[UN News] A veteran Cameroonian activist working to preserve her country's forests, and improve the lives of people who depend on them, is the latest winner of a UN-backed international environmental prize.

[DW] Central African Republic and El Salvador have made Bitcoin legal tender and Panama has approved a bill to regulate crypto assets. Experts have warned that nations that adopt crypto currencies risk instability.

[IPS] Lake Chad -- Fourteen-year-old Hadiza smiles as she clutches a purple bag in her hands. Inside the cloth bag is a Menstrual Hygiene Management kit, an essential item that gives her dignity and enables her to continue with school even when menst...

[New Times] Last week, the judiciary established a committee that will be responsible for fighting corruption in the judicial system.

[New Times] The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has exposed some weaknesses in the country's hospitality sector in the latest assessment that the institution made on a number of hospitality establishments.

[New Times] Experts in eye treatment have called for more efforts to sensitize Rwandans about eye health, saying many people are not aware of good practices for keeping their eyes healthy, and some delay to seek medical care when they get sick.

[New Times] The Second phase of Rwanda Urban Development Project (RUDP II) unveiled on Thursday, May 5, is expected to provide basic infrastructures in secondary cities and address unplanned settlements and floods in the City of Kigali, among other i...

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[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola's education minister, Luísa Grilo, said Thursday in Luanda that the country was implementing the first National Reading Plan that includes authors from the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP).

[Capital FM] Caxias Do Sul, Brazil -- The Kenya men's deaf handball team got a walk over against Cameroon in their opening match at the ongoing 24th Summer Deaflympics in Caxias Do Sul, Brazil on Tuesday evening.

[CAF] The Gabonese National Division one football championship will kick-off in the weekend May 14, for the 2021/2022 football season.

[New Times] Members of the parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Environment in the lower chamber of deputies have requested the Prime Minister to lay out a plan to remove all illegal activities encroaching buffer zones of la...

[New Times] Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has accused Dieudonné Ishimwe, the incarcerated chief executive of Rwanda Inspiration Back-Up - the firm that organises Miss Rwanda - of rape, among other offences.

[IPS] Kigali, Rwanda -- Over the last decade, Rwanda has invested in building efficient and resilient transport systems. Guided by the country's Green Growth and Climate Resilience Strategy (GGCRS), the Government of Rwanda has carried out numerous i...

[Maka] Allegations of corruption have re-surfaced against the head of Angola's largest private bank, the BAI (Banco Angolano de Investimentos),after a formal criminal complaint against Board Chair José Carlos de Castro Paiva was lodged with the Ango...

[Nyasa Times] Inosselia Agro and Greenbelt Authority (GBA) greenhouse-based vegetable farm, which is near Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in Lilongwe, last week exported its first consignment of 300 kilograms (kgs) of fresh cherry tomatoes to the ...

[New Times] Alain Mukurarinda, Deputy Government Spokesperson, alerted people to familiarise themselves with using side roads as a way of deviating from traffic during the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

[New Times] The Chamber of Deputies has adopted a resolution to summon the Minister of Environment to provide explanations to issues identified in land management and use.

[New Times] Patrick Akumuntu Kavalo, the team captain of Gisagara Volleyball Club says the team is ready to make the country proud in the 2022 African Club Championship slated for May 7-18 in Tunisia.

[New Times] Takako Suzuki, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan is in Rwanda for a three-day visit aimed at enhancing bilateral economic ties between both countries.

[New Times] Rwandan teenager Noam Emeran has appended his signature to a new contract with English Premiership giants Manchester United.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola has improved for the fourth straight year in the annual Press Freedom Index drawn up by international organisation Reporters without Borders (RSF).

[New Times] The current 2021/2022 Rwanda premier league season is at its twilight stages with few games left to the end of the season.

[New Times] Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has submitted the case file of Dieudonné 'Prince Kid' Ishimwe, the organiser of Miss Rwanda beauty pageant who was arrested last week in connection with sexual abuse.

[New Times] A French court, Cour d'assises de Paris, is set begin the trial of Laurent Bucyibaruta, the former Gikongoro prefet who's long been accused of playing a key role in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

[New Times] A report by the Ministry in charge of Emergency Management has disclosed that 107 people were killed by disasters from January to April this year.

[New Times] Thirteen people sustained injuries in a road accident involving three cars, one of which was transporting APR Football Club players to a match.