[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- Reports that Mali's military junta has negotiated a prospective deal to bring in 1,000 Russian mercenaries from the notorious Wagner Group are anything but surprising.

[VOA] Nairobi -- Rights groups in Africa have condemned the Rwandan High Court's sentencing of Paul Rusesabagina, made famous in the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda, to 25 years in prison. The court on Monday found Rusesabagina and 20 other suspects guil...

[Nation] Yaounde -- Four-time African player of the year, Samuel Eto'o Fils has declared his interest in the presidency of the Cameroon Football Federation, Fecafoot.

[New Times] Rwanda Energy Group (REG) women's basketball team are in advanced talks with the national women basketball captain, Tierra Monay Henderson to join them.

[New Times] Police FC coach Francis Nuttal Elliot says they will be gunning for the league title after the team started pre-season training last week in Ngoma district, Eastern Province.

[New Times] SC Kiyovu have completed the signing of three senior players ahead of the start of the league season on October 16.

[New Times] Gicumbi FC president John Urayeneza has said that his side has a squad capable of ending the group stages without losing a single game as the club looks to bounce from last season's relegation disappointment and make a quick return to the...

[New Times] Small-scale mining firms have started the process to merge their operations into collective investment groups in order bolster their productivity and drive recovery from the Covid-19 effects.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A Tunisian military contingent consisting of 120 members among crews and specialised technicians arrived Tuesday in Bangui to take part in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in...

[Cameroon Tribune] The "Cameroon King" of Congolese Rhumba music already boosts 10 singles in six years of career.

[Cameroon Tribune] A charged agenda awaits the Prime Minister whose visit to the South West Region at this time of socio-political unrest whispers high hopes for a return to normalcy.

[Cameroon Tribune] The three babies were conceived via In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) and delivered last week at the reproductive hospital in Yaounde.

[Cameroon Tribune] The Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence, Joseph Beti Assomo presided at the ceremony to launch the distribution of the medication and medical supplies.

[UNFPA] "As a midwife, I have always had a passion for working in developing countries, so I was excited when I noticed UN Volunteer assignments for midwives and applied right away. However, when I first arrived in Rwanda, the country went into lockd...

[New Times] Rwandans living in rural areas are to benefit from a $6 million project, which has been designed to create more small businesses and income generating activities.

[New Times] The Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has called for an investigation into circumstances under which Ruhengeri Referral Hospital paid insurance premiums that are over three times more than the value of its insured motor vehicle...

[New Times] The extremist ideologies that drive terrorism and genocide must be named, identified early, and dismantled, without ambiguity or hesitation, President Paul Kagame has said.

[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, September 22, officiated the swearing-in ceremony of the newly appointed Justice Minister and Attorney General, Emmanuel Ugirashebuja.

[New Times] The case in which former senior leaders of the Association of Pentecostal Churches of Rwanda (ADEPR) are being prosecuted for alleged mismanagement of the institution's funds continued early this week with an auditor whose report pins the...

[New Times] Gasabo primary court on Tuesday, September 21 ruled to release Canisius Bihira a senior economist who was detained late August over fraudulently obtaining other people's property.

[New Times] The Office of the Ombudsman has launched an investigation into allegations of corruption in public service, especially in the areas of public procurement and infrastructure sectors.

[East African] Rwanda has eased Covid-19 restrictions allowing bars to reopen for the first time since March last year after a significant drop in new infections.

[Nation] Congolese surgeon Denis Mukwege may be a global hero, famed for reconstructing the damaged organs of women and children sexually violated in the country's war.

[Ghanaian Times] Two second half goals from Princella Adobea and Vivian Adjei Konadu propelled Ghana to a 2-0 win over Cameroon in their second Group B game to end the Aisha Buhari tournament.

[Cameroon Tribune] Armed separatists have stepped up attacks against defence and security forces with sophisticated weapons leading to lost of human lives and destruction of vehicles.

[Cameroon Tribune] The Summit which held in Angola focused on the security situation in the Central African Republic.

[Premium Times] Head Coach Christopher Danjuma picked 23 players to prosecute the away game.

[HRW] Dakar -- Release Political Prisoners; Respect Right to Peaceful Assembly

[New Times] For a very long time, Jacqueline Dushimirimana struggled to find the right school for her daughter since her condition did not allow her to follow the regular school programme.

[New Times] A cabinet meeting on Tuesday September 21 resolved to open bars progressively, following the reduction of Covid-19 cases in the country.