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Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:55:19 GMT
Rwanda: How Local Initiative Is Driving Women Representation On World's Largest Encyclopedia
[New Times] Rwandan women from various sectors have been profiled and added on Wikipedia, the world's largest encyclopaedia.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:54:35 GMT
Rwanda: A Closer Look At Cyamudongo Forest and Its Role in Mitigating Climate Change
[New Times] Cyamudongo forest is small and fragmented-only 19 square kilometres of Nyungwe national park and it is located in the Southwest of Rwanda.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:06:25 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Govt to Auction Oil Drilling Rights in Rainforest Region Despite Protests
[RFI] The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says it will start auctioning off rights next week to enable drilling for oil in more than two dozen areas, including a rainforest region that green action groups say should be protected.

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 10:41:08 GMT
Rwanda: Rwandan Athletes Set for Commonwealth Games
[New Times] Sixteen Rwandan athletes, alongside their coaches, on Saturday night, July 23, departed the Kigali International Airport to the United Kingdom where they are expected to represent the country at the much-anticipated Commonwealth Games sla...

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 14:49:29 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Joins Global Conservation Body' 'Green List'
[New Times] Rwanda has joined the 'green list' of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to acquire higher standards of conservation of nature and wildlife.

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 14:34:37 GMT
Rwanda: Mukansanga to Officiate Africa Women Cup of Nations Final
[New Times] Rwanda's female referee Salima Rhadia Mukansanga will officiate the final of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) between Morocco and South Africa on Saturday night.

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 14:14:59 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: 'I Have to Work in a Field' - 300,000 Teachers in DRC Going Unpaid
[African Arguments] Since primary education was made free in 2019, there has been a steep rise in both numbers of students and teachers working for nothing.

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 13:34:07 GMT
Angola: Angola's Eduardo Dos Santos - a Divisive Figure in Life - and in Death
[The Conversation Africa] There is unlikely to be consensus on what José Eduardo dos Santos, Angola's former longtime president who died earlier this month in Barcelona, Spain, will represent in the memory of Angolans.

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 10:50:57 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Explainer - What's Behind the Rising Conflict in Eastern DRC?
[VOA] When the gunshots rang out, Dansira Karikumutima jumped to her feet.

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 14:35:06 GMT
Rwanda: Parents Encouraged to Use Digital Payments While Paying School Fees
[New Times] Parents have been urged to start using digital payment systems to pay for school fees ahead of the new academic year that starts in September.

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 15:49:23 GMT
Rwanda: Conservation - Youth-Led Organisations Weigh in On Climate Finance #AfricaClimateCrisis
[New Times] Youth participating and exhibiting their conservation activities at the ongoing Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) have requested funders to unlock climate finance doors to support youth-led organisations to conserve biodiversity.

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 15:27:58 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Angry Dutch Farmers Steal Netherlands Government Jet? No, Photo Shows Plane Towed in DRC
[Africa Check] A photo circulating on social media in July 2022, including in South Africa, shows a man in a tractor towing a jet aircraft out of a hangar.

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 15:26:19 GMT
Burundi: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2022 Article IV Consultation With Burundi
[IMF] Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2022 Article IV consultation [1] with Burundi on July 20, 2022.

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 15:23:59 GMT
Rwanda: Table Tennis - About 200 Confirmed for 2022 Chinese Ambassador's Cup
[New Times] Close to 200 players have confirmed their participation at the forthcoming Chinese Ambassador's Cup, slated for July 23-24 at Stecol Gymnasium in Masoro.

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 15:24:19 GMT
Rwanda: Bugesera Striker Sulley in Europe for Trials
[New Times] Sadick Sulley, a striker for local side Bugesera, has landed in the Netherlands for trials at Sparta Rotterdam ahead of the next season.

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 14:32:09 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: UNHCR Alarmed By Growing Death Toll Among Displaced in Eastern DR Congo
[UN News] As conflict grows in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the rising death toll and suffering of displaced civilians through brutal attacks, is cause for serious concern said the UN refugee agency UNHCR on Friday, which appea...

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 05:16:58 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: The Humanitarian Fallout of the M23 Rebellion
[The New Humanitarian] Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of Congo -- 'We pray that the war will end, and that we will come out of it alive.'

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 04:50:42 GMT
Angola: Dos Santos Failed to Provide a Moral Example and Stop the Plunder of the State
[The Conversation Africa] Silence is what comes to define the life and the death of the former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos (1942-2022), who died recently at a hospital in Barcelona, Spain, at the age of 79. Putting it slightly differen...

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 04:29:04 GMT
Chad: Political Transition Lags Behind Deadline
[ISS] One year on, security problems and political clashes prevent agreement on Chad's inclusive national dialogue.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 07:18:20 GMT
Cameroon: Defence Minister Promises to Punish Govt Troops Violating Human Rights
[VOA] Yaounde -- For the first time, Cameroon's defense minister has acknowledged grave rights abuses by the military against civilians in the fight against Anglophone rebels and ordered such violations to stop. Cameroon's military has characterized ...

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 05:19:42 GMT
Chad: Chad's Transition to Nowhere
[African Arguments] 15 months into an 18-month transition, there are few signs of it ending. And the Western-backed interim president is acting a lot like his dad.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 08:49:07 GMT
Rwanda: Gambian-Born American Fighter Ann Wins Bronze in Kigali
[The Point] Alasan Ann, a Gambian-born American fighter currently competed in the African Taekwondo Championship in Kigali, Rwanda. On July 16, 2020, the young fighter competed in the +87kg category in the round of 16.

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 06:25:08 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Voluntary Repatriation of Refugees From Angola to DR Congo Resumes
[UN News] After a two-year hiatus, the voluntary repatriation of refugees from Angola to their homeland in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has begun again, after the programme was put on hold in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic led to long-...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 04:59:12 GMT
Cameroon: Why the Spoils of War May Outweigh Incentives for Peace
[The New Humanitarian] Cambridge, UK -- 'This is no longer a struggle for the common man, but instead an economic venture.'

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 08:37:41 GMT
Rwanda: Lawmakers Alarmed By Investors Abusing "Doing Business" Incentives
[New Times] Members of Parliament have expressed concern that some business entities in Rwanda close shop after the expiry of tax breaks awarded to them as part of incentives to attract investments in critical areas.

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 08:16:33 GMT
Chad: Rainy Season - 100 Homes of Sudanese Refugees in Chad Washed Away
[Dabanga] Konongou Refugee Camp, Chad -- Torrential rains that lasted for five consecutive days led to the collapse of more than 100 homes of Sudanese refugees in Kounongou camp in eastern Chad last week.

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 05:58:33 GMT
Rwanda: Rwandan University Graduates on a Mission to Make Wine From Coffee
[New Times] When Jean Aberd Bavakure, Pierre Claver Nsanzumuhire and Chris Munyankindi graduated from the University of Rwanda's College of Agriculture, Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, last year, they were not following up on job applications...

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 06:16:18 GMT
Cameroon: Authorities Display Separatist Leader's Corpse to Deter Rebels, Recruits
[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroonian authorities have been displaying the corpse of a separatist leader in towns and villages to deter the rebels and warn youth against joining their cause. Cameroon's military says last week it killed Lekeaka Oliver, who was...

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 05:52:48 GMT
Rwanda: Over 100 Rwandans Set to Graduate in Nuclear Science
[New Times] A total of 100 Rwandans are next month expected to graduate with different levels in the industry of nuclear science and technology in what is seen as a major boost for the industry that is new in Rwanda.

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 05:32:07 GMT
Rwanda/Ghana: Ghanaian Midfielder Vincent Adams Joins Bugesera FC
[New Times] Ghanaian midfielder Vincent Kofi Adams has signed for Bugesera FC on a two-year deal.



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