[The Conversation Africa] The recent spate of military coups in Africa, which were intended to be transitional, might instead be a risk for democracy in the long term. There might be a short term need to maintain security. But the military may not ne...

[DW] Congolese President Tshisekedi's decision to declare a "state of siege" in two eastern DR Congo provinces has already resulted in a backlash. But the government says it is necessary to eliminate armed groups.

[East African] DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi has replaced all the civilian authorities of North Kivu (some 1,600 km east of Kinshasa) and Ituri (1,800 km from Kinshasa) with the military and police for 30 days over insecurity in the region.

[New Times] Rwandan cyclist Didier Munyaneza, who rides for Ignite Benediction, has crashed out of Tour du Rwanda 2021 after suffering an accident in Nkoto, Kamonyi District, during Stage 3 on Tuesday.

[New Times] A disappointing showing during the Nyanza-Gicumbi stage on Tuesday, May 3, left local cyclists' hopes of winning the first Tour du Rwanda under the UCI 2.1 category under serious scrutiny with best-performing Rwandan rider Eric Muhoza, no...

[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Tuesday said he held 'fruitful' discussions at the virtual roundtable of the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPPR), in which he said very good points to be acted on were made.

[New Times] SC Kiyovu are suggesting either former KCCA FC manager Mike Mutebi or Burundian tactician Etienne Ndayiragije as a possible replacement for Olivier Karekezi who was sacked last weekend, Times Sport can confirm.

[New Times] National carrier RwandAir has announced the resumption of its route to and from Johannesburg, South Africa effective May 7.

[New Times] Shareholders of Crystal Telecom on Tuesday May 4, became direct shareholders of MTN Rwanda as the telco listed its shares on the Rwanda Stock Exchange.

[New Times] The parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned eight cabinet ministers who will this month appear to shed light on the recommendations that were issued after the review of the Auditor General's reports spanning four years,...

[New Times] KCB Bank Rwanda Plc staff, on April 30, visited Ntarama Genocide Memorial site in Bugesera District to commemorate 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi and donated Rwf2 million to help in the preservation of the site.

[New Times] Ecole Belge de Kigali (EBK), an international school, last week paid tribute to its nine students and staff members who were killed during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, and pledged to provide an education that contributes to a brig...

[New Times] Rwanda's female swimmers Alphonsine Agahozo and Lidwine Umuhoza Uwase, are in South Africa preparing for the CANA Olympic swimming competition as they seek qualification for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games scheduled in July.

[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- "We regret the death of this unifying and moderate imam, a lover of peace and tolerance in the context of radical Islamism", said the local non-governmental organization CEPADHO (Center for Studies for the Promotion of Pea...

[New Times] As the world celebrated Press Freedom Day, journalists in Rwanda have said that while there has been remarkable improvement in terms of press freedom, there is need to raise more awareness about access to informal law in the public and pr...

[RSF] Illegally incarcerated for the past three months, an editor has been sentenced to spend three more months in prison for simple defamation. Reporters Without Borders condemns this unjust action, which is an affront to all Congolese journalists.

[New Times] AS Kigali head Coach Eric Nshimiyimana is confident his side can overcome Police FC when the two sides lock horns today, May 4 at Amahoro Stadium as Primus National league gets underway.

[Daily Trust] Abuja -- There is no doubt that late Idriss Deby was a colossus when considered within his geo-strategic influence on the Sahelian security firmament, the Lake Chad Basin and even the greater sub-Saharan region down to the Central Afric...

[New Times] The trial of 37 suspects linked to terror attacks against citizens in Musanze district in 2019 started at the Military High Court in Nyarugunga on Tuesday, May 4.

[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Tuesday called on global leaders to invest more and to spend more strategically on public health and primary health care systems as part of the efforts to strengthen the fight against coronavirus.

[HRW] Journalists and Online Commentators Face Persecution for Critical Reporting

[RFI] Paris prosecutors have asked judges to drop a case accusing senior members of the French armed forces of complicity in the massacre of Tutsis during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The call to drop the 15-year-old case follows the recent publication...

[DW] Six people have died of the Ebola virus in DR Congo's eastern province of North Kivu in recent months. UNICEF is cautiously optimistic that virus has been brought under control from a vaccine developed by Merck.

[RFI] The military junta that took power in Chad last month after the shock death of veteran leader Idriss Déby named a transition government on Sunday, the army spokesman said.

[WHO] Brazzaville/Kinshasa -- Today marks the end of the 12th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, just three months after the first case was reported in North Kivu. The Ebola outbreak that re-emerged in February came nine months a...

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Executive has recommended greater commitment to agriculture research aimed at increasing the production in the country, mainly at this time of the climate change.

[New Times] Supporting the mining sector to recover from Covid-19 related slowdown is expected to preserve jobs and create new ones, according to Rwanda Extractive Industry Workers Union (REWU).

[UN] Increasing insecurity in recent months in north-east Nigeria and other Lake Chad Basin border areas poses additional protection challenges for children and their families, with clashes between armed elements and government forces preventing the ...

[New Times] President Paul Kagame hosted the MTN Group CEO, Ralph Mupita at Village Urugwiro in Kigali, on Monday, May 3, 2021.

[East African] Last week marked six years since the protests erupted against former Burundi president Pierre Nkurunziza as he vied for a third term that opposition believed was unconstitutional.