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Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:33:51 GMT
Kenya/Rwanda: Stars Pick Draw Away in Kigali in Second World Cup Qualifier
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Harambee Stars picked up yet another point in the qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar after playing to a 1-1 draw with Rwanda at the Stade Nyamirambo in Kigali on Sunday.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:12:10 GMT
Angola: Chess - Angola Finish Sixth in Olympic Games
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The national chess team, in both genders , finished sixth in the Online Olympic Games, with seven points, after playing on Saturday in the last triple round (7th, 8th and 9th) of group D.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:10:21 GMT
Africa: Kenya Holds Rwanda in Another East African Derby
[CAF] Abdul Rwatubyaye's fortunate 21st minute goal cancelled out Michael Olunga's ninth minute opener as Kenya and Rwanda played to a 1-1 draw in Kigali on Sunday another of the East African derby matches in Group E of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup ...

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 07:59:24 GMT
Africa: Benin - Dussuyer Wants to Keep First Place in Group J
[CAF] Benin faces the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, September 6, 2021 for Group J match day 2 of the FIFA World Cup, Qatar 2022 (TM) qualifiers.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:11:28 GMT
Libya/Angola: FIFA Gives Green Light to Ten Thousand Football Fans in Angola-Libya Game
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) authorized the presence of ten thousand soccer fans in 11 de Novembro stadium, in Luanda, for the game on Tuesday (8pm ) between Angola and Libya.

Sat, 04 Sep 2021 10:40:45 GMT
Uganda: Will Ugandan Army Go After the ADF Rebels in DR Congo?
[East African] The Kivu Security Barometer, has said that 19 civilians were at the end of August in Beni, North Kivu, and at least 80 murdered since July. The non-governmental organisation just confirmed what the UN Office for the Coordination of Hum...

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:01:51 GMT
Angola: Covid-19 - Over Two Million People Vaccinated in Angola
[ANGOP] Caxito -- The Secretary of State for Hospital Areas, Leonardo Inocêncio, said Saturday in Bengo that 2,119,729 Angolans had been vaccinated against Covid-19 in Angola.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 07:53:29 GMT
Angola: Govt Reaffirms Commitment to Literacy
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Ministry of Education (MED) reaffirmed this Saturday the governmental commitment to the process of teaching adults (literacy) as a way of guaranteeing schooling for all Angolans.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 07:48:54 GMT
Angola/Libya: Football - Libya National Team Already in Luanda
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Libyan national football team arrived today (Saturday) in Luanda, ahead of Tuesday's 8 p.m. match against Angola, for the second round of group F of the qualifying round for the Qatar'2022 World Cup.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 06:55:10 GMT
Angola: Ambassador Encourages Investment in Low-Carbon Energy Sources
[ANGOP] Taiyuan -- The Angolan ambassador to China, João Salvador dos Santos Neto, said this Saturday in Taiyuan that Chinese investment in the development of low-carbon energy sources could be one of the ways to support the diversification process ...

Sat, 04 Sep 2021 13:31:39 GMT
Africa: Press Release New Regional Director assumes duty at UNFPA West and Central Africa Regional Office
[UNFPA in WCA] Dakar, Senegal -- 3 September 2021: The new Regional Director for the United Natonal Populaton Fund (UNFPA)i West and Central Africa Regional Office (WCARO)i Ms. Argentna Matavel Piccin, has taken over her new role in Dakar, Seneg...

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 05:46:02 GMT
West Africa: Cameroon, Nigeria Investigate Arms Traffickers Accused of Supplying Weapons to Separatists
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Authorities in Cameroon say weapons traffickers arrested last week in Nigeria have been arming Cameroon's Anglophone separatists.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 09:31:05 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Never Too Old to Learn - DR Congo Women Farmers Hit the Books
[RFI] Everyone in class at the Alfajiri Institute in Kabalo is looking intently at Eugenie Luna, their teacher, who writes the word "Salama" on the well-worn chalkboard.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 08:55:46 GMT
Rwanda: What Should Happen to Priests Convicted for Genocide?
[JusticeInfo.net] Can the hand that raised a machete to kill now raise it to bless? The rehabilitation of priests convicted for their role in the 1994 genocide of Tutsis is a controversial issue in Rwanda. Some of them half speak about their half-liv...

