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Tue, 28 Dec 2021 10:21:13 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Begins Cholera Vaccination Drive in Eastern DR Congo As Covid Spreads
[RFI] The World Health Organisation has started vaccinating some two million people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo against cholera.

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 08:04:33 GMT
Cameroon: Cameroon Releases MSF Health Workers Held After Helping Rebel Leader
[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroon's military has released health workers detained for several days who were working for the aid group Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF. The military says the workers were helping a wounded rebel leader,...

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 07:23:36 GMT
Rwanda: Shoukry Heads for Kigali to Lay Foundation Stone of Magdi Yacoub Heart Center
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday28/12/2021 headed for Rwanda to take part in a celebration of laying the foundation stone of the Magdi Yacoub Heart Center in Kigali and meet a number of Rwandan officials.

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 07:15:52 GMT
Rwanda: Of Covid - How 2021 Faired With Mass Vaccinations
[New Times] The first Covid-19 Vaccine-Pfizer/Biontech-was authorised by the World Health Organisation on December 11, 2020.

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 07:46:22 GMT
Cameroon: Access Road, Parking Lot for Stadia - Satisfactory Execution Rate
[Cameroon Tribune] The Secretary General of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development was in Douala to ensure that the projects are ready for use during the African football fiesta in January 2022.

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 07:46:22 GMT
Cameroon: City Streets Paved for AFCON
[Cameroon Tribune] Governor Bernard Okalia Bilai, local organizing committee Chair, held one of the last minute's evaluation meetings with the various committees last week to ascertain preparedness.

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 07:46:19 GMT
Cameroon: These Prophets of Doom
[Cameroon Tribune] Some media organs and international organisations through diverse publications have been using the Covid-19 pandemic and security situation to tarnish the image of the country.

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 07:46:17 GMT
Cameroon: Dans La Tanière - Lions Begin Bracing Up
[Cameroon Tribune] With Jean Onana absent, 10 out of the remaining 27 had joined camp at press time yesterday. The rest of the squad was announced to join progressively.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 13:09:22 GMT
Rwanda: From Rwf 64,000 Capital to Rwf100m Agribusiness - Gakenke Cooperative's Journey
[New Times] A cooperative that started with each member's Rwf10,000 contribution is now running a multi-million agribusiness growing maize and beans as well as a maize processing unit in the Gakenke sector of Gakenke District.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 11:48:04 GMT
Cameroon: Tiko-Douala Highway - Fhish Dies in Ghastly Accident
[Cameroon Tribune] His manager Feka Pachibel Nadum also passed away alongside the artist on December 23, 2021, around Missellele.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 11:48:02 GMT
Cameroon: International Solidarity Tournament - As Fortuna, Futuro Champions
[Cameroon Tribune] They emerged winners in the U-20 and elite categories respectively during the finals played on Friday December 24, 2021 at the CAF Excellence Centre in Mbankomo.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 11:47:59 GMT
Cameroon: Diaspora - Laeticia Moma Shines in South Korea
[Cameroon Tribune] Barely a few months after joining her new club, GS Caltex Seoul, the 27-year-old volleyball star is already a household name in South Korea.

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 07:52:32 GMT
Rwanda: World Bank Regional Boss Optimistic On Rwanda's Road to Economic Recovery
[New Times] Following a recession by 3.4 per cent in 2020, the economy is projected to grow by over 10 per cent in 2021 characterized by recovery of disrupted sectors. This will also involve making up for lost progress in aspects such as education, s...

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 07:15:51 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Bids to Host Fiba World Cup Qualifiers Second Window
[New Times] The Rwanda Basketball Federation (Ferwaba) has applied to host the second window of the FIBA World Cup qualifiers that will take place in July next year.

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 07:15:50 GMT
Rwanda: Sven Kalisa Opens Up On His Life and Decision to Play for Rwanda
[New Times] The number of talented Rwandan players born abroad is growing and notable among them is Sven Kalisa, a flamboyant and hugely talented midfielder who plies his trade with Artet Bissen in Luxembourg.

