Central Africa
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 06:04:15 GMTCameroon: Cameroon Hopes for Stability As CAR President Is Sworn in
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroon Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute said chaos in the Central African Republic has stalled development efforts and peace initiatives in Cameroon. Ngute met Monday night with Faustin-Archange Touadéra before Tuesday's...
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 05:10:51 GMTCameroon: Cameroon Says Boko Haram Has Intensified Attacks for Supplies
[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroon's military on Tuesday said it deployed troops to its northern border with Nigeria after a series of attacks authorities say were carried out the terrorist group Boko Haram. The group did not claim responsibility, but Cameroo...
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 04:44:31 GMTCongo-Kinshasa: ICC Rejects Appeal By Congo Warlord Bosco Ntaganda
[DW] Dubbed the "Terminator," the former militia leader had appealed the ICC's 30-year prison sentence. The appeals chamber upheld both the verdict and the sentence.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 04:42:23 GMTCentral Africa: Why Effective Handling of Boko Haram Deserters Matters
[ISS] In the highly volatile Lake Chad Basin area, the decision by many recruits to leave Boko Haram means the group's ranks are shrinking. This is a positive sign for efforts to reduce terrorism. However, it should go hand in hand with a regional st...
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 12:39:28 GMTRwanda: Arrests, Prosecutions Over YouTube Posts
[HRW] Rwandan authorities have threatened, arrested, or prosecuted at least eight people reporting or commenting on current affairs on YouTube over the past year, Human Rights Watch said. A poet who published his poems on YouTube has been missing sin...
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:40:34 GMTCentral African Republic: President Touadera Takes Oath of Office Today
[Cameroon Tribune] Apart from reconciling the country, the President is expected to enhance the fight against armed groups that are controlling about two-third of the country.
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 12:52:56 GMTRwanda: Kagame Joins World Leaders in Call for International Pandemic Treaty
[New Times] More than 20 world leaders including President Paul Kagame, President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and the head of the World Health Organ...
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:34:18 GMTRwanda: Rwanda Banks On Tech to Get 18% Households Out of Food Insecurity
[New Times] Experts in the agriculture sector have called for robust efforts to increase production and availability of nutritious food following revelations that over 18 per cent of the country's households face food insecurity.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:13:32 GMTRwanda: Basketball - National Women's Team Begins Preps for Afrobasket Qualifiers
[New Times] The national women basketball team has started preparations ahead of this year's Afrobasket qualifiers.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:12:20 GMTRwanda: Why Listing Rwandan Genocide Memorials Under Unesco Heritage Sites Has Delayed
[New Times] Two years since the government handed over the file containing all the requirements, the wait for the next steps towards having four of its genocide memorial sites listed as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites continues.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:08:37 GMTRwanda: Amavubi Crash Out of Afcon 2021 Tourney
[New Times] The national football team's hopes of playing in the Africa cup of nations for the second time ever were dashed on Tuesday after drawing 0-0 with Cameroon at Stade Japoma in Douala.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:00:13 GMTRwanda: The Tasks That Await Mukura Head Coach Rodolfo Zapata
[New Times] Mukura Victory Sport football club on Friday, March 26, announced the signing of Rodolfo Zapata who will lead the club as head coach for the next two years.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:58:26 GMTRwanda: 3,000 Women Farmers Get Smartphones
[New Times] At least 3,000 female leaders in farmers' cooperatives in the districts of Nyamagabe, Burera, Kirehe and Nyamasheke have received smartphones to be able to easily access agriculture information and disseminate it to other farmers.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:54:54 GMTRwanda: Premier Ngirente Attends CAR President Touadéra's Swearing-in Ceremony
[New Times] Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente, Foreign Affairs Minister, Dr Vincent Biruta, and Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Jean-Bosco Kazura, on Tuesday, March 30, attended the swearing-in ceremony of President Faustin-Archange Touadéra of the Centra...
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:48:43 GMTRwanda: Rwanda to Rollout Second Phase of Covid-19 Vaccination This Week
[New Times] The Minister of Health Dr Daniel Ngamije has said that Rwanda will effective April 2, kick-off the second phase of the nationwide vaccination against Covid-19 as the country aims to keep the virus at bay.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:40:40 GMTCameroon: 'The Cost of Cultivation Is Low'
[Cameroon Tribune] Awah Ntseh, Founder of Farmer's Forte.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:40:39 GMTCameroon: Aboudi Onguene in Top Form
[Cameroon Tribune] She scored her third goal of the season during CSKA's 4-0 win against WFC Krasnodar over the weekend.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:40:37 GMTCameroon: Chariot of the Gods - Albinism Is Not a Crime!
[Cameroon Tribune] In the film, the producer vividly brings out the love of a mother to save her albino daughter from being sacrificed to the gods.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:40:33 GMTCameroon: Health Personnel Take Stock of Activities
[Cameroon Tribune] This is within the framework of the traditional coordination meeting underway in economic capital.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:40:32 GMTCameroon: Controversy Over Covid-19 Vaccine
[Cameroon Tribune] World health stakeholders clarify doubts through pertinent questions.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:40:31 GMTCameroon: Profile - Lilian Mbeng Steadily Paving Her Way Up
[Cameroon Tribune] Despite challenges, the young actress says she is doing her best to make a name and wage in her acting career.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:40:25 GMTCameroon: House Parties Spreading Coronavirus...
[Cameroon Tribune] People are warned against the dangers of having family parties during this Easter period.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:40:24 GMTCameroon: NUDP - Registration Campaign Intensifies
[Cameroon Tribune] The party has designated representatives who are working with Elections Cameroon teams on the field.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:40:21 GMTCameroon: Snail Cultivation - Farmers Battling to Meet Growing Demand
[Cameroon Tribune] The food and cosmetic values of this animal have made it a rare commodity.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:40:18 GMTCameroon: Building Self Confidence - U.S. Diplomat Encourages Young Girls, Women
[Cameroon Tribune] She was speaking in Douala on Tuesday March 23, 2021.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 06:54:38 GMTAngola: President Condemns Campaign Against Angolan State
[ANGOP] Luanda -- President João Lourenço Tuesday in Luanda condemned the campaigns being carried out by local and foreign forces to discredit the Angolan State and its system of justice.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 06:54:34 GMTAngola: Governemnt Announces Waste Processing Tender
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan government announced Monday a tender will be opened soon for local and foreign investors willing to participate in the waste processing industry in the capital, Luanda.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 05:52:19 GMTRwanda: Going Green - Volkswagen Rwanda Unveils New Motor Charging Station
[New Times] Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda on Tuesday, March 30, unveiled a new charging station, thanks to a partnership between the company, Siemens and Radisson Blue Hotel.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 05:50:42 GMTCongo-Kinshasa: New Mission Chief Points to Opportunities Ahead of 2023 Election in DR Congo
[UN News] The 2023 electoral process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will mark "a new critical stage" in the country's journey to democratic transition and stabilization, UN Special Representative Bintou Keita said on Tuesday in her fir...
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 05:45:24 GMTRwanda: Nine Takeaways From Tuesday's Post-Cabinet News Conference
[New Times] Three cabinet ministers on Tuesday, March 30 hosted a press conference to among others give an insight to the latest Covid-19 guidelines that were announced on Monday.