[RFI] French President Emmanuel Macron was among foreign dignitaries in N'Djamena on Friday to attend the funeral of Chad's leader Idriss Déby, who was killed this week in fighting with rebels.

[HRW] Nairobi -- Presidential Directives Spurred by IMF Loan Talks Present Opportunity, Risks

[CISA] Chad -- By CISA

[UNHCR] UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has called today for stepped up international support and solidarity with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - a country struggling with one of the largest internally displaced populations ...

[Cameroon Tribune] The prizes for quality produce in 2017-2018 cocoa season were dished out on April 20, 2021.

[Cameroon Tribune] Senior Deputy House Speaker, Hon. Hilarion Etong presided the last respects ceremony for Hon. Prince Mikody on April 22, 2021.

[Cameroon Tribune] Michael Ndoping, General Manager, Cocoa and Coffee Board.

[Cameroon Tribune] They often dish out bills out of sentiments.

[New Times] Rwandan-British dancer and actress Sherrie Silver is among a host of African stars who are up in arms against malaria, another epidemic which they say is being forgotten about due to the Covid-19 pandemic yet still kills hundreds of thous...

[New Times] Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi), on Thursday, April 22, signed a cooperation agreement with their Russian counterparts, United Russia Party, which will see both political organisations collaborate in a number of areas with view to ...

[New Times] SC Kiyovu head coach Olivier Karekezi has admitted that his side are hungry titles as they look to end a 27-year wait for their domestic league title.

[New Times] Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente has urged prosecutors to put to good use the powers conferred on them, conduct in-depth investigations and ensure that cases are well studied before taking them to courts.

[Premium Times] On 2nd December 1990, Deby shot his way into Chad's presidential palace after an epic battle with his former boss and mentor turned enemy, Hisene Habre. For his 30 years in power, it has been a series of rebellions, bloody conflicts, ...

[MSF] Thursday, April 22, 2021 -- Teams from Doctors Without Borders (MSF) have carried out a number of large-scale malaria prevention campaigns in eastern Burundi in recent years, most recently in the hills of Kinyinya. Their objective: to attack th...

[Cameroon Tribune] President Biya's personal representative, Minister Delegate at the Presidency in Charge of Defence, Joseph Beti Assomo and his delegation arrived in town yesterday afternoon.

[New Times] Being a multipotentialite is quite exhilarating and at the same time hard to juggle all your passions, but for Sandrine Twagiramariya, this was all she had ever wished for.

[CISA] Douala -- By Arnold Neliba

[CFR] The ripple effects emanating from the death of Chadian President Idriss Déby on April 20 are only beginning to be apparent.

[New Times] Prosecution on Thursday, April 22 spelt out in detail the roles of five suspects - all former members of MRCD-FLN militia organisation - in series of attacks on Rwandan territory that occurred in southwestern district of Rusizi in 2019.

[VOA] France's foreign minister is defending the takeover of Chad's government by a transitional military council.

[Nation] A rebel group that the army accused of killing Chadian president, Idriss Deby Itno said it had given the late president's family until Thursday midnight to bury him.

[DW] Deby was a strongman, hailed by his allies but despised by his people. Experts say his death leaves behind a country torn apart, a region plagued by extremist groups and his Western allies unsure of how to proceed.

[Leadership] Early this week, Chadian President Idriss Deby, who was reportedly shot by rebel soldiers on the battlefront, died shortly after from injuries he sustained in that dastardly act. That unfortunate incident has put his country in momentary...

[Premium Times] Mr Deby was a key ally in Nigeria's decade-long fight against Boko Haram.

[Premium Times] "There's not much constitutional democracy in Chad. They just paid lip service to democracy but what they had effectively in place was a military regime."

[East African] Kenya has signed crucial agreements on transport, security and trade with the Democratic Republic of Congo, signalling a push to improve low figures of business between them.

[ANGOP] Dundo -- Angola wants to cut 20% of the diamond production, minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino de Azevedo, has announced.

[VOA] Paris -- Few countries are feeling the loss of Chad's President Idriss Deby more keenly than former colonial power France. Paris has long seen Deby as a key ally in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel. Now some observers say his death brin...

[New Times] The advancement of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) is crucial for innovation and development. Yet women are still underrepresented in this field despite making up half of the country's population.

[New Times] There is an urgent need to ensure sustainable financing models to conserve protected areas and save biodiversity, environmental experts have voiced.