[VOA] Yaoundé -- Marking World Refugee Day, June 20, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the UNHCR, is calling on host communities to show more sympathy and love for those fleeing crises in their home country and who are now threatened by COVID-19. T...

[African Arguments] Idriss Déby's death was shocking. It was shocking to Chadians, to the greater Sahel, and to policymakers and politicians. Déby, who came to power in 1990 through the force of a coup d'état, seemed to defy decades of opposition,...

[DW] In an exclusive interview with DW, Angolan opposition leader Manuel Fernandes criticizes ongoing corruption. He explains why his party is not a member of the "united front" opposition movement.

[Cameroon Tribune] The launching of this year's edition coincided was commemorated by thrilling performances from musicians and theatre companies from all over the globe.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola announced, on Saturday, the registration of 137 new cases, 20 recovered patients and 3 deaths, in the last 24 hours.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan president, João Lourenço, congratulated António Guterres for his re-election as Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN).

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Hundreds of sickle cell disease patients in Cameroon are using World Sickle Cell Day, June 19, to teach their neighbors that people with the disease can live longer, contrary to popular beliefs and stigma that label them as...

[New Times] Jean-Baptiste Kayiranga will coach Rayon Sports for the remainder of the 2020/21 season following the departure of Guy Bukasa, the club management has confirmed.

[RFI] Three US-based Anglophone Cameroonians have been charged with gun running and conspiracy following the seizure of a weapons cache by US authorities. The suspects, some who appear to support the Anglophone separatist movement in their country of...

[IPS] Paris -- Visions of Grand Inga, a proposed massive hydropower plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) powering much of Africa, have excited energy experts, investors, and governments for decades. The announcements this week by the Austr...

[Monitor] Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday launched a 223km road project linking the two countries, with the project envisioned to boost cross border trade, improve security and connectivity between the two countries.

[East African] Gunmen have kidnapped at least six senior civil servants in Cameroon, authorities have said.

[DW] As President Evariste Ndayishimiye marks one year in office, Burundi is trying to move out of regional isolation. But human rights abuses and a repressive regime are still a cause for concern.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan minister of Health Sílvia Lutucuta said Thursday in Luanda that Angola is facing a serious and challenging situation related to malaria.

[New Times] A local Non-Governmental Organisation; Great Lakes Initiative for Human Rights and Development (GLIHD), has filed a public litigation case with the Supreme Court in which they seek to challenge two articles within the Penal Code and the M...

[Cameroon Tribune] The objective is to contribute in accelerating the decentralisation and development process of the country.

[Cameroon Tribune] Commander of the 5th Joint Military Region, Brigadier General Nka Valere on June 15, 2021 sized up "Bui Clean" Operation in Kumbo.

[Cameroon Tribune] Both teams that were eliminated on June 16, 2021 at the semi-final stage will be meeting today June 18, 2021 at the Yaounde Multipurpose Sports Complex.

[HRW] Interview: Reforms, Not Gestures, Are Needed to Solve Burundi's Human Rights Crisis President Évariste Ndayishimiye Has Yet to Deliver Change

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan President of the Republic João Lourenço expressed Friday his deep dismay at the death of the former President of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda, whom he considered a charismatic leader.

[WFP] How the World Food Programme buoys schools to boost health and literacy in rural areas

[New Era] Health officials from Namibia and Angola gathered in Rundu for a three-day meeting to discuss strategies on strengthening cross-border collaboration for effective control of Hepatitis E virus.

[New Times] A probe by the Higher Education Council (HEC) has established that some private Higher Learning Institutions have been admitting students who do not meet the set threshold to join university.

[Cameroon Tribune] A sound and world class university system in place in UBa ensures quality assurance, excellence and principles that reflect the bilingual nature of the country.

[HRW] Nairobi -- Lack of Transparency, Corruption Allegations Mar Covid-19 Spending

[ANGOP] Mbanza Kongo -- Minister of State for Social Area Carolina Cerqueira Thursday reiterated the Executive´s commitment to transform the Historic Center of Mbanza Kongo, the World Heritage Site, into a tourist center capable of generating employ...

[DW] As President Evariste Ndayishimiye marks one year in office, Burundi is trying to move out of regional isolation. But human rights abuses and a repressive regime are still a cause for concern.

[Nation] Gunmen have kidnapped at least six senior civil servants in Cameroon, authorities said.

[Nation] The national women's handball team of Cameroon will be hoping to win its first ever continental trophy when they face defending champions, Angola in the final of the ongoing 24th edition of the African Handball Confederation (CAHB) Women's A...

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan minister of Foreign Affairs Téte António said Thursday that Angola's presidency at the CPLP will be marked by increased mobility among member states and with special attention to the economic sector.