[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroon held birthday celebrations across the country for President Paul Biya, who turned 89 on Sunday. Supporters wished Biya, who is Africa's oldest and second longest-serving leader, a long life, while some opponents said it's we...

[HRW] Nairobi -- The trial of 21 people accused of involvement in the killings of 21 civilians in Ngarbuh, in Cameroon's North-West region, on February 14, 2020, has dragged on for 14 months, Human Rights Watch said today. The slow pace raises concer...

[The Conversation Africa] The tenth Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was declared in North Kivu on 1 August 2018. The international response to the epidemic was significant. More than half a billion dollars of internationa...

[New Times] Football clubs just like other corporate companies world over use social media to communicate to their fans and also earn money from the platform.

[Nile Post] President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday joined his counterparts from Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Brazaville, and Togo to discuss among others coups and security in Africa.

[Independent (Kampala)] Oyo, Congo Brazzaville -- Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has met President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo in a mini-summit on peace and security in the region, three days after the International Court...

[New Times] Jean Damascene Ndamage was on Saturday, February 12, elected new president of Mukura Victory Sports for the next four years.

[New Times] A project that aims encouraging children to learn through animated learning materials has been shortlisted among the top ten finalists in an ongoing French competition of innovative educational African projects.

[VOA] Yaoundé, Cameroon -- The Roman Catholic Church in Cameroon says armed men Friday torched a renowned girls' school dormitory in Mamfe, an English-speaking southwestern town. English-speaking separatists have claimed responsibility, saying that ...

[New Times] President Paul Kagame alongside first lady Jeannette Kagame on Friday launched the construction of a new eco-friendly housing estate in Nyarugenge District, Kigali.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The Trump administration exposed dozens of Cameroonians, who fled their country between 2019 and 2020, to human rights abuses, including rape and torture, by unfairly denying them asylum and deporting them, says a new report.

[New Times] The Senate has resolved to make an in-depth analysis of issues in drying and storage facilities initiatives with aim to ensure proper handling of and value addition to agricultural produce.

[UNFPA in WCA] Dakar, Senegal / Bobo-Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso -- 10 February, 2022:  To promote inter-regional and inter-institutional cooperation and collaboration, the Director-General of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), the Regional...

[New Era] In an effort to accelerate and strengthen commercial ties between Namibia and Angola, international relations minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will soon lead a delegation of businesspeople to the neighbouring country in search of business or...

[Namibian] The Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service executive director Audrin Mathe says sport deputy minister Emma Kantema-Gaomas was in Cameroon on a sport development and cooperation mission.

[New Times] Dr. Diane Gashumba, the new Rwandan Ambassador to Sweden and other Nordic countries, presented her Letters of Credence to King Harald V of Norway in a function held on February 10.

[New Times] Regular capacity building for teachers will boost up the uptake of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) by girls and women in Rwanda, say activists.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kinshasa, Uganda -- The Government of Uganda represented by the Embassy of Uganda in Kinshasa - Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) together with the DRC - Uganda Business Association (DUBA) represented by KTA Advocates intend ...

[Daily News] THE East African Community (EAC) has welcomed the lifting of financial sanctions imposed by the European Union on Burundi almost six years ago.

[New Times] Côte d'Ivoire point guard Souleyman Diabate has signed for Tunisian powerhouse US-Monastir ahead of the upcoming Basketball Africa League (BAL) 2022.

[New Times] Jorge Manuel da Silva Paixão Santos, the newly appointed Rayon Sports head coach, is adamant that the league title is still wide despite his side trailing leaders APR by eight points halfway through the 2021/22 season.

[New Times] APR FC head coach Adil Erradi Mohamed has described his club's 50-match unbeaten run as 'historic' and insists it should inspire them to do better at continental stage.

[New Times] A group of 13 Rwandan youths have come together to create a platform that will help persons with mental illness in Rwanda, with services available free of charge and anonymously.

[New Times] President Paul Kagame is on Friday February 11 expected to inaugurate the construction of a major housing estate in Kigali, which upon completion will have over 2200 affordable housing units.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Uganda has rejected findings of wrongdoing by the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) in DRC, and said it considers yesterday's judgment by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) "unfair and wrong."

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroonian health authorities say at least 1,300 cholera cases have been detected, with nearly three dozen people dying as a result of the outbreak within the past two weeks. Cameroon's Public Health Ministry says water sh...

[VOA] Kampala, Uganda -- Uganda has rejected a ruling from the U.N.'s International Court of Justice ordering it to pay war reparations to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Analysts say Uganda could have avoided the $325 million fine if it had agreed...

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroon is marking its annual Youth Week activities by focusing for the first time on the country's Anglophone separatist conflict. Officials are urging the teaching of English and French to try to bridge the gap between t...

[VOA] Nairobi -- Rights groups have criticized the European Union for lifting sanctions Tuesday against Burundi for what the EU said was progress on human rights, good governance, and the rule of law. The EU action follows the U.S. lifting sanctions ...

[New Times] The national football team, Amavubi, have been ranked 136th with 1097.16 points in the latest Fifa rankings released on Thursday in Zurich, Switzerland.