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Wed, 25 Jun 2025 06:46:41 GMTAfrica: All of Africa Today - June 25, 2025
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Wed, 25 Jun 2025 05:09:29 GMTRwanda: Kagame Reappears After Two-Week Absence, Meets Obasanjo in Kigali
[Nile Post] After a conspicuous two-week absence from the public eye, Rwandan President Paul Kagame reappeared on Tuesday, June 24, hosting former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo at Urugwiro Village in Kigali.
Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:46:32 GMTCongo-Kinshasa: Ituri - a Mock Trial Sheds Light On the Dangers of Disinformation
[Monusco] Dieumerci Kati, 34, stood accused of spreading a false rumor about poisoning on WhatsApp. Without any verification, the message quickly circulated across several groups, causing irreversible harm. The person falsely accused saw their reputa...
Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:14:58 GMTCongo-Kinshasa: Peace in Theory
[CFR] The U.S. and Qatar brokered peace agreement for Eastern DRC is a long way from conflict termination.
Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:01:32 GMTAfrica: Keynote By President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah - Panel on "Women In Leadership: Driving Innovation, Catalyzing Investments and Shaping Policy" #USAfricaBizSummit2025
[Government of Namibia] Luanda -- I thank you for the opportunity to attend and share my views at this vital and timely conversation. The theme of this plenary, "Women in Leadership: Driving Innovation, Catalyzing Investments, and Shaping Policy", ec...
Wed, 25 Jun 2025 05:37:25 GMTRwanda: How Will 22% Uptake of Improved Cookstoves Be Attained?
[New Times] As Rwanda targets 22 per cent uptake of improved cookstoves by 2029, manufacturers want bigger subsidies and easier credit. Users say the stoves cost too much, and the fuel is hard to find.
Wed, 25 Jun 2025 05:37:24 GMTRwanda: Over 1,400 Illegally Built Houses Face Demolition
[New Times] Since July 2024, at least 222 illegally constructed houses have been demolished out of a total of 1,425 identified as non-compliant with building requirements, the Mayor of the City of Kigali, Samuel Dusengiyumva, has announced.
Wed, 25 Jun 2025 04:52:59 GMTRwanda: Rwanda - Opposition Leader Arrested
[HRW] Nairobi -- Joins Colleagues Held for 3-Years
Wed, 25 Jun 2025 04:50:20 GMTRwanda: Kagame Receives Ex-Nigerian President Obasanjo
[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, June 24, received former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo at Urugwiro Village for a wide-ranging discussion. According to the President's Office, they discussed the situation in the region, along with...
Wed, 25 Jun 2025 04:45:53 GMTRwanda: Kigali Targets 100km of Neighbourhood Roads By 2029
[New Times] The City of Kigali plans to construct 100 kilometres of paved neighbourhood roads by 2029 in a move intended to improve the movement of people within the urban area, Mayor Samuel Dusengiyumva has said.
Wed, 25 Jun 2025 04:45:51 GMTRwanda: New Report - 99 Percent Refugees in Rwanda Are Financially Included
[New Times] The new FinScope 2024 Refugees Financial Inclusion Thematic Report shows that 99 percent of refugees in Rwanda are financially included, marking the country's ongoing effort to integrate refugees into socio-economic activities and empower...
Tue, 24 Jun 2025 11:15:18 GMTRwanda: Talent-Based Scholarship, a Key to Getting Rwanda's Sport System Right
[New Times] Just like academic excellence, talent in sports, arts, or music, reflects discipline, creativity, and leadership qualities essential for national progress. Not every gifted student shines through traditional exams, but that doesn't mean t...
Tue, 24 Jun 2025 07:50:47 GMTAfrica: All of Africa Today - June 24, 2025
[allAfrica] Africa Feels Ripple Effects of Israel-Iran Conflict in Oil Prices
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 01:29:27 GMTAfrica: Business Summit Aims to Spotlight Opportunities for U.S. Companies in Africa
[allAfrica] An estimated 1500 delegates are gathered in Luanda for the 17 U.S.-Africa Business Summit organized by the Corporate Council on Africa and hosted this year by the Government of Angola. Expected participants include heads of state and gove...
