Central Africa
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 06:38:11 GMTCameroon: MSF Forced to Withdraw Teams from North-West Region
[MSF] Yaoundé, 3 August 2021 -- After nearly eight months of suspension by the Cameroonian authorities, medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has been forced to withdraw its teams from the North-W...
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 10:49:20 GMTRwanda: What Should Be Done to Make Children Read More?
[New Times] Only nine per cent of parents read a story to a child, according to data by Save the Children, and three per cent of the children have at least read a Kinyarwanda storybook.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:03:12 GMTCameroon: Govt Says Hundreds Boko Haram Fighters Surrendering After Abubakar Shekau's Death
[VOA] Yaoundé -- Authorities in Cameroon say there are seeing an increase in the number of Boko Haram militants surrendering at a disarmament center on the northern border with Nigeria. Officials say there have been hundreds of defections from the t...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:45:11 GMTRwanda: Tanzania, Rwanda Sign Pacts to Foster Bilteral Ties
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Tanzania and Rwanda yesterday signed four Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) in a bid to foster bilateral relations between the two neighbouring countries.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:43:56 GMTRwanda: MTN Rwanda Turns to Banks to Fund Rwf91 Billion RURA Licence
[New Times] MTN Rwanda has concluded its license renewal process with Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA), the telco confirmed in its half year statement.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:51:16 GMTRwanda: Rayon Sports Sweat Over Nishimwe Transfer Saga
[New Times] Rayon Sports' president Jean Fidele Uwayezu is under increasing pressure from fans who are asking him and his executive committee to step aside should they fail to sort out the club's problems, including the transfer saga of wantaway midf...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:41:17 GMTRwanda: Musanze FC's Executive Committee Resigns
[New Times] The executive committee of topflight club Musanze FC has stepped down amid a financial crisis that could restrict the club from signing any new players ahead of the 2021/22 campaign.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:40:32 GMTRwanda: Kagame, Suluhu Tour Kigali's Special Economic Zone
[New Times] President Paul Kagame alongside his visiting counterpart President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania on Tuesday, August 3, visited different factories at the Kigali Special Economic Zone.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:31:33 GMTCongo-Kinshasa: Bishops Condemn Theft, Attacks On Churches in Mbujimayi and Kinshasa
[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- "These are deliberate acts of desecration, despicable and particularly revolting acts", said His Exc. Mgr. Bernard-Emmanuel Kasanda Mulenga, Bishop of Mbujimayi, about the recent thefts and attacks on a dozen churches in h...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:15:01 GMTRwanda: President Samia Visits Factories in Kigali As She Concludes State Visit
[East African] Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan concluded her two-day State visit to Rwanda on Tuesday after visiting the country's leading manufacturing businesses, including car and phone assembling plants in the capital Kigali.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 05:38:06 GMTKenya: Kenya Lose Bid to Host Volleyball Cup of Nations to Rwanda
[Nation] Kenya has lost the hosting rights for next month's Confederation of African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) women's Nations Cup Championship.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 14:25:15 GMTCameroon: CAF Women's Champions League - Poor Start for Louves Minproff
[Cameroon Tribune] The Cameroonian team lost 0-3 to Malabo King on August 1, 2021 at the Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium within the framework of the first leg UNIFFAC zonal qualifiers.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 14:25:11 GMTCameroon: Tokyo Olympics Games - Clémentine Meukeugni Eliminated
[Cameroon Tribune] Out of seven disciplines Cameroon is now left with only athletics and wrestling in the competition that will end on August 8, 2021.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 14:25:08 GMTCameroon: World Breastfeeding Week - Women Adhering, After All!
[Cameroon Tribune] The first week of the month of August is dedicated to encourage breastfeeding and improving the health of babies around the world.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 14:25:06 GMTCameroon: National Communication Council - Media Practitioners Cautioned
[Cameroon Tribune] The President of NCC has called on journalist to be creative while being professional.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 14:25:00 GMTCameroon: Far North - Disarmament Centre Registers 727 Ex-Fighters
[Cameroon Tribune] The National Coordinator of the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration Committee (NDDRC), Fai Yengo Francis disclosed the information on August 2, 2021.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 10:53:30 GMTCameroon: CPDM - Revamping Basic Organs At Stake
[Cameroon Tribune] There is already mobilisation in the party as the operation begins on August 7, 2021.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 10:53:27 GMTCameroon: SDF - National Tour in View
[Cameroon Tribune] Officials of the party target visiting all cultural zones of the country with messages of reconciliation, remobilisation and reorganisation.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 10:48:06 GMTRwanda: $100m Irrigation Schemes Face Financing Setback
[New Times] IN 2018, Rwanda and the Export-Import Bank of India signed a loan agreement of $100 million (about Rwf100 billion at the current exchange rates) to develop three irrigation schemes - Warufu, Nyamukana and Mugesera.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 10:27:13 GMTCameroon: Repairing the Damage
[Cameroon Tribune] There could not have been any better way for the administration of secondary education to express its indignation. That 600 secondary school teachers could abandon duty for what they assume to be greener pastures is something that ...
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 10:17:26 GMTRwanda: Over 1,800 Science Teachers to Be Given Laptops in August
[New Times] Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB) is set to deploy over 1,800 laptops during this month of August to different teachers who teach Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) subjects in public schools.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 03:53:43 GMTCameroon: Nigeria-Cameroon Bridge Will Facilitate Inter-Country Trade - Fashola
[This Day] The border bridge at Mfum and the Ikom bridge between Nigeria and Cameroon will facilitate international trade between the two countries when inaugurated, Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has said.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 10:52:11 GMTCongo-Kinshasa: Intimidation, Threats Against Whistleblower
[HRW] Exiled Activist Jean-Jacques Lumumba Targeted in Europe and Kinshasa
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:44:03 GMTRwanda: Covid-19 - Govt Lifts Kigali Lockdown, Strict Measures Remain
[East African] Rwanda has lifted a 15-day lockdown effective August 1 and reimposed strict guidelines to contain Covid-19 infections that have been on the rise since June.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:38:28 GMTRwanda: The Top 10 Richest Artistes in the Country
[New Times] EVER SINCE NEW MUSIC GENRES such as R&B, pop and Afro Beat were introduced in Rwanda, Rwandan artistes have made a huge impact on music and have created a fortune for themselves.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 07:55:58 GMTRwanda: Schools Reopen After Government Lifts Lockdown
[East African] Learning institutions in Rwanda reopened Monday for the third term after the government lifted the 15-day lockdown on the capital Kigali and eight other districts.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 04:58:00 GMTAfrica: Continent Can Prevent Ethiopia From Going Down Rwanda's Path - Here's How
[The Conversation Africa] When Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 2019, I congratulated him in a public US and Africa dialogue forum. I thought he deserved the prize, given what he had done. In particular he sho...
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 12:40:37 GMTRwanda: Distillery Owner Arrested After Two Workers Die at Her Factory - Bugesera
[New Times] Rwanda investigation Bureau(RIB) has in custody Beata Uwamariya the owner of Dusangire Ltd, a distillery that produces alcoholic beverages called Dusangire.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 12:40:34 GMTRwanda: AS Kigali to Start Training Ahead of CAF Confederation Cup
[New Times] League runners-up AS Kigali are set to start training sessions this week in early preparations for next-season's CAF Confederation Cup which kicks off in September.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 12:40:32 GMTRwanda: Rwanda Raises Over U.S.$600 Million in Fresh International Bond Sale
[New Times] Rwanda has raised $620 million in its second-ever Eurobond, the Ministry of Finance has confirmed.