[RFI] The world's French-speaking countries gathered in Tunisia on Saturday for talks focused on economic cooperation, more than a year after President Kais Saied began an internationally criticised power grab.

[New Times] An unidentified soldier crossed into Rwanda from DR Congo in the wee hours of Saturday, shooting at the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) guard towers in Rubavu District.

[New Times] All armed groups operating in eastern DR Congo have been asked to "lay down their arms voluntarily" and join peace talks due next week in Nairobi, according to a statement by the East African Community (EAC) released on Friday, November 1...

[New Times] The Rwandan High Commission in the United Kingdom has reiterated the country's commitment to eliminate cervical cancer.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi Defense Force (MDF) is deploying 731 troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on peacekeeping mission.

[DW] Thousands more flee their homes in eastern DRC amid fighting between M23 rebels and government forces. Locals don't believe new talks in Kenya will bring peace.

[Scrolla] Up to 15 African born footballers will represent non-African nations at the Fifa World Cup this year, with six of them named in the squad of host nation Qatar.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- France seems to be losing the grip it once had on its former colonies, and the rift is growing every day.

[UN News] The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has reiterated its call for a ban on forced returns to eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including asylum seekers who have had their claims rejected.

[The Conversation Africa] Many football lovers hope an African team will finally win the men's 2022 Fifa World Cup. The world has been waiting for this since the great Brazilian player Pelé predicted (in the 1970s) that an African country would win ...

[DW] Troop training, arms sales and mercenaries are the pillars of Russia's security support in Africa. But analysts say the war in Ukraine has exposed the risks to African nations of relying on Russian military support.

[New Times] The first cohort of Bank of Kigali's entry level training programme graduated on Thursday, November 17 after completing a three-month intensive training in banking.

[New Times] Experts in early childhood development have commended the new changes in schooling hours, saying they will improve the welfare of children.

[The Conversation Africa] The men's Fifa World Cup kicks off on 20 November in Qatar. Africa is allocated five spots in the month-long final stage of this elite competition, held every four years. Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia secured...

[New Times] Over 30,000 illegal fishing nets and about 3,000 boats have been confiscated in Lake Kivu over the past three years in the districts of Rubavu, Rutsiro, Karongi, Nyamasheke and Rusizi, The New Times has learnt.

[New Times] Grey Crowned Crane population in Rwanda has more than doubled in Rwanda, according to a report presented during biodiversity day at the 27th UN climate change conference in Egypt.

[New Times] The Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has confirmed it arrested Emmanuel Nsabimana, the man suspected of injuring and therefore causing the death of a former Volleyball player, Faisal Safari.

[New Times] The City of Kigali has received the Wetland City Accreditation Award.

[New Times] Rwanda and Uganda are seeing a significant surge in trade nine months after the two neighbours moved to assuage tensions, it has emerged.

[New Times] Gianni Infantino will stand for a third-term unchallenged during next FIFA elections due in Rwanda next year, the world football governing body announced Thursday.

[New Times] Two senior officials of the Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee (RNOSC) appeared before Kicukiro primary court to answer to charges of forgery, nepotism and favouritism.

[New Times] An Israeli firm, HomeBiogas, will soon start supplying biogas systems to farmers in Eastern Province that will be used to turn farm waste into renewable energy.

[New Times] DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi and Kenya's former president Uhuru Kenyatta, the East African Community (EAC) facilitator in DR Congo's peace process, have agreed that foreign armed groups must lay down weapons or be removed, the bloc...

[New Times] The M23 rebel group claims it has captured the towns of Kibumba, Ruhunda, Buhumba, Kabuhanga, Tongo, Mulimbi in eastern DR Congo.

[VOA] Nairobi -- The East African Community's armed force, led by Kenya, has vowed to protect the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as M23 rebels advance toward the city, which is home to one million people.

[New Times] The City of Kigali has urged people to relocate from high-risk zones and not drive during heavy rains after floods killed three people including one motorcycle rider on Wednesday.

[New Times] Rwanda has been chosen among 17 countries that are set to participate in an implementation pilot project of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM).

[New Times] Bride price as a requirement for marriage, should be scrapped in order to prevent problems facing Rwandan families, according to Leonard Ndagijimana, a member of parliament.

[Africa Renewal] Like many other countries, Rwanda continues to experience effects of climate change, including landslides and droughts. The government and citizens, with the support of the UN, have taken several climate actions to tackle the challen...

[New Times] The City of Kigali has urged people to relocate from high-risk zones and not drive during heavy rains after floods killed three people including one motorcycle rider on Wednesday.