[Daily News] TRADERS and farmers in Nkasi District are optimistic of future prospects as a newly constructed Kabwe port in Rukwa Region is boosting cross-border trade with DR Congo and Burundi.

[Nation] Blantyre -- Fiba Africa has now settled for Kigali, Rwanda as the new hosts of the Women Afrobasket Zone Five qualifiers snubbing Kenya who had expressed interest in hosting the championships.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia women's handball team were eliminated in the semi-finals of the African Women's Handball Championship after losing in extra time to Angola's 23-27 (full-time 22-22) on Wednesday afternoon in Yaoundé.

[Cameroon Tribune] The amount requested seeks to strengthen the public contract system through improved performance which will lead the country to emergence.

[Cameroon Tribune] The African champions were the first team to qualify for the semi-finals and they have equally secured a ticket for the World Cup in Spain.

[Cameroon Tribune] Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute on June 15, 2021 had a working session with a delegation of officials of the Chamber of Commerce.

[Cameroon Tribune] Partnership prospects are being examined by the institutions in an ongoing meeting in Yaounde.

[Cameroon Tribune] Outgoing Acting Ambassador of the United States to Cameroon, Vernelle Trim Fitzpatrick made the remark at a farewell audience accorded her by Minister Mbella Mbella on June 15.

[Cameroon Tribune] The assurance was given by the SG of the African football governing body, Veron Mosengo-Omba after a meeting with the local organising committee (COCAN) on June 15, 2021

[Cameroon Tribune] Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute on June 15, 2021 had an online consultation with the Secretary General of the Commonwealth, the Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland.

[East African] DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi on Tuesday re-imposed several measures aimed at combating the third wave of Covid-19 infections, which was declared on June 3.

[Nation] Yaounde -- The Secretary General of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Veron Mosengo-Omba has said the delayed draws for next year's rescheduled Africa Cup of Nations will take place in Yaounde within the first 15 days of August.

[Monitor] President Museveni and his DR Congo counterpart Felix Tshisekedi are this morning expected to officially launch Mpondwe Bridge in Kasese District.

[New Times] Some 50 students from University of Rwanda-Huye campus on June 11 visited Ntarama Genocide Memorial in Bugesera where they toured the different sections of what used to be a place of worship.

[New Times] Following the enforcement of new national Covid-19 guidelines on Monday, June 15, which saw curfew time brought forward by an hour and public transport operators required not to exceed half the passenger capacity, public transport has bec...

[ISS] Responses to violent extremism in the Lake Chad Basin are growing in both number and nature. Development, peacebuilding and humanitarian projects have increased since the crisis started more than a decade ago, and yet the violence in Cameroon, ...

[Nation] Burundi on Monday reopened its Kobero-Kabanga and Mugina borders with Tanzania, which were closed due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

[New Times] Local companies and non-government organisations interested in producing reusable sanitary pads say that the failure by the Rwanda Standards Board (RSB) to put in place guidelines has halted production forcing some to indefinitely abandon...

[New Times] Rwanda Energy Group (REG) head coach Henry Mwinuka is confident his side can maintain their unbeaten run to stay top of Group B during the ongoing National Basketball League.

[New Times] The cycling governing body (FERWACY) has unveiled the itineraries for the upcoming 2021 Rwanda National Road Championship slated for Sunday, June 20, from which the top rider will be crowned as the best performing rider of the year.

[New Times] After a good start to the new season, IPRC-Huye women basketball team have set themselves an ambitious target of winning their second league title in history, in the 2020/2021 season.

[New Times] Some new studies report that a combination of Covid vaccines could trigger stronger immune responses than sticking with one kind of shot. That is why countries like Canada and France allow individuals to receive the second dose of vaccine...

[New Times] The World Bank Group on Tuesday 15 approved $150 million to support Rwanda increase access to finance with an aim to support recovery of businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

[New Times] Police FC have suspended their head coach Francis Haringingo for the remaining league games this season.

[New Times] The construction of the Kigali Wholesale Market for fresh produce has yet again been put on hold as the government continues to search for sources of financing.

[Citizen] Burundi on Monday said it would reopen its Kobero-Kabanga and Mugina borders with Tanzania, which were closed due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

[Nation] DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi has re-imposed several measures aimed at combating the third wave of Covid-19 infections, which was declared on June 3.

[ANGOP] New York -- Angola urged on Monday in New York the UN Special Committee on Decolonisation to "actively" support the efforts of the UN secretary-general to relaunch the peace process in Western Sahara.

[Nairobi News] The Confederation of East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) has invited the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) under 23 football team to participate in the Challenge Cup slated for next month as a guest nation.

[New Times] The national under-20 women volleyball team has been drawn in Group A, alongside Brazil, Netherlands and Dominican Republic, at the upcoming 2021 (FIVB) World Championships that runs from July 9-18.