[RFI] The Democratic Republic of Congo has announced a "state of siege" in North Kivu and Ituri provinces in the east of the country following an unprecedented wave of protests against insecurity and civilian massacres by armed groups.

[ISS] The AU should bring all three parties together to de-escalate tensions around the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

[Cameroon Tribune] The four-year-old narrowly missed disability earlier this year after suffering a polio attack. But thanks to the vaccines she earlier received, Joyce is back on her feet today.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- A Southern African military mission which has assessed the current conflict in northern Mozambique is warning that so-called "al Shabaab" insurgents could conduct "terror activities" against other countries seen to be support...

[VOA] Geneva -- The U.N. human rights office condemns the deadly use of force by Chad's security forces against peaceful protesters demanding a return to civilian rule.

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroon is asking civilians to return to towns in Francophone regions of the country after Anglophone separatists entered a French-speaking village in the West region and killed four government soldiers. The military says ...

[East African] More than 10,000 Angolans have taken refuge in Namibia due to the drought, an official said Wednesday.

[New Times] Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon, the UK Minister of State for the Commonwealth, has said that Rwanda has demonstrated enthusiasm and ability to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroon's President Paul Biya has been in power for nearly four decades and is Africa's oldest and second longest-serving leader. Critics of Biya's long rule suspect he is seeking a family dynasty after newly established groups this...

[New Times] One person has died in Gahunga Sector of Burera District due to floods that were caused by heavy rain on Thursday, which also damaged infrastructure and people's properties, including over 230 hectares of crop plantations.

[UN News] The UN rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday that it is deeply disturbed by security forces in Chad's use of live ammunition during recent protests after the death of former President Idriss Déby, on 19 April.

[CPJ] New York -- Angolan authorities should drop the criminal defamation and insult charges against editor Francisco Rasgado and reform the country's laws to decriminalize journalism, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

[New Times] Rwandans and friends of Rwanda living in Guinea Bissau on April 29, held an event to remember the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

[New Times] MTN Rwanda has received approval from the Central Bank to set up its FinTech subsidiary, Mobile Money Rwanda Ltd, in a move that is likely to intensify competition in the financial system.

[Cameroon Tribune] Its metropolis are in search of dump sites to enforce the campaign piloted by the City Mayor to give the town a facelift.

[Cameroon Tribune] Updated statistics on the pandemic as well as the ongoing vaccination came under focus during this month's cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office yesterday April 29, 2021.

[Cameroon Tribune] Pioneer Bamenda City Mayor, Paul Achobang explains way forward to help the City shine in hygiene and sanitation. Excerpts:

[AI London] New Lukonde Government Should Set Transitional Justice Roadmap

[New Times] Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday, April 28 visited Rwanda and held talks with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame, and discussed among other things, combating terrorism in Central Africa.

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroon's military said Wednesday its troops pushed back about 80 terrorists from Fotokol, a town on the border with Nigeria.

[HRW] Kinshasa -- New Lukonde Government Should Set Transitional Justice Roadmap

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[HRW] Kinshasa -- New Lukonde Government Should Set Transitional Justice Roadmap

[East African] The Democratic Republic of Congo says it will return to the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) a total of 1.3 million doses of the 1.7 million it received, for redistribution to other African countries.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola assumed, this Thursday, for the second time, the chairmanship of the Council of Ministers of the Permanent Zambezi River Water Course Commission (ZAMCOM).

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan ambassador to Burkina Faso, André Panzo, Wednesday in Ouagadougou, delivered the Copies of the Credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alpha Barry of the West African country.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Minister of Culture, Tourism and Environment, Jomo Fortunato, Thursday highlighted the need to promote reflection around the world of dance in Angola.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan government, from 25 March to 24 April of this year, invested 176.6 billion kwanzas in 1,592 projects of the Integrated Plan for Intervention in Municipalities (PIIM) underway across the country, the Secretary of State fo...

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The government will reactivate the Platform for drafting of the National Investment Plan for Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition (PNIASAN), 2021/2022, to allow for greater efficiency in spending, State Secretary for Planning, M...

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The health authorities have registered three deaths, 263 new cases and 22 recovered patients, in the last 24 hours.