Central Africa
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 04:39:01 GMTRwanda: Small Holder Farmers Seek Fortune in Chia Seeds
[New Times] Most hills of two sectors in Remera and Rurenge, Ngoma District, have turned purple, as blossoms of chia seed crop give farmers a hope of unprecedented income at the end of the season again.
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 05:59:53 GMTRwanda: Construction of Ferwafa Hotel to Resume Next Week
[New Times] The construction works for the Ferwafa Hotel are set to finally resume next week, the football governing body has announced.
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:52:21 GMTCameroon: Oken - Whom Do You Seek to Impress?
[Cameroon Tribune] The Afrofusion artiste's latest single, "Sunday," questions people's different motives for worship.
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:19:56 GMTCameroon: Cameroon-United States Relations - Health, Security Issues Examined
[Cameroon Tribune] External Relations Minister, Mbella Mbella received in audience the Acting Ambassador of the United States to Cameroon, Alexander Laskaris on June 25, 2021.
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:19:52 GMTCameroon: Cameroon-Swiss Federal Council - Visa Requirements Abolition in View
[Cameroon Tribune] This will be for holders of diplomatic or service passports in both countries.
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:19:48 GMTCameroon: Guinness Super League - Stakeholders Brainstorm to Boost Championship
[Cameroon Tribune] FECAFOOT, the Female Football League of Cameroon, Club Presidents and Guinness held two meetings on June 23, 2021 in Yaounde.
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:19:43 GMTCameroon: Simon Achidi Achu - NW CPDM Celebrates Legacy
[Cameroon Tribune] The elite gathered at the Yaounde residence of the late former Prime Minister on June 26, 2021 to condole with his family and pay tribute to the fallen political icon.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 15:15:59 GMTRwanda: Experts' Plea As Parliament Set to Pass Spending Bill
[New Times] There should be more emphasis on supporting small businesses to recover from the devastating impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, economic experts have said, with parliament set to pass the national appropriation bill for 2021/22 fiscal year...
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 15:14:41 GMTAfrica: Morocco, Kenya Beach Volleyball Teams Qualify for Tokyo 2020 Games
[New Times] Moroccan men's and Kenya women's volleyball teams on Sunday, June 27, secured their tickets to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games slated from 23 July to 08 June 2021 after performing well in the qualification finals of the just-c...
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:55:36 GMTCameroon: Cameroon - Congo - Exemplary Fraternal Cooperation
[Cameroon Tribune] Between late May 2021 and this month of June 2021, cooperation ties between Cameroon and Congo at the political level through high-level consultations have been intense and admirable.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:15:55 GMTCongo-Kinshasa: DRC Soldiers Must Not Be Able to Attack Journalists With Impunity, RSF Says
[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to quickly identify and punish the soldiers who broke into a journalist's home this week in one of the two northeastern provinces where a state of sieg...
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 06:12:22 GMTRwanda: Who Are the Top Female Sports Journalists in Rwanda? Meet the Women Running the Show
[New Times] The sports world especially in Africa is a world dominated by men, particularly when it comes to the media where sports journalism is dominantly a reserve for men.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 14:08:42 GMTAngola: Bruno Araújo Wins National Road Cycling Championship
[ANGOP] Caxito -- Bruno Araújo, from the Bai Sicasal Petro de Luanda team, won this Sunday the 30th National Road Cycling Championship, in the elite category, held in northern Bengo Province.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:34:59 GMTCentral African Republic: Former General Calls for Thorough Investigation Into Battle of Bangui, in Which 15 South African Soldiers Died
[Daily Maverick] A retired top South African military general has called for a thorough and independent public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the 2013 Battle of Bangui, in which 15 South African soldiers died and many were injured during ...
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:43:33 GMTSouthern Africa: SADC Parliamentary Forum Adopts Resolution On Good Governance, Human Rights
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC- FP) adopted this Sunday a resolution on democratization, governance and human rights in the southern region of the African continent.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:30:48 GMTEast Africa: Why DRC Is Keen to Join the EAC Bloc
[Citizen] Arusha -- The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will benefit enormously by joining the East African Community (EAC).
