Central Africa News

[allAfrica] Geneva -- A new UN report has found that all the parties in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo)'s provinces of North and South Kivu have committed serious violations of international humanitarian law that may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.

[allAfrica] Monrovia -- The signatories to a U.S.-brokered peace agreement intended to end the decades-long conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo have recommitted themselves to implementing the deal. This follows a resurgence of violence in the mineral-rich eastern region, which has cast doubt on various regional and international efforts to resolve the conflict.

[Premium Times] Speaking from the Super Eagles camp, Ndidi, now at Turkish giants Besiktas after his summer move from Leicester City, gave insight into the team's mindset.

[Premium Times] Nigeria has not reported any case of Ebola in the ongoing outbreak. However, health authorities have previously heightened surveillance in response to regional threats.

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[RFI] Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have declared a new outbreak of the Ebola virus, with 15 deaths and 28 suspected cases since the end of August.

[New Times] Musanze District, nestled at the base of the Virunga Massif, has undergone a significant transformation over the past two decades--from a quiet agricultural region into a leading center of conservation-driven development.

[WHO-AFRO] Kinshasa - Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Kasai Province where 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths, including four health workers, have been reported as of 4 September 2025.

[New Times] Africa's aviation sector holds immense potential to connect economies, boost trade, and create millions of jobs -- yet it's being choked by exorbitant taxes and charges that are sometimes unpredictable.

[New Times] Senegalese-Italian TikTok star and global content creator Khabane Lame, widely known as Khaby Lame, has been confirmed among the baby gorillas namers for the 20th edition of the Kwita Izina ceremony scheduled on Friday, September 5 in Musanze District.

[New Times] Tourism supported by aviation contributes $124.9 million (approx.Rwf179.8 billion) to Rwanda's GDP and employs 29,000 people, according to study findings by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), released on September 4, during the Aviation Africa Summit in Kigali.

[New Times] More than six in ten Rwandan parents with children under six still use corporal punishment or other harsh discipline methods, a situation experts say risks harming children's development and mental health.

[Africa CDC] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | -- A sixteenth outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) has been confirmed in Kasai province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), government officials announced today.

[New Times] APR FC head coach Taleb Abderrahim has promised to maintain the winning mentality that helped the club beat Bumamuru of Burundi 2-0 in the opening match of the 2025 CECAFA Kagame Cup in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday.

[New Times] The landscape of Kinigi is transforming as it prepares to host the 20th anniversary of Kwita Izina, or the Gorilla Naming Ceremony, Rwanda's leading tourism flagship event.

[New Times] Rwandan gospel singer and social media sensation Gloriose Musabyimana, widely known as Gogo Gloriose, has passed away in Kampala, Uganda. She was 36 years old.

[New Times] President Paul Kagame has made a call for lowering the high cost of air travel across Africa, stating that flying should not remain a luxury reserved for the rich.

[Ghanaian Times] Black Stars coach Otto Addo has raised concerns about the quality of the pitch ahead of Ghana's World Cup qualifying match against Chad.

[Independent (Kampala)] Goma, DR Congo -- The March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to pursue the peace process under Qatari mediation, despite ongoing differences with the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

[allAfrica] Cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), essential for global clean energy technologies, presents a paradox for the global energy transition. While the country supplies more than 70 percent of the world's cobalt for electric vehicles and renewable energy systems, mining continues to undermine local health, ecosystems, and climate resilience. Unless mining governance is integrated with broader climate adaptation frameworks - through ecosystem protection, community health safeguards,

[ISS] Solving the problem requires understanding the multiple roles that women play in enabling kidnapping economies.

[New Times] The 2025 edition of UCI Road World Championships is expected to break global records when it takes on the streets of Kigali from September 21-28, making history as the first edition hosted on African soil.

[New Times] Kigali is once again at the heart of Africa's aviation dialogue as it hosts the 2025 Aviation Africa Summit & Exhibition from September 4 to 5, with low-carbon flights and emerging trends in focus.

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[New Times] Nyarugenge Primary Court has denied bail to Omar Munyaneza, former Chief Executive Officer of the Water and Sanitation Corporation (WASAC) Group, ordering a 30-day remand for him pending trial.

[New Times] Female students were encouraged to pursue careers in aviation and take on leadership positions in the sector to become pilots, engineers, cabin crew, or take behind-the-scenes jobs in finance and marketing.

[The New Humanitarian] Mémé, Cameroon -- "Forgiveness is not weakness. It is how we survive together."

[State Department] The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Rwanda, the State of Qatar, the Republic of Togo (as the African Union facilitator), and the African Union Commission on the occasion of the second Joint Oversight Committee held this week in Washington, D.C.

[RFI] Ahead of Cameroon's 12 October presidential election, the opposition remains divided, despite agreement on the need to unite behind a candidate to face off against President Paul Biya, who is seeking an eighth term. Meanwhile, the United Nations has sounded the alarm over whether tensions in the country will make free elections impossible.

[allAfrica] Geneva -- Growing restrictions on civic and democratic space in Cameroon in the lead-up to the presidential election in October are raising fears about whether voters can freely express their will, the UN Human Rights chief Volker Türk said Tuesday.