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Mon, 04 Oct 2021 08:44:17 GMT
Africa: New Global Probe Exposes African Leaders' Secret Offshore Wealth
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- A number of African leaders have been named by an international consortium of journalists as secretly owning assets overseas which show some of them to be enormously wealthy compared to the citizens of their own countries.

Sun, 03 Oct 2021 06:25:17 GMT
Nigeria: Nigeria Will Strengthen Growing Relationship With Sao Tome - Osinbajo
[This Day] Abuja -- Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has given an assurance that Nigeria's cordial relationship with the twin-island Central African nation of Sao Tome and Principe, which has grown over the years, will now be further strengthened.

Sun, 03 Oct 2021 14:56:57 GMT
Angola: Covid-19 - Angola With 527 New Cases, 7 Deaths
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Health authorities reported Saturday 527 new cases, 7 deaths and 39 recoveries, according to the daily bulletin.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 14:15:01 GMT
Angola: Government Decrees Vaccination Compulsory
[East African] The Angolan government has Thursday decreed that all employees, public services providers and citizens aged from 18 years old and pregnant women must be inoculated against Covid-19 until October 14.

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 07:11:37 GMT
Rwanda: ICC U-19 - Tanzania Overpower Rwanda
[Daily News] GOKUL Das, who was the player of the match, steered Tanzania 2021 ICC Under19 World Cup Africa Qualifier's flying in the opening game against Rwanda on Thursday.

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 08:52:00 GMT
Cameroon: Cameroon's Elderly Say They Feel Abandoned
[VOA] Yaounde -- In Cameroon, scores of seniors marked Friday's International Day of Older Persons by calling on authorities to do more to support the elderly in the country's conflict areas.

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 07:56:38 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Infrastructure, Climate Change Challenge Fishermen On Dr Congo's Lake Tanganyika
[RFI] For the hardworking fishermen of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of Congo, their quest to create a viable commercial industry is thwarted by lack of equipment, cold storage, and the elements

Sat, 02 Oct 2021 05:48:10 GMT
Cameroon: Separatism in Cameroon - 5 Years of Violent Civil War
[DW] A civil war has been raging in Cameroon since 2016. Separatists in Anglophone regions want their own state, "Ambazonia."

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 14:10:22 GMT
Rwanda: NEC Releases Calendar for Local Elections
[New Times] The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has released the calendar for the upcoming local government elections slated in late this month.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 14:08:30 GMT
Rwanda: Inyange Milk Prices Soar Amidst Supply Shortage
[New Times] Consumers are having to dig deep into their pockets in order to pay for Inyange milk whose prices have risen by half in some shops amidst a severe countrywide shortage.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 14:07:28 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Seeks to Reduce Deaths From NCDs By a Third
[New Times] The government has launched a five-year strategy aimed at reducing, by a third, premature mortality caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 10:59:20 GMT
Nigeria: How Boko Haram Stalls N8.2 Bn Nigeria-Cameroun Road for 14 Years
[Vanguard] INCESSANT attacks in Adamawa State and other parts of the North East has forced contractors to halt work on the Maiha-Fulbere-Zhedinyi-Pella Road, which would have provided a direct link between Nigeria and Cameroun.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 07:59:00 GMT
Zimbabwe: Kagame Targets Zimbabwe Teachers
[New Zimbabwe] RWANDA President Paul Kagame wants his government to recruit thousands of teachers from Zimbabwe to boost that country's education system.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 14:26:45 GMT
Angola: Angola Determines Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccine
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan government has instituted compulsory covid-19 vaccine for employees and providers of public services in a campaign running until 15 October.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 05:24:43 GMT
Rwanda: Young Rwandans Reflect on Meaning of Patriotism Day
[New Times] Every year on October 1, Rwandans celebrate patriotism day, which also coincides with the day on which Rwanda's four-year liberation struggle was launched by the RPA forces. It is a moment for all Rwandans - especially the youth - to remi...

