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Wed, 03 Nov 2021 07:06:53 GMT
Central African Republic: 10 UN Peacekeepers Injured in Attack at Airport, Woman Bystander Hurt
[UN News] Ten unarmed Egyptian peacekeepers from the UN Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) were shot and wounded on Monday.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 13:23:58 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Colonial Crimes - Experts Recommend That Belgium Compensate
[JusticeInfo.net] "Monetary payment of a colonial debt, in light of Belgium's moral responsibility". This is one of the strong recommendations in an expert report published on October 27. For a year, ten historians, jurists and political scientists h...

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:40:42 GMT
Rwanda: 10 Players to Watch in 2021/22 Season
[New Times] The 2021/22 Rwanda football league season which started on October 30 is expected to be tightly contested by more than two clubs. In the past, Rayon Sports has always been the biggest challenger of APR, who have dominated the league for m...

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:40:41 GMT
Rwanda: RBC Named Continental Centre of Excellence for Covid-19 Vaccination
[New Times] Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) has been chosen by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to serve as part of a network of Centres of Excellence for Covid-19 vaccination on the continent.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:40:39 GMT
Rwanda: You Can Go to Jail for Up to 7 Years for Faking Covid-19 Results, Police Warns
[New Times] Police have warned the general public against forging Covid-19 test results while they are going to places that require presenting negative test results.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:40:36 GMT
Rwanda: AS Kigali Humiliate Kiyovu as Mukura, Gorilla Fail to Win
[New Times] The national football league week 2 games started on Tuesday November 2, 2021 with some interesting results as what was seen as the clash of the titans turned out to be a one-sided game with AS Kihali handing Kiyovu Sports a 4-0 mauling.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:40:34 GMT
Rwanda: Covid-19 - Over 2 Million Rwandans Fully Vaccinated
[New Times] More than two million people in Rwanda have already taken their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, according to official statistics from the ministry of health.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:39:55 GMT
Rwanda: Local Polls - Women Participation Up By 8%
[New Times] The provisional results of the local government elections that were recently concluded at the village level show that women participation has increased by 8.3 percent, latest figures from the National Electoral Commission (NEC) show.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:03:33 GMT
Rwanda: $250 Million Continental Investment Fund Established in Kigali
[New Times] The Kigali International Financial Centre has announced the entrance of a $250 million investment fund dubbed Virunga Africa Fund I which will invest in sectors capable of driving economic growth and social transformation across Africa.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 07:58:01 GMT
Cameroon: 1990 - Disappointment of the Season
[Cameroon Tribune] The Indomitable Lions came into the competition as cup holders but were prematurely eliminated in the group stage.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 07:57:57 GMT
Cameroon: Cameroon-India - High Commissioner Bids Farewell
[Cameroon Tribune] Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute on behalf of the Head of State received in audience Rakesh Malhotra on November 01, 2021, who has come to the end of his diplomatic stay in Cameroon.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 07:57:54 GMT
Cameroon: AFCON 2021 - CAF Increases Squad Lists
[Cameroon Tribune] The change from 23 to 28 players is to mitigate the risks of teams facing a shortage of available players for certain matches due to possible Covid-19 cases.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 07:57:52 GMT
Cameroon: Climate Change - COP26 Summit Opens in Glasgow
[Cameroon Tribune] Host President Boris Johnson has warned participants to take action now or start preparing for the untold consequences.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 07:57:49 GMT
Cameroon: Bilateral Relations - Algerian Ambassador Leaves Cameroon
[Cameroon Tribune] Merzak Bedjaoui was accorded a farewell audience by the Prime Minister on November 01, 2021.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 07:54:41 GMT
Angola: Angola Considers Climate Change One of Biggest Challenges Facing Humanity
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The President of the Republic of Angola, João Lourenço, said Tuesday in Glasgow (Scotland) that Angola considers climate change as one of the biggest challenges facing humanity, due to the direct and indirect effects it causes to ...

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 07:54:14 GMT
Angola: Covid-19 - Angola Gets 456,000 Doses of Astrazeneca Vaccine
[ANGOP] Luanda -- At least 456,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine were donated on Tuesday to the Angolan government by the Canadian government.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 06:19:24 GMT
Rwanda: Africa CDC Designates Institut Pasteur Morocco and Rwanda Biomedical Centre as Covid-19 Vaccination Centres of Excellence
[Africa CDC] The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), a Specialised Technical Institution of the African Union (AU), has designated two institutions to serve as part of a network of Centres of Excellence (CoE) for COVID-19 ...

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 05:58:32 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda's Efforts in Securing Land for Women, Wildlife Commended
[New Times] The government of Rwanda's "great efforts" in securing land for women and protecting landscapes for wildlife that forms the basis for a thriving tourism sector were on Monday, November 1, applauded by officials including Mama Keita, Direc...

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 17:03:59 GMT
Angola: Angolans Free and Sovereign
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Republic of Angola will be marking, on the coming 11 November, 45 years since it attained its national independence. This is one of the country's major historical landmarks that brought the Portugal colonial regime to an end, af...

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 17:03:58 GMT
Angola: Swimming Body Launches Project in Angola
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The International Swimming Federation (FINA) launched Monday in Luanda, a program for the development and expansion of the sport in schools, called "all-swim for life", to start in 2022.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 12:32:06 GMT
Rwanda: Government to Privatise Veterinary Services
[New Times] Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) has said that it is building an enabling environment that will see all veterinary services put under private operators.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:53:45 GMT
Angola: MPLA Committed to Jobs Creation for Young People
[ANGOP] Camanongue -- The first provincial secretary of MPLA, in eastern Moxico province, Gonçalves Muandumba, Saturday in Camanongue municipality, said that the reduction of youth unemployment rate is among the main challenges of the party.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:50:54 GMT
Angola: Lourenço Meets World Leaders At COP26
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, held Monday several informal meetings with world leaders in Glasgow, Scotland, where they are participating in the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26).

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:42:22 GMT
Angola: Angola and Hungary Cooperate in Higher Education, Science, Technology
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Republics of Angola and Hungary recently signed a cooperation agreement between both countries in the field of higher education, science, technology and innovation.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:37:49 GMT
Angola: Angola Prepares Centre for Bones of Conflict Victims
[ANGOP] Luanda -- A Centre for Forensic Analysis and Conservation of Bones of the Victims of Political Conflicts is due to be launched in the country this year, the commission responsible for the project said in a statement Monday.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:53:09 GMT
Namibia: Angola and Namibia Analyse Joint Border Security
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Joint Angola-Namibia Defence and Security Commission is due to start this Tuesday in the Namibian city of Swakopmund the meeting of experts, in preparation for the ministerial session set for next Thursday.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:48:53 GMT
Angola: Covid-19 - Angola Imposes Presentation of Digital Certificate
[ANGOP] Luanda -- National citizens over 18 years old must present, as of this Monday, 1, the digital certificate of vaccination against Covid-19 to have access to public and private places.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:40:13 GMT
Angola: Lourenço Addresses COP26
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan President, João Lourenço, is speaking Tuesday in Glasgow (Scotland), at the 24th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), to present the country's vision and ongoing actions in the environmental field.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 09:32:34 GMT
East Africa: Burundi Sets Sight on East African Community to Lift Economy
[East African] Burundi, currently under European Union sanctions over its human and political rights record, is asking its East African neighbours to help unlock its economic development potential.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:17:20 GMT
Nigeria: Nigeria, Angola's Under-Performance Cut OPECs October Production Target
[This Day] The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) delivered barely half the oil production increase it had planned for October as African members, especially Nigeria and Angola continued to struggle with output losses.



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