[CFR] In the Democratic Republic of Congo, opaque dealmaking facilitated the transfer of power from Joseph Kabila to Felix Tshisekedi. It is not too early for policymakers to encourage a more democratic process in 2023.

[Nation] The Presidential race in Sao Tome and Principe will head into a run-off after the two main contenders failed to garner enough votes.

[East African] Rwanda rolled out a two-day mass testing for Covid-19 at the weekend that saw 124,488 people tested in the first two days of Kigali's total lockdown.

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Muslims in Cameroon have marked the Eid al-Adha, Festival of the Sacrifice, by praying for an end to the country's separatist conflict, which has killed more than 3,000 people since 2017. Muslim leaders also called on Camer...

[New Times] Two suspects of a scam attempt are paraded after they were arrested by Rwanda National Police trying to fleece a man of Rwf15 million on July 15. / Photo: Courtesy.

[New Times] APR FC midfielder Andrew Buteera is expected to join AS Kigali on a one year loan deal from APR this week.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The level of military relations between Angola and China was highlighted Tuesday in Luanda during the accreditation of the new defence attaché at the Chinese embassy in Angola, senior colonel Ji Meng.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Minister of Finance, Vera Davis, said Tuesday in Luanda that Angola disbursed, in 2019, 3.2 billion Kwanzas to pay external debts without oil guarantees.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola is among the countries invited to the International Conference between Vietnamese and Africans, to be held in September of this year in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, with a focus on the agricultural sector, it was learne...

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, received Tuesday in Luanda the second dose of the Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19.

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[New Times] With real estate growing into a potential driver for economic growth, the construction sector has turned out to be an ocean of opportunity.

[New Times] 28-year-old Olive Mujawamariya first felt mildly sick five days ago. The expectant mother of one says that at first, she felt some general body weakness but brushed it off as part of pregnancy fatigue.

[New Times] With the official debut of the Norrsken Foundation slated for October this year, the company is looking to invest in about 1000 start-ups in Rwanda, Norrsken Country Manager told The New Times.

[New Times] The Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe has shown his support to accelerate the feasibility study of the African Supranational League project.

[New Times] The men' national basketball team will on Tuesday, April 20 start a residential training camp in preparation for the upcoming 2021 Afrobasket finals scheduled from August 24 to September 05 in Kigali.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The long distance runner Neide Dias said she will sue the Angola Olympic Committee (COA), for allegedly providing false justifications about the reason for her absence in the Tokyo Olympic Games to start on July 23.

[ISS] Rwanda has sent 1 000 soldiers and police to conduct combat and security operations in Mozambique's gas-rich northern Cabo Delgado province. The area has been hit by terrorism and violent extremism since 2017.

[Nigeria Health Watch] Health care should be equitable. This means it must be accessible to anyone, regardless of social class, or place of residence. For a pregnant woman dwelling either in the hills of Rwanda, or in the deserts of Niger Republic, c...

[New Times] The government has created the Ministry of National Unity and Civic Engagement, which will focus on national unity, preserving historical memory and promote citizenship education.

[ANGOP] The agreement was signed by the attorney general of the Republic, Hélder Fernando Pitta Grós, and by the ambassador of the Swiss Confederation in Angola, Nicolas Herbert Lang.

[ANGOP] Benguela -- With the start-up of three new salt pans and the supply of electricity to Cidade do Sal, in Benguela province, the country may stop importing this product, ANGOP learned.

[UNESCO] The World Heritage Committee, meeting online since 16th of July, today decided to remove Salonga National Park (Democratic Republic of the Congo) from the List of World Heritage in Danger due to improvements in its state of conservation.

[East African] Former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila has earned a Master's degree as he utilises his break from active politics to pursue higher education.

[New Times] The producers of the world's most important beverage crop - coffee - are not getting enough income to lead decent lives and prosper, a concern that threatens their future and that of the crop, experts have warned.

[New Times] Long-distance runner John Hakizimana has said he is concerned by Rwanda's 37-year drought for an Olympic medal as he and his counterparts seek to end the run ahead of the Olympic Games scheduled from July 23 to August 8 in Tokyo, Japan.

[ANGOP] Camabatela -- Over 100 farmers of Ambaca municipality, in Cuanza Norte province, participated this weekend in an agro-livestock fair to exhibit the region's economic potentialities.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The health authorities reported, this Monday, the registration of 12 deaths, 101 new cases and 35 recovered patients, in the last 24 hours.

[ANGOP] Dondo -- The governor of Cuanza Norte, Adriano Mendes de Carvalho, this Sunday acknowledged the role of the Catholic Church in the moralization of society and in the process of citizens' education.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan deputies vote on Tuesday (20), at the 12th Ordinary Plenary Meeting of the National Assembly, on the General State Account (CGE) for the 2019 fiscal year.