Central Africa
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 05:55:46 GMTRwanda: France Denies Any Role in Genocide, Vows to Uncover the Truth
[East African] France released a report based on two years of consultation and research of the country's archives by a team of historians to determine the country's complicity
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 05:51:52 GMTBurundi: U.S. Report Cites Rights Abuses Since 2015
[East African] The US government's 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices documents human rights violations in Burundi from 2015 to date.
Mon, 05 Apr 2021 16:47:35 GMTRwanda: Tribunal Denies Release to Genocide Leader
[RFI] An international tribunal for Rwanda has turned down a request for the early release of Theoneste Bagosora, a man some consider the mastermind behind the 1994 genocide that killed some 800,000 people.
Mon, 05 Apr 2021 11:50:14 GMTAfrica: Cup of Nations Football Fest Set for Early 2022
[RFI] African football bosses on Thursday announced the dates for the next African Cup of Nations tournament.
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:57:56 GMTRwanda: Rwanda's Miraculous Rebirth Exposed As a Mirage, Shrouding a Militaristic Surveillance State
[Daily Maverick] A new book by the British author Michela Wrong, 'Do not disturb: the story of a political murder and an African regime gone bad', has kicked a hornet's nest. While it has won laudatory reviews, it has also exposed the profound and at...
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:49:21 GMTAngola: Preschool Classes Resume Monday
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Preschool classes resume Monday, after a year of stoppage, as a result of the registration of the first cases of Covid-19 in the country, in March 2020.
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:57:17 GMTCameroon: Olympics Intercontinental Play-Offs - Lionesses Leave for Turkey Tomorrow
[Cameroon Tribune] The two-legged fixture with Chile break will take place on Saturday, April 10 and the second game will take place on Tuesday, April 13, 2021.
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:57:14 GMTCameroon: 'Rkongni' - True Love, Where Are You?
[Cameroon Tribune] Hip-hop artiste, Mukolah's latest single is a plea for return to the Biblical principle of loving your neighbour as yourself.
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:57:08 GMTCameroon: Lil Love - Taking the Music Industry By Storm
[Cameroon Tribune] With just three years in the entertainment world, the young Cameroon artist has been able so send six singles to the market.
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:57:06 GMTCameroon: Easter Service Hosanna! Jesus Has Risen!
[Cameroon Tribune] The world commemorated the resurrection of Jesus Christ through praise and worship in various churches yesterday April 4, 2021.
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:40:21 GMTCameroon: Star Building - Outgoing UK High Commissioner Lauds Cooperation
[Cameroon Tribune] High Commissioner Rowan James Laxton had a goodbye audience with Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute on April 1, 2021.
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:40:19 GMTCameroon: Christian Cardinal Tumi - Venerated Apostle of Peace!
[Cameroon Tribune] The transition to glory of the 91-year-old prelate leaves Cameroon with a challenging assignment of upholding his legacy of justice as an ingredient for lasting peace.
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:40:18 GMTCameroon: Growing Security, Economic Ties
[Cameroon Tribune] Cooperation ties between Cameroon and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland are currently witnessing an acceleration and diversification.
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:40:15 GMTCameroon: Security Cooperation - Cameroon, Nigeria Exchange Views
[Cameroon Tribune] Minister Joseph Beti Assomo received the Nigerian Defence Chief of Staff, General Lucky E.O. Irabor on April 1, 2021.
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:40:12 GMTAfrica: AFCON 2021 - Competition Dates Confirmed
[Cameroon Tribune] CAF's Executive Committee meeting that took place on Wednesday, March 30, 2021 the competition from January 9 to February 6, 2022.
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 06:25:26 GMTAngola: Bna Launches Design Contest for Metallic Currency
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The National Bank of Angola (BNA) launched, on Sunday, the design contest for a metallic coin commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Day of Peace and National Reconciliation, to be celebrated on April 4th of the next year, 2022.
