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Mon, 30 Aug 2021 05:31:52 GMT
Rwanda: Top Local Coach Bizimungu Passes On
[New Times] Former SC Kiyovu and Rayon Sports head coach, Ally Bizimungu, died on Sunday, August 29, from an unspecified medical condition at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK).

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 10:42:18 GMT
Lesotho: Rwanda, Lesotho Police Forces Sign Cooperation Agreement
[New Times] The signed cooperation pact between Rwanda National Police (RNP) and Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) is an important sphere to share common interests and respond to cross-border security threats, according to a joint communique issu...

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 08:23:22 GMT
Rwanda: What Does Future Hold for the Fast Disappearing Lake Karago?
[New Times] Emmanuel Bizimana lives on Rusogo, one of the hills that surround Karago, a small lake located in Nyabihu District. He knows the lake at its original size, before it started to dry up.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 06:46:32 GMT
Rwanda: "We Are Ready for the Challenge" - Gasana Ahead of Guinea Game
[New Times] National basketball team shooting guard Kenneth Gasana has said that he and teammates will be looking to make history by reaching the Afrobasket quarterfinals when they take on Guinea in a playoff game on Monday, August 30, at Kigali Aren...

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 06:42:52 GMT
Rwanda: Football - Rwanda to Host 2023 Veterans' World Cup
[New Times] Rwanda will host the seventh edition of Veterans' Football World Cup scheduled in 2023, Times Sport can exclusively confirm.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 06:37:59 GMT
Rwanda/Mali: World Cup Qualifiers - Amavubi Urged to Fight for 'Pride of Nation' Against Mali
[New Times] Vincent Mashami, the head coach of the national football team Amavubi, has urged his players to make the country proud when they face Mali in World Cup qualifiers on September 1.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 05:44:49 GMT
Rwanda: Israeli Startup Donates 50 Bikes to Bugesera Women Cycling Team
[New Times] Israel Start-Up Nation has donated 50 bicycles to Bugesera Women Cycling Team, Rwanda's only all-women cycling club.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 05:40:12 GMT
Rwanda: Why Rwanda Mining Registered Record Growth Despite Covid-19
[New Times] Despite production disruptions, Rwanda's mining sector export revenues grew up to $730 million, against an initial target of $600 million last year, according to official data from the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 05:31:57 GMT
Rwanda: Ellen Degeneres Campus to Be Complete By November
[New Times] With construction works on the Musanze-based Ellen DeGeneres campus back to pre-pandemic levels, it is expected that the facility could be ready for operations by November this year.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 05:31:53 GMT
Rwanda: 88% of Rwandan Youth Are Financially Included - New Report
[New Times] A new report has revealed that overall financial inclusion among the youth increased slightly from 86 percent in 2016 to 88 percent in 2020 meaning that only 12 percent of the youth are financially excluded.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 05:31:49 GMT
Rwanda: Gatsibo - Over 5,000 Genocide Victims Accorded Decent Burial
[New Times] Genocide survivors and the leadership of Gatsibo District on Saturday, August 29 laid to rest 5,269 victims of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi, in the upgraded memorial site of Kiziguro.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 05:31:48 GMT
Rwanda: Rwandans in Senegal Celebrate Umuganura With Children With Disabilities
[New Times] The Rwandan community living in Senegal, on Saturday, August 28, celebrated umuganura, the national and cultural harvest day by visiting children with disabilities in the West African country.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 05:16:10 GMT
Kenya/Congo-Kinshasa: Asiya Slowest on Water, Former DR Congo Man Fastest on Land
[Nation] Tokyo -- Kenya's Asiya Sururu Mohamed finished 12th on the log in rowing on a day of action that was highlighted by a former DR Congo refugee athlete running the fastest 100 metres in Paralympic Games action.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 05:13:35 GMT
Rwanda: For Rwanda, All e-Learning Lessons to Be Retaken in in-Person Classes
[East African] Rwanda's Ministry of Education order that schools repeat courses taught online during closure period could help contain rise in inequalities in education, educationists say.

