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Thu, 02 Sep 2021 06:49:09 GMT
Equatorial Guinea: Sale of Teodorin Obiang's Seized Beach House Funds Covid-19 Vaccine Drive
[HRW] A decade-long scandal involving Teodorin Nguema Obiang Mangue, the eldest son of Equatorial Guinea's president, may actually have a happy ending for the people of the country whose resources have been looted.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 05:30:34 GMT
Rwanda: Covid-19 - Physical Concerts Set to Return After 18 Months
[New Times] Physical concerts, festivals and exhibitions are set to return in the country, after almost one and half years of restriction due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 08:36:03 GMT
Rwanda: Kagame Reshuffles Cabinet, Leaves Justice Ministry Vacant
[East African] Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has sent long-serving Justice minister, Johnston Busingye, to London where he will serve as Rwanda's ambassador.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 05:34:45 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Authorities Accuse Angola of Polluting Major River
[Nation] Kinshasa -- Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have pointed an accusing finger at a mine in Angola for polluting two tributaries of the Congo River, the second longest in Africa.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 08:50:57 GMT
South Africa: Judge Grants Order to Proceed with Civil Action Against Controversial Equatorial Guinea Blogger
[Centurion Law Group] Centurion and many victims are claiming for damages, in the form of financial compensation, as a result of Delfin Mocache's defamatory statements and ongoing smear-campaigns

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 06:49:22 GMT
Rwanda/Mali: World Cup Qualifiers - Amavubi Lose to Mali
[New Times] THE national football team, Amavubi started their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign on a poor note after losing to Mali 1-0 at Stade d'Agadir on Wednesday, September 1.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 08:20:58 GMT
Burundi: Burundi's Ornella Punching Above Her Weight
[East African] Ornella Havyarimana, 24, the first Burundian boxer of any gender to represent Burundi at the Olympics was at the 2020 Games. She spoke with Moses Havyarimana on her journey as a female boxer and challenges as a professional.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 04:34:40 GMT
Nigeria: We Want Our Children to Return to School - Bakassi Returnees
[Premium Times] "We are pleading with the government of Nigeria to see how children of displaced persons in Bakassi can be given scholarships from primary to the university levels."

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:41:31 GMT
Cameroon: National Blood Transfusion Centre - New Faces to Move Agenda Forward
[Cameroon Tribune] A Presidential Decree appoints the Chairman of the Management Committee and Deputy Director General of the Centre.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:09:33 GMT
Africa: Savoy Return for Third Stint With CAR
[CAF] The Central African Republic Football Federation has re-appointed Raoul Savoy as head coach of the senior men's national team Les Fauves.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:54:31 GMT
Rwanda: Shetrades Hub in Rwanda to Bring New Trade Opportunities for Women-Led Businesses
[ITC] On September 2, 2021, the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the PSF Chamber of Women Entrepreneurs, in collaboration with the Rwandan Ministry of Trade and Industry (MINICOM), will launch a SheTrades Hub in Rwanda to bolster the competitiven...

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:32:24 GMT
Cameroon: Electoral Lists - Annual Registration Is Closed
[Cameroon Tribune] The Director General of Elections, Dr Erik Essousse visited registration points in Yaounde yesterday August 31, 2021 which was the last date of enrollment.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:32:21 GMT
Cameroon: Political Parties - Managing Internal Crisis
[Cameroon Tribune] Many political parties in Cameroon are plagued by internal crises and almost all the parties have put in place mechanisms to tackle them.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:32:14 GMT
Cameroon: 'Persistent Internal Squabbles Is Bad for Political Parties'
[Cameroon Tribune] Prof Elvis Ngolle Ngolle, Political Scientist.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:57:15 GMT
Tanzania/Congo-Kinshasa: Stars Off to Lubumbashi to Face DRC
[Daily News] TAIFA Stars who eye a perfect start in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, left for Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday ahead of their match against their hosts at Stade TP Mazembe in Lubumbashi.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:40:27 GMT
Cameroon: The Vicar General of the Diocese of Mamfe Kidnapped Last Sunday Has Been Released
[Agenzia Fides] Yaoundé -- The Vicar General of the diocese of Mamfe, in the south-west of Cameroon, was released without paying the ransom, kidnapped on Sunday, August 29 (see Fides, 31/8/2021). This was announced yesterday evening, August 31, by t...

