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Fri, 03 Dec 2021 09:17:49 GMT
Rwanda: Religious Beliefs Impede Safe Abortion - Activists
[New Times] Sexual and reproductive health activists have cited religious beliefs as some of the barriers that impede the procurement of safe abortion and the implementation of the law on abortion, affecting many, especially the youth.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 05:33:46 GMT
Cameroon: Violence Impacts Over 700,000 Children Shut Out of School
[UN News] Over 700,000 children have been impacted by school closures due to often brutal violence inCameroon, according to an analysis released by the UN humanitarian arm,OCHA, on Thursday.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 07:29:04 GMT
Central African Republic: 30 Killed After Rebel Attacks
[Cameroon Tribune] Most of those killed in the northwest of the Central African Republic are civilians and two soldiers' local officials said on Tuesday.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 08:58:14 GMT
Rwanda: Report - 9% of Persons With Disabilities Are Financially Excluded
[New Times] Persons with disabilities have expressed their concerns and challenges that limit them to accessing financial services like loans, effective customer care and information on financial products among others.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 07:33:13 GMT
Cameroon: U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifiers - Cameroon Leaps to Next Round
[Cameroon Tribune] This follows Gabon's withdrawal which led to the cancelation of its third round qualifying match against the Lionesses.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 07:29:08 GMT
Cameroon: Six African Brace Up Ahead of AFCON
[Cameroon Tribune] Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Sudan and Mauritania are taking part in the Arab Cup as preparation for the continental tournament which comes up in five weeks.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 09:19:05 GMT
Rwanda: RwandAir Launches Flights to Doha
[New Times] National carrier, RwandAir on Thursday morning launched its new non-stop direct flight to Doha, the capital city of Qatar.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 07:33:12 GMT
Cameroon: Cycling Federation - Elections Billed for April 2022
[Cameroon Tribune] The decision was arrived at during an Ordinary General Assembly of the federation that took place in Yaounde on Saturday November 27, 2021.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 07:29:05 GMT
Cameroon: Christian Bassogog - Cameroon's Surprise Package
[Cameroon Tribune] The young and energetic attacker played a vital role in the Indomitable Lions attack line throughout the competition.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 07:38:34 GMT
Rwanda: Financial Institutions Excluding Disabled People - Report
[New Times] Persons with disabilities have expressed their concerns and challenges that limit them to accessing financial services like loans, effective customer care and information on financial products among others.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 07:35:07 GMT
Rwanda: PSG Academy - a Solid Foundation for Rwandan Football to Thrive
[New Times] As football continues to grow all over the world with clubs across the globe hunting for the next biggest star to groom, foreign teams are extending their tentacles to the African continent to form partnerships with local academies.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 04:57:17 GMT
Central Africa: Ugandan Troops Cross Into Congo to Widen Anti-ADF Offensive
[DW] Uganda has deployed soldiers into the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, as part of a joint operation with the Congolese military. The troop movement followed bombardments against posts held by the Islamist ADF.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 15:06:55 GMT
Angola: World Bank Provides U.S.$250 Million to Empower Teenagers
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan Government and the World Bank (WB) signed, Wednesday, a financing agreement valued at USD 250 million to support Angola's efforts to empower girls and boys and combat learning poverty.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 07:52:00 GMT
Central Africa: Congo Basin's Vital Clues to HIV's Behaviour - How We're Trying to Crack Its Complex Code
[The Conversation Africa] There have been tremendous gains towards reaching the United Nations 90-90-90 targets to end HIV as a public health threat. The aim was that, by 2020, 90% of people with HIV would know their status, 90% of those would be on ...

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 04:49:15 GMT
Cameroon: Marthe Wandou - We Need to Move From Frameworks to Action to Protect Children
[DW] The international community should focus more on Africa's children's situation, says the 2021 Right Livelihood Laureate from Cameroon. Wandou also warns the Boko Haram crisis' impact in the region has been underreported.

