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Wed, 14 Apr 2021 07:35:24 GMT
Rwanda: Kagame Welcomes 'Change' From French Leadership
[East African] Rwandan President Paul Kagame has blamed some developed nations' inaction against suspects on the run, and their adamancy in refusing to recognise the genocide official appellation -- Genocide Against the Tutsi -- for the country battl...

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 06:54:50 GMT
Tanzania: Burundi Refugees in Tanzania Living in Fear - UN Rights Experts
[UN News] The rights of refugees and asylum seekers who have fled Burundi for Tanzania must be respected, experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Tuesday in an appeal to authorities in both countries.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 05:48:40 GMT
Congo-Brazzaville: Sassou Nguesso Faces Two Big Threats
[African Arguments] Managing elections through violence is one thing. Managing a handover of power to a family member is another.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 04:34:17 GMT
Nigeria: Trade Picks Up On Cameroon-Nigeria Border, Despite Boko Haram
[VOA] Amchide, Cameroon -- Officials in Cameroon and Nigeria say economic activity has gradually resumed along their border, despite the continued presence of the terrorist group Boko Haram. Markets have re-opened and border merchants say traveling n...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:39:10 GMT
Rwanda: Kagame Rallies Leaders on Vaccine Manufacturing
[New Times] Kagame highlighted that there is a company that is capable of this technique, citing that it is ready and willing just as Moderna and Pfizer have been doing.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 14:27:47 GMT
Chad: Chad Awaits Presidential Election Result
[DW] Votes are being counted in Chad's presidential election, which is widely expected to give incumbent Idris Deby a sixth term.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 12:15:38 GMT
Zimbabwe: Rwandan Refugees in Zimbabwe Seek Resettlement
[East African] A group of Rwandan refugees living in Zimbabwe are refusing to be repatriated, five years after losing their refugee status.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 08:29:19 GMT
Rwanda: Weatherman Explains Waterspout Phenomenon in Lake Ruhondo
[New Times] Rwanda Meteorology Agency has explained the waterspout, a weather phenomenon locally known as "Isata", which was experienced on April 13, in Lake Ruhondo, saying it was caused by weather patterns in Burera district.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 08:26:35 GMT
Rwanda: Kagame Appreciates India's Support Towards Africa's Covid-19 Vaccination Efforts
[New Times] President Paul Kagame has appreciated India for playing a major role in supporting Africa's Covid-19 vaccination efforts.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 08:25:53 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Tightens Aflatoxin Handling Rules in Agriculture
[New Times] Warehouse operators, wholesalers as well as factories dealing in legumes, cereals, cassava, livestock feed have been instructed to secure aflatoxin testing facilities by end May this year.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 08:25:00 GMT
Rwanda: Kagame Joins India's Modi for Raisina Dialogue
[New Times] President Paul Kagame will join India Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, for the virtual inauguration of the 6th edition of Raisina Dialogue, India's flagship conference on geopolitics.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 08:22:19 GMT
Rwanda: 12 Arrested Over Illegal Importation and Possession of Firearms
[New Times] Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) on April 13, paraded 12 people suspected of illegal importation and possession of firearms, armed robbery, formation of a criminal gang and being part of it.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 08:21:41 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Banks on Seed Multipliers to Increase Cassava Production
[New Times] It requires 'quick multiplication of cassava clean seeds' as part of efforts to scale up new disease-resistant cassava varieties on about 200,000 hectares that are used for cassava growing in Rwanda, researchers have said.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 08:15:07 GMT
Rwanda: Tennis Federation 'Undecided' Over Memorial Tournament
[New Times] Rwanda Tennis Federation (RTF) is undecided over whether this season's Tennis Memorial tournament will take place since the Ministry of Sports has not granted the Tennis governing body permission to resume competitions.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 07:50:51 GMT
Rwanda: Kwibuka27 - Survivors Push for Decent Burial of Genocide Remains in Tanzania
[New Times] Groups of Genocide survivors have called upon authorities to ensure remains of victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi who were swept in water bodies and ended up in Tanzania, are accorded a decent burial.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 05:40:54 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Announces Formation of New Government
[DW] The new 'Sacred Union of the Nation' government led by President Felix Tshisekedi resolves a four-month power struggle with predecessor Joseph Kabila.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 05:31:14 GMT
Rwanda: 15 Clubs Start Training Ahead of Primus National League Return
[New Times] The national football governing body (FERWAFA) has cleared 15 top flight clubs to start training ahead of the return of the Primus National League.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 14:25:07 GMT
Angola: Angola Optimistic About Future of Oil Sector
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, reiterated, on Monday, optimism about the future of the oil sector in Angola, which presents itself with "great" potential.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 13:22:06 GMT
Tanzania: UN Experts Deplore Rights Violations Against Burundi Refugees
[OHCHR] Geneva -- Arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances have allegedly been carried out by the Tanzanian police and intelligence services in cooperation with the Burundian intelligence services, the experts said.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 12:25:52 GMT
Rwanda: Why Rwanda's Weekly Coffee Export Revenues Dropped
[New Times] Rwanda's weekly coffee export revenues dropped by 672 per cent in the week ending April 11, after prices on the world markets plunged.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 11:35:03 GMT
Angola: Aipex Records Over U.S.$3 Billion Investment in Zee
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Agency for Private Investment and Export Promotion (AIPEX), over the last three years, has recorded private investment of around US$3.492 billion in different projects in the Luanda-Bengo Special Economic Zone (ZEE), said its ch...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:58:07 GMT
Cameroon: Olympics Intercontinental Play-Offs - Decisive Match for Lionesses
[Cameroon Tribune] Today's encounter is crucial for the Lionesses, as they must win convincing to secure a ticket for the Olympic Games.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:58:04 GMT
Cameroon: Diaspora Investment Support Programme - Committee Evaluates Performance
[Cameroon Tribune] Promoting the growth of entrepreneurs and the development of the country remain fundamental objectives of the programme.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:58:00 GMT
Cameroon: Bamenda - Ultra-Modern DDR Centre Ready for Use
[Cameroon Tribune] Equipment worth about FCFA 700 million expected for centre to open doors to repentant ex-combatants.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:58:00 GMT
Cameroon: Akwaya - Military Hands Over Reconstructed Bridges
[Cameroon Tribune] The bridges were reportedly earlier destroyed by armed separatist fighters.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:57:56 GMT
Cameroon: Commitment Taken, Promised Fulfilled
[Cameroon Tribune] China's first consignment of Coronavirus vaccine donation arrived in Cameroon on April 11, 2021and vaccination began the following day

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:30:56 GMT
Angola: Parliament to Discuss Role of Media
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The role of the Media in consolidating the democratic rule of law will be debated at the next ordinary plenary meeting of the National Assembly (AN), set for 22 April.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:39:23 GMT
Rwanda: Genocide Survivor Seeks to Expose Deniers in New Book
[New Times] In a bid to counter deniers of the Genocide against the Tutsi, Judence Kayitesi, a Genocide survivor residing in Germany since 2010, is set to release an English translation of her book 'A Broken Life'.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:39:19 GMT
Rwanda: Nyanza Memorial Garden to Be Completed By July 4
[New Times] The final works of constructing 'Jardin de la Mémoire' (Garden of Memory) in honour of victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi will be completed within 100 days of the 27th commemoration.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:39:16 GMT
Rwanda: Ramadan Begins on April 13 as Mufti Sounds Covid-19 Warning
[New Times] Muslims in Rwanda and the rest of the world will begin the holy fasting month of Ramadan on Tuesday, April 13, the Mufti of Rwanda, Sheikh Salim Hitimana has said.



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