[New Times] The management of SC Kiyovu have announced that they parted company with head coach Olivier Karekezi accusing the tactician of breaching covid-19 protocols.

[New Times] Rwandan cyclists are set to benefit from a partnership reached between the Israel Startup Nation and the local cycling governing body (FERWACY).

[New Times] Stage 1 classification (115,6 km)

[New Times] Rwanda's top drivers Giancarlo Davite and Claude Gakwaya have begun preparations for this year's World Rally Championship scheduled for June 23-27 in Kenya.

[New Times] The race was initially due in February but it was postponed following a spike in new Covid-19 cases.

[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.

[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...

[Nation] Children born today in the Great Lakes Region will suffer the consequences of persistent violence even if fighting stopped now. This signals a long-term impact on communities battered by fighting.

[Nation] Angola will receive $ 50 million from the European Investment Bank to purchase Covid-19 vaccines, the country's President João Lourenço said on Friday.

[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.

[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.

[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

[Cameroon Tribune] Screening of workers and disinfecting of working environment against Covid-19 has been made regularly.

[Cameroon Tribune] The event took place at the Ministry of Secondary Education Centre for Distance Learning on April 28, 2021.

[Cameroon Tribune] The date was unveiled during a press conference organised on Friday April 23, 2021 in Yaounde.

[Cameroon Tribune] The last group games played on April 28, 2021 saw already qualified Coton Sport end second in group B with nine points after suffering a 2-1 defeat against RS Berkane.

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