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Wed, 03 Nov 2021 19:04:57 GMT
Africa: USAID Announces Major Programs to Conserve Critical Carbon Sinks
[USAID] Administrator Samantha Power announced new USAID programs in support of the Plan to Conserve Global Forests: Critical Carbon Sinks, which President Biden announced at COP26 on November 2. The plan--the first of its kind for the U.S. Governmen...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:27:24 GMT
Cameroon: African Guarantee and Economic Cooperation Fund - Regional Headquarters Agreement Renewed
[Cameroon Tribune] Cameroon and the institution exchanged documents on the renewal agreement on July 22, 2021 at the Ministry of External Relations.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 05:43:03 GMT
Rwanda: Turbulent Term - Mayoral Term Was Shaped By Resignations, Dismissals and Reshuffles
[New Times] As the end to the electoral term for local leaders edges closer, Deogratias Nzamwita from Gakenke District is the only mayor who set to complete his two five-year terms.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 05:42:22 GMT
Rwanda: Investors Shy Away From 'Risky' Cremation Facilities
[New Times] The Ministry of Local Government has attributed the absence of cremation facilities to the lack of investor appetite for such ventures.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:21:08 GMT
Burundi: Posh Somariya Speaks of Burundi's Bad Past and Its Rise From the Ashes of War
[East African] There is nothing pretty about war. It is a calamity that all nations should try to avoid at all costs. But for the people of Burundi, war is a reality that has been all too familiar for many years since the country's independence in 19...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:07:38 GMT
Rwanda: Parliament Warns Over Illegal Recruitment of Local Officials
[New Times] Members of Parliament have tasked the Minister of Local Government to provide a report on how local government officials who were responsible for the illegal recruitment and placement of workers in district positions have been sanctioned.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:07:37 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Banks on Value Addition to Make Most of Mining Sector
[New Times] The CEO of Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board, Yamina Karitanyi, has encouraged mining operators to embrace value addition to cushion the industry against price fluctuation and stabilize the country's export revenues.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:07:34 GMT
Rwanda: Nine Business Firms Fined Over Hiking Milk Prices
[New Times] The Ministry of Trade and Industry on Tuesday, November 2 launched an inspection among the businesses to curb the speculative prices of milk in a bid to ensure the consumer's rights are protected.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:07:32 GMT
Rwanda: Grassroots Polls - Fresh Elections Held in Six Villages
[New Times] The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has had to conduct by-elections in some parts of the country due to irregularities that occurred during the local government elections, according to Charles Munyaneza, the commission's Executive Sec...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 07:48:55 GMT
Cameroon: Arts & Culture - Bamenda Mobilized to Revive Heritage
[Cameroon Tribune] Scheduled for November 26-28, 2021, a festival is expected to revive cultural values, enhance peaceful co-existence in Bamenda III municipality.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 07:31:43 GMT
Cameroon: CPDM Sections - Challenges of New Presidents
[Cameroon Tribune] The Central Supervisory Committee for the Operations to renew the executives of the basic organs of the CPDM and its specialised organisations has taken note of the results.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 07:31:40 GMT
Cameroon: Patrimony - Cameroon's Heritage Sites Assessed
[Cameroon Tribune] Minister Felix Mbayu received in audience the Executive Director of the African World Heritage Fund, Souayibou Varissou on November 02, 2021.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 16:08:22 GMT
Angola: Angolan President Returns to Luanda
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan head of State João Lourenço returned Wednesday to Luanda Wednesday from Glasgow, Scotland, where he participated in the 26th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26).

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 11:29:52 GMT
Rwanda: U.S.$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 16:08:36 GMT
Angola: Timber Transport Constraint Eases Off
[ANGOP] Luena -- The constraints in timber transport reported in the eastern province of Moxico has been overcome, said Secretary of State for Forest of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, André Jesus Moda.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 14:22:58 GMT
Rwanda: Kigali Deploys Sensor-Fitted Bins to Improve Waste Management
[New Times] Waste management in the City of Kigali has started improving thanks to a Smart Waste Management and Collection pilot project that has been launched.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 14:22:20 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda to Set Up U.S.$100 Million Facility for Private Sector Green Projects
[New Times] The Minister for Environment, Jeanne d'Arc Mujamawariya (2nd right), among panelists at a sideline event of the ongoing 26th UN climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland. / Photo: Courtesy.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 14:11:21 GMT
Rwanda: Expo 2020 Dubai - High Profile Figures Who Visited the Rwandan Pavilion in October
[New Times] From its debut on October 1 to the end of the month, which was the first of the exposition's five-month run, the Rwandan pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai was busy and managed to attract some prominent figures.

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 16:08:29 GMT
Angola: Covid-19 - Angola Reports 29 New Infections, 47 Recoveries
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola recorded 29 new cases and 47 recoveries in the last 24 hours.

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...

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.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 16:08:40 GMT
Angola: Angolan Driver Wins Portuguese Championship
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan rider Victor Barros was crowned champion of the Dunlop Motoval Cup in the Portuguese Speed Championship in 600 CC, motorcycling, held at the Estoril Circuit in Lisbon, Portugal.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 16:08:31 GMT
Angola: Angola-Turkey Partnership Facilitates Apprenticeship
[ANGOP] Lubango -- One hundred young people from Lubango, Chibia and Matala, in southern Huíla province, completed their apprentice stage in October, with the support of Turkey and the UNDP.

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 08:40:36 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.



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