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Sat, 19 Feb 2022 08:01:28 GMT
Rwanda: Basketball Team Off to Dakar Ahead of World Cup Qualifiers
[New Times] The national basketball team on Friday night February 18, departed for Dakar, Senegal, ahead of the forthcoming FIBA World Cup qualifiers, scheduled for February 25-27.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:50:48 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Journey to Heart of Camp for The Internally Displaced in Djugu
[Monusco] The red soil and dust raised by the backfiring motorcycles and MONUSCO's trucks remind us that the dry season has returned to Roe, a town located 120 km away from Bunia in the territory of Djugu, Ituri. It is 10 a.m. A few minutes past, the...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:39:32 GMT
Rwanda: Govt Allays Fears Over Rise in Land Transfer Fees
[New Times] Rwanda Land Management and Use Authority (RLMUA) has allayed fears that land transfer fees could increase and made assurances that the fee could be reduced soon instead.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 04:45:38 GMT
Burundi: Free of Sanctions, Burundi Can Start to Recover and Rebuild
[The Conversation Africa] Since 2015, crippling sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) and the US have held back the economy of Burundi, a landlocked country of 12.5 million people in east Africa. The sanctions were imposed in response to the g...

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:45:15 GMT
Angola: Angola Recovers Looted Assets Worth Over U.S.$11 Billion
[allAfrica] Angola has recovered assets worth more than U.S.$11 billion that had been looted from state coffers and stashed in countries around the world, Justice Minister Francisco Queiroz has said.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:47:39 GMT
Africa: Ghana, Rwanda, Senegal Partner BioNTech to Produce Vaccines
[GhanaToday] Ghana, Rwanda and Senegal have partnered with German biotechnology company, BioNTech SE, to fill, finish, and package BioNTech mRNA vaccines in Africa.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:49:52 GMT
Africa: Covid-19 - a Missed Chance to Build Trust in Lake Chad Basin
[ISS] Low confidence in governments allows terrorists to insert themselves into society and further undermine the state.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:35:12 GMT
Rwanda: The International Community Has Ignored Our Plight - FLN Victims
[New Times] People who were affected by the 2018 FLN terror attacks have expressed concern about how the international community has paid less attention to them, and instead put focus on their tormentor, branding him as the victim.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:34:33 GMT
Rwanda: Musanze Coach Calls for Consistency After APR Win
[New Times] Musanze coach Frank Ouna has urged his players to continue their winning streak against Etoile FC after shocking APR with a 1-0 win on Wednesday afternoon at Ubworoherane Stadium.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:34:05 GMT
Rwanda/Nigeria: Nigeria's Ikenna Optimistic of Gorilla FC Survival
[New Times] Nigerian winger Mercy Ikenna Duru is confident that his side Gorilla FC will not be relegated from the 2021/2022 Rwandan premier league.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:28:57 GMT
Rwanda: Imbuto Foundation Education Programme Gets 150 Scholarship Boost
[New Times] Under the Imbuto Foundation's 'Edified Generation' scholarship initiative, IHS Rwanda, a telecommunication infrastructure provider in the country, will grant financial scholarships for 150 students through the 2022-23 academic year.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:21:53 GMT
Rwanda: Mfashingabo Shifts Tennis Career to United States
[New Times] Another Rwandan Tennis prospect Junior Mfashingabo is looking forward to continuing his career in Florida, United States after he agreed to play for Miami-based Atlantis University for the next four years.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:11:56 GMT
Rwanda: Basketball - REG Sign American Coach Ahead of Basketball Africa League
[New Times] National Basketball League Champions REG have signed American tactician Robert John Pack Jr as their new head coach ahead of the forthcoming second edition of Basketball Africa League (BAL).

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 05:09:48 GMT
Chad: Covid-19 - Missed Chance By Nigeria, Others to Build Trust in Lake Chad Basin
[Premium Times] Low confidence in governments allows terrorists to insert themselves into society and further undermine the state.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:16:56 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Afrima Awards - DRC President Fetes Koffi Olomide, Presents Him With Diplomatic Passport
[Vanguard] President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has praised the multiple award-winning musician, Koffi Olomide, for bagging the Legend Awards at the 2021 All-Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA).

