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Tue, 26 Jan 2021 05:05:26 GMT
Rwanda: Kagame Urges Review of Social Protection Systems
[New Times] President Paul Kagame has called for a review and adjustment of social protection systems to fill gaps that have been revealed by the covid-19 crisis and its effects.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 04:56:52 GMT
Central African Republic: Govt Surrenders War Crimes Suspect to International Criminal Court
[DW] According to analysts, by handing over a militia leader to the International Criminal Court, CAR's president, Faustin-Archange Touadera, has sent a clear signal to the rebels that they cannot expect impunity.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 15:21:43 GMT
Angola: Luanda - 445 Years of Tradition
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan capital Luanda celebrates this Monday 445 years of existence which is marked by histories, memories and happening that make it during various decades the status of one of the most beautiful cities of Africa.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:12:30 GMT
Rwanda/Togo: Mashami Issues Rallying Call Ahead of Togo Decider
[New Times] AMAVUBI HEAD COACH Vincent Mashami has called on his team to be on the attack from kick-off on Tuesday night at Stade de Limbe when Rwanda take on Togo in their final match of Group C of the African Nations Championship.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 07:08:26 GMT
Uganda: Trial of ADF's Mukulu, 37 Others Starts
[Monitor] The trial of Jamil Mukulu, the alleged rebel leader of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), and 37 others started yesterday with all the suspects denying any link to the rebellion.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 06:10:02 GMT
Rwanda: Rwandan Fin-Tech Firm Facilitating Group Savings and Contributions
[New Times] For long, Rwandans across the country have had different ways of coming together to make regular financial savings and contributing to common causes.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 05:44:33 GMT
Rwanda: Covid-19 - Muslim Community Yet to Adopt Online Prayers
[New Times] As the Covid-19 pandemic forced suspension of various activities including religious services and other big gatherings, a number of faith-based organisations have been devising ways of keeping their congregations fed with preaching and pr...

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 05:35:25 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Women Football Association Threatens to Petition FIFA Over Covid-19 Recovery Funds
[New Times] In July last year, under the FIFA COVID-19 Relief Plan regulations, an extensive outreach was launched among its member associations whereby a universal solidarity grant of one million dollars (approx. Rwf 1 billion) was availed to all FI...

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 05:31:32 GMT
Rwanda: Afrobasket Qualifiers - Osborne Shema, Dan Kimasa Out of Tourney
[New Times] Power forward Dan Manzi Kimasa (Iona College/United States) and Asborne Shema (NBA G-league/United States) will not be joining the national basketball team for the upcoming Afrobasket qualifiers window 2 after their clubs declined to rele...

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 15:20:35 GMT
Angola: Football - Interclube Beat Académica Do Lobito
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The team of Interclube defeated Sunday Académica do Lobito by 2-0, in the capital of the country, for the sixth round match of the first division national football championship (Girabola2020 / 2021).

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 15:18:52 GMT
Angola: WB Grants Over Akz 50 Million for Soap Production
[ANGOP] Uige -- At least Fifty two million kwanzas is the amount made available by the World Bank (WB) for the production of handmade soap in the 191 primary schools in the province of Uige, the director of the Education Office in the district, Ferna...

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 13:49:45 GMT
Angola: General Chilingutila Dies
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The former vice-minister of Defense for Material Resources, a retired general, Demósthenes Amós Chilingutila died Sunday in one of the hospital units of Huambo province, victim of illness, ANGOP learnt from a family source.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 13:32:43 GMT
Angola: Girabola2020/2021 - Santa Rita Defeat Sporting of Cabinda
[ANGOP] Uíge -- Santa Rita de Cássia defeated Saturday, the Sporting of Cabinda by 1-0, for the sixth round match of the national first division football championship played at the city of Uíge.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:18:11 GMT
Angola: Agostinho Tramagal Blames Team´s Defeat On Fatigue
[ANGOP] Malanje -- The head coach of the Ferroviario do Huambo, Agostinho Tramagal, pointed out fatigue ofs the athletes as one of the causes of the 1-2 away defeat to Baixa de Cassanje, in the sixth round of the national first division football cham...

