May 18

• Arrest of "Traffickers" By Foreign Forces Has Implications for Countries' Sovereignty - Specialist

  ANGOP

  The capture by foreign forces of drug traffickers in the region of the Guinea Coast was considered Thursday, in Luanda, as worrying as the implications that may put the sovereignty... Read more »

• Museum Issues Experts for Use of New Technologies

  ANGOP

  The Angolan museum experts suggested Thursday, in Luanda, the need to create an internet site about the national museums and use of new communication and information technologies,... Read more »

• Fire in Foreign Affairs Ministry Building

  ANGOP

  A fire broke out Friday morning in the Foreign Affairs Ministry building in Luanda, Angop learned from the institution's spokesperson, Mário Augusto. Read more »

• Social Policy Commission Analyses Copyrights Draft Law

  ANGOP

  The members of the Social Policy Commission of the Cabinet Council last Thursday in Luanda, analysed Copyrights Draft Law, which is aimed at changing the Law number 4/90 of 1990... Read more »

• Jonathan Secures Release of Nigerian Prisoners in Equatorial Guinea

  Vanguard

  President Goodluck Jonathan has secured the release of 10 prisoners held by Equatorial Guinea for various immigration offences, a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said... Read more »

• Council Enables to Learn of Kuando Kubango Potentials

  ANGOP

  The minister of Agriculture, Pedro Canga, admitted Thursday in the city of Menongue, the holding of the 1st Consultative Council of the Ministry, which runs until today, Friday,... Read more »

• Minea Runs International Conference

  ANGOP

  Energy and Water Ministry (Minea) will hold on 25-28 September in Luanda an International conference and fair on Energy and Water. Read more »

• UCCLA Approves Report, Accounts for 2013

  ANGOP

  Members of the Union of Capital Cities of Portuguese Language (UCCLA) who are attending the 29the General Assembly running since Thursday in Praia city, Cape Verde, have approved... Read more »

• Angola/U.S Photo Exhibition Closes

  ANGOP

  The week long photo exhibition held at the Houston Intercontinental University as part of the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Angola and the... Read more »

• Short Circuit Blamed for Mirex Building Fire

  ANGOP

  A short circuit caused by fluctuating electricity has been blamed for the fire that broke out at the Office of the Foreign Affairs minister, Georges Rebelo Chikoti, on Friday... Read more »

May 17

• New Big Man, Old Politics - the Road Ahead for Djotodia [analysis]

  ThinkAfricaPress

  Since independence, the Central African Republic has experienced five coups. What chance does the country's latest strongman have of seeing out his term in office? Read more »

• Bemba Drops 13 Witnesses

  Bemba Trial Website

  Lawyers representing Jean-Pierre Bemba in his trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have reduced from 63 to 50 the number of witnesses they intended to call to testify... Read more »

• Fears of Rebel Infiltration of DR Congo Army

  IPS

  The "blind and unrestricted" reintegration of M23 deserters into the Congolese army could harm the country, according to Thomas d'Aquin Mwiti, the chair of the North Kivu civil... Read more »

• Ingabire Trial - Prosecution Questions Honesty of Defense Witness

  Focus

  A defense witness in the trial against Victoire Umuhoza Ingabire on Thursday told the Supreme Court that accusations against Ingabire were fabricated long before she came back to... Read more »

• Tax Evasion, Urbanisation and Drought

  Maka

  The latest press coverage on corruption, human rights abuses, violations of freedom of the press and socio-economic exclusion in Angola: Read more »

• Children Treated After Attack in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo [press release]

  MSF

  Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is treating survivors of an attack on Mpeti in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more »

• Prosecution of Transgender Youth Based On Bias, Not Evidence [press release]

  HRW

  The Cameroonian authorities should drop the charges against two transgender youth rather than appealing their case to the Supreme Court, four human rights organizations said today. Read more »

• Angola Stands Firm Against Unconstitutional Seizure of Power

  ANGOP

  Angola has as strategy the firm upholding of the principles and norms against unconstitutional seizure of power, since it presides since 1 May the Peace and Security Council of the... Read more »

• U.S. Legislation Address Child Abduction in the DR-Congo [press release]

  U.S. House

  Legislation on parental abduction of U.S. children overseas, human rights issues in Vietnam and the crisis in the Congo was passed at the first bill mark-up of the 113th Congress... Read more »

• Govt Signs U.S. $15 Million Energy Deal

  Focus

  The government on Thursday signed a power-purchase agreement (PPA) between the Energy, Water & Sanitation Authority (EWSA) and Renewable Energy for Accelerated Development... Read more »

• ITU Recognizes Rwanda's ICT Progress

  Focus

  After the global WSIS Forum 2013 prize in Media Category, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has also recognized Rwanda efforts in implementing WSIS (World Summit on... Read more »

• Binagwaho, Chinese Minister Tour Masaka Hospital

  New Times

  A visiting Chinese delegation, led by international trade vice minister, on Wednesday, toured Masaka Hospital in Kicukiro District, where they heard testimonies of patients who use... Read more »

• New Prosecutors Urged On Integrity

  New Times

  The remarks were made by the Prime Minister, Dr. Pierre Damien Habumuremyi during the swearing in ceremony of four newly appointed prosecutors yesterday at a function attended by... Read more »

• Kagame's Speech At the Seventh Commonwealth Local Govt Conference

  New Times

  Honourable Chairperson of the Commonwealth Local Governments Forum (CGLF), Mr. Lawrence Yule; Read more »

• Varsity Staff to Set Up Rwf4 Billion Health Facility

  New Times

  IMANZI Investment Company (IIG), a National University of Rwanda (NUR) staff company, is set to build a state-of-the-art modern clinic in Huye District. Read more »