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Thu, 04 Nov 2021 15:12:17 GMT
Africa: How Covid-19 Responses Impacted Africa's Food System
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- When the Covid-19 hit, governments all over the world became responsible for curbing the spread of the virus. Leaders across Africa came up with regulations that have affected the livelihoods of small-scale fishers and farmer...

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 07:17:42 GMT
Cameroon: Host Reports Cholera Ahead of African Soccer Tournament
[VOA] Yaounde -- Health workers in Cameroon are fighting a cholera outbreak that claimed 13 lives this week in two major cities of the central African state. The outbreak, which has affected several hundred people, comes as Cameroon prepares to host ...

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 07:48:27 GMT
Namibia: Govt Appeals for Opening of Namibia-Angola Border Points
[New Era] Eveline de Klerk

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:47:32 GMT
Rwanda: Dutch Expo Expands Market for Rwanda's Flower Exports
[New Times] Rwandan florists are in the Netherlands in search of wider markets for their produce.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:16:34 GMT
Rwanda: Rising Fuel Costs Threaten Regional Economic Recovery
[New Times] The global rise in fuel prices has been cited by the African Development Bank as a significant risk to the East African region's economic recovery.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:12:16 GMT
Rwanda: Parliament Asks Prime Minister to Solve Rwamagana Steel Factory Emission Issue
[New Times] The Chamber of Deputies has requested the Prime Minister to solve, within two years, the issue of emissions discharged by SteelRwa - a steel manufacturing factory based in Rwamagana District - which nearby residents complain are harmful t...

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 07:51:41 GMT
Rwanda: Rwandan Innovators Stand to Win U.S.$50,000
[New Times] Rwanda plans to invest up to $50,000 for the Hanga start-up of 2021, which is expected to take place next month at the Kigali Arena.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 05:16:36 GMT
Rwanda: Funding Shortage Puts School Feeding Programme in Jeopardy
[New Times] Public and government-aided schools have expressed their difficulties in implementing the school feeding programme to all students.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:10:31 GMT
Rwanda: Rwandan Judiciary Should Be Respected - EU Legislators
[New Times] MP Norbert Neuser, heading a delegation of eight members of European Union (EU) Parliament, who are in Rwanda from Monday, has said that Rwanda is an independent country and its judiciary should be respected.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:09:56 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda to Benefit From £100 Million Climate Finance
[New Times] Rwanda is among five pioneer countries that have been selected to trial and find new ways for vulnerable countries to easily access climate finance.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:08:31 GMT
Rwanda: RwandAir Boss Makes Case for Single African Aviation Market
[New Times] The Chief Executive of the national carrier RwandAir, Yvonne Manzi Makolo, has emphasised the need for a single unified air transport market in Africa, saying it will need more commitment from governments across the continent.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 07:57:21 GMT
Rwanda: Turbulent Term - Mayoral Term Marked 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.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 07:49:17 GMT
Rwanda: Tuyisenge, Kagere Out of World Cup Qualifiers
[New Times] Amavubi coach Vincent Mashami has dropped senior players include Abdul Rwatubyaye, Meddie Kagere and Ange Mutsinzi ahead of the two World Cup qualifiers against Mali and Kenya matches.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 07:37:11 GMT
Rwanda: Midfielder Yannick Mukunzi Out of World Cup Qualifiers
[New Times] Talented central midfielder Yannick Mukunzi is not in the Amavubi squad for this month's 2022 World Cup qualifiers after sustaining an injury at his Swedish club Sandvikens IF.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 04:55:21 GMT
Nigeria: Nine Years After, Zulum Reopens Bama-Banki-Cameroon Road
[Vanguard] With the full participation of the Nigerian military, Borno Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Wednesday, reopened the 65km Bama-Banki border road which links to Cameroon and parts of Central Africa.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 16:45:53 GMT
Angola: Angola Polishes 3 Percent of Rough Diamonds Produced Internally
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola polishes three percent of the rough diamonds produced, while 97 percent in countries like India, said Wednesday, Sodiam CEO, Eugénio Bravo da Rosa.

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 16:45:57 GMT
Angola: State Minister Calls for Environmental Education
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The minister of State for Social Affairs, Carolina Cerqueira, this Wednesday stressed the need for promoting actions aimed at the preservation and conservation of species, fauna and flora and, above all, environmental education.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 16:45:57 GMT
Angola: Diamonds - First International Conference Shows Angola's Quality
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The 1st Angola International Diamond Conference (AIDC), happening from the current 25th to the 27th, will show the quality and value chain of this ore produced in the country, according to the Secretary of State for Mineral Resource...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 16:45:55 GMT
Angola: Covid-19 - Angola Registers 46 New Infections and 1,420 Recoveries
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan Health authorities announced this Wednesday 46 new infections, the recovery of 1,420 patients, and 3 deaths, in the last 24 hours.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:18:04 GMT
Angola: Parliament Takes Second Vote On General Elections Bill
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The draft amendment to the Organic Law on General Elections will be discussed and voted on in a second deliberation on Monday (08), at the National Assembly (AN), under the terms requested by the President of the Republic.

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 16:45:55 GMT
Angola: Angolan Musician Jacinto Tchipa Dies
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan musician Jacinto Tchipa died this Wednesday morning in Luanda, victim of illness, at the age of 63.

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...



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