[Africa Check] No evidence Rwandan president Paul Kagame called his Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu Hassan a 'murderer'
[New Times] When you visit Masaka sector, Kicukiro district, the change is impossible to miss. What once felt like the dusty edge of Kigali's red-soiled hillsides, dotted with eucalyptus trees, small farms, and quiet homes, now hums with an energy that belongs to cities.
[New Times] Thursday results
[New Times] Africa's efforts to scale up clean energy are being held back by financing rules that do not align with the needs of mid-sized renewable projects, according to investors and developers.
[New Times] Relying solely on public funding or foreign aid is no longer sufficient to meet Africa's growing needs, African ministers and investors have said, calling for more private investment to close the continent's infrastructure gaps.
[Global Witness] An online network of bot-like accounts, media sites and X users has been spreading disinformation supporting sanctioned Israeli tycoon Dan Gertler and attacking civil society groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Global Witness analysis has found
[New Times] Districts surrounding Akagera National Park received dummy cheques on Saturday worth Rwf1.2 billion under the national Tourism Revenue Sharing programme, which channels part of park earnings back to the communities that live alongside and support conservation.
[New Times] Every November 25 marks the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a global campaign that invites us to confront a painful truth, that while progress has been made, the journey toward a world free of violence is far from complete.
[New Times] Rwanda could become a significant player in the glass manufacturing value chain, supported by an estimated 73 million tonnes of silica-rich sand reserves spread across the country according to Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board (RMB).
[ISS] Strategies based on purely military operations can often alienate the very populations they aim to protect.
[The New Humanitarian] Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo -- «People were whipped, arrested, some died in detention.»
[New Times] Land is a vital productive asset, and access to it is an economic right. Yet governance across Africa remains weak, with many countries lacking clear rules that define ownership and tenure.
[RFI] Issa Tchiroma Bakary, the Cameroon candidate declared runner-up in October's presidential election, is in Banjul, in the Gambia, reportedly for «humanitarian reasons,» according to the Gambian government.
[ISS] At this week's Luanda summit, several thorny issues relating to the security partnership must be confronted head-on.
[Nile Post] Rwanda's foreign minister, Ambassador Olivier Nduhungirehe, has issued a strongly worded response to French President Emmanuel Macron, rejecting the assertion that M23 rebels and their allies are responsible for delays in reopening Goma International Airport.
[Capital FM] NAIROBI -- The national under 17 football team came from a goal down to beat Rwanda in the second match of their Cecafa Regional qualifiers in Addis Ababa on Friday afternoon.
[RFI] African playoff winners Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will take on New Caledonia or Jamaica for the one-off match that could send them to the men's World Cup for the first time in more than 50 years.
[New Times] Kigali -- «As NCBA, we are proud to support the ASEA Annual Conference. Our participation reflects our commitment to strengthening Africa's capital markets and partnering with institutions that drive sustainable economic growth,» said NCBA's managing director Maurice Toroitich.
[New Times] The National Bank of Rwanda's decision to maintain its key repo rate at 6.75 per cent may appear predictable, but the implications are anything but trivial. At a moment when global conditions are improving yet remain uneven, this choice could prove decisive in setting the trajectory of inflation inthe near future.
[The New Humanitarian] Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo -- «It is a bona fide police state that focuses only on security and neglects all other areas of life.»
[New Times] The government has begun construction of the National Veterinary Reference Laboratory, a high-security biosafety level three (BSL-3) facility that will strengthen the country's capacity to detect and respond to animal and zoonotic diseases.
[allAfrica] At least 32 people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) after a bridge at a copper and cobalt mine collapsed due to overcrowding.
[Nile Post] The M23 rebel movement has rejected a decision by President Félix Tshisekedi's government to prepare for the reopening of Goma International Airport, describing Kinshasa's move as «illusory» and devoid of legitimacy.
[New Times] Doris Uwicyeza Picard, Chief Executive Officer of the Rwanda Governance Board, has urged members of Lions Clubs International to continue mobilising funds to support children with diabetes and cancer in Rwanda.
[New Times] The Genocide Against the Tutsi in 1994 did not begin with machetes; it began with the moral degeneration. In April 1994, as Rwanda descended into its darkest night, the family of the man whose death triggered the genocide chose to abandon his body and flee. They left behind not only the corpse of a husband, brother, and father, but the very meaning of grieving itself.
[New Times] The Animal Kingdom (Le Règne animal), a French film that reflects today's world, where transformation, adaptation, and empathy are essential for living together in harmony, became the first film to be screened at the 2025 European Film Festival, organised by the EU in Rwanda.
[RFI] Chad has become a refuge for hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the conflict in Sudan - and, as violence against civilians intensifies in Darfur, even more people are crossing the border. The influx is straining already scarce resources in one of the poorest countries in Africa. Fresh from a visit to eastern Chad, Charlotte Slente of the Danish Refugee Council tells RFI why the escalating humanitarian crisis needs the world's attention.
[New Times] The foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, organised under the G7 forum, have called for «good faith» from all participants involved in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) peace process.
[This Day] *As Super Eagles beat Gabon 4-1 in extra time to keep hope alive
[The New Humanitarian] Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo -- «It was brutal like you wouldn't believe.»
[New Times] The government has unveiled plans to construct 296 new houses for vulnerable survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
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