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Tue, 31 Aug 2021 07:21:21 GMT
Chad: Sudan-Chad Border Security Talks Begin in Khartoum
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- A round of bilateral talks between the respective transitional governments of Sudan and Chad, ostensibly to discuss security issues and challenges facing the neighbouring countries due to terrorism and extremist groups, be...

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 12:12:35 GMT
Central African Republic: Central African Republic - the Truth Commission With Feet of Clay
[JusticeInfo.net] A "Truth, Justice, Reparation and Reconciliation Commission" was officially launched in July in Bangui, with the swearing in of its members and election of its executive body. Without facilities, without a budget and without peace, ...

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:44:51 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Azhar Condemns Terrorist Attack in DRC
[Egypt Online] Al Azhar Al Sharif has condemned a brutal terrorist attack that left 19 civilians dead in the territory of Beni in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 05:28:44 GMT
Rwanda: Nyanza Sets 5th Place Target in 2021/22 League Season
[New Times] YOUTHFUL side Nyanza FC have set a target of finishing inside the top five in the 2021/22 season which is expected to start on September 18.

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 05:25:32 GMT
Rwanda: President Kagame Donates Five Cows to Rubavu Resident
[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Monday, August 30 donated five cows to Jean de Dieu Twagirayezu, a resident of Bugeshi Sector of Rubavu District, as compensation for his cows which were shot in an FDLR's incursion last Friday.

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 05:25:10 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda in New Push to Boost Medical Research, Innovation
[New Times] Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) has launched a new platform that is aimed at promoting and increasing medical science and innovation in the country.

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:23:08 GMT
Rwanda: Genocide - French Court Paves Way for Probe of Habyarimana Widow
[New Times] The Paris Court of Appeal on Monday, August 30, ruled against the request by Agatha Kanziga Habyarimana, the widow of former Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana, not to be brought to justice over allegations of involvement in the 1994 ...

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:22:33 GMT
Rwanda: Health Ministry Dismisses Corruption Allegations in Placement of Doctors
[New Times] Following a video that made rounds on local YouTube channels making claims of corruption in placement of medical doctors in government hospitals, the health ministry has dismissed the allegations.

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:21:24 GMT
Rwanda: PSF Secures Financing Guarantees for Rwandan Business Community
[New Times] Rwandan investors have been urged to take advantage of opportunities offered by the new deal signed between the Private Sector Federation and African Solidarity Fund to guarantee more access to investment loans and re-financing among othe...

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:20:50 GMT
Rwanda: Experts' Take on Conference Tourism Recovery
[New Times] Experts in the tourism and hospitality sectors say that resumption to normalcy for the sector is likely to have a different outlook and performance drivers with a new set of factors driving performance.

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 07:51:16 GMT
Cameroon: Unwanted Pregnancies - Helping Young People to Say 'No' to Sex
[Cameroon Tribune] Peer educators in the North Region have for three years been empowering young people under the Maternal, Newborn and Infant Health Support Project, MNISHP. After receiving training from the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF.

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 07:51:14 GMT
Cameroon: Coronavirus Pandemic - Garoua Regional Hospital Maternity Takes Special Measures
[Cameroon Tribune] With the financial and technical support of the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, all four pregnant Covid-19-positive cases received since the outbreak were successfully and safely delivered.

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 07:51:13 GMT
Cameroon: Mama Payang - 'I Sensitise At Least 1,000 People a Month'
[Cameroon Tribune] Trained by the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, the Multitask Community Health Worker with Ngong Integrated Health Centre in Benoue Division of North Region, is a true example of sacrifice - for public good.

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 07:51:13 GMT
Cameroon: Hygiene, Sanitation - No More Open Air Defecation in Ngalbidje
[Cameroon Tribune] The construction in 2018 by the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, of two blocks of gender-sensitive latrines has saved the community from the risks of polluting the environment.

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 07:51:10 GMT
Cameroon: Maternal, Newborn, Infant Health - Considerable Improvements in Past Three Years
[Cameroon Tribune] This follows the rollout in Cameroon of the Islamic Development Bank, IsDB-funded Maternal, Newborn and Infant Health Support Project, MNIHSP. Implemented with the technical backup of the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF and ...

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 07:38:01 GMT
Chad: Deposed Dictator Hissène Habré Passed Away in Prison - Here's the Legacy of His Trial
[The Conversation Africa] Chad's former head of state, Hissène Habré, who has died at the age of 79, was serving a life sentence in Senegal following his conviction for war crimes, crimes against humanity and torture.

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 07:29:19 GMT
Comoros: Cameroon-Comoros - Deeper Economic Ties
[Cameroon Tribune] External Relations Minister, Mbella Mbella received the Comorian Minister of Finance, Budget and Banking, Kamaliduni Souef on August 27, 2021.

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 07:29:17 GMT
Cameroon: CPDM Reorganisation in Mezam IV - President Recommends Lucidity
[Cameroon Tribune] Jean Marc Afesi Mbafor urged party members to uphold rationality in the exercise.

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 06:44:19 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda's Afrobasket 2021 Journey Over
[New Times] Rwanda bowed out of the Afrobasket 2021 tournament after losing 68-72 to Guinea in a playoff match that was aimed at seeking a quarter-final ticket.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 16:53:41 GMT
Namibia: Wildlife Vets Namibia Translocates Various Wildlife to DR Congo By Road
[Namibia Economist] The Wildlife Vets Namibia Trans located Namibian game by road over 3000km all the way up to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to restock a game reserve there, in early August.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 15:47:11 GMT
Angola: Angolan Athlete in Semi-Finals of 100m Race
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan sprinter Juliana Moko qualified this Monday for the semi-finals of the 100 meters footrace for visually impaired athletes, class T11, of the Paralympic Games, taking place in Tokyo, Japan.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 15:47:10 GMT
Angola: Bda Provides Over Akz 547.9 Mln for Agricultural Projects in Bengo Province
[ANGOP] Caxito -- The Angola Development Bank (BDA) made available, from November 2020 to the present date, around 547. 979,000 Kwanzas, to agricultural cooperatives and trade and distribution agents (OCDs) in the north-central Province of Bengo.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 15:30:10 GMT
Egypt: Egypt Condoles With DRC for Victims of Terrorist Attack
[Egypt Online] Egypt Sunday condoled with the Democratic Republic of Congo for victims of a terrorist attack in the east of the African country.

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.



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