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 14:25:48 GMT
Angola: Vice President Represents Head of State At Inauguration of Carlos Vila
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola's Vice President of Republic Bornito de Sousa travels Friday to São Tomé and Príncipe to attend, on behalf of the Angolan Head of State João Lourenço, the inauguration ceremony of the President-elect of that country, Car...

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 09:17:23 GMT
Angola: Angolan President Sends Message to Chinese Counterpart Xi Jinping
[ANGOP] Luanda -- A message from the Angolan president, João Lourenço, to his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, was delivered Wednesday in Beijing to the deputy director-general for African Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zhang Bin.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:24:06 GMT
Angola: Angola and World Bank Prepare Report On Blue Economy
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan Government and the World Bank (WB) are working on the preparation of the report on climate change, development of the country and the blue economy, the Secretary of State for Planning, Milton Reis said today in Luanda.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:56:50 GMT
Cameroon: International Relations - India Showcases Culture
[Cameroon Tribune] Unique aspects of the country's culture were presented to spouses of diplomats accredited to Yaounde and other dignitaries on September 29, 2021.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:56:48 GMT
Cameroon: PM Dion Ngute Receives President Touadera
[Cameroon Tribune] The President of the Central African Republic had a stopover at the Yaounde-Nsimalen International Airport on September 29, 2021 morning

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:56:46 GMT
Africa: Human Rights Texts - AU Envoy Solicits Cameroon's Ratification
[Cameroon Tribune] This was during an audience on September 28, 2021 at the Ministry of External

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:56:44 GMT
Cameroon: Chantal Biya International Cycling Race - Preparations Heighten
[Cameroon Tribune] Team Cameroon continues training intensively ahead of the competition that begins on October 6, 2021.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:56:41 GMT
Cameroon: Banana Sector - Prime Minister Gives Revamp Directives
[Cameroon Tribune] Prime Minister, Head of Government Joseph Dion Ngute on September 29, 2021 chaired a meeting dedicated to seeking ways to revamp the sector.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:56:38 GMT
Africa: Int'l Federation of Professional Footballers - Geremi Njitap Re-Elected Africa's President
[Cameroon Tribune] This was during the general assembly of the African division of the federation which held recently in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Sat, 02 Oct 2021 05:43:20 GMT
Cameroon: From Peaceful Protests to War - the Evolution of Cameroon's Anglophone Conflict
[DW] A separatist crisis that began five years ago in Anglophone Cameroon has spiraled into unmitigated violence. The UN says a humanitarian catastrophe is on the horizon -- but the key players aren't willing to compromise.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 05:40:44 GMT
Rwanda: Chinese Embassy Launches Online Quiz to Celebrate 50 Years of Rwanda-China Diplomacy
[New Times] In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Rwanda and China, the Chinese embassy in Rwanda has launched an online quiz competition where different people will have an opportunity to showcas...

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 05:40:43 GMT
Rwanda: Mukashema on How She Manages to Multitask Teaching and Football Coaching
[New Times] Pursuing two occupations at once for Console Mukashema, she says, makes her happy and fulfilled but most importantly, it enables her perform well in each job.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 05:40:42 GMT
Rwanda: 6 Challenges Hampering Family Planning Uptake
[New Times] Although Rwanda has registered an 11 percent improvement in the uptake of family planning methods between 2015 and 2020, a number of challenges continue to hamper its plans to ensure that the services are available to everyone who needs t...

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 05:40:40 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda, Luxembourg Sign Double Taxation Avoidance Deal
[New Times] Rwanda and Luxembourg have signed an agreement for the elimination of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and capital and the prevention of tax evasion and avoidance between the two countries.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 05:40:37 GMT
Rwanda: Basketball - Muhirwa Dismisses 'Any Pressure' After Loss to Hoops Rwanda
[New Times] IPRC-Huye women basketball club head coach, Jean Claude Muhirwa, has dismissed talks that he and his team are under pressure following weekend's defeat at the hands of the Hoops Rwanda in the BK Women's Basketball National League.



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