Central Africa
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 04:42:53 GMTSouthern Africa: SADC and Rwanda Shouldn't Go It Alone in Mozambique
[ISS] All troops in the country must agree on a joint vision to end the crisis in Cabo Delgado.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:32:48 GMTRwanda: Handball Memorial Tourney Set for May 28-29
[New Times] The local handball governing body has announced that this year's Genocide Memorial Tournament (GMT) will be held from May 28-29 in Kigali.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:30:59 GMTRwanda: How Rehabilitated Poachers Became Champions Saving Volcanoes National Park Wildlife
[New Times] When recently visited "Iby'Iwacu Cultural Village" in Kinigi sector of Musanze District, the journalist was welcomed by 83-year-old Leonidas Barora in a traditional dance (Intore dance).
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 06:06:25 GMTChad: Collaborations Key to Ensuring Stability, Containing Humanitarian Crisis in Lake Chad Region - Osinbajo
[This Day] Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has that international collaborations, cooperation and synergy among Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger are key actions that would determine the speed and effectiveness of the delivery of economic stability, pea...
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 09:31:37 GMTCongo-Kinshasa: MONUSCO Pays Tribute to the Nepalese Peacekeeper Who Died in Combat in Ituri
[Monusco] MONUSCO and the Ituri Provincial Security Committee have paid their last respects to Anil GURUNG, the Nepalese peacekeeper who died on April 5, 2022, amidst fighting against Codeco militiamen in the locality of Bali, roughly thirty km from ...
Sun, 10 Apr 2022 16:36:04 GMTCongo-Kinshasa: Rebels to Withdraw to Allow Negotiations
[Nile Post] M23 rebels have accepted to withdraw from positions they had captured in Eastern DR Congo to allow for negotiations with Felix Tshisekedi's government.
Sun, 10 Apr 2022 11:25:23 GMTCongo-Kinshasa: From Taking Lives to Saving Lives, in DR Congo
[UN News] Fabien Mwingwa once fought as a child soldier with an armed group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Today, he has turned his life around, and works for the UN peacekeeping mission in the country as a firefighter, helping to kee...
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 05:22:38 GMTRwanda: Basketball Has Helped Me Deal With Genocide Wounds, Says Mugabe
[New Times] FORMER national Basketball team captain, Aristide Mugabe, says Basketball has healed him cope with the wounds of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi. Over a million innocent people lost their lives in the tragedy.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 05:22:32 GMTRwanda: Kwibuka 28 - Sulley Condoles With Bereaved Families
[New Times] GHANAIAN and Bugesera striker Sadick Sulley has sent a message of condolences to the many families who lost their loved ones in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 05:22:28 GMTRwanda: How Playing Football Saved Olivier Karekezi's Life
[New Times] AMAVUBI legend Olivier Karekezi is regarded as one of the most successful footballers that Rwanda has and is part of Rwanda's golden generation that secured the historic qualification to the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 05:22:24 GMTRwanda: Kwibuka28 - GAERG Filled the Void Left By Our Parents - Egide Gatari
[New Times] As Rwandans commemorate for the 28th time the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi, Egide Gatari, President of the Association of Former Students Survivors of the Genocide, GAERG shared his survivor story with The New Times' Jade Natacha Iriza.
Sun, 10 Apr 2022 10:02:07 GMTAngola: President Visits Construction Work of New International Airport
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, Saturday checked the level of execution of the construction work of the new Luanda International Airport (NAIL), located in the commune of Bom Jesus, in the municipality of Icolo e Ben...