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 16:14:05 GMT
Rwanda: Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed Arrives in Rwanda for Two-Day Visit
[New Times] Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali arrived in Rwanda, Sunday afternoon for a two day working visit.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 06:34:49 GMT
Tanzania/Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Stars Herald Transfer Window
[Daily News] WITH two days remaining before the climax of the transfer window, the race for new weapons ahead of the next season has been fascinating, but many teams accomplished their businesses silently.

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 06:56:27 GMT
Nigeria: Govt to Repatriate 322,000 Nigerian Refugees From Niger, Cameroon, Chad
[Leadership] The federal government through the ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development is set to begin the repatriation of 322,000 Nigerian refugees from Niger, Cameroon and Chad.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 08:19:15 GMT
Angola: Stock Exchange Handles More Than 1000 Deals
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola's Debt and Stock Exchange (BODIVA) carried out 1,525 trades in the regular markets under its management in the second quarter of this year, moving a total of Kz 345. 0 billion, equivalent to USD 537.6 million.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 06:00:07 GMT
Cameroon: Cameroon Keep Faith in António Conceição
[Nation] Former Portuguese footballer, António Conceição da Silva Oliveira will continue serving as head coach of the Cameroon national football team, the Indomitable Lions for the next two years.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 05:54:29 GMT
Rwanda: Kigali to Temporarily Host Kabul Schoolgirls
[East African] Girls from the School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA) an elite first and only boarding school for girls are expected in Rwanda after the country accepted to temporarily host them at the request of the United States, pending transfer ...

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 05:52:21 GMT
Rwanda: Over 80 Graduate From Oklahoma Christian University
[New Times] Oklahoma Christian University (OC-Rwanda) held a graduation commencement on Friday August 27 for 84 master's students from different disciplines, whom they tasked to transform their working place.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 05:52:19 GMT
Rwanda: Afrobasket 2021 - Nshobozwa Rallies Team to Finish Unbeaten in Group Stages
[New Times] National basketball team point-guard Jean Jacques Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza says that they will be going for nothing less than a win when they face Cape Verde in their last group-stage game on Saturday evening.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 05:52:15 GMT
Rwanda/Mali: Mashami Names Final Squad Ahead of Mali Tie
[New Times] Amavubi team head coach Vincent Mashami has named the final squad which will take on Mali on September, 1 in the 2022 World/Qatari Cup qualifiers.

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 10:40:03 GMT
Rwanda: Africa Is Open for Business - Kagame
[New Times] Africa and Rwanda are ready and open for productive investment and trade which will serve as a pathway to prosperity and stability, President Paul Kagame has said.

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 07:02:20 GMT
Rwanda: Parts of Rwanda Likely to Face Acute Dry Spells Similar to 2016
[New Times] The Rwanda Meteorology Agency has warned that parts of Eastern province and Southern province are likely to face unusual dry spells similar to those that befell the country in 2016, 2010 and 1996.

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 14:35:58 GMT
Cameroon: Goethe Institute Honors Cameroonian Princess With Top Award
[DW] Germany's Goethe Institute has awarded the Goethe Medal to Cameroon's Princess Marilyn Douala Manga Bell. She is being recognized for her artwork and says she wants to stimulate discussion about her country's history.

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 09:09:07 GMT
Rwanda: The Deadly Impact of the Pandemic On Mental Health
[East African] The worries and uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic have had a profound impact on mental health. Experts are saying the effects will become even more profound in the coming years.

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 07:45:46 GMT
Rwanda: Afrobasket 2021 - Rwanda Loses to Cape Verde
[New Times] The national basketball team on Saturday, August 28 lost its last group stage game 74-82 to Cape Verde in the ongoing Afrobasket tournament.

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 06:52:44 GMT
Cameroon: Cameroon, Nigeria Announce Effort to Jointly Fight Separatists
[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroonian and Nigerian authorities have agreed to jointly fight armed separatists in both countries. The nations' top security and government officials announced the deal during an emergency security meeting that ended Thursday in ...

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 06:32:39 GMT
Rwanda: Kwita Izina - 24 Baby Gorillas to Be Named Next Month
[New Times] A total of 24 baby gorillas will be given names on the 17th Kwita Izina ceremony, according to the acting Chief Tourism Officer at the Rwanda Development Board, (RDB), Ariella Kageruka.



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