Central Africa News

[The Conversation Africa] The lakes of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) play a big part in people's lives - socially, politically and economically. But lake fishing communities find themselves at the intersection of geography, war and authority, as rebel groups and conservation managers also claim spaces and resources.

[VOA] Windhoek, Namibia -- Namibian authorities say thousands of Angolans who entered Namibia in the past year to escape drought back home, have been returning amid fresh rains. Authorities this month said at least 18 Angolan infants, whose parents fled hunger, died in Namibia from malnutrition.

[Premium Times] Ghana conceded a late goal that dims their chance of getting to the second round

[New Times] It is a few minutes past noon, on a hot Thursday in Gicumbi district, Byumba sector in the remote Nyamabuye village.

[New Frame] The past decade has been topsy-turvy for Cameroonian football, but the Indomitable Lions can return to the top of African football now that their manager shuffle seems to have ended.

[CAF] Gabon faces Ghana as both sides go to their second match in Group C of the ongoing TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021.

[Cameroon Tribune] Professor Elvis Ngolle Ngolle, Political Scientist.

[Cameroon Tribune] Authorities say it is time for victims to speak out so that the perpetrators face the law.

[Cameroon Tribune] The lone goal gave the advantage to Mali in a match that the referee unexpectedly ended at the 89th minute prompting a protest from Tunisia.

[Cameroon Tribune] If they win their second group game against the Walya today at the Olembe stadium, the team will get the necessary points to sail to the round of 16.

[Cameroon Tribune] The penal code clearly outlines punishment for anyone guilty of propagating hate speech.

[CAF] Indomitable Lions of Cameroon became the first team to book their place in the knockout stage of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 following their 4-1 thrashing of Ethiopia at Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé.

[New Times] Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has approved the resumption of concerts among other new guidelines following recent cabinet resolutions, according to a statement issued on Thursday January 13.

[RFI] Cote D'Ivoire seized temporary command of Group E on Wednesday night with a robust 1-0 victory over Equatorial Guinea.

[Ghanaian Times] A Liberia-based Ghanaian coach, Samuel Quaye, has said the Black Stars, would have to put in a lot more energy in their next Group C game against Gabon.

[New Times] A delegation of 56 Rwandan business leaders visited the Central African Republic (CAR) last April and soon after formed a company, the Investissement Futur de l'Afrique (IFA) Ltd, as they looked to tap into opportunities there.

[New Times] Investments in African firms across different sectors doubled in 2021 as global investors sought to tap into the growing opportunities on the continent.

[New Times] The Rwanda Handball Federation (Ferwahand) will hold their general assembly on March 5, with elections for a new executive committee topping the day's agenda.

[New Times] Rwanda Energy Group (REG) basketball, Rwanda's representatives in the second edition of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), have started preparations for the tournament that gets underway in March.

[New Times] With the title race for the 2021/22 Rwanda Premier League looking wide open, some clubs are thriving in the topflight league after investing millions of Rwandan francs in building their attacking departments.

[New Times] China will donate at least four million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to Rwanda this year, according to information from the Chinese Embassy.

[RFI] Action in Group F got underway in Limbé on Wednesday under the shadow of possible separatist violence after the body of the opposition senator Henry Kemende was found in the North West Region - one of the Anglophone provinces in Cameroon where conflict has raged between armed secessionists and government forces.

[DW] A prominent lawyer and opposition lawmaker was shot dead by suspected separatist fighters in Cameroon's restive English-speaking North West region.

[CAF] All eyes were on Group E once again as Cote d'Ivoire played out an entertaining match against Equatorial Guinea in their opening fixture of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations at the Japoma Stadium in Douala on Wednesday.

[allAfrica] There have been reports that the Malian team has suspended training in the restive south West region of Buea after sporadic shooting this morning between the military and separatists fighters. The team was training at the Molyko stadium in Buea.

[JusticeInfo.net] Arusha -- Even in their worst nightmares, the eight Rwandans never imagined being in a worse dead-end than the one they were living in Arusha. Although they were acquitted or released years ago from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), no country wanted them. These famous stateless were no longer expecting much when suddenly they were given three days to pack their bags. Niger would take them in! But nothing went as planned...

[New Times] Students from the University of Rwanda (UR)'s School of Public Health have started a three-day campaign in Burera District in a bid to increase community's awareness about the benefits of healthy nutrition.

[New Times] Rwandan gaffer Andre Cassa Mbungo seems to have finally arrived. The experienced trainer is currently carving a niche for himself at Kenyan side Bandari FC and he is on the front-line in their quest to lift the long elusive league title.

[New Times] Face masks are essential for controlling the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and they have become an everyday accessory.

[ISS] As insecurity in the Great Lakes deepens, the commitment of both countries' leaders to normalise relations is a positive step.