Angola and Zambia Sign Visa Waiver Agreement
ANGOP
The Angolan and Zambian held this Thursday the symbolic launch of the visa-free agreement in ordinary passports, in a simultaneous act in both countries. Read more »
Medical Staff Abandon Hospitals in Cameroon's Troubled Region
VOA
Medical staff are fleeing hospitals in Cameroon's troubled English-speaking regions after attacks this month left several nurses dead and many others wounded. Medics say they are… Read more »
Rebels Kill Dozens in Eastern DRC Conflict
CAJ News
ARMED groups have killed at least 127 people in one of the most troubled regions in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since the beginning of the year. Read more »
Govt Suspends 57 Schools in Fresh Crackdown
New Times
The Ministry of Education has suspended, for a week, 57 public schools, citing failure to meet the basic requirements which students need to be able to follow their studies. Read more »
FIFA Ranking - Nigeria Ranks to 49, As France Soars No. 1
Vanguard
Egypt had a worse fall. Mohamed Salah's Egypt dropped from 45th to 65th. Read more »
260 People Poisoned By Sorghum Beer in Gicumbi
New Times
260 People in Bwisige Sector, Gicumbi District, were last Sunday affected by homemade sorghum beer known as Ikigage. An 8-year-old boy died while 66 others were immediately… Read more »
More Congolese Refugees Expected to Flock Zambia
CAJ News
Zambia is bracing for more refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ahead of a referendum and elections set for December. Read more »
A Rifle As the Only Way Out - the Anglophone War in Cameroon
IRIN
Emmanuel Freudenthal is the first journalist to spend time with an anglophone armed group, trekking for a week with them in the sun and rain, across rivers and up steep hills,… Read more »
Savimbi's Remains May Be Exhumed This Year
ANGOP
The exhumation and burial of remains of the opposition UNITA party's founder Jonas Malheiro Savimbi, killed in action in 2002, may occur this year, according to the party's leader,… Read more »
Jack Ma to Help Young African Entrepreneurs
New Times
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's Chairman Jack Ma launched on Wednesday here the Netpreneur Prize to support exemplary African business leaders. Read more »
Kabila Shows His Hand in Electoral Poker [analysis]
ICG
As election preparations in the Democratic Republic of Congo proceed, President Joseph Kabila has announced he will not run for re-election. He may hope this important move will… Read more »
Conflict Hampers Ebola Response
Deutsche Welle
The number of suspected Ebola cases in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 73. The fact that it broke out in the middle of a conflict area has made responding to it… Read more »
African Expertise Key to Stopping Ebola - Then and Now [guest column]
allAfrica
An Ebola outbreak in the eastern part of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is once again straining Africa's medical resources. Read more »
2019 Total AFCON - Experience of Former Lions Solicited
Cameroon Tribune
A meeting between the Minister of Sports and Physical Education and some former football icons took place in Yaounde on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. Read more »
Smallholder Farmers Secure Multi-Billion Maize Market
New Times
Smallholder farmer shave secured a deal to supply maize to major buyers, including agro-processing firms, which effectively contribute to addressing the challenge of lack of access… Read more »
