[New Times] French President Emmanuel Macron will arrive in Rwanda on Thursday, May 27 on a one-day state visit.

[Citizen] Kigali -- RwandAir on Wednesday May 26 became the first African airline to be awarded the top Diamond status rating for COVID-19 prevention measures - the highest attainable level.

[DW] The regional observatory stationed in Goma to monitor the Mount Nyiragongo volcano had not been working for several months, DW has learned. The Goma Volcano Observatory was caught by surprise.

[East African] At least two people were killed in Bujumbura following a grenade explosion in one of the city's busiest spots on Tuesday evening. The government termed the incident a terrorism attack, and said that investigations have been launched.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Kinshasa -- Dozens of Congolese children separated from their families days after a deadly volcanic eruption could be at risk of kidnap, child labour, or recruitment by armed groups

[New Times] SPENN, a financial technology company with a cost-free mobile banking application powered by I&M Bank, has signed a partnership deal with Espoir Basketball Club valued at Rwf15 million to promote digital payments.

[RFI] French president Emmanuel Macron's visit to Rwanda on Thursday to commemorate the victims of the 1994 genocide is a step towards normalising relations between the two countries after a quarter century of tension.

[New Times] The President of the Chamber of Deputies in Rwanda has said that Parliamentarians have a major role to play in Africa's recovery from effects of the Covid-19 pandemic such as through budget allocation to priority initiatives and its effec...

[New Times] The government has allocated Rwf137.5 billion to the agriculture sector in the 2021/22 fiscal years, which represents 3.6 per cent of the total proposed Rwf3, 807 billion budget for the year.

[Cameroon Tribune] Several schools from Yaounde participated in the third edition of the competition that took place on Wednesday May 19, 2021.

[Cameroon Tribune] All dressed in traditional attires they danced to the rhythms of national unity on May 21, 2021.

[Cameroon Tribune] MINHDU has called on them to respect co-proprietorship laws.

[Cameroon Tribune] The competition on May 25, 2021 in Belabo, Lom and Djerem Division of the East Region, saw the participation of primary schools pupils.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The secretary of State for Public Health, Franco Mufinda, said Wednesday in Luanda that 888,105 Angolans had been vaccinated.

[ANGOP] Angola -- The municipality of Baía Farta, in Angola's Benguela province, is hosting, from 27 to 28 of this month, a forum on the economic potential of regional development, ANGOP learned Wednesday.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan health authorities registered, in the last 24 hours, 405 new cases, 7 deaths and 265 recovered patients.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- President João Lourenço Wednesday in Luanda apologised to the Nation for the developments of the 27 May 1977 that led to the summary execution of an indeterminate number of Angolans.

[ANGOP] Nagoya -- Angola formally inaugurated its Honorary Consulate in Nagoya, Japan, on Wednesday, during a ceremony presided over by the Angolan ambassador to that Asian country, Rui Orlando Xavier.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan minister of National Defence and Veterans of the Fatherland João Ernesto dos Santos Wednesday expressed a "deep consternation" at the death of General António Chinhama "Maynga", occurred on Monday in Luanda, due to illness...

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan head of State João Lourenço Wednesday analysed the issue related to the increase of bilateral cooperation with the Central African Republic (CAR) counterpart, Faustin Touadéra.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- President of the Central African Republic (CAR) Faustin Touadera arrived Wednesday morning in Luanda for a few-hour working visit to Angola.

[Egypt Online] Egypt expressed sorrow for the victims of a volcano eruption in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

[New Times] Unbilled water and revenue leaks continue to weigh down utility firm Water and Sanitation Corporation (WASAC), costing it millions in losses, the Auditor General revealed last week.

[Premium Times] "The need to support the Chadian government to effectively carry out its planned 18-month transition is sacrosanct," Mr Buhari said.

[East African] Rwanda on Tuesday extended the deadline for phasing out old passports by one year.

[Cameroon Tribune] External Relations Minister received an Italian delegation yesterday May 24, 2021.

[Cameroon Tribune] A four-day workshop which ends on Friday May 28, 2021 is underway in Yaounde.

[New Times] For many years Mutezinkwano endured sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) from her husband Ndayisabye.

[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the international community to support Chad to conclude the transition from military to democratic government in a peaceful manner within the set time of 18 months.

[New Times] The national Cricket Association has pointed at Namibia as Rwanda's main challengers in the upcoming Kwibuka T20 tournament slated from June 6-12.