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:08:26 GMT
Cameroon: 2021/2022 Academic Year - Classes Begin On Monday
[Cameroon Tribune] School premises are getting set to receive students for the 2021/2022 academic year.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:08:23 GMT
Cameroon: New Biometric Passports - Over 3,000 Abandoned After Production
[Cameroon Tribune] Sources at the National Security have also revealed that over 220,000 identification papers belonging to people are in various Police Stations nationwide.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:08:15 GMT
Cameroon: CPDM Elections - Fierce Battles to Control Sections
[Cameroon Tribune] Many aspiring candidates have already started electoral manoeuvres.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:08:12 GMT
Cameroon: Misappropriation of Public Funds - Judgements of Specialised Section of Supreme Court Published
[Cameroon Tribune] The judgements contained in a compendium of six volumes indicate judgements debts of more than FCFA 400 billion since 2013.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:08:07 GMT
Malawi/Cameroon: Cameroon-Malawi - Lions Confront the Flames Today
[Cameroon Tribune] The encounter that will take place at 8:00 p.m. will be the first international match to be played at the newly constructed Olembe Stadium.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:08:04 GMT
Cameroon: Cameroon-UK Cooperation - New Chevening Scholars Ready for Departure
[Cameroon Tribune] The 13 beneficiaries of the Chevening Scholarship for the 2021/2022 school year had a farewell ceremony at the Residence of the British High Commissioner to Cameroon.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 06:44:33 GMT
Angola: Angola Preserves Neves E Sousa Mural Painting
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola's Vice President Bornito de Sousa received Friday in Luanda assurances on the preservation of the mural painted by artist Neves e Sousa at Luanda's 4 de Fevereiro International Airport.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 06:44:13 GMT
Angola: Angola, Gambia Tune Bilateral Relations
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola and The Gambia signed Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a joint statement on the establishment of bilateral relations.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 06:41:13 GMT
Angola: Angola Attends IPU Conference
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola attends the Fifth International Conference of the Parliament Speakers of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) on 6-8 September in Vienna, Austria.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 06:40:47 GMT
Angola: Ambassador José Patricio Starts His Duties in Georgia
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan diplomat José Patrício Friday in Tiblissi delivered letters to the President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, accrediting him as Angola's ambassador to that country.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 06:40:22 GMT
Angola: Covid-19 - Angola Reports 257 Fresh Cases, 13 Deaths
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola reported Friday 257 new cases, 13 deaths and 56 recoveries, with the country's capital, Luanda, leading the list with 114.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 06:04:44 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Attack On a Convoy of Civilians in the East of the Country By Alleged Islamic State Group
[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- "The Islamists of DAECH-DRC ambushed 14 cars and 2 large trucks on the morning of September 1 around 10 am local time, in Ofaye, on the Komanda-Eringeti road (RN4) in the Territory of Irumu". This was reported to Fides by ...

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 10:54:49 GMT
Rwanda: Greece Donates 200,000 Astrazeneca Doses to Rwanda
[New Times] Rwanda through the ministry of defence on Friday received a consignment of 200,000 AstraZeneca doses from the Greek military.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 10:07:34 GMT
Rwanda: Bank of Kigali Profit Up to U.S.$22 Million on Interest Income
[East African] Bank of Kigali (BK Group) net profit for six months to June rose 41.5 percent on the back of increased interest and non-interest income.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 09:58:26 GMT
Rwanda: 44% Genocide Survivors in Bugesera Suffer From Depression - Report
[New Times] A collaborative report released on Thursday, September 2 has revealed that while 44 percent of the survivors aged over 45 years experience recurrent depression, 22 percent of the perpetrators who have served their sentence and been releas...

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.



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