Sun, 27 Jun 2021 14:52:11 GMTRwanda: UN Court Convicts Four Rwandans for Witness Intimidation, Bribery
[New Times] The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) has convicted Augustin Ngirabatware, Anselme Nzabonimpa, Jean de Dieu Ndagijimana, and Marie Rose Fatuma of contempt for witness interference.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:47:27 GMTRwanda: Rwanda Mulls Slashing Testing Cost for Covid-19
[New Times] The prices are going to come down soon. The reduction in costs has been considered by the government and is in the process of being addressed.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:47:03 GMTRwanda: New Book to Create Awareness Around Mental Health
[New Times] Under the theme "healing is a journey", on the evening of June 25, Divine Akimana in partnership with Rwanda National Commission of UNESCO (CNRU) and Kigali Public Library launched her poetry book that tackles her journey and mental healt...
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:30:44 GMTRwanda: Amavubi-U23 Start Residential Camp
[New Times] The national U-23 football team have started intensive preparations after reporting for residential camp at hilltop hotel on Sunday ahead of CECAFA tournament which will be held in Ethiopia from July, 3 to 18.
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:30:40 GMTRwanda: Nizeyimana Pledges to Make Rwandan Football Profitable
[New Times] Ferwafa president Olivier Nizeymana has said that it is time Rwandan football became a product that football clubs can profit from.
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:30:38 GMTRwanda: Rwanda Inches Closer to Health Post in Every Cell
[New Times] The country has 2,148 cells and currently, all but 50 have a health post.
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:30:34 GMTRwanda: Rwanda's Bizimungu to Head UN Police Component in CAR
[New Times] Commissioner of Police (CP) Christophe Bizimungu has arrived in Bangui after being appointed as the new Chief of the Police component under United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (...
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:30:02 GMTRwanda: Literary Activists Call for Mental Health Awareness
[New Times] Under the theme "healing is a journey", on the evening of June 25, Divine Akimana in partnership with Rwanda National Commission of UNESCO (CNRU) and Kigali Public Library launched her poetry book that tackles her journey and mental healt...
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:30:01 GMTRwanda: Olivier Nizeyimana Elected New Ferwafa Head
[New Times] Members of Rwanda Football Federation (Ferwafa) have backed businessman Olivier Nizeyimana to lead them in the next four years after voting for him during an extraordinary general assembly held on Sunday, June 27 at Lemigo Hotel, Kigali.
Sun, 27 Jun 2021 06:20:31 GMTRwanda: Rwanda, DR Congo Sign Three Bilateral Agreements
[New Times] Ministers from Rwanda and the DR Congo on Saturday, June 26, signed three key bilateral agreements as the two countries look to further enhance trade and diplomatic ties.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 14:10:28 GMTAngola: Dande - Agricultural Products Fair Yields Over Akz 16 Million
[ANGOP] Caxito -- The second edition of the agricultural produce fair in the Municipality of Dande, in Bengo Province, generated in two days a business gain of more than 16 million kwanzas ($24k equivalente).
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:53:30 GMTTunisia: Tunisia Seeks to Boost Cooperation With Guinea and DR Congo in Industry, Hydrocarbons and Training
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Ways to promote cooperation between Tunisia and Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly in the fields of industry, SME creation, hydrocarbons and training were discussed in two consecutive mee...
Sun, 27 Jun 2021 13:42:58 GMTAngola: Govt's Actions to Expand Radio, TV Signals Reiterated
[ANGOP] State Secretary of Media Nuno Caldas Albino Saturday in northern Zaire province reiterated the government's actions to expand the signals of radio and TV stations and distribution of newspaper.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:18:48 GMTCameroon: Stop the Ban On Vital Medical Services in Anglophone Cameroon, Says MSF
[RFI] International medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has called on the Cameroonian government to lift the ban on providing free, essential medical care in the restive Anglophone North-West region of the country after they were blocked mo...