[UN News] UN-appointed independent rights experts on Wednesday raised concerns over the recruitment and use of private military and foreign security contractors by the Government of the Central African Republic, and their apparent close contacts with...

[African Arguments] In recent interviews with detained ADF rebels, some hadn't even heard of ISIS.

[DW] President Paul Biya's son is making a name for himself on Cameroon's political scene. Some observers think he is being groomed to take over the job of his 88-year-old father.

[Radio Dabanga] Washington -- East and Central Africa-the deadliest war zone in the world over the past few decades-is a prime example of how mass corruption fuels conflict and how the USA and multilateral tools of financial pressure could save lives...

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The ambassador of the United States of America (USA), Nina Maria Fite, said Wednesday in Luanda that her government has US$20 million available for the fight against malaria in Angola, in 2021.

[ANGOP] Lobito -- Benguela province has vaccinated about 15,000 people against Covid-19 since the 20th March, said the provincial health director, António Cabinda.

[New Times] Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) women volleyball club has signed four new players ahead of the new season.

[New Times] The national football team head coach Vincent Mashami has criticised Niger referee Mohamed Ali Moussa for poor officiating in Rwanda's 0-0 draw against Cameroon in Douala on Tuesday night.

[New Times] The Rwanda Cricket Association (RCA) wants to have two more standard facilities to be able to host international Cricket tournaments on an annual basis.

[New Times] Rwanda Finance Limited (RFL) on Wednesday, March 31 unveiled the new brand for the Kigali International Financial Centre (KIFC).

[New Times] A communiqué released by the DR Congo military on March 30 indicates that the Congolese army is more than ready to welcome and work with regional countries' armies in a bid to neutralise the various armed militia groups on its territory.

[New Times] The National Council of People with Disabilities (NCPD) has said that over 3,000 children with disabilities currently under the care of different children centres, need to be reintegrated in families.

[Cameroon Tribune] The Regional Commissioner for economic development, Ghejung Awunti visited the site recently.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan writer Arlindo do Carmo Pires Barbeitos died Wednesday in Luanda, victim of an illness.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Chief of General Staff of the Angolan Armed Forces (CEMGFAA), Egídio de Sousa Santos, Wednesday in Luanda, said it was imperative to preserve peace and national unity, in order to encourage private investment in the country.

[Cameroon Tribune] It was given by the Governor in a ceremony on March 25, 2021 in Douala.

[Cameroon Tribune] Joseph LE called on the 14,657 State employees in the Region to get back to their working places for effective work for which they earn monthly salaries.

[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and 12 other human rights and civil society organisations have issued a joint call for the release of Raymond Malonga, an ailing journalist held arbitrarily for nearly three months in Brazzaville, the Republic of...

[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) holds the Cameroonian authorities responsible for what happens to Amadou Vamoulké, a 71-year-old journalist who has been jailed arbitrarily for nearly five years and who reports in an open letter today to the ju...

[ANGOP] Luanda -- At least sixty six patients recovered, fifty new cases and two deaths is the balance of the last 24 hours in Angola.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan Industrial Development Plan (PDIA) aims, by 2025, to increase industrial production in order to reduce dependence on foreign markets in relation to production of the basic foodstuff.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The minister of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Research, Maria do Rosário Bragança, said Tuesday that the academic year will have new curricular plans in some courses.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Attorney General Office of the Republic will continue to fight, in a committed way, the crime, in all its dimensions and forms of manifestations, fulfilling the assumptions in the performance of the criminal area.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The minister of Education, Luísa Grilo, Tuesday in Luanda defended the need for greater social and effective inclusion of people with special needs in the country's development process.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The governor of the National Bank of Angola (BNA), José de Lima Massano, said Monday that the best ways of "saving" Banco Económico (BE) were being studied and identified, taking into account the quality of its assets.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The creation of a Free Trade Zone for the integrated development of Barra do Dande, in Bengo province, was approved Tuesday in Luanda by the Economic Commission of the Council of Ministers.

[East African] Rwanda has unveiled an additional Rwf350 billion ($350 million) stimulus plan for its economy to support businesses hard hit by the pandemic, boost jobs and reduce poverty.

[New Times] BK Group Plc in 2020 recorded an after-tax profit of Rwf38.4 billion which was a 3 per cent growth compared to the previous year when they registered Rwf37.3 billion.

[ANGOP] Huambo -- The theatre group Horizonte de Artes de Benguela won on Sunday the category of best show in the 1st Edition of the Central Region Theatre Festival.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan Chess Federation (FAX) has institutionalized the annual chess tournament (ITA) as its newest event in the calendar and whose first edition takes place on April 10, the federation said on Tuesday.