[allAfrica] Cape Town -- At least 60 people died when a passenger barge carrying more than 700 people sank on the Congo river at night, Reuters reports.

[RFI] According to a diplomatic cable, the authorities in Paris helped suspects in the 1994 Rwanda genocide to escape while under French military protection. The revelation has rekindled Kigali's allegations that France secretly supported Hutu forces...

[East African] Kinshasa -- DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi on Monday named Sama Lukonde Kyenge as the new prime minister.

[The Conversation Africa] Tanzania's health minister said earlier this month that the country has no plans to procure COVID-19 vaccines. Moina Spooner, an editor with The Conversation Africa, asked Catherine Kyobutungi to explain Tanzania's COVID-19 ...

[New Times] A French newspaper has seen a document that reveals how, during the Genocide against the Tutsi, 27 years ago, instead of arresting ring leaders of the mass murders, French troops helped them flee.

[ISS] Operation Barkhane has never been this unpopular. A poll conducted in early January 2021 by the French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP) revealed that 51% of France's population no longer support the military intervention in the Sahel. This is...

[East African] The European Union Parliament has ramped up international pressure on the Rwandan government over the arrest of Paul Rusesabagina and called for his "immediate release."

[New Times] The Rwanda National Police (RNP) in collaboration with Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) on Monday, February 15, arrested Yvonne Idamange Iryamugwiza.

[New Times] The Rwanda national basketball team was defeated 53-58 by Morocco in a last warm-up match that is meant to prepare for the upcoming Afrobasket qualifiers.

[New Times] Rwanda will take on Morocco in a last warm-up game on Monday evening at the Salle Mohamed Mzali Arena in Monastir, Tunisia ahead of the forthcoming Afrobasket qualifiers that run from February 17 to 21.

[East African] Rwanda's national carrier plans to use Ghana as its hub to fly to the United States starting December.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Eighty-nine recovered patients, 15 new cases and a death is the latest assessment regarding the incidence of the Covid-19 virus in the country in the last 24 hours, a report released last Monday, in Luanda, by the Ministry of Health...

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Interclube senior female basketball team got reinforced with the North American Jasmine Gill (point guard) and Jade Walker (center) ahead of their participation in the African Champion Clubs´ Cup to take place from 12 to 20 Mar...

[Cameroon Tribune] The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Front (SDF) during a press dinner on February 11, 2021 said he would not stand for re-election as party chairman in the upcoming convention.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The 13th edition of the Sayovo Cup in adapted athletics was postponed for 7 March due to technical and logistical reasons, as it was initially scheduled for the 21st of this month.

[Cameroon Tribune] She emerged overall winner of the second edition with 64 points after the final that took place on Saturday February 13, 2021.

[Cameroon Tribune] They handed the message to the Minister of State, Minister of Higher Education, Jacques Fame Ndongo on February 12, 2021 for onward transmission.

[Cameroon Tribune] A one-day forum to present State-sponsored projects held in Yaounde on February 9, 2021.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan soccer player Gelson Dala was elected the best player on the field in his Rio Ave team´s triumph over Vitoria de Guimarães by 3-1 in a 19th round match of the Portuguese Football League played on Saturday.

[CAF] Cameroon made a winning start to their Total Africa U-20 Cup of Nations when beating the hosts Mauritania 1-0 in an entertaining encounter at the Olympic Stadium in Nouakchott on Sunday night.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Equity Group Holdings has announced the appointment of Yves Cuypers as the first Equity Group Holdings Plc., Regional Director in charge of the Central and Southern Africa Region.

[Nation] The national men's basketball team arrived safely in Yaounde, Cameroon Monday afternoon despite visa hitches which delayed their departure at Jomo Kenyatta international Airport by three hours.

[New Times] At least 17 students-most of them currently at level 1 in environment management and conservation at University of Lay Adventists of Kigali (UNILAK) - have started an initiative to create green jobs among themselves and the community.

[New Times] The 68 per cent decrease in visitors in Akagera National Park has had an impact on self-finance, a report has indicated.

[New Times] Shema Power Lake Kivu (SPLK) is set to produce 15 megawatts of electricity by June this year, in its first phase of methane gas extraction from Lake Kivu, engineers have said.

[New Times] The president of Rwanda Boxing Federation (RBF), Vicky Kalisa, has urged all pugilists to stay active while respecting lockdown rules in different clubs across the country.

[New Times] ALL Amavubi players and staff have received Covid-19 jabs, Times Sport can report.

[New Times] The substantive trial of 20 terror suspects linked to MRCD and its militia wing FLN, is slated to kick off on Wednesday, February 17, at the hall of the Supreme Court, will be live-streamed.

[New Times] AS Kigali coach Eric Nshimiyimana says his players will need to make use of home advantage when they take on Tunisian side CS Sfaxien in the return-leg of the final round of the CAF Confederation Cup on Sunday, February 21.

[New Times] According to information from the World Health Organization, one of the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic is a stout chain of transmission, especially the rate of infection of health professionals while treating Covid-19 p...