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 06:25:25 GMTAngola: Minister Pays Tribute to Martyrs of Cuito
[ANGOP] Cuito -- The minister of Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Media, Manuel Homem, paid tribute to the martyrs of the Cuito City resistance, an act carried out within the framework of the day of peace and national reconciliation, ...
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 06:25:23 GMTAngola: Covid-19 - Country Records 52 New Infections and 8 Recovered Patients
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola registered, in the last 24 hours, 52 new infections, 8 recoveries and 2 deaths.
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 06:11:25 GMTAngola: Pope Urges Covid-19 Vaccines for Poorest Nations in Easter Message
[ANGOP] During his traditional Easter address, Pope Francis called the international community to overcome delays in distributing COVID-19 vaccines and to ensure supplies reach the poorest countries.
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 06:11:22 GMTAngola: VP Bornito De Sousa Launches Mangroves Restocking in Lândana
[ANGOP] Cabinda -- The Vice-President of the Republic, Bornito de Sousa, launched, this Saturday, in the village of Lândana, northern Cabinda Province, the project of restocking mangroves, an initiative that aims to plant, in the country, one millio...
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 05:50:35 GMTRwanda: Murema Re-Elected as NPC Boss, Vows to Focus On Decentralizing Paralympic Games
[New Times] Jean Baptiste Murema was on Sunday, April 5, re-elected to lead the National Paralympic Committee (NPC-Rwanda) for a second four-year term.
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 05:21:59 GMTRwanda: Gacaca Archives Proposed for Unesco's Heritage List
[New Times] GACACA COURTS archives could be registered to UNESCO's Documentary Heritage Listing on the recommendation of a national committee that is set to assess and discern different historical, cultural and documentary heritages that can be liste...
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 05:20:33 GMTRwanda: Amavubi Turn Focus to World Cup Qualifiers
[New Times] The national football team coach Vincent Mashami has turned focus to the Group E 2022 Qatar World Cup qualifying campaign which starts in June.
Mon, 05 Apr 2021 10:44:25 GMTAngola: New Books | War, Manhood and Angolan Society
[New Frame] Anthropologist John Spall examines how combat affected the gender, sexual relations and religious orientation of a generation of Angolans recruited to fight between 1975 and 2002.
Mon, 05 Apr 2021 10:43:38 GMTAngola: Vice - President Appeals for National Unity, Peace Defence
[ANGOP] Cabinda -- Vice-President Bornito de Sousa on Sunday stressed the need for the country to defend peace and national unity, in order to honour the thousands of young people who fought for a united, indivisible, independent and sovereign Angola...
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 06:25:26 GMTAngola: Petro Steal Back the Top Position
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Petro de Luanda on Sunday beat CD Kwanza team by 104-64 in a match of the 7th round of the National Senior Basketball Championship for men and, thus, got back to the first position with 12 points, the same as the second placed 1º d...
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 06:11:24 GMTAngola: Petro De Luanda Win Super Cup
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Petro de Luanda won the 16th edition of the Super Cup dubbed "João Garcia ' in roller hockey, by beating Académica de Luanda by 3-2 this Sunday.
Mon, 05 Apr 2021 08:33:22 GMTCameroon: Cleric Known for Advocating for Peace Dies At 90
[VOA] Yaoundé -- Cameroonians are mourning the death of Christian Wiyghan Tumi, a Catholic cardinal who was well known for advocating for peace in the ongoing Anglophone separatist crisis in the country. The 90-year-old cleric was abducted for 24 ho...
Mon, 05 Apr 2021 06:29:32 GMTRwanda: Why Agriculture Lags Behind in Strategic Plan Targets
[New Times] Although agriculture sector improved much in different areas such as erosion control measures and availability inputs, it is still lagging behind in Fourth Strategic Plan for the Transformation of Agriculture (PSTA4) targets.
Mon, 05 Apr 2021 06:42:14 GMTUganda: Katuna Border Remains Closed Two Years Since Talks Started
[Monitor] The Katuna/Gatuna border between Uganda and Rwanda remains closed to human and cargo traffic more than two years after Rwandan President Paul Kagame ordered its closure.