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:30:04 GMTAngola: Angolan Minister Highlights Reforms At Macau Forum
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola's minister of Industry and Commerce Victor Fernandes Sunday highlighted the reforms launched by Government over the last five years, aimed to build trust among private investors.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:29:59 GMTAngola: Mine Clearance Enables Social Projects in Mavinga
[ANGOP] Mavinga -- Twenty-two fields - 2.4 million square metres - have been cleared of mines in Mavinga municipality, south-east Cuando Cubango province.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 05:22:33 GMTRwanda: Terminally Ill Elderly Genocide Survivors Get Palliative Care Room
[New Times] Leocadie, in her nineties, was living alone and everyone in her community wondered how she was surviving.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 05:22:31 GMTRwanda: Inside U.S.$255Million Volcanoes' Park Expansion Project
[New Times] Once implemented, the project will see the park expanded by 25 per cent.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 05:22:26 GMTRwanda: British Author Linda Melvern on the Most Obvious Forms of Genocide Denial
[New Times] British journalist and author on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, Linda Melvern, who is in Kigali to participate in activities to mark the 28th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi, has shed light on what she sees as the m...
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 05:22:25 GMTRwanda: Kwibuka28 - Genocide Survivors Want Monument at Muhungwe Hill
[New Times] Genocide survivors in Rubavu district have asked for responsible authorities to establish a monument at Muhungwe hill in Kanama sector in honor of victims who were killed there and the unique history that characterized the area.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 05:22:19 GMTRwanda: Over 30 People Injured in Kamonyi Grisly Accident Discharged - Police
[New Times] All the 32 people who were on Friday April 8, injured in a multi-vehicle accident that took place along Kigali-Huye highway have been discharged, according to information from Rwanda National Police.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 05:22:17 GMTRwanda: Kwibuka28 - Rwandans in Uganda Commemorate With Call to Fight Genocide Denial
[New Times] Rwandans in Uganda have commemorated the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi by paying homage to thousands of victims who are interred in Uganda after they were thrown in rivers and ended up in Lake Victoria.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 05:22:15 GMTRwanda: Rwanda Housing Authority Boss Denied Bail on Appeal
[New Times] The Nyarugenge Intermediate Court on Friday, April 8, upheld a lower court's decision to remand Felix Nshimyumurenyi, the Director-General of Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA), and co-accused Felix Emile Mugisha who are suspected of corrupti...
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 05:22:12 GMTRwanda: Employers Urged to Embrace Technology, Innovation
[New Times] Employers in Rwanda have been encouraged to learn how to balance technology and innovation with social interaction in a world of work that's increasingly being shaped by technology.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 05:22:11 GMTRwanda: Investigation Bureau Releases Investigation Findings on Exploded Grenade in Kicukiro
[New Times] Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has released 'preliminary investigation findings' in an incident where a grenade exploded in Kicukiro district, saying that there was no intention to kill someone.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 04:46:51 GMTCameroon: HRW Raises Alarm After Outbreak of Cholera in Douala Prison
[RFI] Human Rights Watch on Saturday asked Cameroon to protect prisoners from a cholera outbreak, saying at least six inmates had died in the country's second largest jail since March.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:35:57 GMTRwanda: Kagame Appoints New Envoys to France, Qatar
[New Times] President Paul Kagame has appointed new ambassadors to France and Qatar.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 09:17:15 GMTRwanda: Kwibuka28 - It's a Collective Duty to Honour Genocide Victims - Zimbabwean Minister
[New Times] HARARE - Zimbabwe has joined Rwanda and the International community in commemorating the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 09:15:11 GMTRwanda: Senegal Stands With Rwanda in Remembrance
[New Times] Rwandans and friends of Rwanda in Senegal, diplomats and government officials have joined the world in honoring the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 09:14:01 GMTRwanda: Genocide Fugitives Should Be Brought to Book - Busingye
[New Times] Rwanda's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Johnston Busingye, has called on the country's government to invest more efforts in bringing to court Genocide fugitives who are at large.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 09:13:03 GMTRwanda: When Genocide Survivors, Perpetrators Face Tough Questions From Offspring
[New Times] It is often a tough, albeit necessary experience for those who were involved in or affected by the Genocide against the Tutsi to explain to their children what happened.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 05:11:07 GMTCameroon: Govt Says Separatists Attacked Border Village
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroonian authorities said Friday that separatists had attacked a village on the Nigerian border earlier in the week, with local officials saying they torched at least 12 homes and killed six people. Authorities say the r...