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Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:59:23 GMT
Uganda: Modeste Lukwebo - President of DRC Senate in Uganda for Three Day Visit
[Nile Post] Modeste Bahati Lukwebo, the President of the Senate of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has arrived in Uganda for a three-day working visit.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 07:44:44 GMT
Central African Republic: Imposing Sanctions on CAR Militia Leader
[State Department] The United States is designating Ali Darassa, the leader of the Central African Republic (CAR)-based militia group Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC), pursuant to Executive Order 13667, in connection with serious...

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:28:48 GMT
Cameroon: Single-Use Plastics Still Used in Cameroon Markets Despite Ban
[RFI] In Buea, in the South-West region of Cameroon, single-use plastic bags can easily be found at local markets despite a ban brought in seven years ago. With the ongoing security crisis in the Anglophone regions, police no longer have time to enfo...

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 06:56:23 GMT
Angola: Angola's Agricultural Sector Lures UAE Businesspeople
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Albino Malungo, said Sunday that several businessmen from that Middle Eastern country have shown interest in investing in agricultural production in Angola.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 04:28:16 GMT
Cameroon: Latest Flareup of Intercommunal Clashes in Cameroon Kills Dozens, Displaces Thousands
[VOA] Geneva -- A new cycle of intercommunal clashes over scarce resources in Cameroon have killed and injured scores of people and sent at least 100,000 fleeing from their homes.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 06:56:23 GMT
Angola: Health Minister Reaffirms Permanent Dialogue With Doctors Union
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The minister of Health, Sílvia Lutucuta, reaffirmed this Saturday in Luanda, the bet on the open and permanent dialogue with the National Union of Medical Doctors of Angola (SINMEA), in order to solve the problems of the class.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 06:56:23 GMT
Angola: MPLA Regrets Death of Nationalist "Kivuvu
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Secretariat of Political Bureau of MPLA Central Committee on Saturday regretted the death of nationalist Virgílio António Zulumongo "Kivuvu", which occurred on December 9, due to illness in South Africa.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 06:56:22 GMT
Angola: Angola Reaffirms Fight Against Corruption
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Republic of Angola reaffirmed this Saturday in Istanbul, Turkey, the bet on moralization of society and fight against corruption, aiming at the country's development.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 06:56:22 GMT
Angola: Inad Destroys Over 900 Explosive Devices
[ANGOP] Lubango -- At least 924 explosive devices collected in Huíla province were destroyed Friday by the National Institute of Demining (INAD).

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 06:56:22 GMT
Angola: Angolan President Visits United Arab Emirates
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, is due to arrive Monday in the United Arab Emirates for a two-day working visit, aiming at strengthening the cooperation between the countries.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 06:56:22 GMT
Angola: Government Analyzes Us Sanctions On Angolan Entities
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Minister of Finance, Vera Daves said Friday in Luanda, that the Angolan State is analyzing the motivations that led the USA to impose sanction on national entities and may, according to the law, take measures if they are proven.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 06:56:17 GMT
Angola: Covid-19 - Angola Detects 108 New Infections, 52 Recoveries
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The health authorities announced, this Saturday, the registration of 108 new cases and the recovery of 52 patients, in the last 24 hours.

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 15:44:56 GMT
Africa: The Bittersweet Reality of Intra-African Migration
[DW] Africans are getting around their continent in greater numbers these days. But the poor treatment many receive in some countries casts a shadow over the prospects for intergration, experts say.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 04:21:15 GMT
Cameroon: Intercommunal Clashes Continue to Displace Thousands
[UN News] Intercommunal clashes that erupted in Cameroon's Far North region over the past two weeks have driven at least 100,000 people from their homes, although the actual number may be much higher, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said on Friday.

