[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola has, so far, a cumulative of 2,886 confirmed cases of cholera in the provinces of Bengo, Icolo and Bengo, Cuanza-Norte, Cuanza-Sul, Cunene, Huambo, Huíla, Luanda, Malanje and Zaire.

[Capital FM] President William Ruto has urged international support for joint EAC-SADC efforts to stabilize the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) under the merged Nairobi-Luanda processes.

[allAfrica] Geneva -- If nothing is done in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, worse could follow for the people of the eastern DRC, as well as for the country's neighbours and the region, the United Nations Human Rights chief Volker Türk warned on Friday.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- During a call yesterday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio thanked Kenyan President William Ruto for «Kenya's leadership of the Multinational Security Support mission to Haiti, which remains fully operational, and Kenya's role in promoting peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo».

[New Times] The High Court in Kigali on February 6 resumed the trial of YouTuber Theoneste Nsengimana and his co-accused, including Sylvain Nsanzimana, Claudine Uwimana, and Alexis Rucubangana, among others, who face charges related to conspiracy against the government.

[UN News] Now is the time to end the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday in a briefing to journalists in New York.

[RFI] In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Congolese authorities said its troops and its allies clashed with the M23 rebel group, supported by Rwandan soldiers, in the mining town of Nyabibwe in South Kivu.

[New Times] The Government of Rwanda has expressed its condolences to the people of Germany following the passing of former President Horst Köhler on February 1, in Berlin. He was 81.

[New Times] Congolese soldiers who fled from the battle with the AFC/M23 rebels in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo have praised the hospitality they have received in Rwanda.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has criticized Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka over what he termed as «reckless remarks» regarding Kenya's involvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) crisis.

[Egypt Online] Egypt's Ambassador to Congo Eman Yakout reiterated Egypt's commitment to expanding cooperation with the Republic of Congo, reinforcing efforts to enhance bilateral relations.

[The Herald] The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has called for an emergency session of the UN Human Rights Council to discuss the situation in the eastern city of Goma following its seizure by M23 rebels, a UN spokesperson said.

[VOA] United Nations -- A senior U.N. official in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday that nearly 3,000 people have been killed in a fighting between M23 militants and the national army over control of a key eastern city.

[New Times] President Paul Kagame's Press Secretary, Stephanie Nyombayire has accused American broadcastet CNN of editing Kagame's remarks in an interview to suit the network's predetermined narrative.

[New Times] The AFC/M23 alliance has called out the United Nations, alongside the Congolese regime to stop engaging in the «shameful controversy» surrounding the deaths of civilians in Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, which the rebels captured last week.

[Parliament of South Africa] Parliament -- The joint meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans, and the Joint Standing Committee on Defence has implored the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to ensure that the remains of the SANDF members who died in the Eastern DRC will be repatriated.

[UN News] Regional conflicts, murderous militias, the exploitation of natural resources, innocent civilians forced to flee their homes; these recent developments in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are just the latest in the central African nation's troubled history.

[UN News] The UN's top humanitarian official in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday called for Goma airport to be urgently reopened, warning its continued closure is paralyzing relief operations.

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- More than 400 civilians rendered jobless by the departure of French troops from Chad are asking the government to hire them and provide the job benefits they had when they worked for the French. The last French troops left Chad on January 31, following an order by President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno.

[UN News] The worsening security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced many mpox patients to flee treatment centres, increasing the risk of transmission, the UN health agency (WHO) warned on Monday.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The cumulative number of suspected cases of cholera in Angola rose to 1,710 in the last 24 hours, 126 more cases compared to the previous period.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) has announced a ceasefire starting Tuesday, citing humanitarian concerns arising from ongoing hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

[New Times] Rwanda, alongside Cameroon, Ghana, Malawi, Ethiopia, and Uganda are set to benefit from a project to improve access to water in rural areas under the Empower Wash-Africa II programme, running from November 2024 to 2026.

[New Times] Rwanda is unfairly blamed for the crisis in eastern DR Congo, which is a result of internal governance failures and threats on Rwandan leaders, for which the Congolese government should be held accountable, Village Urugwiro Press Secretary Stephanie Nyombayire said.

[Nile Post] Rwanda's tourism model has proven effective in attracting high-value tourists. With accommodation rates reaching as high as $5,000 per night, Rwanda's tourism sector enables operators to earn substantial commissions.

[New Times] The government is set to introduce Itorero, a traditional civic education program, for genocide convicts nearing the completion of their sentences.

[New Zimbabwe] Following a recent threat of military action against South Africa, the Rwandan government has now angrily responded to the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

[Nile Post] Africa CDC Director, Dr Jean Kaseya, echoed the call for immediate intervention, urging collective action «for peace, for health, and for the future of Africa.»

[New Times] A total of 288 European mercenaries who were fighting alongside Congolese government army (FARDC) were repatriated to their home country, Romania.

[The Conversation Africa] The death of South African soldiers on a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sparked fierce debate about the deployment of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers there. Some, including political parties, have questioned whether the soldiers were adequately trained, equipped and supported. Lindy Heinecken has spent decades researching the South African military in peacekeeping operations and has interviewed hundreds of soldiers

[ACSS] A shifting political calculus by sponsors of the M23 rebel group risk triggering another war in the Great Lakes Region, underscoring the importance of African mediators and global partners acting quickly to stem the fighting.

[New Zimbabwe] As Southern African leaders gather in Harare today to tackle the escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a critical question hangs in the air: is President Emmerson Mnangagwa the right captain to steer the region's response?

[UN News] After days of intense fighting, the humanitarian situation in Goma, capital of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has reached alarming levels - with humanitarian needs now massive and response capacities severely strained.

[VOA] Nairobi, Kenya -- Seventeen U.N. peacekeepers have been killed this year in clashes between M23 rebels and government forces in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, including three within the last week, the U.N. reported Wednesday.

[IPS] Oakland, California, Usa -- The fresh offensive by the M23 rebels and Rwanda forces in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) coincides with the first anniversary of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the European Union (EU) and Rwanda to cooperate on the supply of «critical minerals.»