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[RFI] Congo-Brazzaville holds elections Sunday in a vote expected to extend 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso's more than four decades in power in the oil-rich central African country. Observers say voter turnout could reach a record low.Six...

[RFI] Congo-Brazzaville holds elections Sunday in a vote expected to extend 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso's more than four decades in power in the oil-rich central African country. Observers say voter turnout could reach a record low.

[Dabanga] Adré, Eastern Chad -- More than three-quarters of Sudanese refugee families in Chad say the their children have dropped out of school since fleeing the conflict. A new survey by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has found that 76 per cent ...

[ANGOP] Ondjiva -- Leaders of different religious denominations in the province of Cunene on Sunday said the visit the Pope Leo XIV will pay to Angola, from April 18 to 21, will strengthen the promotion of cooperation and unity among Christian church...

[Premium Times] The Nigeria-DR Congo match has remained a focal point of discussion following the controversial end to Super Eagles' World Cup qualification hopes.

[This Day] With Nigeria's petition against DR Congo yet to be decided, world football governing body, FIFA, yesterday sanctioned both countries over disciplinary infractions that occurred during their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoffs in Morocc...

[RFI] Relations between France and the Central African Republic (CAR) have been restored, the French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said as he wrapped up a two-day visit to Bangui on Friday.

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[ANGOP] Cuito -- Angolan politician Moises Americo Cachipaco passed away on Saturday due to illness at the Walter Strangway Hospital in Cuito, Bie Province.

[RFI] The Chadian government has responded to accusations of repression by its security services, voiced by civil society organisations at the United Nations earlier this month, telling RFI that alleged abuses are referred to the courts.

[RFI] French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has begun a two-day visit to the Central African Republic, the first time France has sent its top diplomat to the country in more than seven years. It signals a thaw in relations between Paris and B...

[HRW] Maturin Kombo's Death Highlights Continued Need for Justice

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Republics of Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Africa signed Friday, in Pretoria, a legal instrument aimed at strengthening political, diplomatic and economic cooperation between the three countries.

[The Conversation Africa] Congolese will go to the polls on 15 March 2026 to elect their president, with a fractured opposition unable to present a single candidate. The Congolese Labor Party (PCT), in power since the end of the 1997 civil war, along...

[New Times] François Twagirumukiza, a businessman and shareholder in CHIC Ltd, has been elected as Chairperson of Rwanda's Private Sector Federation (PSF).

[New Times] A new National Insurance Strategy aimed at transforming the insurance sector by addressing long-standing challenges such as low insurance penetration, limited public awareness, and slow claims processing has been unveiled.

[New Times] Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva on Thursday, March 12, met with the Vice President for Africa at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Ethiopis Tafara who is visiting Rwanda to strengthen collaboration on private sector investment...

[New Times] National leadership elections for the Private Sector Federation (PSF) will take place on Friday, March 13, at the Kigali Convention Centre, bringing together business leaders from across the country to choose the organisation's top offici...

[New Times] More than three decades after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, Rwanda has undertaken one of the most profound national reconstruction efforts of modern times. A country once devastated by violence has invested enormous political and s...

[RFI] A French aid worker for the United Nations children's agency Unicef and two other people were killed in a drone strike on a residential building in the eastern city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

[New Times] Cricket action returns this weekend at Gahanga Cricket Stadium with both the men and women competitions taking place on March 13-14.

[New Times] Members of Rwanda Medical Insurance Scheme (RAMA) under Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) will soon be able to order prescribed medicines online and receive them at their doorstep, following a new partnership between RSSB and KASHA, acc...

[New Times] A new fintech licensing framework between Rwanda and Kenya is expected to transform the landscape of cross-border business growth, which has traditionally been hampered by high operational costs.

[Ghanaian Times] DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo striker Yoane Wissa has returned to the squad for their World Cup playoff this month after missing the Africa Cup of Nations finals at the turn of the year.

[New Times] Second seed Arthur Gea has booked his place in the quarterfinals of the ATP Challenger 100 tournament in Kigali, setting up a rematch against Italy's Stefano Napolitano, who defeated him in last week's semifinal during the first leg of th...

[UN] The UN has raised alarm over escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), warning that civilians in Ituri Province are facing growing danger and displacement.

[New Times] Rwandan rally drivers have expressed optimism ahead of the 2026 WRC Safari Rally Kenya, scheduled for March 12-15 in Naivasha, Nakuru County.

[World Bank] In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, ongoing conflict and displacement continue to place women, girls, and children at extreme risk of violence and has triggered an enduring humanitarian crisis. Health facilities are often overstretc...

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The President of the governing MPLA, João Lourenço, stated this Thursday that his party is the "best-prepared to continue as the leading force of the Angolan nation."