Central Africa
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 08:09:13 GMTCentral African Republic: War Crimes Trial Opens in Special Criminal Court
[RFI] Central African Republic's Special Criminal Court, set up to probe war crimes and crimes against humanity committed since 2003, opens its first trial Tuesday, seven years after it was created.
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:51:13 GMTRwanda: Rwanda-UK Migration Deal, Kagame's Caribbean Tour and More About Last Week
[New Times] As the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi commemoration week came to an end on April 13, politicians killed during the Genocide against the Tutsi in 1994 were honoured at Rebero Genocide Memorial.
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:45:36 GMTCongo-Kinshasa: North Kivu - Monusco Encourages the Population of Kabasha to Collaborate With the Security Forces
[Monusco] Collaboration between the population and the Security Forces is key in the implementation of the Protection of Civilians' mandate by MONUSCO Force and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC).
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 08:55:54 GMTCentral African Republic: The Long Bumpy Road Towards the Special Criminal Court
[JusticeInfo.net] The Special Criminal Court opens its first trial on April 19. But this mixed court in the Central African Republic, composed of national and international magistrates, is experiencing a serious crisis of confidence. Five years after...
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 07:54:24 GMTRwanda: How Bugesera Woman Forgave Killer of Family Member
[New Times] "It is a long story." That is Louise Uwamungu's first response when I ask her about how the Genocide against the Tutsi affected her life.
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 07:45:20 GMTRwanda: Fiba Qualifiers - National Team to Start Preparations in June
[New Times] The national basketball team expects to start preparations for the second window of the FIBA World Cup qualifiers on June 6.
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 05:05:17 GMTRwanda: Govt Injects Rwf5 Billion in TVET Schools Subsidies
[New Times] Govt targets to enroll 60% of ordinary level graduates into TVETs.
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 07:45:20 GMTRwanda: We Will Bounce Back, Kiyovu Coach Says
[New Times] SC Kiyovu coach Francis Christian Haringingo believes his side will bounce back from the disappointment of losing 2-0 against Gasogi United in the Rwanda premier league.
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 07:45:16 GMTRwanda: Cyuzuzo Deserves Amavubi Call-Up, Says Gasogi's Knc
[New Times] Gasogi United goalkeeper Gael Cyuzuzo has what it takes to earn his maiden call up in the national team, according to club president and proprietor Charles Nkuriza Kakooza alias KNC.
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 06:52:20 GMTRwanda: Rwandan Students in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh Tipped on Fighting Genocide Ideology
[New Times] The Rwandan High Commission in India, on Saturday, April 16, held a virtual event to commemorate the Genocide against the Tutsi.
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 06:51:36 GMTRwanda: Clerics Send Messages of Hope as Rwandans Celebrate Easter
[New Times] Christians in Rwanda on Sunday celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 06:50:33 GMTRwanda: Nyamasheke - Police Arrest Three Over Murder of Mobile Money Agent
[New Times] Rwanda National Police (RNP) have arrested three men in connection with the recent murder of a woman in Nyamasheke District.
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 06:49:19 GMTRwanda: President Kagame Makes Case for Deeper Rwanda-Barbados Ties
[New Times] As Rwanda and Barbados move to strengthen ties, President Paul Kagame believes that going forward, there is need to find concrete ways to deepen cooperation.
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 06:41:04 GMTRwanda: Schools to Reopen on April 18
[New Times] The third term of this academic year for primary, secondary, and TVET schools will start on Monday, April 18, and is expected to end on July 15.
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 06:04:45 GMTCameroon: 'It's Been a Nightmare, but I Feel Safe Now' - U.S. Gives Cameroonians Reprieve
[RFI] Cameroonians living in the US who lived in fear of imminent deportation have been given an 18-month reprieve by the US government, according to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 10:26:27 GMTCongo-Kinshasa: Greenpeace Africa Calls to Scrap 'Historic Error' to Auction 16 New Oil Blocks #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Greenpeace] The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has approved at the fortieth meeting of the council of ministers last week a plan to auction 16 oil blocks. This action would have cataclysmic consequences for the global clima...
