Central Africa
Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:03:33 GMTRwanda: President Samia Suluhu Expected in Kigali
[Nation] Tanzanian President Samia Suhulu will on Monday arrive in Kigali for her first visit state to Rwanda. During the two-day visit, she is expected to hold private talks with President Paul Kagame.
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 05:22:01 GMTRwanda: Braille and Sign Language Curriculum to Be Introduced in Schools
[New Times] The Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB) is set to roll out a Competence Based Curriculum (CBC) for special needs children - with visual impairment and the ones with hearing loss - a curriculum that will be part of a unit called special nee...
Sat, 31 Jul 2021 07:48:07 GMTCongo-Kinshasa: Ituri. Fleeing War, Weaving Life in IDP Camps of Bunia
[IPS] Rome -- He moves aside the curtain, thin as gauze, and Follow @IPSNewsUNBureauthen bends over. The darkness dazzles for a few seconds when one enters the house--actually, a den made of earth where air and light filter through the narrow entranc...
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:46:59 GMTRwanda: Tokyo 2020 - Rwandan Trio in Action Today
[New Times] Three Rwandan athletes including female runner Marthe Yankurije and swimmers Eloi Maniraguha and Alphonsine Agahozo are competing today as they search for an Olympic medal at the ongoing Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan continues.
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 05:55:55 GMTNigeria: Boko Haram - Breaking the Conflict Trap in the Lake Chad Basin
[Daily Trust] Following a Special Report General Saleh Bala and I had written for the United States Institute for Peace (USIP) entitled "Civilian-led Governance and Security in the Lake Chad Basin", we held a follow up round table meeting with the La...
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 05:30:40 GMTRwanda: Five Takeaways From Minister Biruta's News Conference
[New Times] The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Government Spokesperson Dr. Vincent Biruta hosted a press conference on Thursday, July 28.
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 13:03:16 GMTRwanda: Pegasus Campaign Aimed At Undermining Rwandan Courts - Biruta
[New Times] Reports linking Rwanda in the use of Pegasus are designed to undermine the gains made by the country's judicial system, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Vincent Biruta has said, stressing that the accusations are politically motivated.
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 12:52:34 GMTRwanda: Rwandan Model Floated as Answer for Underfunding to Africa National Parks
[East African] A well-meaning observation by Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife Najib Balala on newer models of financing national parks has acquired a life of its own with some in conservation circles urging for the Rwandan way.
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 12:48:42 GMTRwanda: RDF Allays Fears of Reprisal Attack From Mozambique Islamic Militants
[New Times] Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) has moved to ease concerns that its recent deployment in Mozambique could potentially attract retaliation from the Islamic militants.
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 10:08:54 GMTRwanda: Kigali, Hunan Province of China Ink Business Deal
[New Times] The City of Kigali has signed a deal with the Hunan Province of China to increase trade, economic interflows and people-to-people exchanges with each other.
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 09:25:38 GMTAngola: Olympic Games - Handball Team Lose for Third Time
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola senior women's handball team lost 28-37 to Netherlands on Thursday in the Group A of the Tokyo Olympic Games, being the third defeat the Southern African country squad suffered in the tournament.
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 05:07:25 GMTCongo-Kinshasa: Alarming Crisis of Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
[IPS] New Delhi, India -- The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the most hostile and dangerous regions for journalists. A complex conflict, deeply rooted in the country's past, allows very little freedom, both movement and the press.
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 13:59:37 GMTAngola: Stock Exchange With U.S.$2 Billion Annual Turnover
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola Debt and Stock Exchange (Bodiva), planed to be privatised by 2022, trades an equivalent in local currency (kwanzas) of USD2 billion a year, the institution's CEO said Wednesday.
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 14:34:31 GMTCameroon: Bilingualism Commission - Newly Appointed Member Commissioned
[Cameroon Tribune] Madia Julienne was commissioned by the Commission's Chairperson, Peter Mafany Musonge on July 28, 2021.
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 14:34:27 GMTCameroon: Chantal Biya International Cycling Race - Organisers Unveil Itinerary
[Cameroon Tribune] After the Centre, South, Littoral and East regions, the competition will take off for the first time in the West Region in October.
