[Vanguard] The British government announced Tuesday that it would stop issuing education visas to nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan and work visas for Afghans as part of its broader clampdown on asylum seekers.

[RFI] Belgian authorities detained three people on Tuesday after four arrests in an investigation targeting a Cameroonian secessionist group over possible war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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[RFI] A new secretary-general of the United Nations will be appointed on 1 January, 2027 to succeed Antonio Guterres, with three current nominations on the table - former Senegalese president Macky Sall, plus former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet and the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Argentine Rafael Grossi.

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[New Times] The Rwanda National Police has raised alarm over the deadly impact of illicit alcohol in Eastern Province, revealing that toxic brews have killed at least 20 people and left 300 others battling severe vision complications within a year.

[New Times] The latest reports of aerial bombardments by the Kinshasa regime targeting civilian-populated areas in eastern DR Congo should alarm not only the region, but the entire international community. The AFC/M23 rebel group has vowed to defend civilians against what it describes as terror orchestrated by the regime in Kinshasa.

[New Times] Gospel singer Alexis Dusabe has dismissed rumours suggesting that his upcoming concert in Brussels, Belgium, could be disrupted following reports that the initial promoter had pulled out. The artiste has reaffirmed that the show will proceed as scheduled.

[New Times] The Rwanda National Police has raised alarm over the deadly impact of illicit alcohol in Eastern Province, revealing that toxic brews have killed at least 20 people and left 300 others battling severe vision complications within a year.

[New Times] For Olivier Nyabyenda, a farmer in Karambo Village, Butare Sector, Rusizi District, the heavy rain is always a source of worry. Two weeks ago, a heavy hailstorm swept through his 25 acres of cassava trees and left his family facing poor food access.

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[RFI] Musical duo Okali - Cameroonian singer Gaëlle Minali-Bella and French multi-instrumentalist Florent Sorin - released their debut EP this month, the result of years of experimentation in blending the sounds of their two countries, as they told RFI.

[RFI] The Congolese authorities and civil society groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have reported the discovery of mass graves in an area recently vacated by M23 rebels.

[Nile Post] The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced on February 26, 2026 that it is presenting Juliana Amato Lumumba as its candidate for Secretary-General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), directly challenging Rwanda's incumbent, Louise Mushikiwabo.

[New Times] AFC/M23 has reiterated its commitment to the ceasefire, even as it accuses the Congolese government coalition of repeatedly violating agreements during Qatar-mediated peace talks.

[New Times] The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) has successfully completed a five-month Proof of Concept (PoC) phase for a potential Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), a digital version of the Rwandan franc known as the e-Franc Rwandais (e-FRW), according to a report released on February 26.

[New Times] March 18 has been set as the date when Rwandan and UK lawyers will face off in arbitration proceedings over the Migration and Economic Development Partnership (MEDP), a bilateral treaty concluded in 2024. Rwanda accuses the United Kingdom of failing to honour its commitments under the agreement.

[New Times] Rwandan authorities on Wednesday, February 25, received 164 asylum seekers from Libya.

[New Times] For 25 years, the Community Based Health Insurance scheme, popularly known as Mutuelle de Santé, has stood as one of Rwanda's most transformative social innovations. What began as a modest, community-driven initiative to enable citizens access basic healthcare has evolved into a robust national safety net covering millions of Rwandans, including some of the most complex and costly medical interventions.

[New Times] East Africa's private sector has issued a call for action, warning that the region risks missing its integration targets unless governments move decisively from policy reform to implementation.

[New Times] A new cultural documentary by Zion Films Company is set to present a fresh perspective on Rwanda's post-1994 recovery by examining Umuganda as a long-standing philosophy that continues to shape the country's social fabric.

[UN News] Fresh from holding the most extensive elections in its history, the Central African Republic (CAR) is entering what the UN's top envoy in the country describes as a «decisive period» in consolidating fragile peace gains, even as security challenges persist and disarmament efforts continue.

[HRW] Six Years after Kizito Mihigo's Death, Free Speech Crackdown Continues

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[Maka] Angola's diversification strategy was designed to reduce dependence on oil and build a competitive, broad-based economy. Instead, a growing body of public records suggests that economic power is becoming increasingly concentrated around a small number of politically connected conglomerates.

[New Times] The Minister of Justice Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, has warned that rising violence and hate speech targeting Tutsi communities in DR Congo echo the patterns that preceded the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

[CPJ] Dakar -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Cameroonian police to drop a criminal trespass investigation into four journalists who were detained for five hours and had their equipment seized last week, three of whom were reporting for the Associated Press (AP) on the secret deportation of African migrants from the United States.

[New Times] The government has reduced soil erosion across 1.2 million hectares, a major step toward protecting rivers that form the headwaters of the River Nile and safeguarding water quality for millions of people downstream.

[New Times] For the first time, public contracts driven by innovation in Rwanda will be governed by specialised procedures rather than the standard public procurement framework, a shift that could significantly change how government institutions engage innovators and award solution-based tenders.

[Dabanga] El Tina -- The Joint Forces, allied with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), say they have repelled what they describe as a «treacherous» attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the El Tina border crossing between Chad and North Darfur, hours after the RSF announced yesterday that it had taken control of the town.

[Nile Post] The Seventh Proximity Commanders' Meeting between the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) 2 and 5 Divisions and the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) 2 Infantry Division concluded on Friday in Musanze District, Northern Province, Rwanda, following three days of high-level discussions aimed at enhancing bilateral security cooperation along the shared border.

[HRW] US and Cameroon Partner in Rights Violations; Cameroon Not Safe for Deportees

[RFI] France has clarified that its military personnel are in the Democratic Republic of Congo to train members of the country's armed forces, following speculation sparked by images of soldiers wearing French uniform that were shared on social media.