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 21:17:20 GMTAngola: Hydro-Link And Mitrelli Partner On a Critical African Power Transmission Line
[Hydro-Link] New York and Luanda -- New 1,150km transmission line proposes to link Angola and the DRC HYDRO-LINK and Mitrelli join forces to deliver cross-border clean energy U.S. investment to secure DRC critical mineral and rare earth production
Tue, 24 Jun 2025 05:11:32 GMTRwanda: Rwanda's New Malaria Control Strategy Detects 30% More Unreported Cases
[New Times] A new malaria control strategy launched in April has started to bear fruits as health officials report to have detected at least 30 per cent of new cases that had not been reported to health facilities or shown any symptoms of the tropica...
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:45:49 GMTRwanda: How New System Could Help to Address Land Disputes
[New Times] Rwanda's National Land Authority (NLA) on June 20 unveiled a digital platform designed to transform the way land disputes are addressed, promising fairness, speed, and transparency.
Tue, 24 Jun 2025 07:13:08 GMTSudan: Bearing the Brunt of War - Unicef Chief Meets Some of Sudan's 700,000 Child Refugees Crossing Into Chad
[UN News] Since fighting erupted in Sudan in April 2023, more than two million children have been displaced by the brutal war between rival militaries there.
Tue, 24 Jun 2025 05:09:29 GMTCameroon: Malaria Vaccines Free Up Clinics to Improve Child Health in Cameroon
[Nigeria Health Watch] Before Cameroon received doses of the RTS,S malaria vaccine in November 2023, , 30 year old Josiane Busare, a mother of two from Soa, Yaoundé, shared how she often visited the hospital monthly for malaria treatment for her...
Tue, 24 Jun 2025 04:56:28 GMTCentral Africa: North Kivu - a Roadmap to Strengthen Cooperation Between Monusco, Authorities, and Civil Society
[Monusco] From 17 to 19 June, nearly 90 participants from Beni, Butembo, and Lubero, including local authorities, traditional leaders, humanitarian actors, and civil society representatives, met in Beni to strengthen cooperation with MONUSCO, particu...
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:47:45 GMTCongo-Kinshasa: Kinshasa - Youth Commit to Peace and the Fight Against Disinformation
[Monusco] Jean-Claude Wenga
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:47:26 GMTCentral Africa: North Kivu - Day of the African Child, a Platform for Child Rights in Times of Conflict
[Monusco] MONUSCO's Child Protection Section, together with the Public Information Division, the Children's Parliament, and local NGOs PAMI and GAPE, commemorated the Day of the African Child on 16 and 17 June 2025 in Goma and Walikale-Centre.
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:50:19 GMTAfrica: Central Africa Faces Slowing Growth, Budget Strain, and Rising Risk
[Daba Finance] TLDR
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 05:14:12 GMTSouth Africa: South Africa Nationals Held in Equatorial Guinea Return Home
[SAnews.gov.za] Government has welcomed the release of two South African nationals that were held in detention in Equatorial Guinea.
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 05:08:08 GMTRwanda: 10 Things to Know About Proposed Smart Airport City in Bugesera
[New Times] As part of the broader development of Rwanda's new international airport, a Smart Airport City is set to take shape in Bugesera District, according to the newly released detailed land use master plan.
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 04:44:26 GMTCentral African Republic: Guterres Condemns Deadly Attack On Peacekeepers in Central African Republic
[UN News] The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned a deadly attack on peacekeepers serving with the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, or CAR, which claimed the life of a Zambian peacekeeper and left another wounded.
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 05:08:08 GMTRwanda: Inside Rwanda's $106m Lakeshore Hospitality Projects
[New Times] Over the past five years, Rwanda has recorded $106 million in lakeshore hospitality and tourism investments, a development expected to drive job creation, spur more investment, and boost food supply value chains, according to local offici...
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 05:08:07 GMTUganda: Muhoozi Ends DR Congo Visit With New Military Pact, High-Level Talks
[Nile Post] The Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has concluded a strategic visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he held high-level military and diplomatic engagements aimed at boosting cooperation between the two neig...
Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:17:35 GMTRwanda: Funnyman Etienne Introduces New Educational Comedy Concept
[New Times] Comedian Etienne Iryamukuru, famously known in the comedy scene as 5k Etienne, is back with a new monthly comedy concept dubbed 'Joy's comedy show' with tjr first edition scheduled for July 5, at M hotel.
Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:17:35 GMTRwanda: Playoffs - APR Beat Patriots in Game 2 to Tie Semifinals Series
[New Times] Sunday, June 22