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:34:20 GMT
Angola: Angolan Ambassador Presents Figured Copies to Dominican Republic
[ANGOP] Havana -- Angolan ambassador to the Republic of Cuba Maria Cândida Pereira Teixeira presentedTuesday figured copies of letters of credence to the minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, Roberto Alvárez.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:34:21 GMT
Angola: Unita Encourages Measures Against Covid-19
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Standing Committee of the opposition UNITA's Political Commission urged Tuesday the Angolans to comply with bio-security measures against Covid-19.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:34:20 GMT
Angola: Handball - Petro Qualify for African Cup Final
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Petro de Luanda Tuesday qualified for the final of the African Cup Winners Cup in senior women's handball, after beating FAP of Cameroon 29-21, in a semi-final match, played in Meknès , Morocco.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:34:20 GMT
Angola: 654 New Schools Coming Into System
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Communities will receive 654 news schools built by the government as part of the Integrated Plan of Intervention in the Municipalities (PIIM).

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:34:20 GMT
Angola: Covid - 19: Angola Reports 213 New Cases, 99 Recoveries
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola recorded 213 fresh cases, 7 deaths and 99 recoveries in the last 24 hours.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:34:19 GMT
Angola: Parliament Approves Amendments to Election Laws Wednesday
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Amendments to the Organic Laws for General Elections, the Ex-Officio Electoral Registration and the Draft Law on National Bank of Angola are going to the final global vote.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:34:15 GMT
Angola: President Appoints Deputy Governors for Cunene, Benguela
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan head of State João Lourenço Tuesday appointed Faustino António Lourenço Cortez deputy governor for the southern Cunene province for Technical Services and Infrastructures, taking over from Édio Gentil Saumbwako José.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:38:01 GMT
Angola: Parliament Passes Amendments to General Elections Laws
[ANGOP] Luanda -- National Assembly (AN) approved Tuesday in the specialty the amendments to the Organic Laws for General Elections, the Ex-Officio Electoral Registration and the Draft Law on National Bank of Angola.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:37:58 GMT
Angola: Cutting Red Tape in Licensing Pharmacies Decreed
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan president João Lourenço directed the scrapping of requirement of eight documents and three procedures previously mandatory for obtaining the authorisation to perform pharmaceutical activities in the country, Angop learnt T...

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 04:20:30 GMT
Rwanda: How Authoritarian Rulers Manage Their International Image
[The Conversation Africa] Earlier this year, the staff of Rwanda's minister of justice accidentally sent Al Jazeera journalists a video recording that included the minister's preparation sessions with a public relations firm for an upcoming interview...

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 12:36:59 GMT
Cameroon: Flooding - Greenpeace Africa Demands Effective and Rapid Govt Response
[Greenpeace] Yaounde, August 30, 2021: Cameroon is plunged under water every rainy season. Greenpeace Africa is calling on the government to put in place an effective disaster risk management plan.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:38:02 GMT
Angola: President, Executive Secretary Discuss Articulation of Activity At Cplp
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan president João Lourenço addressed Tuesday aspects of the articulation of the work between the Presidency of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) and the organisation's Secretariat.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:38:01 GMT
Angola: President Swears in New Members of Council of Republic
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan Head of State João Lourenço swore in five new members of the Council of the Republic on Tuesday, thus bringing the body's number to 25.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:38:01 GMT
Angola: Angola Wooing UK Over More Investments
[ANGOP] Luanda -- British investors have been invited to join the Privatisation of Assets and State Participation Programme (Propriv), underway, both in Angola and abroad.



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