[East African] Kinshasa,

[DW] The Congolese government said it was evacuating Goma, a city of nearly 2 million people, after the Mount Nyiragongo volcano erupted. Lava reached the city's airport.

[New Times] President Paul Kagame has made a case for production of vaccines in the region saying that much more input is needed for Africa to defeat the Covid-19 pandemic.

[UNFPA in WCA] Bamako, 21 May, 2021: The 21st edition of the Bamako Forum opened on 20 May in Bamako, Mali, on the theme: "Sustainable development and human capital: results and operational priorities for the Transition in Mali". A UNFPA Side Event o...

[Daily News] PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has assured her Burundian counterpart, Evariste Ndayishimiye of full cooperation and fostering the development of the two countries to ensure all joint projects are implemented as planned.

[East African] The postponement of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm 2021) has cast a dark shadow on Rwanda's ailing economy, which has been severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

[New Times] Five years since the government last conducted a comprehensive audit into the performance of 'Girinka Programme', Auditor-General Obadiah Biraro has said that he has added it to the list of those to be considered for auditing this year.

[New Times] Three suspects under the 'first category' of perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi live in France, unhindered, according to an expose by French online publication, Médiapart.

[New Times] André Mazimpaka played in goal since he was a small boy, and steadily developed into a polished product that went on to sign for top tier clubs in the country.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan journalist José Meireles, of Edições Novembro, died Thursday in Luanda, victim of illness, announced a source from the company that owns the daily newspaper Jornal de Angola.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Former football coach, Argentinean Rúben Garcia, died this Thursday in Luanda, victim of disease, at the age of 82.

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Unity Day activities in Cameroon were marred this week by clashes between separatists and government troops. The violence left at least 16 people dead and 60 houses burned.

[ISS] The country's unconstitutional transition reflects governance challenges in a region that boasts Africa's longest-serving presidents.

[Africa In Fact] "Fools say that they learn by experience. I prefer to profit by others' experience." ― Otto von Bismarck

[UNHCR] Bujumbura -- Representatives of the Governments of Burundi and Tanzania and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, met for the 22nd Meeting of the Tripartite Commission for the Voluntary Repatriation of Burundian Refugees from Tanzania.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan government is drawing up the Annual National Development Plan (PADN-2022) with the actions to be carried out, targets and objectives for next year, the Secretary of State for Planning, Milton Reis said today in Luanda.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The minister of Energy and Water, João Baptista Borges, Thursday discussed the issue of water and renewable energy in Angola with officials from Belgian companies.

[ANGOP] Moçâmedes -- The governor of sout-west Namibe province, Archer Mangueira, today, Thursday, requested the collaboration of civil society in combating the plague of locusts that is affecting the province, with technical and human means.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- A court in New York said it had no powers to decide on the case filed by Aenergy SA against the Angolan government and referred the case to the Angolan justice system, according to the US press.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The National Assembly (Angolan Parliament) elected, this Thursday, lawyer Florbela Araújo as ombudswoman, replacing Carlos Alberto Ferreira Pinto, who was in the position since January 2020.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Minister of State for Social Affairs, Carolina Cerqueira, said Thursday in Luanda that diversification of the national economy had a strong foundation in higher education, as it provided trained staff, as an effective way of gen...

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan diamond trading company Sociedade de Comercialização de Diamantes (Sodiam) is due to auction, as of next June, rough diamonds worth between USD 27 million and USD 30 million.

[East African] Thousands of residents in Bujumbura and Gatumba have fled their homes after their property and houses were flooded due to the rising water levels of Lake Tanganyika and the swelling rivers around the city.

[Monitor] Uganda and Burundi are finalising plans to build a new road to promote trade and commerce and circumvent a barrier presented by Rwanda's closure of Gatuna border in early 2019.

[East African] The home side, Patriots Basketball Club, has become the first team to qualify for the Basketball Africa League (BAL) Quarter Finals after edging Madagascar's Gendarmerie Nationale Basketball Club (GNBC) 78:72 in the Group A tie played ...

[The Conversation Africa] After releasing the sensational film Enjoy Poverty in 2008, and sparking much debate in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Europe on the topic of the "industry against poverty", the Dutch artist Renzo Martens has jus...

[CAF] A CAF delegation team will arrive in Cameroon capital, Yaoundé on Friday morning to begin an inspection tour in the country in preparation of next year's Total Africa Cup of Nations to be played in Cameroon.

[New Times] President Paul Kagame Wednesday inaugurated the 'President Paul Kagame Auditorium' at the Research Institute against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD) based in Strasbourg, France.

[UN News] On a recent visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Dr. Natalie Kanem, the head of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), the UN's sexual and reproductive health agency, bore witness to the horrific legacy of sexual violence in the co...

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Bangui -- The country has recorded only 7,000 cases and 100 deaths, but the ensuing economic fallout has driven kids to the streets