[Independent (Kampala)] Analysis -- The Global AI Summit for Africa, held in Kigali, Rwanda from April 3-4, galvanized the continent's ambition to harness the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) for sustainable development.

[New Times] Flooding and a landslide killed two people and destroyed dozens of houses from April 10 to April 13 in Kigali, according to the Mayor of the City of Kigali, Samuel Dusengiyumva.

[New Times] The remains of 320 victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi have been recovered over the past four days in Nyamata Sector, Bugesera District, according to the genocide survivors' association, Ibuka.

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[RFI] Gabon's junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema has romped his way to victory in the first presidential election since he took power in a 2023 coup, with provisional results giving him more than 90 percent of the vote.

[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- Brice Oligui Nguema, the leader of Gabon's transitional government and the military figure who led the 2023 coup, has claimed a decisive victory in the country's presidential election, securing 90.35% of the vote, according to provisional results released by the Ministry of the Interior on Sunday.

[New Times] The Ministry of National Unity and Civic Engagement (MINUBUMWE), in collaboration with the Rwanda Media Council (RMC), is considering to erect a monument dedicated to the memory of journalists who were killed during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

[RFI] The planned return of former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila from self-imposed exile could shift political dynamics and complicate efforts to resolve escalating violence in the country's east, analysts say.

[RFI] In Gabon, the electoral campaign is in full swing ahead of the presidential election on 12 April, with eight candidates in the running. Who are these seven men and one woman?

[The Conversation] The Fulani people are Africa's largest pastoralist group . There are between 25 million and 40 million Fulani people across 17 African countries , from the Atlantic shores of Senegal and Mauritania to Sudan.

[Crisis Group] War in Sudan has pushed about one million refugees and returnees into isolated and impoverished parts of neighbouring Chad. Crisis Group expert Charles Bouëssel visited this region to learn how it is coping with the influx.

[The Conversation Africa] The upcoming elections in Gabon will test whether the country is on a firm democratic footing, or whether it will be business as usual with military men in control, but under the guise of democratic choice.

[African Union] As 7th April 2025 marked the 31st Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda (Kwibuka31), the African Union through the Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS), in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda in Ethiopia, solemnly observed the Commemoration, at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, emphasising the theme «Remember-Unite-Renew». This annual commemoration seeks to continuously awaken greater awareness of the African peoples and the

[Africa CDC] Angola received 2,000 life-saving oral cholera vaccines for frontline healthcare workers from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in March 2025.

[New Times] As Rwanda marks the 31st commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi, we are grateful for the support and show of solidarity extended to us by some members of the international community.

[allAfrica] Monrovia -- Somali Army Retakes Key Town From Al-Shabaab Militants

[RFI] Three American citizens jailed in the Democratic Republic of Congo over a failed coup attempt have been transferred to US custody following high-level talks between the two countries on security and mining deals.

[UN News] Some 41,000 refugees have crossed from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into Uganda since January, many of them having witnessed killings, «sexual violence and other traumatic experience during their flight,» said the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday.

[Premium Times] According to the park director, some buffalo have also been killed, while noting that although tests have confirmed that the deaths were caused by anthrax poisoning, the exact cause of the poisoning is still unknown.

[RFI] While much of the world has left capital punishment behind, the most recent report by Amnesty International shows executions last year reached their highest level globally in almost a decade, while a number of African nations are considering reintroducing the death penalty.

[allAfrica] At least 33 deaths have been recorded after flooding and erosion caused by torrential rains in Kinshasa, reports Radio Okapi. The death toll, however, remains provisional.Mont-Ngafula, Ngaliema, Barumbu, Limete, Matete, and Masina are reported to be the worst-affected municipalities.

[Africa CDC] In the heart of Pakadjuma, one of the most underserved districts in Kinshasa, a powerful story of resilience and public health leadership is unfolding. Following the declaration of a national mpox outbreak in December 2022, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has worked tirelessly to protect its most vulnerable--health workers, sex workers, and now, for the first time, children.

[allAfrica] Floods in the DR Congo - Govt Announces Deaths of 33 PeopleFlooding and erosion caused by torrential rains in Kinshasa during the night of April 4-5, 2025, led to the deaths of 33 people. This death toll, released by the Ministry of the Interior in a press release late on Sunday night, April 6, remains provisional.

[SciDev.Net] Dar es Salaam -- Foreign aid cuts could result in a major outbreak of mpox across the African continent and beyond, with virus control measures already disrupted, public health experts warn.

[SciDev.Net] Dar es Salaam -- Foreign aid cuts could result in a major outbreak of mpox across the African continent and beyond, with virus control measures already disrupted, public health experts warn.

[RFI] Rwanda is commemorating the 1994 genocide, in which 800,000 people, most of them from the Tutsi ethnic group, were massacred by Hutu militias. But this year the event is marked by tensions over Rwanda's alleged support of the M23 rebel group in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.

[New Times] As the 100 days of commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi begin, CANAL+ Rwanda stands in solidarity with the people of Rwanda.

[New Times] Rwandans and friends of Rwanda all over the world will, from April 7 to 13, commence a week of commemoration activities to mark 31 years after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

[New Times] The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) rebellion has warned that it will «eliminate the threat at its source» if the Kinshasa regime continues its attacks or provocations against civilians in Walikale.

[UN News] Ongoing violence in North and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to kill, injure and displace civilians, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned.

[UNFPA] Chance Azina walked slowly along the streets of Goma in North Kivu Province, her body weighed down by the heat at seven months pregnant. Like many others, she was trying to maintain a sense of normality, despite having been displaced multiple times by the intense violence flaring across the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

[allAfrica] The country that President Donald Trump declared ''nobody's ever heard of'' during his 4 March address to Congress has been hit with the highest U.S. tariffs in the world. Lesotho tops the list of 20 African nations upon which the White House has announced what it calls ''reciprocal'' tariffs, which add to the baseline imposed on every country.

[New Times] FDLR is a UN and US-blacklisted terrorist organization founded by military and paramilitary extremists linked to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

[UN News] Civilians continue to bear the brunt of the violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with 602 victims of extrajudicial or summary executions in North and South Kivu recorded over just two months, the Human Rights Council heard on Tuesday.

[New Times] The Rwanda Meteorology Agency urges residents to take precautions due to the risk of floods, landslides, and wind damage, as heavy rainfall and strong winds are expected in April.