[DW] The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have agreed to a "de-escalation process" to curb the fighting and violence along their shared eastern border, the Congolese presidency said Wednesday.

[allAfrica] Former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos is in a critical condition after being hospitalized in Spain, RFI reports. His daughter Tchizé dos Santos filed a complaint on Tuesday July 5 with the Catalan regional police for attempte...

[VOA] Geneva -- A U.N. investigator warns violence will increase and national reconciliation in the Central African Republic will remain elusive as long as the country has persistent corruption and impunity.

[RFI] RFI has received testimony suggesting the government-funded French Development Agency is preparing to take over funding of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kahuzi-Biega Park from Germany. The alleged murder, rape and immolation of Batwa peopl...

[IPS] Yaoundé -- A few years ago, I found myself in the Baka indigenous sacred forest in Assok, in Cameroon in the course of my work in supporting them to preserve their forest against land grabbers. We were building a forest hut using only leaves a...

[Daily News] CRDB Bank has said it will champion social development in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with a 30 million US dollars (70bn/-) subsidiary.

[RFI] Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi is due to meet with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame in Angola amid increasing hostility between the neighboring countries.

[New Times] President Paul Kagame is in Angola where he is meeting his counterparts, President João Lourenço of Angola and DR Congo's Felix Tshisekedi, sources have confirmed.

[UN News] A sharp increase in essential goods in the Central African Republic (CAR) linked to war in Ukraine will likely have a devastating impact on the already dire humanitarian situation there in coming weeks, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) sai...

[ANGOP] Lubango -- The Republics of Angola and Namibia plan to open, later this year, new official border posts at their common border, with a view to increasing trade and consolidating solidarity ties.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola has set as its main challenge to increase the rate of access to electricity in the country from 42,8 percent to 50 percent by 2025, the minister of Energy and Water, João Baptista Borges, said Tuesday.

[New Times] Rwanda's High commission in India celebrated the 28th Anniversary of Rwanda's Liberation Day on Monday, July 4, at the Lalit Hotel in New Delhi.

[CPJ] Kinshasa -- A judge at the High Court in Mbandaka, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's western Équateur province, on Tuesday acquitted and released journalist Chilassy Bofumbo, who had been jailed since he covered a November ...

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, congratulated Tuesday the people and Government of Cabo Verde on their 47th anniversary of National Independence, marked today.

[ANGOP] Mozambique and Italy signed this Tuesday, July 5, in Maputo, an agreement of general principles to strengthen bilateral cooperation, as part of a working visit that Italian head of state, Sergio Mattarela, is making to the African country.

[ANGOP] Talatona -- The Republics of Angola and Venezuela have recently established cooperation in academic and scientific field, said Marcos Barrica, general director of the Venâncio de Moura Diplomatic Academy, in Luanda.

[New Times] Rwanda's liberation anniversary is an opportunity to reflect on the bravery of the Rwandans who made tremendous sacrifices that ended the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, a top Zimbabwean official said.

[New Times] Henri Muhire has resumed his duties as Secretary General of local football governing body (Ferwafa) after his two-week suspension from office came to an end on Tuesday, July 5.

[New Times] There is a need for different housing models and schemes to have over 61 percent of Kigali's residents in planned settlements, City of Kigali officials have said.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan Government built more than 36,000 dwellings, built in 12 projects, in the period from 2018 to 2021, corresponding to a 100% execution level, ANGOP learned this Tuesday.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola and Brazil will this year hold a Business Forum, in the city of Sao Paulo, focused on agribusiness, tourism, livestock, mining and health - announced Angola's ambassador to Brazil, Florêncio de Almeida.

[New Times] Solange Nyirangiruwonsanga, who is suspected of murdering a nine-year-old boy, will on Monday, July 11, appear before Gasabo Intermediate Court where she is expected to seek bail.

[VOA] Geneva -- The World Food Program warns the Central African Republic is facing unprecedented levels of food insecurity due to conflict, population displacement, widespread poverty, and underemployment.

[The Conversation Africa] Patrice Lumumba is the hero of the Democratic Republic of Congo's truncated bid for complete independence. He was assassinated by local counter-revolutionary forces with the help of the CIA and Belgian authorities in 1961. S...

[Maka] The controversial former President of Angola, José Eduardo dos Santos, is reportedly close to death at the private Teknon clinic in Barcelona[1] while family members fight over who has the right to switch off the machines keeping him alive. A...

[UN News] The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has declared the end of its 14th Ebola outbreak after less than three months, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

[African Arguments] Roque's new book shows how the regime came to be ruled by, and came to rule through, fear and paranoia - still does so to this day.

[Nile Post] Three months after Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) officially joined the East African Community, Ugandan companies have started making inroads by tapping into opportunities the new member of the block brings.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Cabinda province is expected to become an attractive hub for foreign direct investment, under the Special Tax Regime to be attributed to that region.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola is part of the contingent of personnel of the United Nations Peace Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), with two officers of the National Police (PN).