[WHO] Your Excellency President Tshisekedi,

[African Arguments] Mali's security might not be the first issue that comes to mind when hearing of the passing of Idriss Déby Itno. His death on the battlefield - or at least in proximity, depending on the account - clearly indicates that trouble i...

[East African] Rwanda is in negotiations with Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers to see how the jab can be produced locally, officials have said.

[HRW] Martial law went into force yesterday in two conflict-ridden provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo to "swiftly end the insecurity which is killing our fellow citizens on a daily basis," a government spokesman said. This means the milita...

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The retirement of Raúl Castro, who has just stepped down as head of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC), is part of a normal process of transfer to the party leadership, said the Cuban ambassador to Angola, Esther Gloria Armenteros Cá...

[Cameroon Tribune] The locally published story books worth 144 million FCFA were donated to 148 nursery and elementary schools in the Adamawa, East and North Regions by the American government under the McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Child Nutr...

[Cameroon Tribune] John Donnelly presented the advance copies of his letters of credence to Minister Mbella Mbella on May 6, 2021.

[Cameroon Tribune] He died on May 4, 2021 and his mortal remains is preserved in the Buea Regional Hospital mortuary pending funeral arrangement.

[Cameroon Tribune] An international colloquium on the cyber space ends today in Yaounde.

[Cameroon Tribune] The campaign will run from the 7-10 oMay 2021 and involves children from 0-5 years.

[Cameroon Tribune] The third playing day of the national teams' championship will take place at the Yaounde Multipurpose Sports Complex on Sunday May 9, 2021.

[Nation] Kinshasa -- The governor of Tanganyika, a southern province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been impeached on Thursday by his provincial deputies.

[African Arguments] Rwanda joined in 2009 despite its poor human rights record. At the CHOGM summit this June, the Commonwealth must stand up for its values.

[ISS] After years of stagnation, Tshisekedi's 'sacred union' could transform the country's prospects through five sectoral policy choices

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Operators in block 17 have announced the start up of the second phase of the short cycle Zinia, linked to Paz Flor's Floating Production, Storage and Unloading Unit (FPSO), with production capacity of more than 40,000 barrels of oil...

[New Times] After more than two years since the NBA and the world basketball governing body (Fiba) announced a plan to launch a professional league in Africa, the wait is no more.

[New Times] History was made last weekend as US-based Emmanuel Rugamba signed a free-agent contract with the Cleveland Browns, a deal that made him the first Rwandan to join the National Football League - NFL.

[New Times] Two men suspected to have played a key role in terror attacks orchestrated by FLN militia group in Rusizi District in 2019 have pleaded guilty to terrorism charges they face.

[New Times] The government has insisted it will not extend the deadline to end the manufacturing, selling and using of single-use plastic items despite pleas from manufacturers.

[HRW] Dominic Ongwen's Status as Child Victim Factors into Punishment

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroon's poultry farmers and sellers are calling on authorities at home and in Europe to loosen trade restrictions put in place over the coronavirus pandemic and avian influenza, which have more than doubled the price of ...

[The Conversation Africa] A year has passed since an Angolan dance troupe called Fenómenos do Semba released a video of themselves dancing in a courtyard in Luanda to the South African hit song Jerusalema by Master KG.

[New Times] Alan Boileau, featuring for B&B Hotels team, has won his third victory at the ongoing Tour du Rwanda 2021 after outclassing a host of rivals in a final sprint to claim the fifth stage in Kigali on Thursday afternoon.

[New Times] Seventeen Rwandans were on Wednesday, May 5, deported from Uganda after being illegally detained in the country for weeks.

[East African] Rwanda has reopened gyms after almost 14 months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, however swimming pools and beauty spas remain closed.

[AI London] Responding to the news that Danish authorities have signed an agreement with the Rwandan government to enhance cooperation on migration and asylum, potentially to then send asylum-seekers to Rwanda, Amnesty International's Europe Director...

[RFI] Survivors and human rights groups have criticised a recommendation by prosecutors in France to drop a 15-year case accusing senior French military officials of complicity in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

[New Frame] Shop customers are threatening migrant traders with violence come the national elections in August, amid a rise in xenophobia that appears to correlate with election periods in Africa.

[ISS] On 23 April, around 100 women protested in Beni, in north eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), calling on the United Nations peacekeeping mission to leave the country. In protests that ran throughout April, Congolese also challenged ...

[New Times] Rwanda stands high chances of hosting the 2025 UCI Road World Championships ahead of Morocco, according to Rwanda Cycling Federation President, Abdallah Murenzi.