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Tue, 16 Mar 2021 05:54:08 GMT
Rwanda: Cabinet Meeting - Curfew Extended By an Hour
[New Times] A cabinet meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame on Monday, March 15, among others resolved that effective Tuesday, March 16, the curfew will begin at 9 a.m and go through 4 a.m.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 05:54:01 GMT
Rwanda: Inter-Province Travel Resumes as Covid-19 Restrictions Are Eased
[New Times] A cabinet meeting held on Monday, March 15 directed the resumption of movement between Kigali and other provinces, following a two month halt that had been imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 07:20:49 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Attitudes Towards Abortion Suggest There Are Ways to Overcome Stigma
[The Conversation Africa] In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), restrictive abortion laws, limited medical resources, and high costs - all heightened by two decades of conflict - have led to barriers in access to safe abortion.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 05:54:00 GMT
Rwanda: Gatabazi Becomes Local Govt Minister as Hakuziyaremye Moves to Central Bank
[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Monday March 15 appointed Jean-Marie Vianney Gatabazi as Minister of Local Government, replacing Anastase Shyaka.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 07:12:43 GMT
Uganda: DRC Delaying Works On Nteko-Buhoma Road, Says Ministry
[Monitor] The Minister of Works and Transport, Gen Katumba Wamala, has attributed the delays to construct the Nteko-Buhoma road that will connect Kisoro and Kanungu districts through Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to bureaucracy by DR Congo.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 06:46:11 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo - Probe State Role in UN Experts' Murder
[HRW] Kinshasa -- Trial Progress Slow Four Years after Killing of Michael Sharp, Zaida Catalán

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 05:54:07 GMT
Rwanda: Kenol Kobil Rwanda Rebrands to Rubis Following Acquisition
[New Times] Kenol Kobil Rwanda fuel outlets will henceforth be known as Rubis Energie Rwanda following a move to rebrand outlets across the country.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 05:54:06 GMT
Rwanda: Kigali Based Entrepreneurship Hub to Invest $12 Million in Rwanda's Start-Up Scene
[New Times] Norrsken, a global Entrepreneurship hub has earmarked $12m for investment into the local and regional entrepreneurship scene through their Kigali Campus.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 05:54:04 GMT
Rwanda: Foreign Based Players Jet in Ahead of Afcon Qualifiers
[New Times] Amavubi players that play for foreign based clubs have started joining the national team camp ahead of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers slated this month.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 05:54:03 GMT
Rwanda: Rwandan Diaspora Commit to Inculcate Gender Equity in Youth
[New Times] Members of the Rwandan community in different countries in West Africa have committed to reinforce the dialogue related to gender equity within their families so as to help rally the youth on the subject.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 05:41:38 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda to Set Up Conservation Fund for Sustainable Control of Sebeya Floods
[New Times] The Government of Rwanda and partnering organizations are set to establish a revolving fund dubbed "Community Environment Conservation Fund (CECF)" with aim to restore and conserve Sebeya River catchments and control the river floods in a...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 05:39:27 GMT
Rwanda: Renewed Call for Developers to Fit Elevators in Apartment Buildings
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Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:49:58 GMT
Angola: Covid-19 - Angola Records 57 New Infections, Two Recoveries
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan health authorities announced this Sunday the detection of 57 new cases of the newcoronavirus, as well as the occurrence, in the same ambit, of one death and two recoveries in the last 24 hours.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:49:58 GMT
Angola: Angolan President Regrets Death of Ambassador Bento Ribeiro
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, laments the death of Ambassador Alberto do Carmo Bento Ribeiro, which occurred in Lisbon, Portugal, victim of illness.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:49:58 GMT
Angola: Covid-19 - Unita Encourages Mass Vaccination
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Standing Committee of the Political Commission of the largest opposition party, UNITA, encouraged on Saturday the Angolan Executive to take all measures to make the vaccination campaign against Covid-19, underway in the country,...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:49:57 GMT
Angola: Angolan Delegation At UN Meeting On Women
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola attends from the 15th to the 26th of this month the 65th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65), taking place by videoconference, from the UN headquarters in New York.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:49:55 GMT
Angola: Angola Celebrates Expansion of National Liberation Fight Day
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola celebrates, this Monday, March 15th, the 60th anniversary of the Expansion of the National Liberation Fight, which culminated with the achievement of the country's Independence, on November 11, 1975.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:44:36 GMT
Cameroon: Elite One - Apejes Floors Canon At Home
[Cameroon Tribune] The game played yesterday March 14, 2021 in Yaounde within framework of the second day ended 3-2 in favour of the Mfou Club.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:44:32 GMT
Cameroon: Comedy Stand-Up - Mr. Ater, DA Contry Comedian
[Cameroon Tribune] The 30-year-old began entertaining in primary school until he was encouraged to go professional.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:44:27 GMT
Cameroon: Ngarbuh - Imploring the Return of Peace, Normalcy
[Cameroon Tribune] Ben Zolo Pichichi's latest master single, which stresses peaceful co-existence, was released on December 25, 2020.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:24:55 GMT
Southern Africa: Masisi Courts DRC
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi has expressed hope that the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mr Felix Tshisekedi would give the nod for Botswana to lead the SADC Secretariat.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:20:57 GMT
Africa: These Youth Are Now the Go-to People for Farming Techniques in the Central African Republic
[FAO] Young people in Bangui turn their training into skills to share with their entire community

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:18:59 GMT
Central African Republic: New Study Considers Victim-Centered Approaches for Justice in Central African Republic
[ICTJ] New York -- "We want to turn the page, but not at the cost of justice"- that was a message repeated by victims of human rights abuses interviewed in a new report released today on transitional justice in the Central African Republic (CAR). Pro...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:11:35 GMT
Angola: Industry and Trade Minister Expected in Cuanza Norte Province
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Minister of Industry and Trade, Victor Fernandes, is expected Sunday, in the province of Cuanza Norte, where he will make a working visit, for the re-launch of the Textile Factory Comandante Bula - Ex Satec, in Dondo commune, Ca...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:11:34 GMT
Angola: Oil Revenues Reach Akz 633.7 Million in Two Months
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Oil tax revenues in the first two months of this year totalled 633.7 million kwanzas, with the export of 71.4 million barrels of crude oil.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:54:46 GMT
Cameroon: Ngarbuh - Imploring the Return of Peace, Normalcy
[Cameroon Tribune] Ben Zolo Pichichi's latest master single, which stresses peaceful co-existence, was released on December 25, 2020.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:54:45 GMT
Cameroon: Covid-19 Fight - Prime Minister Instructs High Level Screening
[Cameroon Tribune] The Head of Government Joseph Dion Ngute chaired the Inter-ministerial meeting devoted to the evaluation of the response strategy against the COVID-19 pandemic on March 12, 2021.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:54:43 GMT
Cameroon: Gospel Music - Mother Stella Stands Tall On the Rock
[Cameroon Tribune] "You're My Rock," which was released in late 2020, talks about hope for suffering people.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:54:40 GMT
Cameroon: SDF - Field Redeployment Planned
[Cameroon Tribune] The National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Social Democratic Front (SDF) took place in Yaounde on March 13, 2021.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:54:38 GMT
Cameroon: Stand-Up Comedy - Mr. Ater, DA Contry Comedian
[Cameroon Tribune] The 30-year-old began entertaining in primary school until he was encouraged to go professional.



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