[allAfrica] Cape Town -- When the Democratic Republic of Congo's largest-ever outbreak of Ebola first emerged in the north-east of the country in 2018, it appeared that it would remain small and relatively isolated.

[DW] The longtime president of the Republic of Congo is set for another five-year term after getting over 88% of the vote. The election day was marred by the death of his main opponent, Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas.

[ISS] From 16 January to 7 February, Cameroon hosted the African Nations Championship. Some games were played in the town of Limbe in the South-West region, which is in the grip of an armed conflict between government forces and secessionist militias...

[Daily Maverick] Businessman with links to Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko was arrested by Congolese police in Lubumbashi on Wednesday after meeting with former president Joseph Kabila.

[DW] The Republic of the Congo's longtime president Denis Sassou Nguesso is likely to continue his rule after last weekend's election - to the surprise of no one, say's DW's Eric Topona.

[Citizen] Health workers implementing Covid-19 guidelines at Mirama Hills on the Rwanda-Uganda border have gone on strike over non-payment of their allowances by Ministry of Health for more than six months.

[VOA] Geneva -- U.N. human rights experts say conditions are deteriorating for millions of civilians caught up in the chronic armed conflict in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The experts presented their latest findings to the U.N. Hum...

[VOA] Electoral officials in the Republic of Congo say results from the central African nation's presidential election could be announced within days. Early results Monday indicate President Denis Sassou Nguesso is on pace to clinch a fourth term, wi...

[New Times] Efforts to recover the remains of genocide victims who dumped at the premises of ADEPR church in Gahogo in Muhanga District are being undermined by people who conceal information, Genocide survivors have said.

[RFI] Denis Sassou Nguesso has been re-elected as president of the Republic of Congo.

[Cameroon Tribune] At press time on monday, the President of the Bamenda-based club revealed that a financial mobilisation ongoing for the football outfit had raised about FCFA 55 million.

[Cameroon Tribune] This was during the 987th meeting at the ministerial level of the AU Peace and Security Council on March 22, 2021.

[Cameroon Tribune] The day commemorated tomorrow, aims to lessen the burden of sleep problems through better prevention and management of sleep disorders.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- A field hospital for treatment of Covid-19 patients will be inaugurated Thursday in Soyo municipality, northern Zaire province, Angop has leant.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola's external debt stock stood at Akz 29,6 billion (Usd 1 is Akz 616.17) in November 2020, recording a 35 percent rise as compared to the figures in the beginning of the year.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Opposition UNITA party's Parliamentary group defended Monday a "wide consultation" of the society, in particular of the political organisations, prior to the final approval of the Draft Law on partial Revision of the Constitution.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola is the only country that has managed to restructure the private debt without this implying a drop in the "Rating", said Monday the executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Vera Songwe,

[CAF] Cameroon recalled 26 Indomitable Lions for their match day 5 and 6 games of the Total Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021 qualifying matches against Cape Verde and Rwanda respectively.

[East African] Christopher Kayumba, a senior journalism university lecturer, has joined active politics in Rwanda by forming a new political party - Rwandese Platform for Democracy (RPD).

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The health authorities reported on Sunday the record of 37 new cases, 1 death and 5 recovered patients.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Minister of Culture, Tourism and Environment, Jomo Fortunato, Sunday stressed the need for a "deep" reflection on the teaching of literature, enhancing the role played by poets in the process of the national liberation struggle.

[New Era] The Confederation of African Football (CAF) yesterday confirmed the disqualification of Chad from the remainder of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers, after CAF accused the Chadian government of interfering in the affairs of ...

[East African] Rwanda has upgraded its national laboratory testing capacity to detect new coronavirus variants with 12 cases of the UK and South Africa variants now confirmed in the country.

[New Times] Prime Minister of Rwanda Edouard Ngirente, on behalf of President Paul Kagame delivered remarks condoling the people of Tanzania on the death of their President John Pombe Magufuli who succumbed to heart complications last week.

[New Times] The Minister for Health Dr. Daniel Ngamije has said that at least 97 per cent of the Covid vaccines that were received in the country have been administered as first shot, to high-risk groups.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan writer Maria Alexandre Dáskalos died Saturday in Luanda, victim of illness, a family source announced the death and that the poetess's funeral will be held on a date to be announced.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The UNICEF representative in Angola, Ivan Yerovi, on Monday in Luanda, stressed the need for correct, balanced and equitable management of water resources, in order to better meet the needs of communities.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte António, is representing the Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, at the funeral of the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, John Pombe Magufuli, taking place in the city of Dodoma...

[The Point] Coach Tom Saintfiet has released his final 25-man squad for The Gambia's 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at home to Angola on 25 March 2021 and away to the Democratic Republic of Congo on 29 March 2021.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- At least 24 new cases, 17 patients recovered and 3 deaths are the numbers of the cases diagnosed in Angola in the last 24 hours, according to the Angolan health authorities.