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 23:55:27 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Democratic Republic of the Congo Targets 2 Million in Cholera Vaccination Drive
[WHO-AFRO] Kalemie (Tanganyika Province) -- The Democratic Republic of the Congo today launched a massive cholera vaccination campaign targeting 2 million people aged one year and above in three provinces in the east of the country to halt an ongoing...

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 07:27:48 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Meets Who Year-End Target With Over 40 Percent Covid-19 Vaccination Coverage
[WHO-AFRO] Kigali -- Of its 13 million habitants, Rwanda has fully vaccinated 40% against COVID-19 as of 24 December 2021. This coverage milestone puts the country on track for meeting further vaccination global targets set by the World Health Organi...

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 08:15:40 GMT
Rwanda: From Rwf 64, 000 Capital to Rwf100m Agribusiness - Gakenke Cooperative's Journey
[New Times] A cooperative that started with each member's Rwf10,000 contribution is now running a multi-million agribusiness growing maize and beans as well as a maize processing unit in the Gakenke sector of Gakenke District.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 06:35:40 GMT
Rwanda: Only 18 Percent of Youth in Agriculture Use Agri-Tech Innovation - Survey
[New Times] A new report dubbed "The Future of Africa's Agriculture - An assessment of the role of Youth and Technology" has established that despite having 45 per cent of youth being engaged in agriculture, only 18 per cent of them use agri-tech inn...

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 06:35:39 GMT
Rwanda: Tax - What to Expect in 2022
[New Times] As the year comes to an end, we all tend to start doing some soul searching and both looking back at 2021 and see where the ups and downs where, whilst at the same time, looking forward to 2022 to try and assess what the next 12 months ho...

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 06:35:39 GMT
Rwanda: Top Locally Made Products That Became Popular in 2021
[New Times] Over the past years, the Made in Rwanda initiative has contributed both to Rwanda's economic growth and the trade balance in particular. The development has seen a number of products increasingly become popular in the local market.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 06:35:34 GMT
Africa: Bright Times Ahead - With Africa's Innovation, Finance, and Renewables Leading the Way
[New Times] 2021 is coming to its inevitable end, and the time for yearly summaries is upon us. While Covid was still a big part of our lives, vaccines presented some problematic issues, and Omicron is reinforcing some difficult challenges across the...

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 14:17:39 GMT
Rwanda: Meet the Professionals Who Never Go On Festive Holidays
[New Times] It is still that time of the year when most people are all jovial and excited about the festive season, a time of sharing and reconnecting with family, for some, duty calls.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 06:35:40 GMT
Rwanda: Mitsindo Pledges to Support Future Hope Football Academy
[New Times] Belgian based Rwandan footballer Yves Mitsindo has promised to help Future Hope Rwanda Football Academy as they seek to realize their vision of producing many talented soccer stars for the country.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 06:35:39 GMT
Rwanda: Sarr to Summon Team for Fiba World Cup Qualifiers
[New Times] The national basketball team head coach Cheikh Sarr will early next month, name the squad bound for the FIBA World Cup qualifiers which are scheduled to begin in February.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 08:03:18 GMT
Central African Republic: Central African Republic - Scores of Militias Forced Out of Boyo
[UN News] UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) have ousted scores of militants from the embattled town of Boyo, in the south of the country.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 07:44:50 GMT
Africa: Guinea Records Two Dropouts, Senegal Waives Camp in Rwanda
[CAF] The Guinean Football Federation announced in a statement that they had recalled two reinforcements after the withdrawal of Florentin Pogba (FC Sochaux, France) and Antoine Conté (Universitate Craivo, Romania).

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 07:34:00 GMT
Cameroon: Mixed Martial Arts - Francis Ngannou Prepares to Defend Title
[Cameroon Tribune] The UFC World Heavyweight champion is fine-tuning strategies to meet Ciryl Gane in the January 22 title bout.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 07:33:52 GMT
Cameroon: Christmas - Day Out for Children
[Cameroon Tribune] Most parents in Douala took their children out to the different amusement sites in town.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 07:28:44 GMT
Rwanda: Early Digital Uptake Offset Some Pandemic Effects, Says Kagame
[New Times] President Paul Kagame has said that Rwanda's early investments in digitalisation have proven to be an asset in preventing the country from being crippled by Covid-19 and future pandemics.



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