Central Africa
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 06:02:18 GMTRwanda: IT Engineer Igitego Is On a Mission to Digitise Rwanda's Healthcare System
[New Times] In 2019, 31-year-old Angelo Charmant Igitego lost his daughter at Muhima Hospital. The daughter had been hospitalized due to birth asphyxia, a condition where a baby's brain and other organs do not get enough oxygen and nutrients before, ...
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 05:23:51 GMTZimbabwe/Cameroon: Warriors Among the Afcon Early Birds
[The Herald] ZIMBABWE'S Warriors became the first team in Group B to arrive in Cameroon for the AFCON tournament where they are set to make a fifth appearance at the continental football showpiece.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 07:44:07 GMTRwanda: Rwanda Records Highest Daily Covid Cases, Eases Booster Jab Requirement
[New Times] Rwanda has, for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic, recorded more than 2,000 positive cases of coronavirus.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 06:47:30 GMTRwanda: Covid-19 Situation Under Control Despite Spike in New Cases, Says Health Minister
[New Times] The Minister of Health, Dr. Daniel Ngamije has moved to assure Rwandans that the current situation of Covid-19 is under control despite the surge in positive cases fuelled by the highly transmissible Omicron variant.
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 17:03:34 GMTRwanda: Rwanda Records Over 2000 Daily Covid Cases, Eases Booster Jab Requirement
[New Times] Rwanda on Wednesday recorded more than 2,000 positive cases of coronavirus.
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 14:19:02 GMTSouthern Africa: Mozambican President Visits Rwandan Forces in Cabo Delgado
[New Times] Mozambican President Fillipe Nyusi, on Wednesday, December 29, visited Rwandan and SADC forces that are helping his country fight Islamic State linked terrorists in the Cabo Delgado Province.
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 11:19:12 GMTCameroon: Wits That Sustain
[Cameroon Tribune] As years come and roll by, nations like human beings face pleasant and unpleasant surprises, most of them eventful. But life continues in spite of realities.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 06:02:47 GMTRwanda: Bugesera Striker Muniru Not Perturbed By Lack of Playing Time
[New Times] Abdul Muniru has insisted that he is not frustrated by not having enough playing time at Rwanda premier league side Bugesera FC.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 06:47:32 GMTRwanda: Electric Short Circuit Suspected to Have Caused Wakanda Bar Fire
[New Times] A fire that gutted Wakanda, a bar in Kabeza - Kigali, is suspected to have been caused by an electric short circuit.
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 17:03:37 GMTRwanda: Guinea-Rwanda Friendly Postponed to January 3
[New Times] The friendly match between the Syli Nationale of Guinea and Rwanda's Amavubi, which was scheduled for Saturday, January 2, 2022, has been postponed to Sunday, January 3.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 07:45:04 GMTRwanda: National Prayer Breakfast Postponed
[New Times] The National Prayer Breakfast has been postponed to a yet-to-be communicated date due to the increase in Covid-19 cases in the country.
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 07:53:48 GMTRwanda: First Lady Breaks Ground On U.S.$20 Million Heart Care Center
[New Times] The construction of a new heart centre in Masaka, Kicukiro District has kicked off.
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 06:59:20 GMTRwanda: How Rwanda Managed to Keep Schools Open in 2021 Amidst Pandemic
[New Times] The education sector like many others was undeniably affected by the pandemic. However, schools were able to stay open and most of the important school activities went on during 2021.
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 07:41:31 GMTCameroon: Military Tribunal Jails 47 Opposition Activists for Planned Protests
[VOA] Yaounde -- A military tribunal in Cameroon this week sentenced 47 opposition party members to between one and seven years in jail for rebellion and attempted insurrection. Police arrested the Cameroon Renaissance Movement, or MRC, supporters in...
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 12:44:51 GMTNamibia: DRC Ex-President Threatens to Sue the Namibian
[Namibian] The Democratic Republic of Congo's former president Joseph Kabila is threatening to sue The Namibian over two articles published in the newspaper this month.
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 06:59:21 GMTRwanda: 2021 Key Investments Likely to Bolster Local Production
[New Times] Despite the disruption by Covid-19 on the national economy, the Made-in-Rwanda dream continued to gain momentum thanks to major investments attracted.
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 07:24:29 GMTRwanda: Police Injects Rwf1 Billion in Community Development Projects
[New Times] The Rwanda National Police (RNP), on Tuesday, December 28, announced that it had connected 4,578 households to the electricity grid and built 30 houses for vulnerable people in various parts of the country, as part of its "Police month" c...
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 07:22:12 GMTCameroon: SW Regional Assembly - Population's Welfare Prioritised in 2022 Budget
[Cameroon Tribune] In its second session, the institution adopted FCFA 3.2 billion to help pilot it activities in 2022.
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 07:22:10 GMTAfrica: Smooth 2021 Totalenergies AFCON - African Diplomatic Corps Assured
[Cameroon Tribune] External Relations Minister in an exchange with the accredited diplomats on December 28, 2021 explained measures taken by Cameroon for a hitch-free tournament.
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 07:22:07 GMTAfrica: CAF Confederation Cup - Coton Sport Know Their Adversaries
[Cameroon Tribune] They will play in group C alongside TP Mazembe, Al Masary and AS Otoho in the group stage of the competition.
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 07:22:01 GMTCameroon: FECAFOOT - Didier Banlock Re-Appointed SG
[Cameroon Tribune] He got back the position on interim basis following an Emergency Committee meeting held via video conference on December 27, 2021.
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 07:18:38 GMTRwanda: Of Covid - How 2021 Fared With Mass Vaccinations
[New Times] The first Covid-19 Vaccine-Pfizer/Biontech-was authorised by the World Health Organisation on December 11, 2020.
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 07:18:37 GMTRwanda: Tvet Board, Korean Vocational Institute Sign New Research Deal
[New Times] Rwanda TVET Board (RTB) and the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET) have signed a new agreement to collaborate in research on vocational education and training.
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 07:18:37 GMTRwanda: Top WB Official Optimistic On Rwanda's Road to 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...
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 07:18:34 GMTRwanda: Heart Disease Should Not Remain an Early Death Sentence - First Lady
[New Times] In the realm of the medical progress we are striving for, heart disease should not remain an established early death sentence, First Lady Jeannette Kagame has said.
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 06:59:21 GMTRwanda: New Women Councillors Vow Fight Teen Pregnancy
[New Times] The recently elected women representatives from different parts of the country have been urged to put more effort in tackling teenage pregnancy as one of the pressing issues hindering the country.
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 06:59:21 GMTRwanda: 10,000 Needy Families to Get Solar Energy
[New Times] An initiative called #canachallenge launched by Rwanda Development Bank (BRD) seeks to provide solar home systems to some 10,000 families in the first Ubudehe category (Ubudehe 1).
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 14:38:16 GMTAfrica: Guinea to Play Two Build-Up Matches in Rwanda
[CAF] The Rwanda Football body, FERWAFA has confirmed Amavubi will play two international matches against TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations bound Guinea.
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 12:36:57 GMTEgypt: Shoukry Probes With Rwandan FM Means to Boost Ties
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry had talks on Wednesday with his Rwandan counterpart Vincent Biruta at the start of his visit to the Rwandan capital Kigali.
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 11:42:21 GMTCameroon/Gambia: First Steps of the Greenhorns
[Cameroon Tribune] Qualifying for the tournament meant the Scorpions have gone down history as the 44th nation and the last from West Africa to qualify for the AFCON tournament.