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Mon, 21 Feb 2022 06:01:02 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Considers Black Soldier Flies for Protein-Rich Animal Feed
[New Times] The Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (NAEB) is working with other actors in the livestock sector on research on the potential use black soldier flies (BSF) for affordable protein-rich animal feed.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:25:44 GMT
Rwanda: Moise Mugisha Sets Sights on Tour Du Rwanda Triumph
[New Times] SOUTH AFRICA-BASED cyclist Moise Mugisha is keen to bounce back from a disappointing show in the prologue of the Tour du Rwanda and challenge for the coveted yellow jersey when the first stage of the race kicks off on Monday.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 06:10:13 GMT
Rwanda: Government Sheds Light on Two-Month Disaster Status, Blames Climate Change
[New Times] From January to February 19 at least 467 hectares of crops have been eroded by disasters leaving farmers in losses, shows the report presented by the ministry in charge of emergency management on Sunday evening.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 06:09:55 GMT
Rwanda: Kiyovu Go on Top of the Table After Police Win
[New Times] Kiyovu Sports once again went to the summit climbed of the Rwanda premier league log with a hard fought 1-0 victory over Police FC on Sunday.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:50:06 GMT
Cameroon: Angry Football Crush Victims' Families Bury Their Dead Without Outside Support
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Families of eight people who died in the January football stampede at Yaounde's 60,000-seat Olembe stadium say they are burying their dead without assistance from Cameroon's government or the Confederation of African Footba...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:56:01 GMT
Rwanda: Areruya to Miss Tour Du Rwanda
[New Times] Top Rwandan rider Joseph Areruya, who rides for Benediction Ignite will not participate in the Tour du Rwanda after spending weeks without training due to illness.

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.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:56:09 GMT
Rwanda: All Is Set for Tour Du Rwanda 2022
[New Times] The national cycling governing body (FERWACY) president, Abdallah Murenzi has said that everything is in order to ensure that the Tour du Rwanda 2022 becomes a successful one.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:56:07 GMT
Rwanda: Political Parties Urged to Optimise Social Media
[New Times] Members of Eleven political parties in Rwanda have been urged to scale up the use of social media platforms in their community engagements to ensure their ideologies are better understood.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:56:04 GMT
Rwanda: Nyaruguru - Court President Arrested Over Corruption
[New Times] Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) have confirmed having in their custody the president of Kibeho primary court in Nyaruguru District who is being investigated for different charges.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:55:44 GMT
Uganda: Locals Hail Army as Allied Democratic Forces Rebels Flee Bombed DR Congo Hideouts
[Nile Post] Locals in DRC towns have hailed UPDF for Operation Shuja carried out jointly with FADRC forces that they said has seen peace return to the areas following years of terror by ADF rebels.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:50:32 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Agency Condemns Rising Militia Violence in Northeastern DRC
[VOA] Geneva -- UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, is condemning the rise of militia group attacks on displaced people in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:41:07 GMT
Cameroon: Cameroon's Rival Separatist Groups Clash, Kill Fighters
[VOA] Yaounde -- Rival anglophone separatist groups in Cameroon have clashed this month, causing an undetermined number of casualties. The fighting was triggered by power struggles within the separatist movement.



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