[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroon's women and children have suffered disproportionately in the country's five-year separatist conflict. But a report by the International Crisis Group says the role of women has expanded from just being victims to being rebels...

[UN News] The United Nations will work together with the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as well as other partners, in ensuring security in the eastern part of the country, said Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN's top peacekeeping of...

[RFI] The Central African Republic has opened an investigation after four soldiers from the French Foreign Legion operating under a UN mandate were arrested in Bangui on Monday, accused of planning to "assassinate" the head of state.

[UN News] Secretary-General António Guterres has called for the release of four members of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) who were arrested in the capital, Bangui, earlier this week, his spokesperson said on Wednes...

[New Times] Senators have said that some members of the Rwandan community living abroad face difficulties accessing government services online through Irembo - an online service portal - in case they do not have telephone numbers from Rwanda or Natio...

[New Times] Organic waste is still an issue that raises constant questions, especially in regard to its disposal in Kigali.

[New Times] Rwanda says it has joined other Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) member states to appeal to global technology companies to better protect user data.

[New Times] Rwanda Meteorology Agency has warned of growing lightning strikes as heavy rains intensify in different parts of the country.

[New Times] South Africa's Main Kent who rides for ProTouch won the fourth stage at the ongoing Tour du Rwanda 2022 after outclassing rivals in a sprint solo finish on Wednesday after clocking 3 hours, 17 minutes and 40 seconds from Kigali to Gicumbi...

[New Times] "Joe was a friend, who played a big part in the economic transformation of our nation". That is how President Paul Kagame reflected on the life of Joe Ritchie, the deceased former chief executive of Rwanda Development Board.

[New Times] Farmers across the country are bracing themselves for reduced yields and dwindling incomes following unusually heavy rains that have upset postharvest activities.

[New Times] Many people have paid tribute to the late Joseph (Joe) Ritchie, an American businessman and a friend of Rwanda who breathed his last on February 22.

[New Times] The government has raised farm gate maize price by 5 per cent in the wake of a shortfall in production occasioned by prolonged drought in the Eastern province -- the country's leading producer of the crop.

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[New Times] More than 60 countries have expressed their support for the global treaty on eliminating plastic pollution proposed by Rwanda and Peru.

[UN News] Local elections in the Central African Republic (CAR), which have been pending since 1988 and are slated for September, will deepen efforts to decentralize power and expand political space, the UN envoy for the country told the Security Cou...

[RFI] Chad says it will increase its contribution to the United Nations Minusma peacekeeping mission in Mali, as France discusses with the UN Security Council how its decision to pull troops out of Mali will impact the mission.

[Centre 4s] Paris, Niamey -- The 4S Centre and Promediation are organising a high-level seminar in Niamey on February 23 and 24, 2022 on the regional reconfiguration of the Eastern Sahel (Libya, Chad, Sudan, Niger) at a time of great danger for the r...

[The Herald] A batch of 200 wagons being refurbished by the National Railways of Zimbabwe under a partnership with Societe Nationale des chemins de fer Congo of the Democratic Republic of Congo will be used to carry coal from Hwange to Kolwezi in the...

[New Times] Local riders have so far failed to impress during the past three stages and failure to shine in Wednesday's Kigali-Gicumbi stage could end their hopes of having their hands on the Yellow jersey at the ongoing 2022 Tour du Rwanda.

[New Times] The East African Business Council (EABC) insists on the position that partner states adopt a 35 per cent maximum Common External Tariff (CET) rate as it, among others, will promote industrialisation as well as boost intra-EAC trade by $18...

[VOA] Bangui, Central African Republic -- Police in the Central African Republic have detained four French soldiers who are with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country (MINUSCA). The arrests sparked false rumors that France had attemp...

[Common Dreams] A massive outpouring of grief and emotional tributes resulted Monday after news broke that Partners In Health co-founder and Harvard Medical School professor Dr. Paul Farmer--renowned for his groundbreaking work in global public healt...

[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomes the main conclusions of a five-day "national convention on communication and the media" in the Democratic Republic of Congo and urges the authorities to lose no time in implementing the proposed major re...

[New Times] The City of Kigali (CoK) has announced that beginning Friday, February 25, they plan to close car traffic on KG 18 Avenue at Gisimenti, to make way for an "entertainment zone" on weekends.

[New Times] The American businessman and founding Chief Executive of Rwanda Development Board (RDB), Joseph (Joe) Ritchie died on February 22, The New Times has learnt.

[New Times] President Paul Kagame was on Monday hosted by his Senegalese counterpart Macky Sall ahead of the launch of Stade du Sénégal.

[New Times] Colombian rider Jhonatan Restrepo of Drone Hopper Androni Gio put on a spectacular performance on Tuesday to clinch his first ever Tour du Rwanda stage three win.

[Agenzia Fides] Yaoundé -- There is also a Catholic school among the schools attacked in recent weeks in the southwestern region of Cameroon. On February 8 and 11, armed groups burned down two schools, respectively the public primary school of Molyk...

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