[HRW] On June 17, the Canadian Partnership for International Justice submitted a letter to the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) urging her to investigate the former Congolese president, Joseph Kabila, and senior officials from his government for atrocities in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This letter is a reminder that the work of the ICC in Congo is far from over. A look back at the court's promises, achievements, and missteps in Congo reveals that the ICC should do more to bring cases a

[HRW] Kinshasa -- 4 Bodies Found Following Political Demonstrations on July 9

[East African] When the East African Legislative Assembly passed a motion on June 30 to censure South Sudan and Burundi for defaulting on their annual payments, it also recommended that the Council of Ministers take further action against the two countries.

[New Times] The Ministry of Health is testing whether community-based management for Covid-19 is feasible in the country, with the possibility of using it to manage the pandemic.

[ISS] In the run-up to the Central African Republic's (CAR) 27 December 2020 elections, political manoeuvrings have started within both government and the opposition. Former president François Bozizé announced his candidacy after returning to CAR in December 2019, having spent nearly six years in exile. He is believed to still wield significant power on the political scene.

[UN News] Recent clashes in Sudan's Western Darfur region has driven more than 2,500 people across the border into neighbouring Chad, the United Nations refugee agency has reported.

[International Consortium of Investigative Journalists] Isabel dos Santos has stepped down from the board of Angola's mobile phone operator Unitel, citing «a climate of permanent conflict» among the company's directors.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Equity Group Holdings PLC has completed its acquisition of 66.53 percent stake in the Banque Commerciale Du Congo (BCDC) at a cost of USD 95 Million - Sh10.2 billion.

[The New Humanitarian] Baltimore, United States -- 'People don't sleep well at night. They cannot live in peace.'

[UN News] Recent clashes in Sudan's Western Darfur region has driven more than 2,500 people across the border into neighbouring Chad, the United Nations refugee agency has reported.

[DW] Following the clamor of World War II, France abandoned its former colonial empire, including Chad. 60 years down the road, Chadians say they're suffocating under the rule of President Idris Deby while Paris looks away.

[Legalbrief] Eighteen years after the Rome Statute entered into force and the International Criminal Court (ICC) began functioning, it continues to face objections about its jurisdiction, accusations of bias, questioning over the fairness of its case-selection and trial procedures and doubts about its effectiveness.

[New Times] While the resistance was identified in a laboratory experiment, the researchers say that it has not yet appeared among humans across the country.

[Nation] Yaounde -- An avalanche of condemnation from human rights advocates has followed new of the death of a Cameroonian detainee under shocking circumstances.

[UNFPA] Lubumbashi -- One of 11 children, Ruth Kalenga's father died when she was in her second year of high school. During this period, she fell pregnant. «We suffered with my child,» she said.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Barcelona, Spain -- «Unless we can make timber into a precious resource, we're not going to be able to maintain these Congo Basin forests»

[Unicef] Kinshasa -- A fire that broke out today at the UNICEF's warehouse in Kinshasa destroyed a large stock of materials and equipment for the most vulnerable children and communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

[Nation] Members of the Cameroon national football team at the 1990 Fifa World Cup in Italy will finally receive houses promised them by the country's president, Paul Biya 30 years ago.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Children and citizens victim of violence are since Thursday receiving assistance at Luanda's Talatona municipality Center for Integrated Support to Victim of Violence (CAIVVITA).

[New Times] The University of Rwanda (UR) has started the search for a new Vice-Chancellor to replace the outgoing Phillip Cotton.

[allAfrica] Geneva -- Boko Haram is wreaking havoc in Cameroon as well as Nigeria and other countries in the Sahel region and its attacks are going mostly unnoticed by a world focused on the novel coronavirus pandemic.

[East African] Luanda -- Angola's President João Lourenço is facing a barrage of online criticism over his governance, in what could suggest a tougher virtual battle for him ahead of the 2022 elections.

[Africa In Fact] Even before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, persons living with disabilities in Cameroon had a peculiar problem - they lacked adequate social support and service delivery. Then, the coronavirus emerged and compounded pre-existing vulnerabilities for them.

[Nation] Luanda -- Angola's President João Lourenço is facing a barrage of online criticism over his governance, in what could suggest a tougher virtual battle for him ahead of the 2022 elections.

[New Times] Qatar Airways has announced a resumption of services from the Kigali International Airport.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- National Police (PN) are implementing strategies and stepping up local patrolling to reduce crime in the country by 5 percent until December, whose the rate of crimes tend to increase.

[Nairobi News] Lately, on his social media, Tanzanian heartthrob Diamond Platnumz has been dropping hints of his intentions to walk down the aisle and if all goes as planned, the father of five, will be a married man by end of this year.

[New Times] An Electronic Auctioning System will officially be launched on Wednesday, August 5, as courts move to reduce corruption in the auctioning process of loan defaulters' property.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Yaounde -- Too little rainfall and then too much has paired with coronavirus impacts in Central Africa, leaving growers struggling

[RFI] A grenade attack launched early Sunday morning at a displaced person's camp in the Far North region of Cameroon killed 16 people and wounded seven, according to local officials.

[Nation] Kinshasa -- Corruption is Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi's latest headache following his takeover from Joseph Kabila in January last year.

[Nation] Kinshasa

[New Times] Following the reopening of the country to international air travel, Rwanda National Police (RNP) has provided an online platform to help people with late departure and arrival flights to facilitate their movements past curfew hours.

[CAF] Cameroon legend Stephen Tataw passed away on Friday, 31 July 2020 in Yaounde after a short illness, the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) has confirmed. He was 57.

[New Times] The national flag carrier, RwandAir has finally resumed commercial flights after months of suspension due to the novel coronavirus.