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 15:27:49 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Hope for Justice in 2018 Yumbi Massacre Tribunal
[DW] Over 500 people were killed three years ago in a region considered peaceful in the conflict-ridden DR Congo. As Jonas Gerding reports, a highly political military trial has begun to look into the cause of the massacre.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 04:58:23 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola - Congo Declares End of Latest Outbreak
[DW] The Democratic Republic of Congo said the latest outbreak of Ebola was over. It was the country's 13th outbreak of the deadly disease.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 06:56:22 GMT
Angola: Angolan President Congratulates Swiss Counterpart
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, on Friday congratulated his Swiss counterpart, Ignazio Cassis, for the election as president of that European country.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 04:33:22 GMT
Central African Republic: Imposing Sanctions On CAR Militia Leader
[State Department] The United States is designating Ali Darassa, the leader of the Central African Republic (CAR)-based militia group Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC), pursuant to Executive Order 13667, in connection with serious...

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 04:27:02 GMT
Cameroon: Cameroon Begs Displaced Civilians to Return
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- The U.N.'s refugee agency (UNHCR) says the number of Cameroonians fleeing communal violence in the north of the country to neighboring Chad has reached 82,000. Cameroon has dispatched a delegation to Chad to convince those ...

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 04:24:42 GMT
Chad: Drought in Lake Chad Region Heightens Conflicts Between Herders and Farmers
[VOA] Kousseri, Cameroon -- A drop in the levels of rainfall around Lake Chad in Cameroon has caused waterways to dry up and worsened the conflict between farmers and herders over scarce resources.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 04:11:26 GMT
Rwanda: Ex-Driver Handed 14-Year Prison Sentence for Complicity in Genocide
[RFI] A French court has sentenced a former hotel driver to 14 years in jail over complicity in Rwanda's 1994 genocide for involvement in transporting Hutu militiamen who massacred hundreds of Tutsis.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:15:08 GMT
Rwanda: French Court Jails Muhayimana for 14 Years Over Genocide
[New Times] The French court, Cour d' Assises based in the capital Paris, has condemned Rwandan national Claude Muhayimana to 14 years in prison over his role in the Genocide against the Tutsi.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:31:43 GMT
Burundi: Outgoing AMISOM Burundi Contingent Commander Talks About Achievements
[Dalsan Radio] The outgoing commander of the AMISOM Burundi contingent, Brig Gen. Telesphore Barandereka, has attributed his contingent's victories over Al-Shabaab to the existing cordial relations with Somali security forces and residents of Hirshab...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 10:10:05 GMT
Angola: Angola Takes Over Presidency of Oil Producing Countries in Africa
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Republic of Angola was elected to chair, in 2022, the presidency of the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO), during the 41st session of the Council of Ministers of that body, held in Algeria, on December 14, 2021, by...

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 08:17:09 GMT
Cameroon: Armed Separatists' Attack on Education
[HRW] Address Shocking Toll on Students, Teachers, Schools

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:07:18 GMT
Burundi: Cabinet Approves Egypt-Burundi Mutual Visa Exemption
[Egypt Online] The government has approved an agreement between Egypt and Burundi on the mutual exemption of visa for holders of diplomatic, special and mission passports.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:56:12 GMT
Cameroon: Volunteers - Recruitment Process Gathers Steam
[Cameroon Tribune] Some 4,600 persons have been shortlisted to go through the final selection process to produce the 2,000 volunteers that will take care of the different sites.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:56:11 GMT
Cameroon: Economic and Financial Programme - Cameroon Obtains Positive Preliminary Review
[Cameroon Tribune] Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute had a first technical consultation meeting with the tripartite mission of the IMF, World Bank and the African Development Bank on December 15, 2021.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:36:16 GMT
Rwanda: Who Taps Into Rwanda's Home-Grown Solutions for Daily Miracles in Covid-19 Treatment Centres
[WHO-AFRO] Kigali -- Dr. Otto Niyonsenga and Dr. Menelas Nkeshimana are two of the clinicians in the World Health Organization's (WHO's) COVID-19 surge response team deployed to support Rwanda Biomedical Centre to manage COVID-19 cases at the sub-nat...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:15:08 GMT
Rwanda: Smart Education Project Gets Rwf30 Billion Financial Boost
[New Times] Rwanda's ambitious Smart Education Project is set to receive a Rwf30 billion financial boost from an agreement signed between Rwanda and China.



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