[ANGOP] Luanda -- The draft Law on the Legal Regime for the Supervision of External Auditing of Public Interest Entities will allow the creation of a robust and more effective supervision system, with a focus on integrity, transparency and trust in the financial market, the Secretary of State for Finance and Treasury, Ottoniel dos Santos, said on Friday in Luanda.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan Court of Auditors approved, on Thursday (23), in an ordinary plenary session, the Opinion on the General State Account (PCGE) for the 2024 fiscal year, a document that will be submitted to the National Assembly in the coming days.

[State Department] The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Rwanda, the State of Qatar, the Republic of Togo (as the African Union mediator), and the African Union Commission on the occasion of the fifth Joint Oversight Committee held this week in Washington, DC.

[ANGOP] Saurimo -- The Minister of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas, Diamantino de Azevedo, on Thursday in Lunda Sul province, deemed the mining sector an essential engine for Angola's economic progress, as evidenced by improvements in people's living conditions.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola has been recognized as «Best International Destination» by the National Geographic Readers Awards 2026, in a direct vote by travelers and readers of the VIAJES platform.

[New Times] Africa's domestic capital base has reached a scale that now exceeds external financing flows over the past decade, marking a turning point in how the continent funds its growth and industrialisation, according to the Africa Finance Corporation's (AFC) State of Africa's Infrastructure Report 2026.

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[New Times] The City of Kigali will extend its dedicated bus lanes from short queue sections near junctions to continuous lanes, in a move aimed at speeding up public transport across the capital.

[New Times] The Government is securing designated public parking spaces across Kigali to allow motorists to park their cars and complete their journeys using public transport.

[DW] Pope Leo XIV continued his tour of Africa with a Mass in Equatorial Guinea. The pontiff called for more justice in the country as the nation's president and his family looked on.

[DW] Afghan allies who assisted US forces now face a stark choice: resettle in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo or return to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.

[DW] Uganda's military has said that it and forces from the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo freed some 200 hostages in eastern DRC in a joint operation against Islamist militants known as the ADF.

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[UN News] From election support in the Central African Republic to patrols in the disputed Abyei region, UN peacekeepers are operating in increasingly volatile environments - but shrinking resources and new threats, including drone warfare, are testing their ability to keep communities safe.

[DW] Pope Leo XIV has admonished those waging war in the name of god and slammed «tyrants» destroying the world and its resources. The pontiff has stepped up his criticism of senseless violence, angering US President Trump.

[New Times] Industries operating within the Kigali Special Economic Zone (KSEZ) exported processed goods worth approximately $290 million in 2025, as authorities advance expansion preparations for Phase III and Phase IV.

[New Times] The Burundian Minister for Media and Communication, Gabby Bugaga was found dead in the morning of Thursday, April 16, according to media reports from the neighbouring country.

[RFI] Pope Leo XIV is travelling to the western Cameroon city of Bamenda to preach a message of peace in the epicenter of a separatist conflict that humanitarian groups have called one of the world's most neglected crises.

[New Times] The Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda, has issued a stern warning against acts of violence targeting survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

[New Times] Civilian-populated areas in eastern DR Congo were reported to be under bombardments by a government coalition fighting the AFC/M23 rebels on Monday, April 13.

[New Times] Ninety-eight percent of residents of the City of Kigali have completed their personal data verification and biometric photo capture for the issuance of the Single Digital ID, according to the National Identification Agency (NIDA).

[HRW] Nairobi -- All Warring Parties Threaten Assistance, Protection for Civilians

[allAfrica] Each year on April 7, Rwanda begins a solemn national commemoration of the Rwanda Genocide--a tragedy that claimed the lives of more than 800,000 people in just 100 days.

[CFR] When Washington chooses not to comment on democracy, authoritarians and their backers fill in the silence.

[New Times] Watching films that tell the true story of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi offers more than a window into the past, it provides lessons for the present.

[New Times] In the aftermath of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, perpetrators and their sympathisers launched sustained campaigns of denial, many of which continue to fuel genocide ideology today.

[WFP] WFP and other humanitarians are stretching lean budgets to support millions reeling from conflict, displacement and climate shocks in the Central African nation

[RFI] A French court has postponed its ruling on whether to dismiss allegations of genocide against Agathe Habyarimana, the widow of Rwanda's former president, and finally end 18 years of investigation. A decision is now expected on 6 May.

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[New Times] Once again, Rwanda is remembering the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, a tragedy in which over a million lives were lost in just a hundred days.

[allAfrica] President Paul Biya is set to get a vice-president for the first time in his four-decade rule following controversial constitutional changes backed by parliament.

[New Times] A United Nations envoy has said that while post-genocide Rwanda has achieved significant recovery through deliberate and strategic national policies, ongoing threats posed by armed groups, such as DR Congo-backed FDLR, propagation of genocide ideology and denial, are causes of concern.

[New Times] Everyday habits such as smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, poor sleep, chronic stress, and unhealthy body weight are increasingly linked to infertility among couples, according to medical experts. These lifestyle factors disrupt hormonal balance, affecting both egg and sperm quality.

[New Times] President Paul Kagame has said that DR Congo's links with the son of former Rwandan leader Juvénal Habyarimana poses a security threat to Rwanda.

[HRW] Congolese Prosecutor Toussaint Muntazini's Legacy Should be Protected