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Tue, 28 Jun 2022 05:07:49 GMT
Cameroon: Separatist Groups Commit Rights Abuses, HRW Says
[DW] Separatist groups in Cameroon's Anglophone region have become increasingly more violent, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on Monday.

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 05:01:38 GMT
Angola: Opposition and Activists Allege 'Dirty Tricks' As Election Nears
[DW] On Sunday, June 19, an Emirates airplane waited for takeoff for an hour on the tarmac at Angola's Luanda International Airport.

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 10:27:49 GMT
Cameroon: Separatist Fighters Accused of Killings, Rape, Abductions
[HRW] Prosecute, Sanction Fighters for Crimes Against Civilians

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 06:53:35 GMT
Cameroon: New Report Blames Separatists in Cameroon for Gross Human Rights Violations
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- A Human Rights Watch report released Monday says separatists in Cameroon are increasingly brutal in their attacks. Human Rights Watch says separatists have committed murders, are using rape as a weapon, and have carried out...

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 13:12:47 GMT
Gabon: Gabon and Togo Admitted Into the Commonwealth
[Ghanaian Times] Leaders accepted applications by the two West African countries at the closing session of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kigali, Rwanda. It follows formal expressions of interest by Gabon and Togo and consultation wi...

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:36:30 GMT
Uganda: President Museveni Warns Against Smuggling Goods Into Rwanda
[Nile Post] President Museveni warns against smuggling goods into Rwanda

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 07:57:29 GMT
Ghana: Re - Response to Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa's Recent Claims On the President's Travel to Belgium, Rwanda
[Ghana Presidency] I have taken note of the Facebook statement by Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, made in response to my press release of Friday, 24th June, where I sought to clear inaccuracies and untruths peddled by the Member of Parliament for North...

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 11:42:23 GMT
Rwanda: FIFA Rankings - Amavubi Maintains 40th Position in Africa
[New Times] The Rwandan national football team, Amavubi have been ranked 40th in Africa and 136th globally by FIFA in the June 2022 world football ranking which was released on Thursday evening.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 14:06:28 GMT
Cameroon: Govt Deploys Hundreds of Troops to Protect 40,000 People Displaced By Boko Haram
[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameron has deployed hundreds of troops along its border with Nigeria after attacks by Boko Haram militants forced more than 40,000 villagers over the past two months to flee the area. Cameroon's defense minister is visiting the bord...

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 10:05:49 GMT
Namibia: Geingob in Kigali for Commonwealth Meeting
[New Era] President Hage Geingob arrived in Rwanda on Wednesday evening for the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 11:45:59 GMT
Cameroon: Broken Promises - Cameroon's Troubled Disarmament Initiative
[The New Humanitarian] Buea, Cameroon -- 'The movement has changed - it's now about kidnapping, stealing, and demanding ransoms.'

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:36:44 GMT
Mozambique: Insurgents Infiltrate New Areas
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Insurgents are attacking farther south than ever before, with attacks just 45 km from Pemba, and the first attacks in Nampula province. The main N1 road and mining projects were disrupted. As predicted, the hea...

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 04:43:49 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Intelsat's Cellbackhaul Offers DRC Mobile Operators a New Business to Reach Remote Areas Not Connected to Fibre
[Balancing Act] London -- With the growing spread of regional and national fibre, satellite operators have had to come up with new ways of selling their connectivity for mobile backhaul. Russell Southwood spoke to Intelsat's Senior Vice President Glo...

