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Mon, 22 Nov 2021 07:03:51 GMT
Rwanda: Competition to Boost Kinyarwanda Proficiency Among the Youth
[New Times] Different partners in the education sector are currently undertaking an inaugural nationwide Kinyarwanda reading competition for students, aimed at among other things, promoting the reading and writing for local language content, as well ...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 05:18:54 GMT
Rwanda: National Exams - 400 Candidates File Complaints
[New Times] The National Examination and School Inspection Authority (NESA) has received 400 complaints from Senior Six candidates whose results were announced last week on Monday.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 07:54:06 GMT
Rwanda: Rwampungu Appreciates "Pure Love" After Receiving All-Star Game Prize Money
[New Times] Meshack Rwampungu, an ex-basketball player who lives with disability sustained in a car accident has lauded the basketball community for showing him "pure love," after he was handed the prize money for the All-star Game 2021.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 07:53:30 GMT
Rwanda: Rulindo, Bugesera Teams Dominate Sit-Ball League
[New Times] Rulindo and Bugesera dominated the national sitball championship first phase on Sunday by sweeping the top positions.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 07:52:27 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda to Inoculate Children of 12 Years and Above - Covid-19
[New Times] The Ministry of Health will start administering the Covid-19 vaccine to children of 12 years old and above in the city of Kigali from Tuesday, November 23.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 04:42:00 GMT
Nigeria: Operation Hadin Kai, MNJTF, Cameroun Change Strategies Against Boko Haram, ISWAP - Official
[Premium Times] Mr Musa stressed the need for more collaboration in order to totally eradicate the terrorist groups.

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 09:19:21 GMT
East Africa: Sky Wars - Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda Carriers Expand As Ethiopian, KQ Falter
[East African] As East Africa's leading carriers Ethiopian Airlines and Kenya Airways grapple with financial and politically instigated crises, regional carriers Air Tanzania, Uganda Airlines and RwandAir have laid out plans to eat the big boys' lunc...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 09:03:08 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Embezzled Empire - How Ex President Joseph Kabila Stashed Stolen Funds In U.S. Properties
[The Sentry] Washington, DC -- Red flags for corruption, money laundering, and other financial crimes were ignored as millions of dollars linked to the former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) travelled through a maze of business tr...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 12:20:31 GMT
Cameroon: Intersex Person Victim of Horrific Attack in Cameroon
[HRW] Perpetrators Should Be Held Accountable

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 11:51:29 GMT
Burundi: U.S. Lifts Sanctions Against Govt After Six Years
[East African] The US on Thursday lifted sanctions imposed on Burundi since 2015 when violent protests erupted against then president Pierre Nkurunziza.

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 08:53:19 GMT
Cameroon: Lethal Force Used Against Protesters After Schoolgirl Killed - HRW
[HRW] Nairobi -- Cameroon'sĀ armed forces used excessive and lethal force against protesters in Bamenda, North-West region on November 12, 2021, Human Rights Watch said today. The protesters were calling for justice for the police killing that day of...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 11:48:35 GMT
Rwanda: MPs Wary of Declining Value of Rwandan Franc
[New Times] Members of Parliament have voiced concerns over the rate at which the Rwandan Franc is depreciating against major international currencies, a situation that could potentially erode people's purchasing power.

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 11:44:50 GMT
Rwanda: Local Elections - 13 Mayors Seek Reelection
[New Times] The much-anticipated final phase of the local government elections at the district level is slated for Friday, November 19.

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 06:52:03 GMT
Rwanda: Uproar Over Low Speed Limits, Traffic Fines
[East African] Low speed limits with accompanying speeding fines has caused an uproar in Rwanda's capital Kigali with some motorists saying that the speed limits (40-60km/hr) around the city are unreasonable.