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:06:00 GMT
Angola: Covid-19 - Angola Records 32 New Cases, 17 Recoveries
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The national health authorities have reported for the last 24 hours an increase of 32 more positive cases, 17 recoveries and two deaths.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 03:00:23 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: In Secret Action, Trump Administration Granted License to Sanctioned Mining Billionaire Dan Gertler
[The Sentry] Washington, DC -- Experts Recommend Banks Maintain Blocks on Gertler-Linked Assets and Transactions

Sun, 24 Jan 2021 13:35:44 GMT
Chad: New Challenges for Chad's Army
[ICG] The Chadian army, while essential to counter-terrorism operations in the Sahel, is also a source of potential instability for the country. Chadian authorities, supported by their international partners, should build a more representative and pr...

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 08:36:22 GMT
Rwanda: King Faisal Hospital Chief Exec Outlines Plans to Increase Specialist Phyisicians
[New Times] Availability of a pool of medical specialists in the country has been elusive due to multiple factors including cost of training, brain drain, limited local training facilities among others.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 08:20:56 GMT
Rwanda: INEOS Europe Cancels Plans to Build Football Academy in Rwanda
[New Times] Rwanda's football development has been dealt a huge blow after INEOS Europe's project to set up a state-of-the-art football academy that was expected to be built in Rwanda, was cancelled, Times Sport can confirm.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 08:20:00 GMT
Rwanda: City of Kigali Distributes Food Relief to Over 70,000 Households
[New Times] The distribution of food relief to over 69,000 households who currently have no source of income due to the latest lockdown imposed on Kigali city kicked off, on January 22, in all villages of the capital.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 08:20:00 GMT
Rwanda: Kigali-Based Varsities Opt for Digital Learning Amid Lockdown
[New Times] Higher learning institutions in Kigali have resorted to digital learning in order to prevent students from lagging behind their counterparts in other parts of the country, The New Times has learnt.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 08:19:59 GMT
Rwanda: Covid-19 Random Testing Taken to Cell Level Targeting 20,000 People
[New Times] The Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) in partnership with the City of Kigali will on Saturday, January 23, kick-off a random testing exercise in all cells that make up the city.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 07:44:01 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda to Secure Technology for Testing Covid-19 Variants
[New Times] The Ministry of Health will soon put in place capabilities to test for Covid-19 variants that are being reported in various parts of the world, Dr. Daniel Ngamije, the Minister of Health has said.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 07:43:23 GMT
Rwanda: Rwandan Firm Donates Funds Toward Covid-19 Vaccines
[New Times] A Rwandan firm, Gold Capital Investments has donated funds to procure Covid-19 Vaccines for 1000 nurses in public Hospitals in Kigali.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 06:06:51 GMT
Rwanda: BRD Pushes for Penalties for Student Loan Defaulters
[New Times] The Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) is pushing for reforms to the law that governs the students' loan scheme in order to increase enforcement of penalties to defaulters.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 06:04:33 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Eyes Stronger Ties With Biden Administration
[New Times] The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Vincent Biruta, has said that Rwanda is ready to strengthen ties with the administration of the new President of the United States, Joe Biden.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 05:33:54 GMT
Rwanda: Confederation Cup - AS Kigali Given Green-Light to Train Amid Lockdown
[New Times] Rwanda's representatives in the CAF Confederations Cup, AS Kigali have been granted special permission to resume training sessions as they gear up for upcoming double-header against CS Sfaxien, Times Sport has learned.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 05:20:53 GMT
Rwanda: Tasks That Await National Basketball Team Coach Mwinuka
[New Times] After parting ways with Serbian Vladimir Bosnjak who resigned from his position as head coach, the Rwanda Basketball Federation (Ferwaba) appointed Tanzanian tactician Henry Mwinuka to replace him on an interim basis in December 2020.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 05:19:33 GMT
Rwanda: RSSB Collects Over Rwf10 Billion in Mutuelles De Santé Subsidies
[New Times] From July to December 31, 2020, Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) collected Rwf11.5 billion in additional funding to the community-based health insurance scheme, mutuelles de santé.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 05:14:00 GMT
Rwanda/Togo: Amavubi Head Into Crucial Tie Against Togo Hoping to End Goal Drought
[New Times] The national football team will be hoping that they can finally find the back of the net when they take on Togo in the final Group C game of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Cameroon.



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