[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Mexico City -- Brazil, Indonesia, Colombia, Peru and DR Congo have weakened regulations to boost economic growth

[RFI] The government in the Democratic Republic of Congo is using the Covid-19 pandemic as an excuse to backtrack on environmental safeguards, which is impacting on the rights of indigenous people, according to a report published on Thursday.

[Norwegian Refugee Council] Almost 210,000 people are newly displaced as a result of the escalating conflict in Central African Republic since mid-December, bringing the total number of displaced to 1.5 million, almost a third of the country's total ...

[New Times] The national football team currently without a head coach just one month before Rwanda takes on Mozambique in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.

[CAF] Burkina Faso came from behind to beat the Central African Republic 3-1 at Cheikh Ould Boidiya Stadium to increase their chances of making the quarter finals of the Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

[New Times] Malawian referee Gift Chicco will not be in charge of the Caf Confederation Cup match between AS Kigali and Tunisian outfit CS Sfaxien after testing positive to Covid-19.

[New Times] Rwanda's quest to end their winless run in the qualifiers of the African Basketball Championship (Afrobasket) suffered yet another blow on Thursday following a defeat to Nigeria.

[New Times] The Rwandan Parliament earlier this week passed a resolution urging their European Union counterparts to retract their resolution on Paul Rusesabagina's case, a terror suspect, given the inviolability of the principle of judicial independ...

[New Times] The government will continue engaging neighbouring countries, especially DR Congo, under bilateral and regional frameworks to ensure continued flow of cross border trade, especially after the initial Covid-19 induced border closures exemp...

[New Times] The Office of the Prime Minister on Thursday, February 18, gazetted the amended law establishing Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB), in a move that will see the firm gaining greater autonomy from the state in terms of governance.

[The Conversation Africa] Gaaitzen de Vries, United Nations University; Emmanuel B Mensah, University of Groningen; Hagen Kruse, University of Groningen, and Kunal Sen, United Nations University

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Carnival groups of class A brought happiness on the stage of the Production Center of the Public Television of Angola (TPA), even without audience in the stands, limited number of groups and reduced time performance, the brightness,...

[ANGOP] Dundo -- The carnival group Txaco Txa Utchokwe of the Chitato municipality was distinguished on Tuesday in the adult class for presenting best exhibition, costume, song and innovation.

[ANGOP] Moçâmedes -- The traditional Carnival Festival/2021 in the southern Namibe province, was replaced by a fair of artifacts of carnival groups, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The historical commander of the carnival group União 10 de Dezembro, Pedro Vidal, was honored, this Tuesday, at Live Carnival 2021.

[New Times] Nyanza District and Rwanda Cultural Heritage Academy (RCHA) are keen on mobilising resources to set up a Rwf2.8 billion facility, aimed at bolstering tourism receipts.

[East African] A Rwandan court will decide on Friday on whether it proceeds with the trial of Paul Rusesabagina after he objected to being tried as a Rwandan citizen and stated that he is Belgian.

[New Times] Etincelles FC officials will meet next week to consider naming assistant coach Saidi Abed Makasi as the club caretaker when the Rwanda Premier League resumes, the club management has said.

[New Times] THE Rwanda Basketball Federation is in advanced talks with Senegalese coach Cheikh Sarr to take over as head coach of the national basketball team, Times Sport has learnt.

[The Conversation Africa] In countries with weak governance institutions, natural resource wealth tends to be a curse instead of a blessing. Where citizens are relatively powerless to hold ruling elites to account, resource wealth undermines developm...

[African Arguments] Tshisekedi has outmanoeuvred his predecessor and has now appointed a PM. But is a victory for the president one for the Congolese people?

[New Times] Local and regional exports have recovered to pre-Covid-19 levels following a sharp decline in April 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic according to a report by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, TradeMark East Afric...

[New Times] Several challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic have frustrated plans to roll out a vaccination programme aimed at eliminating cervical cancer causing Human Papillomavirus (HPV) for girls aged 12, The New Times can exclusively reveal.

[CAF] Sunday Jang Junior scored a delightful header as Cameroon beat Uganda 1-0 at the Olympic Stadium in Nouakchott on Wednesday to see the young Indomitable Lions become the first side to book a slot in the quarter finals of the Total U-20 Africa C...

[New Times] Hospitals in Rwanda will now receive much needed medical supplies and personal protective equipment from drone firm Zipline on a 24-hour basis.

[UN News] Behind each case brought to the International Criminal Court (ICC), lie countless personal stories of horror, trauma and, sometimes, hope. "Life after conflict", a photo-led series published by the ICC, shows the devastating impact that war...

[New Times] Regional borders remain closed for most informal cross-border traders, thereby impacting negatively on the livelihoods of communities that depend on such trade, a new report published Wednesday, February 17, states.

[New Times] Rwanda has secured an initial commitment of $200 million from the African Export-Import Bank to support the country's preparations to host the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA).

[New Times] Rwanda started its Group D campaign at the last window of the ongoing Africa Basketball championship (Afrobasket) qualifiers on a low note after losing to Mali 51-76 on Wednesday night at Salle Mohamed Mzali Arena in Monastir, Tunisia.

[New Times] Amavubi head coach will be named in time for the national football team's next 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier, against Mozambique, due March 22, Francois Regis Uwayezu, secretary-general, Rwanda Football Federation (Ferwafa)...