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 05:27:13 GMT
Cameroon: Fewer Than 300 of 300,000 State Workers Have Had Covid-19 Shot - Authorities
[VOA] Yaounde -- Authorities in Cameroon say fewer than 300 of a targeted 300,000 state workers have agreed to be vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks into a campaign. Some civil servants who spoke to VOA hold a mistaken belief that the virus is no ...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 05:12:04 GMT
Burundi: 'Changed Circumstances' - U.S. Ends Sanctions, Visa Restrictions
[State Department] The President today revoked an Executive Order, thereby terminating the Burundi sanctions program and related visa restrictions. As a result, the sanctions and visa restrictions imposed on the eleven individuals designated under th...

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 01:09:08 GMT
Africa: Let's Use the Covid-19 Wakeup Call to Help Women Rise From the Nightmare of Cervical Cancer
[allAfrica] Four African First Ladies and Tedros of WHO issue urgent appeal for health equity

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 09:03:23 GMT
Rwanda: New Conservation Law to Promote Fair Sharing of Genetic Resources
[New Times] Biodiversity conservation experts in Rwanda have welcomed the recently gazetted law on biological diversity and wildlife conservation, saying it will play a role in implementing Nagoya Protocol.

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 08:32:29 GMT
Rwanda: Remittances to Rwanda Estimated to Reach $246 Million This Year
[New Times] Remittance inflows to Rwanda for 2021 are estimated at around $246 million after a drop to $241 million in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the latest World Bank's migration and development analysis show.

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 05:31:54 GMT
Rwanda: Rayon Entertain Bugesera in an Encounter of Equals
[New Times] The Kigali Stadium will be the cynosure of all eyes on Saturday afternoon when Rayon Sports host Bugesera on match-day 3 of the 2021/22 Rwanda premier league.

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 11:02:09 GMT
Rwanda: ICTR Could Have Done More to Help Rwandan Witnesses - Experts
[New Times] The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) could have done better to protect and support and offer protection to witnesses in court cases following the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi, experts have said.

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 10:11:27 GMT
Africa: Abidjan Convention Set for Next Month in Point Noire
[Namibian] The Secretariat of the Convention for Coorperation in the Protection, Management and Development of the Atlantic Coast in West, Central, and southern Africa (better known as the Abidjan Convention) has announced that the convention's 13th ...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:46:59 GMT
Cameroon: U20 Women's World Cup Qualifiers - Lionesses Intensify Training
[Cameroon Tribune] The players who are in their fourth training camp are presently fine-tuning their skills at the CAF Excellence Centre in Mbankomo since November 8, 2021.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:46:54 GMT
Cameroon: Mali - Barkhane Forces Depart From Tessalit
[Cameroon Tribune] It is the second military base the multinational force is handing back to Malian authorities after Kidal.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:46:45 GMT
Cameroon: Peace Building - Putting Women in Decision Making Positions
[Cameroon Tribune] A workshop on UN resolution 1325 on women, peace and security ends today in Yaounde.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 08:57:23 GMT
Cameroon: Law On Freedom of Association Amended
[Cameroon Tribune] The Committee on Constitutional Laws of the National Assembly on November 17, 2021 examined the bill.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 08:57:21 GMT
Cameroon: Ntem Valley Division - CERAC Refurbishes Ma'an District Medical Centre
[Cameroon Tribune] The General Coordinator of the Organisation, Dr. Grace Dion Ngute representing the Founding President, presided at the official retrocession ceremony on November 17, 2021.

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 06:07:52 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Ramps Up Jab Campaign, Inoculates Travellers at Bus Stations
[East African] Rwanda has taken its Covid-19 vaccination campaign to all public bus stations in the capital Kigali to encourage more people to get immunised.

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 08:58:38 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Hails African Museum
[The Herald] The construction of the Museum of African Liberation is set to be a game changer in making Africans originators of their own history, a top Rwandan government official has said.

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 09:32:47 GMT
Cameroon: Lethal Force Against Protesters, Says HRW
[HRW] Nairobi -- Ensure Justice for Police Killing of Schoolgirl that Sparked Protests



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