement comes as tensions flare over alleged support for the militants from neighboring Rwanda.

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Activists in Cameroon say there has been a 60% increase in people applying for the U.S. Diversity Visa Lottery, also known as the Green Card Lottery. Thousands of people have been lining up at internet cafes to apply for th...

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Ambassador of Angola to Brazil, Florêncio de Almeida, defended Tuesday in Brasília the boost of bilateral trade between Angola and Brazil within the framework of mutual advantages.

[UNAIDS] Geneva/Kinshasa -- UNAIDS is alarmed that fighting between government forces and rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is causing serious disruption and harm to treatment, prevention and care services for people living with ...

[JusticeInfo.net] Bangui -- On October 31, the Bangui-based Special Criminal Court issued its first verdict. It found three former members of a Central African armed group guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in 2019. One of the...

[ISS] The bloc's first-ever troop deployment to a member country will test its capacity to resolve complex conflicts.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The cooperation between Angola and the Kingdom of Sweden was under analysis Tuesday in an audience in which the Head of State, João Lourenço, received the Ambassador of the European country to the Republic of Angola, Ms Ewa Polano...

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Total Energies will maintain its focus on seeking business opportunities in the renewable energy sector in the Angolan market and might extend its investments to the hydroelectric sector.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The first phase of the Free Economic Zone Project for Integrated Development of Dande Municipality, in the northern Bengo Province, foresees a set of infrastructures that will contribute with 1,5% to 2% to the Gross Domestic Product...

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The evolution of the security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was the main topic of the telephone conversation on Tuesday, between the Angola and DRC Heads of State, João Lourenço and Félix Tshisekedi respecti...

[Daily Maverick] The bloc's first-ever troop deployment to a member country will test its capacity to resolve complex conflicts.

[Radio Okapi] Eleven people, including two police officers, died on Saturday, October 29, in the stampede that occurred during the concert of Congolese musician Fally Ipupa at the Martyrs stadium in Kinshasa. This official report was given by the Min...

[HRW] Rwandan-Backed M23 Armed Group Long Linked to Atrocities

[The Exchange] The much-anticipated world's biggest October issuance of carbon credits by Gabon towards the protection of its rain forests, is projected to be the largest on record, raising potentially more than US$2 billion; and has put the small fr...

[The Exchange] Popularly known as the land of a thousand hills, Rwanda is still on an ambitious quest to become Africa's Singapore,leading the country in technology advancements to revolutionize key economic sectors.

[African Arguments] Several international forces are deployed in the eastern Congo, where the Rwanda-backed rebel group continues to seize towns and territory.

[IPS] Kinshasa -- The Director of Education Cannot Wait (ECW), Yasmine Sherif, launched a strong call for public and private donors to step up funding, asking them to "show the same courage" she saw in the children she met during her week-long visit ...

[The Exchange] Angola's public external debt increased to some US$51 billion in 2021. From the total, the largest amount (US$38.1 billion) was owed to commercial banks and enterprises. Debt with bilateral and multilateral creditors summed up to US$5....

[The Exchange] The DRC must participate in the regional bloc's industrial revolution to help influence regional and global manufacturing and economic growth.

[VOA] Campo, Cameroon -- Cameroon says Equatorial Guinea has deported several hundred Cameroonians, some of whom say they were fleeing terrorist and rebel attacks at home. The government of Equatorial Guinea says the deportees were economic migrants ...

[DW] M23 rebels have made gains in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, raising fears of a further deterioration of security. The African Union has called for a ceasefire and negotiations to ensure peace.

[The Conversation Africa] To survive, animals compete for resources, be it food, mating partners or territory. But a ground breaking recent study shows chimpanzees and gorillas form friendships, some lasting at least 20 years. They play, eat and soci...

[DW] A UN-backed court in the Central African Republic said the three accused militiamen showed no remorse over the attacks which killed 46 civilians.

[The Point] Rishi Sunak, the new British Prime Minister, has vowed to pursue the tough and uncompromising UK-Rwanda immigration plan designed to transfer to Kigali asylum seekers and refugees including Senegambians that crossed the English Channel.

[UN News] The UN Secretary-General has expressed deep concern over the uptick in fighting between Government troops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and M23 rebels in the east, which in the past ten days have seen multiple civilians kill...

[New Zimbabwe] Independent Norton legislator, Temba Mliswa has challenged securocrats to account for "proceeds" from Zimbabwe's participation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) war of the late 1990's.

[The Point] The Gambia senior national team; the Scorpions will play against Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia in international friendly matches next month in Antalya, Turkey.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has expressed concern over the escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

[VOA] A conservationist and veterinarian with dual French and Australian citizenship who was kidnapped last week in Chad has been released.

[African Union] 30 October 2022, Addis Ababa: The current Chair of the African Union and President of Senegal, president Macky Sall, and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, express their extreme concern at the deteri...