[DW] Some people are returning home a night after Mount Nyiragongo erupted, sending dangerous lava flows in the direction of the nearby city of Goma.

[UN News] The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday that hundreds of children and families in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Goma district are at risk following the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo.

[New Times] Hundreds of Goma residents who fled to Rwanda Saturday following eruption of Mountain Nyiragongo, have since this morning returned after the volcanic eruption reportedly seemed to subsidize reliable sources have told The New Times.

[State Department] The below is attributable to U.S. Mission to the UN Spokesperson Olivia Dalton:

[New Times] The Minister of Trade and Industry Beata Habyarimana has said that the government is doing all it can to ensure that a recent spike in wheat products, cooking oil, sugar, soap and sanitary pads is brought back to normal.

[Cameroon Tribune] In a country like Cameroon where corruption, as seen through the eyes of critics, is an endemic problem in trade and governance and which greatly facilitates money laundering and other financial crimes as well as significantly reta...

[CAF] The CAF inspection team on Sunday, 23 May 2021, visited the city of Garoua in the northern region of Cameroon as part of the inspections and preparations for next year's Total Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021.

[Capital FM] Goma -- A river of boiling lava from the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo came to a halt outside Goma Sunday, sparing the city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the military governor of the region said on Sunday.

[New Times] Musanze FC head coach Innocent Seninga has been sacked from his coaching role following a poor run of results including a humiliating 4-1 defeat to Gasogi United on Sunday, May 13 at Bugesera stadium.

[New Times] A meeting of the FERWAFA Extraordinary General Assembly on Saturday approved the resignation of the former President of the football governing body, (Rtd) Brig. Gen. Jean-Damascène Sekamana.

[Nation] Kinshasa -- A few hours after finding refuge in Rwanda, some residents of Goma in the DR Congo are returning home as the Nyiragongo volcano, which erupted on Saturday, seems to be calming down.

[Nation] The Basketball Africa league (BAL) Saturday returned with some thrilling fixtures here at Kigali arena, after a rest day.

[East African] Kinshasa -- Rwanda has opened its borders to accommodate hundreds of people fleeing the city of Goma in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo following the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano.

[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.

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Rosalie Dipoko, 43, a farmer and single mother of three children, says she has been prohibited from leaving the government's Central Hospital in Cameroon's capital, Yaounde, since March 25 because, like others in her situat...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- US Monastir, already qualified for the quarterfinals of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), ended the first round at the top of the group A ranking, after their victory over Patriots Basketball Club of Rwanda 9...

[East African] Tanzania's signing of the host agreement for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop) was big news for the corporate segment of East Africa's economy.

[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.

[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...

[RFI] After being held in Cameroon "for propagating false news" for 10 months, journalist Emmanuel Mbombog Mbog Matip has gone on a hunger strike in prison in Yaounde, according to Alex Koko à Dang, the head of the national journalists' union SYNAJI...

[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.

[CAF] The Executive Committee of the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) visited this project scheduled for delivery in December 2021.

[State Department] The United States supports the recommendations of the African Union Peace and Security Council regarding Chad, and we join the African Union and our international partners in calling for a peaceful, timely, and civilian-led transit...

[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.