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 14:29:27 GMT
Uganda: Opposition MPs Want Govt to Explain Army Deployment in DR Congo
[Nile Post] Opposition legislators in Parliament have tasked government to give a detailed explanation to Parliament as to why the Uganda People's Defence Forces deployed in DR Congo without its authorisation.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 09:05:09 GMT
Rwanda: Informal Traders Buoyant Over Rusizi One Stop Border Post
[New Times] Plans to construct a One-Stop-Border post in Rusizi, Rwanda has stimulated optimism among informal cross-border traders, particularly women.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 09:03:48 GMT
Rwanda: Basketball League Scheduled to Start in February
[New Times] The national basketball league 2021/22 will tentatively kick off on February 18, the Rwanda Basketball Federation (Ferwaba) has said.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 07:39:32 GMT
Rwanda: China's Kung Fu Wushu Cements Place in Rwanda
[New Times] A fortnight ago, Rwanda organised the annual Kung Fu Wushu Championship putting an end to close to a 20-months hiatus caused by the covid-19 setbacks.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 07:36:53 GMT
Rwanda: Govt to Cut Lending Rates On Loans to Poultry, Pig Farmers
[New Times] The government is set to launch a new financing scheme to lower interest rates for pig and poultry farmers as well as animal feed producers in need of bank loans.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 09:05:50 GMT
Rwanda: World Bank Avails Rwf100 Billion for Rwanda's Broadband, Digital Services
[New Times] Rwanda's broadband and digital public services ambitions has received a boost as the World Bank Group approved $100 million financing for the purpose.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 08:19:46 GMT
Rwanda: AS Kigali Maintain Winning Streak as Bugesera's Poor Form Continues
[New Times] At the Stade Bugesera in Nyamata, the patchy form of Bugesera FC continued as they were held to a goalless draw at home by Rutsiro.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 08:04:28 GMT
Rwanda: Senators Implore Rwandan Diplomats to Lead the Fight Against Genocide Denial
[New Times] Senators have called upon Rwandan embassies and diplomatic missions in various countries to put more effort in fighting the denial and minimisation of the Genocide against the Tutsi.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 08:03:50 GMT
Rwanda: PDI Political Party Marks 30th Anniversary
[New Times] The Ideal Democratic Party known for its French acronym PDI (Parti Démocrate Idéal) on Tuesday November 30, celebrated 30 years since its foundation in 1991.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 08:01:48 GMT
Cameroon: Secondary Education - FCFA 400 Billion for Quality Training
[Cameroon Tribune] Minister Nalova Lyonga while defending the draft budget on November 29, 2021, said it will be used for the realization of four programmes.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 08:01:43 GMT
Central Africa: Boosting Sub-Regional Development - Digitalising African Ports As Priority
[Cameroon Tribune] Authorities of ports in West and Central Africa started meeting in Douala from November 29.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 07:50:55 GMT
Cameroon: Fecafoot Presidential Elections - Players' Welfare As Denis Onana's Priority
[Cameroon Tribune] This is one of the underlying objectives of his 10-point programme unveiled on November 29, 2021 during a presser in Yaounde.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 07:50:52 GMT
Cameroon: African Masters Athletics Championship - Cameroon Bags Four Gold Medals
[Cameroon Tribune] Akamse Mbah Michel and Wamba Tio Coquet put up excellent performances during the competition that ended on Saturday November 27, 20221 in Nairobi.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 07:50:49 GMT
Cameroon: Football - Int'l Solidarity Tournament Begins Today
[Cameroon Tribune] The contours of the second edition of the pre-season event was unveiled during a press conference held recently in Yaounde.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 07:50:46 GMT
Cameroon: Equatorial Guinea 2015 - Disgraceful Come-Back
[Cameroon Tribune] After missing out the 2012 and 2013 editions, Cameroon succeeded to pick a spot in the 2015 AFCON but was eliminated in the group phase.



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