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 13:49:21 GMTAfrica: Burundi to Battle Tanzania in CECAFA U-23 Cup Final
[CAF] The curtains will be drawn at the regional CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup when Burundi face Tanzania in the final at the Bahir Dar Stadium in Ethiopia on Friday.
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 11:36:05 GMTRwanda: Rwanda, Malawi Keen to Partner in Police Exchange Programmes
[New Times] The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Dan Munyuza, on Wednesday, July 28, visited Malawi's Zomba Police College in the Eastern region.
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 11:15:27 GMTUganda: Authorities Move to Stop Uganda-Rwanda Cross Border Animal Trade
[Monitor] District leaders and security have embarked on a move to stop the Uganda-Rwanda cross border animal trade that they say is increasing risks for spread of animal diseases that forced an ongoing animal quarantine in several districts in the r...
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 10:34:05 GMTAngola: Angolan Head of State Visits Republic of Guinea
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan President, João Lourenço, holds Friday and Saturday a working visit to the Republic of Guinea Conakry, at the invitation of his West African country's counterpart Alpha Condé.
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 10:20:43 GMTCameroon: 2021 GCE Exams - Marking Ongoing in Buea, Limbe
[Cameroon Tribune] The Minister of Secondary Education,Nalova Lyonga, launched the scriptscoring exercise in Buea on Tuesday July 27,2021 and was also bearer of a motivational package for examiners.
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 10:34:05 GMTAngola: MPs Approve Amendment to General Elections Law
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The National Assembly (Angolan Parliament) on Wednesday approved two draft Laws of Amendment to the Organic Law of General Elections, one of legislative initiative of the MPLA parliamentary group and the other of UNITA.
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 09:25:38 GMTAngola: Swimmer Catarina Sousa Eliminated in Second Round
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan swimmer Catarina Sousa was eliminated on Wednesday, in the second round of the 100-meter freestyle in the Tokyo Olympic Games after finishing eighth and last position with a time of 59sec.35ths.
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 04:13:25 GMTCameroon: Cameroon Asks People Who Fled Boko Haram to Return
[VOA] Maroua -- Cameroon's government has sent ministers to its northern border with Nigeria to convince villagers who fled Boko Haram militants to return. Cameroon invested $10 million on reconstruction efforts after damage caused by the Islamist te...
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 14:43:57 GMTEquatorial Guinea: VP Teodorin Obiang's French Embezzlement Appeal Thrown Out
[RFI] France's highest appeals court upheld the embezzlement guilty verdict against Teodorin Obiang, the vice president of Equatorial Guinea, which could result in the return of millions of euros in assets to the country
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 13:09:45 GMTCameroon: Five Cameroonian Soldiers Killed in Raid By Boko Haram
[Nation] Cameroonian President Paul Biya has dispatched Defence Minister Joseph Beti Assomo to the far north region after Nigerian-based jihadists renewed attacks on the country.
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 08:09:12 GMTCameroon: Witness Testimony and Satellite Images Reveal Scale of Devastation in Anglophone Regions
[AI London] New research by Amnesty International has revealed the devastating scale of destruction caused by the ongoing conflict in Cameroon's Anglophone regions.
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 07:07:26 GMTAngola: Angolan Artists Exhibit in Portugal
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan plastic artists Lino Damião and Nelo Teixeira inaugurated Wednesday an exhibition called "Exploring /Kubanga Kukatula",in Porto city, Portugal.
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 14:34:28 GMTAfrica: AFCON Total Energies 2021 - Draws Announced for 17 August
[Cameroon Tribune] The Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Prof. Narcisse Mouelle Kombi announced the event during an evaluation meeting Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute chaired on July 28,2021.
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 05:43:48 GMTRwanda: Labour Union Calls Equal Treatment of Ex-Workers of Energy, Water Utilities
[New Times] The Energy, Water, and Sanitation Workers Union - SYPELGAZ- has called for the harmonisation of the case in which former staff members of the energy and water utility bodies are seeking compensation after they were laid off when the two b...
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 05:29:22 GMTRwanda: Nyinawumuntu Named U20 National Women Football Team Coach
[New Times] Veteran coach and the technical director Grace Nyinawumuntu of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy in Rwanda has been appointed head coach of the U-20 national women's football team.