Villagers Flee Military Base at Site of Civilian Massacre

VOA

Cameroonians are fleeing the northwestern village of Ngarr-buh after the military began building a base this week near where troops in February massacred at least 13… Read more »

Massive New Cable Around Continent to Connect 16 African Nations [analysis]

Balancing Act

In July last year Google initiated the Equiano cable. The announcement of the 2Africa cable which involves Facebook completes the second generation cable build announcements.… Read more »

Senegal Nixes 'Unbalanced' Tax Treaty With Mauritius

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

Senegal, one of West Africa's largest economies, has torn up its tax treaty with Mauritius as debate rages over the island tax haven's impact on developing economies. Read more »

Judge in Tshisekedi Ex-Aide Graft Case Dies

East African

A Congolese judge handling the graft case against Vital Kamerhe, former top aide to President Felix Tshisekedi, has died. Read more »

Kagame Sacks Two Governors Over Accountability

East African

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has suspended two provincial governors as part of an ongoing purge targeting public servants deemed to be lacking accountability. Read more »

Catholic Church Slams Burundi Election Irregularities

RFI

Burundi's Catholic Church has criticised the conduct of the country's elections, as incumbent President Pierre Nkurunziza prepares to hand over power to President-elect Evariste… Read more »

Fighting Continues in Anglophone Cameroon Despite COVID-19 Concerns [analysis]

African Arguments

Government raids have displaced people, increasing risks of transmission. Separatist attacks have impeded humanitarian and public health efforts. Read more »

Kabuga Calls Genocide Charges 'Lies' As French Court Denies Him Bail

DW

A French court denied bail to a Rwandan accused of genocide. After decades on the run, Felicien Kabuga called the charges against him "lies" and his lawyer doubted he would receive… Read more »

All Kigali Taxi Motos to Use Cashless Payments

New Times

All taxi motos operating in Kigali will from June 1, use only cashless payment platforms when charging their clients, according to Rwanda UtilitiesRegulatory Authority (RURA). Read more »

Government Amends Private Investment Law

ANGOP

The Economic Commission of the Cabinet Council approved Tuesday the amendment to Private Investment Law. Read more »

COVID-19 - Angola With 71 Positive Case

ANGOP

Angola reported Tuesday another positive case of Covid-19, bringing to 71 the number of infections. Read more »

COVID-19 - Unions Oppose Plan to Reopen Schools

East African

A group of trade unions in Cameroon's education sector has opposed the government's plan to reopen schools on June 1 for students of examination classes. Read more »

Will TV Presenter Finally Be Produced Alive in Court Today? [press release]

RSF

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is extremely concerned about the fate of a TV presenter known as Samuel Wazizi in Buea, the capital of Cameroon's English-speaking South-West… Read more »

COVID-19 - Mass Testing for Taxi Moto Operators

New Times

Barely one week before the 'taxi motos' are back on the streets, about 1,000 of them have been tested for Covid-19 as the baseline, in a move government says will continue in the… Read more »

Gulf of Guinea Commission of Fisheries - Experts Fine-Tune Strategic Document

Cameroon Tribune

The technical committee of the Commission of Fisheries of the Gulf of Guinea began meeting in Yaounde yesterday ahead of the ninth session of Council of Ministers. Read more »