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[Unicef] New York/Kampala/Kinshasa -- Ebola has left over 130 children orphaned in Ituri, driving urgent need for protection and care

[RFI] The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has announced the introduction of free healthcare for all diseases in Ituri - a pilot project that authorities hope to extend nationwide. This comes as the country struggles to contain an Ebola...

[New Times] At least 1,232 households in Rusizi District in the Western Province will be eligible for compensation to pave the way for land acquisition for the Ruzizi III power plant on the Rwandan side.

[UN News] As global confirmed Ebola cases reach 1,000, nearly three million children and adolescents are at risk in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while efforts increase to treat prisoners near the epicentre of the cu...

[SADC] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) convened an Extraordinary Troika Summit of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, on 22 June 2026, reaffirming its commitment to safeguarding peace, consolidating democracy, a...

[New Times] Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party secured a large majority in Ethiopia's parliamentary elections held on June 1.

[New Times] The High Court in Kigali has postponed the hearing on the provisional release application filed by former Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) Secretary General Adolphe Kalisa, popularly known as Camarade.

[New Times] The Rwanda Basketball Federation (FERWABA) has suspended Ntore Habimana and Axel Mpoyo from all basketball activities under its jurisdiction for one year after the pair failed to report for the national team's training camp.

[New Times] The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Olivier Nduhungirehe said the future of development cooperation lies in countries of the Global South working as equal partners to design, implement and scale solutions togethe...

[New Times] Let's clear up one misconception. Strategic silence is not the same as being unaware of what is happening; it is a deliberate act. Such reluctance happens for a number of reasons: avoidance of responsibility, professional insufficiency, a...

[New Times] The City of Kigali emerged as the biggest winner at the 2026 Umurenge Kagame Cup, topping the medal table across multiple disciplines as the 20th edition of the tournament concluded at Bugesera Stadium on Sunday, June 21.

[New Times] Rwanda's fishing sector grew by 66 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, up from 22 per cent in the corresponding period of 2025, according to the latest data from the National Institute of Statistics Rwanda (NISR).

[allAfrica] After more than a decade of diplomatic estrangement, Rwanda and South Africa appear to be taking meaningful steps toward rebuilding a relationship long marked by suspicion, political tensions, and missed opportunities. Recent high-level e...

[UN News] One month after the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, case numbers continue to rise.

[RFI] The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda has claimed more than 200 lives in its first month, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. With hundreds more cases confirmed, it is the worst Ebola emergency in years - yet...

[New Times] Genocide survivors' organisations from Rwanda and across the diaspora have called on Australia's Griffith University to sever any association with Judi Rever, a Canadian author and journalist known for promoting narratives that distort an...

[Ghanaian Times] The 32nd anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda has been commemorated in Accra with a call on the international community to strengthen efforts to combat hatred, intolerance and discrimination.

[UN News] The spread of Ebola is accelerating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) amid continued armed violence, posing a grave and growing risk to the region, UN agencies warned on Friday.

[Dabanga] Nyala / El Tina -- Mohamed Hassan El Tawashi, Prime Minister of the Government of Peace and Unity, the executive authority established by the Sudan Founding Alliance (Tasees), which is aligned with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, has...

[Daba Finance] Gabon is preparing a return to the international bond market with a planned 10-year issue of CFA857.85 billion, or about $1.5 billion.

[New Times] Passengers travelling through Kigali International Airport have been advised to plan ahead following the temporary closure of the Prince House Junction-Cyamitsingi road section, which is expected to affect traffic flow to and from the air...

[New Times] The government has allocated an additional Rwf2.86 billion for care and support to survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in the 2026/2027 national budget raising the allocation to about Rwf19 billion.

[SNA] An informed diplomatic source told SUNA that statements attributed by an online news website to Ambassador Gaddafi Abdullah Mohamed through a third party are inaccurate.

[ISS] The coercive repatriation of Burundian refugees risks reproducing cycles of displacement ahead of Burundi's 2027 elections.

[New Times] The nonfiction shelf has stayed busy in 2026, with books that move from true crime to memoir to literary criticism and back again.

[New Times] The FIBA Africa regional office has confirmed that Uganda will no longer host the qualifier tournaments for the 2026 FIBA U18 AfroBasket tournaments for Zone 5 teams.

[The New Humanitarian] SAN Francisco, United States, Kinshasa, Democratic -- Even with a pause in the violence, communities will still need to be heard - and to be convinced that responders mean them well.

[Scrolla] DR Congo held Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal to a 1-1 draw in Houston just hours after Lionel Messi made history in a 3-0 win over Algeria.

[New Times] Rwandan authorities on Wednesday, June 17, received 173 asylum seekers evacuated from Libya under the Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM).