Central Africa
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:44:20 GMTCongo-Kinshasa: Protesters Storm UN Base in Goma, Demand Peacekeepers to Leave
[New Times] Protests broke out in DR Congo's eastern city of Goma on Monday, July 25 with residents storming the United Nations base demanding the departure of UN peacekeepers.
Mon, 25 Jul 2022 10:30:32 GMTAfrica: Macron Begins First Africa Trip of New Term With Visit to Cameroon
[RFI] President Emmanuel Macron begins a three-nation tour of western African states on Monday, in the first trip to Africa of his new term as he seeks to reboot France's post-colonial relationship with the continent.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:54:09 GMTRwanda: Boris Johnson's Possible Successors Back Rwanda Migration Deal
[New Times] The two candidates still in the race to become UK's next prime minister, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, have expressed their support for the UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership, under which some of the migrants and asylum...
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 06:53:01 GMTRwanda: What RwandAir's Paris Flight Will Mean to Business Community
[New Times] National carrier RwandAir plans to open a new direct flight to the French capital, Paris, a move the business community says presents boundless opportunities.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 06:50:52 GMTRwanda: How Fresh Graduate Grew From Five Beehives to Multi-Million Business
[New Times] Jean de Dieu Kwizera, the CEO and founder of Beegulf Ltd, started his business with five beehives in 2019. He is now making a fortune from beekeeping, a business he runs in Gasabo and Gisagara Districts.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:29:14 GMTCongo-Kinshasa: Russia's Lavrov in Republic of Congo to Seek Allies, Deflect Western Criticism
[VOA] Pointe Noire, Congo -- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is on a first-ever visit to the Republic of Congo as part of a four-nation tour of Africa to seek support against Western pressure over its invasion of Ukraine and soaring food pric...
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 06:55:47 GMTCongo-Kinshasa: Russian Foreign Minister Visits DR Congo
[DW] Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is on an Africa trip this week. His itinerary includes Egypt, the Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Ethiopia.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 06:46:48 GMTCameroon: French President Emmanuel Macron Can Be a Peacemaker in Cameroon
[DW] Macron's visit, part of a four-day Africa tour, comes as France has been forced to withdraw from Mali, where its armed forces have fought an increasingly violent Islamist insurgency. Meanwhile, Boko Haram, a fundamentalist terrorist group origin...
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 06:40:37 GMTRwanda: Sixty-Three Years Later, King Rudahigwa's Death Remains a Mystery
[New Times] Sixty-three years ago, the then King of Rwanda, Mutara III Rudahigwa Charles Léon Pierre, travelled to Bujumbura to meet with Belgian colonial authorities about his impending trip to New York at the UN headquarters.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:55:15 GMTRwanda: National Exams for High School, TVET Begin July 26
[New Times] Candidates from lower and higher secondary, Teacher Training Colleges (TTC), and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) will on Tuesday, July 26 start the national examinations in an exercise that will last until early Aug...
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:47:55 GMTRwanda: Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority Recalls Dozens of Herbal Medicines
[New Times] Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) on Monday, July 25, removed over 20 herbal medicines from the market over safety concerns.
Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:29:24 GMTRwanda: Reports - Refugees in Rwanda Suffering From 'Urban' Disease
[VOA] A report Monday in the British newspaper The Guardian said a growing number of people in the Mahama refugee camp in Rwanda are registering in health centers for non-communicable diseases, or NCDs, that are usually seen in older people and in ur...
Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:29:22 GMTCameroon: During Cameroon Visit, French President to Discuss Security, Food and Fuel Shortage
[VOA] Yaounde -- Bulldozers raze makeshift market stalls and buildings Monday morning in Tongolo, a neighborhood in Cameroon's capital Yaounde.
Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:55:19 GMTRwanda: 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 GMTRwanda: 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 GMTCongo-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 GMTRwanda: 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 GMTRwanda: 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 GMTRwanda: 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 GMTCongo-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 GMTAngola: 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 GMTCongo-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 GMTRwanda: 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 GMTRwanda: 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 GMTCongo-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 GMTBurundi: 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 GMTRwanda: 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 GMTRwanda: 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.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:26:07 GMTCongo-Kinshasa: Civilian Deaths Surge in Eastern DRC As Attacks Escalate
[VOA] Geneva -- U.N. aid agencies Friday expressed concern over increasing civilian deaths as attacks by armed groups against local communities and sites for internally displaced people escalate in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Fri, 22 Jul 2022 14:32:09 GMTCongo-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...