[East African] As Rwanda prepares to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in June, it is walking a tightrope due to the prolonged impact of the pandemic as well as increasing pressure to improve its human rights record.

[New Times] The government of Rwanda, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), on Tuesday, deployed another set of robots in the country, in a move that seeks to strengthen national response to Covid-19 pandemic.

[IPS] Bangui -- Last October, an ICRC medical team helped a woman deliver a baby boy in the bush on their way to a health center we support in Grévaï, a small town in the north-central region of CAR. On her way to the market, by foot, the woman wen...

[New Times] The government of Rwanda in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme, (UNDP) will on Tuesday, deploy another set of robots, in a move that will strengthen the country's fight against the pandemic, officials have said.

[UN News] The study of science could have a "transformational" impact on young people living in different conflict areas across the world according to the UN's Education Cannot Wait programme.

[New Times] The World Bank Group is preparing a $500 million financing facility for Rwanda to be announced in coming days.

[New Times] Former players of the national football team Amavubi have written a three-page open letter highlighting key issues needed to develop football in Rwanda.

[New Times] With five months until the 2020 Olympic Games, Rwandan athletes' hopes to secure qualification to represent the country at the games are in jeopardy due to failure to get competitions in which they can get qualification.

[New Times] Vincent de Gaulle Nzamwita, the former president of Rwanda Football Association (FERWAFA), says he will not run again as president of the country's football governing body next year.

[New Times] Rwanda exported 43,237 kilogrammes of flowers, earning $467,544 (Rwf456 million) in the week ending February 7, according to data from the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB).

[New Times] The City of Kigali has deployed 73 pulse oximeters in Gasabo District to help covid-19 patients on home-based care.

[Cameroon Tribune] Even when the Intermediate Lions of Cameroon were not playing, the public came out massively to watch the games and cheer up the players.

[Cameroon Tribune] The two warring factions have decided to bury their differences, end all court cases and work for the development of the City of Kumba.

[Cameroon Tribune] Following last Sunday's victory, Morocco has become the first country to win the CHAN tournament two consecutive times.

[New Times] As the government continues to mobilize funds to invest in recreational wetlands in Kigali City, Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) has committed to encourage ecotourism investments among the private sector.

[New Times] The 21-day lockdown that was recently imposed on Kigali has had a tremendous impact, reducing new Covid-19 cases in the city by 72 percent according to the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) Director-General.

[New Times] AS Kigali football club on Tuesday, February 9 left for Tunisia ahead of their first-leg encounter against CS Sfaxien in the final round of the CAF Confederation Cup, in Tunis, on February 13.

[WHO] One hundred, and seventy (170) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3453 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases sixteen thousand, six hundred, and twenty-one (16621). To date, twelve thousand, six hundre...

[OHCHR] Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Marta Hurtado

[New Times] Several years ago, during a business trip to one of the African countries, I noticed the large number of houses under construction, which seemed to be untouched for a long time. At that moment I was sure that this was a negative indicatio...

[New Times] RwandAir, the national carrier, has suspended flights to three southern African countries amid concerns over a new Covid-19 variant there.

[New Times] It was a race against time for many businesses and shoppers in the capital Kigali on the evening of the first day of reopening following a three-week lockdown.

[New Times] Rwanda is set to get Covid-19 vaccine doses through the African Union's African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) initiative amounting to 2.6 million in addition to vaccines expected through other arrangements, the Minister for Health...

[New Times] Rwanda and Qatar on Monday, February 8, signed a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) that intends to deepen economic cooperation between the two countries.

[New Times] Rwanda and Central African Republic (CAR) are committed to cement bilateral cooperation between the two countries, including areas such as economic development, the two foreign ministers have announced.

[New Times] HARARE- Rwandans in Zimbabwe and Botswana, for the first time, on Sunday, February 7, participated in activities to celebrate the Rwanda national Heroes Day, in an event that was held virtually.

[Sierra Leone Government] State House, Freetown, Monday 8 February 2021 - A high-level delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Guineans Abroad, Dr Ibrahim Khalil Kaba, has today conveyed a letter from Guinea's President Alpha Conde to H...

[The Conversation Africa] The behaviour and life cycles of the largest animals on the planet are incredibly important for the healthy functioning of our planet's life support systems. Unfortunately, many big species now face extinction due to their v...

[New Times] Effective Monday, February 8, the lockdown imposed on Kigali city will be lifted, paving way for new Covid-19 measures to be operational.

[New Frame] A Central African Republic refugee helps people fleeing the most recent spate of violence there to settle into a Cameroonian camp.