[DW] Rebels in the east of DR Congo have killed at least 25 people, beheading some, local officials say. Fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces have been blamed for the attack on New Year's Eve.

[New Times] As African countries kick off trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, President Paul Kagame has welcomed the latest development.

[New Times] Twenty-five babies were born on the New Year's Day from six hospitals in Kigali city according to the mini-survey conducted by The New Times around the city.

[New Times] President Faustin-Archange Touadéra of the Central African Republic (CAR) on Wednesday, December 30, told journalists that former President, François Bozizé, who is leading a rebel coalition, has not fled the country as claimed by some...

[New Times] Five people died in accidents that occurred between New Year's Eve (December 31, 2020) and the New Year's Day (January 1, 2021), according to the Rwanda National Police.

[New Times] The City of Kigali has canceled all the activities related to displaying fireworks ushering in New Year's Eve. The move aims at curbing the spread of Covid-19 through halting social gatherings and night movements among other activities.

[New Times] Rwanda is set to host the first ever Mountain bike race from November 4-7, 2021, and will consist of one prologue, and three stages that will tackle the best trails, and best views that the country has to offer.

[New Times] With the general observation that 2020 was not a good year for many due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Christians in Pentecostal denominations have been urged to remain hopeful and optimistic as they usher into the New Year 2021.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolans have been urged to strictly respect for the rules on the Situation of State of Calamity, ahead of the New Year celebrations.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola recorded sixty-two new positive cases of Covid-19, two deaths and 232 recoveries, in the last 24 hours.

[East African] Rwanda has received 130 more asylum seekers who were stranded in Libya. They will stay in Rwanda until they are resettled in other countries - mainly in Europe and North America.

[New Times] President Paul Kagame has given a vote of appreciation to Rwanda's defence and security forces for their efforts to safeguard the nation for the past one year.

[CAJ News] Bangui -- People in the Central African Republic (CAR) voted on Sunday to elect the country's president for the next four years, as well as 140 members of the national assembly.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Consumer Price Index in the province of Luanda recorded a 2.14% change in October and November 2020.

[New Times] Sales of Rwandan coffee in China via online platforms belonging to China's e-commerce giant Alibaba increased by 400 per cent in 2020, according to information from Alibaba.

[New Times] The National Basketball federation (FERWABA) has started a new campaign to search and develop basketball talent among the youth.

[New Times] The Covid-19 pandemic has underscored the need to adopt homeschooling in Rwanda, at least for children whose parents can afford it.

[New Times] The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Michel Minega Sebera, has urged both big and small enterprises dealing in Made-in-Rwanda products to make use of the Economic Recovery Fund (ERF) to cope with Covid-19 effects...

[ANGOP] Luanda -- More than US $5bn have already been recovered by the Angolan State, in assets and money, through the National Asset Recovery Service (SNRA) of the Attorney General's Office (PGR), since the beginning of the process in the year 2019.

[New Times] The Central African Republic (CAR) capital, Bangui, is now a beehive of activity where residents are going on with their daily lives without fear soon after Sunday's presidential election.

[New Times] A group of 130 refugees and asylum seekers from Libya arrived in Rwanda on the night of Tuesday, December 29, becoming the fifth batch from the Northern African country to be temporarily hosted in Rwanda.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- A message from the Angolan Head of State João Lourenço to Burkina Faso's counterpart Roch Marc Christian Kaboré was delivered Wednesday in Ouagadougou, the capital of that west African nation.

[New Times] The national football team (Amavubi) has started training under floodlights at Amahoro stadium so as to prepare the team who will play some of the 2021 African Nations Championship (CHAN) matches at night.

[New Times] The Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA), on Tuesday, December 29, conducted a training session for doctors of the Rwanda premier league clubs on how to minimise player injuries and deal with Covid-19.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan Basketball Federation (FAB) confirmed last Monday, in Luanda, that the senior national season, both in males and females category, starts in January 15th, considering issues related to biosafety and availability of the t...

[ANGOP] Saurimo -- The construction in the year 2021 of the Chicapa II Hydroelectric Development Project, with the possibility of generating 32 megawatts of power, will improve the supply of electricity to the region, said last Tuesday the governor o...

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The new AKz 5000 banknote with 2020 series will be available from January, a source from National Bank of Angola (BNA) has told Angop.

[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate release of Pius Romain Rolland Ngoie, a well-known freelance journalist who has been held on a criminal defamation charge for the past week in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Repub...

[New Times] Rwanda National Police (RNP) has warned of increased operations to enforce the national directives, especially the curfew in place to contain the spread of Covid-19.

[New Times] For years, it has been a tradition for Christians in different parts of the country to gather in their respective churches on the night of December 31 to watch and pray as they cross over to the New Year.