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Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:41:38 GMT
Cameroon: Valorising Technical Education - Schools Exhibit Potentials
[Cameroon Tribune] Students showed their production during open doors days last week in Douala.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:38:17 GMT
Africa: Novices Will Be Present
[Cameroon Tribune] Comoros and Gambia will be making their debuts in the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled to hold in Cameroon.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:38:14 GMT
Cameroon/Ethiopia: Côte d'Ivoire - Ethiopia - Ghanaian Referee Collapses On Pitch
[Cameroon Tribune] Though touched by the unfortunate incident on March 30, 2021, both nations still booked spots in the 2021 AFCON.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:38:11 GMT
Cameroon: On the Track - 3rd Athletics National Meeting Ends in Douala
[Cameroon Tribune] The competition saw Billy Takougoum clinch a spot for the African championship in shot put.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 10:22:26 GMT
Angola: President Addresses Fight Against Corruption With U.S. Ambassador
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan President, João Lourenço and the ambassador of the United State of America, Nina Maria Fite, analyzed this Thursday, in Luanda, the efforts made by the Angolan government to fight corruption and money laundering.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:05:41 GMT
Africa: AFCON 2021 to Kick-Off Jan 9 in Cameroon
[This Day] The Africa Cup of Nations tournament will be staged in Cameroon from January 9 to February 6 next year, a Confederation of African Football (CAF) official confirmed yesterday.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 08:10:29 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: MSF Responds to the Worrying Increase in Measles Cases
[MSF] Measles is once again on the rise in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The recent upsurge in cases - more than 13,000 since January 1st - is a major source of concern for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 08:58:58 GMT
Cameroon: Basic Education - Statistical Yearbook 2019/2020 School Map Validated
[Cameroon Tribune] The document gives details of the number of schools, teachers and pupils in the sector.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 08:58:57 GMT
Cameroon: Quality Control Mechanisms - ANOR Sensitises Business Class
[Cameroon Tribune] A capacity-building seminar took place at GICAM in Douala on March 30, 2021.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 08:58:57 GMT
Cameroon: Budget Programming - Execution MPs Sharpen Analytical Skills
[Cameroon Tribune] This was during a capacity building workshop organised yesterday, March 31, 2021 for members of the Committee on Finance and the Budget of the National Assembly.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 08:58:56 GMT
Cameroon: Mbonge Subdivision - Population Refutes Allegations of Massive Killings
[Cameroon Tribune] This was during an investigative mission headed by the Senior Divisional Officer for Meme Division on March 28, 2021.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 08:58:54 GMT
Cameroon: Star Building - UK Armed Forces Minister Promises Support
[Cameroon Tribune] Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute on March 31, 2021 had discussions with James Heappey, Minister for the Armed Forces at the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 07:27:25 GMT
Rwanda: Report On France's Role in Rwanda's Genocide Fails to Lay to Rest a Dark Past
[VOA] Paris -- French President Emmanuel Macron will reportedly visit Kigali in coming weeks, following a report he commissioned which sheds a harsh light on France's alleged role in Rwanda's 1994 genocide.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 07:23:29 GMT
Africa: Kagame Makes Case for Increased Health Financing
[New Times] President Paul Kagame has made a case for increased health sector financing among African countries noting that it would serve to curb vulnerabilities exhibited during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 07:23:28 GMT
Rwanda: Good Friday - No Way of the Cross for Christians
[New Times] This year's Easter holidays will not be celebrated as usual in Rwanda, owing to the current need to continue preventing the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 07:23:28 GMT
Rwanda: Agriculture Suffers Rwf30bn Funding Deficit to Roll Out Lime
[New Times] The use of lime in acidic soils is credited for contributing to improved farm productivity, but funding deficit has hampered its use in affected soils in Rwanda.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 07:15:36 GMT
Cameroon: Fighting Emerging Diseases - Cameroon Determined to Reduce Dependence
[Cameroon Tribune] The cabinet meeting of March 31, 20The cabinet meeting of March 31, 2021 focused on strategies of developing applied scientific research in Cameroon as well as mechanisms of strengthening vocational training. applied scientific res...

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 07:15:33 GMT
Africa: 2021 AFCON - Competition Promises Fireworks
[Cameroon Tribune] With already 23 countries qualified, expectations are high as Cameroon prepares to host the African football bonanza next year.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 07:03:12 GMT
Rwanda: Covid-19 Second-Stage Vaccination Kicks-Off - 5 Things You Should Know
[New Times] The Government will, on Friday, April 2 start administering the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to people who received the first one.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 15:51:04 GMT
Cameroon: No Country for Young Men
[Nation] Tongues have been wagging Yaounde following the re-election of some ailing octogenarians to the helm of Cameroon's two houses of parliament last month.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:31:16 GMT
Rwanda: Prosecution Pins Rusesabagina on Financing a Terror Group
[New Times] Prosecution on Wednesday, March 31, revealed in detail to court how Paul Rusesabagina financed terrorism activities during his reign as president of MRCD.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 05:43:58 GMT
Central African Republic: Rights Experts Concerned Over 'Russian Advisers', Close Contacts With UN Peacekeepers
[UN News] UN-appointed independent rights experts on Wednesday raised concerns over the recruitment and use of private military and foreign security contractors by the Government of the Central African Republic, and their apparent close contacts with...

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 04:53:30 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: The U.S. Has Placed Sanctions On Isis-DRC, but Does the Group Even Exist?
[African Arguments] In recent interviews with detained ADF rebels, some hadn't even heard of ISIS.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 07:23:29 GMT
Rwanda: Haruna Fends Off Calls for Amavubi Retirement
[New Times] Haruna Niyonzima, Rwanda's record most-capped player, has insisted that he is 'still strong' and does not know when he will retire from international football despite being criticized by many for poor performance in the national team.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 07:23:25 GMT
Rwanda: Cycling - Saca Step Up Preps Ahead of Tour Du Rwanda 2021
[New Times] This year's stages

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 14:27:05 GMT
Rwanda: New Study in Rwanda Shows Gorilla Orphans Thrive Thanks to Strong Social Ties
[RFI] Young gorillas over the age of two that lose their mothers are still able to survive, and even thrive as relatives and group members rally round to ease the loss, a ground-breaking new study in Rwanda has revealed.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 14:02:14 GMT
Angola: Angola, Brazil Re-Launch Strategic Partnership
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Brazilian ambassador to Angola Rafael de Mello Vidal announced Wednesday plans to re-launch bilateral strategic partnership, which contains new ideas in the commercial relationship and in the investments.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:31:52 GMT
Rwanda: Police Hands Over 32 Recovered Tower Batteries to IHS Rwanda
[New Times] Rwanda National Police (RNP), on March 30, handed over 32 batteries to IHS Rwanda Limited, which are some of the items that were stolen from the latter's towers in Kigali.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:09:50 GMT
Rwanda: BAL Season Opener to Take Place in Kigali
[Daily News] THE Basketball Africa League (BAL) has announced that the league's historic inaugural season will tip off on Sunday, May 16 at the Kigali Arena in Rwanda with 12 teams from across Africa competing in the new professional league.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 07:52:12 GMT
Central Africa: Report Urges U.S. to Intensify Pressure to Curb Kleptocracy in East and Central Africa
[Radio Dabanga] Washington -- East and Central Africa-the deadliest war zone in the world over the past few decades-is a prime example of how mass corruption fuels conflict and how the USA and multilateral tools of financial pressure could save lives...



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