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 06:46:12 GMTCameroon: Cameroon Separatists Kill Top Prison Officials
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroon says it is saddened by separatist fighters' unending attacks on government workers in its English-speaking northwest and southwest regions.
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 06:01:02 GMTRwanda: UN, Rights Groups Alarmed Over British Refugee Deal With Rwanda
[RFI] The UNHCR and human rights groups have voiced their opposition to a deal signed bewteen London and Kigali that would see thousands of illegal migrants in the UK resettled in Rwanda, or returned to their country of origin.
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 08:04:19 GMTAfrica: Is LRA Rebel Leader Joseph Kony Hiding in Darfur?
[DW] Former child soldiers are providing new information about the leader of the notorious Lord's Resistance Army. The evasive Kony has been on the run since 2005 when the ICC issued an arrest warrant for him.
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 07:40:12 GMTRwanda: Outsourcing Asylum Seekers - the Case of Rwanda and the UK
[The Conversation Africa] British media is awash with reports that Boris Johnson's government has agreed a deal with Rwanda to have asylum seekers processed there rather than in the UK. There had previously been disagreement in Johnson's cabinet abou...
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 16:15:29 GMTAfrica: Reject Genocide Deniers and War Criminals
[Africa Renewal] Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu was appointed the Special Adviser of the UN Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide about a year ago. Since then, she has traversed several continents in her efforts to help prevent genocides. As the...
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 16:11:08 GMTEast Africa: What DRC Brings to the EAC Table
[This is Africa] Despite a storied post-colonial history of political misadventures, strife and state dysfunction, DRC has always maintained a close cultural relationship with other East African countries. Joining EAC portends a new, yet challenging,...
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 07:04:27 GMTRwanda: Swimming - 140 Athletes to Compete At Genocide Memorial Tournament
[New Times] The National Swimming Federation (RSF) has disclosed that about 140 swimming will take part in this year's genocide memorial tournament, scheduled for Saturday, April 16, in Kigali.
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 07:04:22 GMTRwanda: Rwanda to Host PSG Academy World Cup
[New Times] The PSG Academy Rwanda is set to host the French club's inaugural juvenile world cup tournament.
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 07:04:27 GMTRwanda: National Exams - Deadline Pushed for S.6 Candidates Registration
[New Times] The National Examination and School Inspection Authority (NESA) has extended the deadline of registering for Senior Six, TVET level 5 and Teacher Training Colleges (TTC) national exams to May 10, 2022.
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 07:04:27 GMTRwanda: Rib - Cases of Genocide Ideology During Commemoration On Decline
[New Times] Latest data from the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) on genocide ideology and related crimes committed during the week of the 28th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi (April 7 to 13) shows there were 68 suspects, in 53 ...
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 04:49:59 GMTRwanda: UNHCR 'Firmly' Opposing UK-Rwanda Offshore Migration Processing Deal
[UN News] A deal reportedly made by the United Kingdom to send some migrants for processing and relocation to the Central African nation of Rwanda, are at odds with States' responsibility to take care of those in need of protection, the UN refugee ag...
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 04:49:56 GMTRwanda: UK Banishing People Seeking Asylum to Rwanda Is 'Appalling'
[AI London] Responding to the announcement today (14 April) by Boris Johnson and Priti Patel to process some people seeking asylum in Rwanda, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK's Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said:
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 13:14:17 GMTRwanda: Jeannette Kagame Hails Role of Youth in Fight Against Genocide Ideology
[New Times] Denying our past altogether is a cowardly escape from guilt over their inaction, or worse, their part in keeping genocide ideology existent in the more sinister parts of our society or abroad, First Lady Jeannette Kagame said.
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 13:13:44 GMTRwanda: Rwanda-UK to Ink Major Deal on Migrants, Asylum Seekers
[New Times] Rwanda has over the years been consistently ranked as one of the world's safest nations.