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 13:10:32 GMT
Kenya: President Kenyatta in Kigali for Commonwealth Meeting
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, Thursday evening to attend the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 09:35:27 GMT
Rwanda: Olympic Day Marked With Sports Outreach in Bugesera
[New Times] The Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee (RNOSC), on Thursday, June 23, joined 500 students from the Rwanda Children Christian School at Gasore Serge Foundation in Bugesera district, to celebrate the Olympic Day 2022.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 09:35:24 GMT
Rwanda: Basketball - Rwanda U18 Team to Start Preps for African Champs
[New Times] The national U-18 boys' basketball team will soon be embarking on early preparations for the upcoming 2022 FIBA Africa U-18 Championship, for which they qualified last week.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 09:35:21 GMT
Rwanda: It Is 'Historic' to Host Davis Cup Qualifiers, Says Rwanda Tennis SG
[New Times] Hosting the 2022 Davis Cup Africa zone five qualifiers in Kigali is history in the making for the Rwandan Tennis, the local tennis governing body (RTF) Secretary General, Valens Habimana, has said.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 09:35:16 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda to Host 73rd FIFA Congress in March 2023
[New Times] The world football governing body (Fifa) has settled on Rwanda to host the 73rd FIFA Congress, during which the Fifa presidential elections will be held.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 09:35:14 GMT
Rwanda: Kiyovu Close in on Congolese Striker Chris Mugalu
[New Times] Rwandan Premier League side SC Kiyovu have initiated talks with Simba SC striker Chris Mugalu over a possible transfer.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 09:35:11 GMT
Rwanda: AS Kigali in Buoyant Mood Ahead of Peace Cup Final
[New Times] AS Kigali head coach, Andre Casa Mbungo, has said he is optimistic about his side's chances of retaining the Peace Cup when they face domestic giants APR in the final on June 28.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 09:35:09 GMT
Rwanda: Formula One Icon Hamilton Defends Rwandan Schiff After Online Abuse
[New Times] Formula One legend Lewis Hamilton has jumped to the aid for Naomi Schiff after the Rwandan motorsport commentator was abused on Twitter.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 09:35:09 GMT
Rwanda: World Cup Qualifiers - Habimana Looks to Build Off Bal Rookie Season
[New Times] An indicator of the growing passion for the sport in Rwanda, and across the continent, is BK Arena. It has become "the hub for professional sports events in Africa" according to Ntore Habimana, whose current team, Rwandan Energy Group (RE...

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 09:35:06 GMT
Rwanda: Four Players in Domestic League Who Could Secure Deals Abroad
[New Times] The 2022 summer transfer window has opened with many players across the globe set to move to new clubs, in new countries.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 09:34:27 GMT
Rwanda: National Budget to Focus on Private Sector Development, Climate Change Mitigation
[New Times] The Chamber of Deputies on Thursday, June 23, 2022, approved the relevance of the national budget bill through which the Government proposes to spend Rwf4,658.4 billion in the next fiscal year - 2022/23.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 11:34:26 GMT
Africa: Indigenous Peoples Warn of Global Delay On Forest Protection Push #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] From the Amazon rainforest to Indonesia, indigenous groups see little progress on protecting forests since COP26 climate summit

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:17:00 GMT
Cameroon: Govt Woos Potential Disapora Investors, but Faces Distrust
[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroon's President Paul Biya has for the first time sent a delegation to Europe to try to encourage well-off Cameroonians living there to invest back home. But members of Cameroon's diaspora say undemocratic practices and corruptio...

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 06:08:52 GMT
Rwanda: BioNTech Breaks Ground On First mRNA Vaccine Plant in Africa
[DW] The German pharmaceutical company BioNTech has broken ground for the production site of its COVID-19 vaccine in Rwanda's capital, Kigali.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 05:47:18 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Tshisekedi Opens a Pandora's Box in Eastern DR Congo
[ISS] By allowing Uganda and Burundi to enter the troubled region to pursue their enemies, Tshisekedi has provoked a backlash from Kagame.

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 11:44:29 GMT
Rwanda: UK Unveils Plans to Override European Rights Court After Rwanda Spat
[RFI] The UK government has said it will introduce legislation allowing it to ignore certain European Court of Human Rights decisions after a judge in Strasbourg blocked flights removing asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 09:35:25 GMT
Rwanda: Over U.S.$1.9 Billion Raised Towards the Kigali Declaration Against NTDs
[New Times] Over 1.9 billion USD have been raised so far, for the newly launched Kigali Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).



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