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 05:33:00 GMT
Kenya: DP Ruto Swallows His 'No Singe Cow in DR Congo' Remarks After Local and International Outrage
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President William Ruto has apologized to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following his remarks that the country has "no single cow", in what has sparked outrage, including from there.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 12:23:42 GMT
Rwanda: State Responds to Journalist's Supreme Court Petition Over Access To Courtrooms
[New Times] The Supreme Court will, on March 25, issue its verdict in a petition filed by a local journalist challenging "an unconstitutional" provision that requires journalists to seek permission to cover court proceedings 48 hours before they take...

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 08:33:07 GMT
Rwanda: France's Top Court Closes Probe of Plane Crash That Sparked Rwandan Genocide in 1994
[RFI] The investigation into who shot down the presidential plane in 1994, which sparked the Rwandan genocide, will be officially closed, according to France's Court of Cassation.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 10:38:08 GMT
Rwanda: Bienvenue Niyonsaba Extends Stay at Patriots Until 2024
[New Times] Small forward Bienvenue Niyonsaba has committed his future to Patriots until 2024 after signing a two-year contract extension on Monday, February 14.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:36:47 GMT
Namibia: Nandi-Ndaitwah Leads Trade Delegation to Angola
[Namibian] Deputy prime minister and minister of international relations and cooperation Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is on a week-long mission to Angola to cement trade and investment links.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:11:05 GMT
Zambia: It's Time to Exploit Yawning DR Congo Market
[Times of Zambia] Listening to Lusaka Avocado Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society (LAMCS) board chairperson Bernard Chiwala discuss the potential of Zambia agriculture sector and the ready market last Sunday, underscored the long-held thought.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 06:23:05 GMT
Rwanda: The Five Biggest Wins in Rwanda Premier League
[New Times] Police FC on Sunday evening thrashed Etoile de l'Est 6-0 at Kigali Stadium to mark a flying start to the second half of the ongoing Rwanda premier league which resumed last week.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 07:20:48 GMT
Kenya: Kenya - Tanzania to Build Grain Silos in Mombasa After Juba, Lubumbashi
[The Exchange] Tanzania is envisioning the construction of giant grain storage facilities and distribution centres in Mombasa to assist in selling surplus food crops from the country.

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 17:01:16 GMT
West Africa: Côte d'Ivoire-UNFPA cooperation: UNFPA Regional Director for West and Central Africa's official visit to Abidjan
[UNFPA in WCA] Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire / Dakar, Senegal - 14 February 2022: The United Nations Population Fund Regional Director for West and Central Africa Regional Office, Ms. Argentina Matavel Piccin, has ended an official visit to Côte d'Ivoire ...

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:16:18 GMT
Rwanda: Karenzi Dumped Out of ITF Junior Tennis Tourney
[New Times] France's Maxime Gouge eliminated Brian Hirwa Karenzi at the ongoing ITF junior World Tennis tournament on Sunday, 13 February at IPRC-Kigali tennis Grounds in Kicukiro.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:50:40 GMT
Cameroon: 2 Years On, Massacre Victims Await Justice
[HRW] Nairobi -- The trial of 21 people accused of involvement in the killings of 21 civilians in Ngarbuh, in Cameroon's North-West region, on February 14, 2020, has dragged on for 14 months, Human Rights Watch said today. The slow pace raises concer...

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 06:09:24 GMT
Cameroon: Cameroon President Celebrates 89th Birthday
[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroon held birthday celebrations across the country for President Paul Biya, who turned 89 on Sunday. Supporters wished Biya, who is Africa's oldest and second longest-serving leader, a long life, while some opponents said it's we...

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 10:45:15 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Lessons From the DRC's 10th Ebola Epidemic - the People May Know Best
[The Conversation Africa] The tenth Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was declared in North Kivu on 1 August 2018. The international response to the epidemic was significant. More than half a billion dollars of internationa...

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:45:42 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda's Most Followed Football Clubs on Social Media
[New Times] Football clubs just like other corporate companies world over use social media to communicate to their fans and also earn money from the platform.

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 11:10:29 GMT
Africa: Museveni, DRC, Congo, Togo Leaders Discuss Security, Coups in Africa
[Nile Post] President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday joined his counterparts from Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Brazaville, and Togo to discuss among others coups and security in Africa.



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