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Thu, 29 Apr 2021 13:02:39 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Prioritise Justice for Serious Crimes - Amnesty
[AI London] New Lukonde Government Should Set Transitional Justice Roadmap

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 13:21:53 GMT
Cameroon: IDPs and the Politics of Labels - Young Migrants in Cameroon's 'Anglophone Crisis'
[African Arguments] Debating Ideas is a new section that aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African contin...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:00:32 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Prioritize Justice for Serious Crimes
[HRW] Kinshasa -- New Lukonde Government Should Set Transitional Justice Roadmap

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:06:47 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC to Return AstraZeneca Vaccines to UNICEF
[East African] The Democratic Republic of Congo says it will return to the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) a total of 1.3 million doses of the 1.7 million it received, for redistribution to other African countries.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 14:27:44 GMT
Cameroon: Bimbia Slave Trade Village - File Compilation for World Heritage On Course
[Cameroon Tribune] There are 15 national and international experts at the site picking up all the necessary elements.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 14:27:41 GMT
Cameroon: Oil Transportation - New Quay Goes Operational
[Cameroon Tribune] It was inaugurated yesterday in Douala in a solemn ceremony presided over by three Ministers.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 14:27:39 GMT
Cameroon: Women's Handball Afcon 2020 - Organising Committee Created
[Cameroon Tribune] A decision signed recently by the Minister of Sports and Physical Education reveals that it is made up of two commissions and 12 sub commissions.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 13:11:43 GMT
Burundi: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Urges More Support for Burundians Returning Home
[UNHCR] Ending a two-day visit to Burundi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi praised progress made towards helping refugees find long-term solutions in the heart of Africa's Great Lakes Region.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:54:48 GMT
Rwanda: Genocide - the World Is Yet to Learn From Rwanda's Experience - Experts
[New Times] Have any lessons been learnt from the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi? Is the world a better place because of these lessons?

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:53:08 GMT
Rwanda: Hope as Works on Rfw12 Billion Agriculture Facility Resume
[New Times] Construction works on the stalled $12.2 million centre of excellence for agriculture mechanisation have resumed after the contractor secured funding

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:51:41 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC to Return Astrazeneca Vaccines to Unicef
[Nation] The Democratic Republic of Congo says it will return to the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) a total of 1.3 million doses of the 1.7 million it received, for redistribution to other African countries.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:21:52 GMT
Rwanda: Zimtrade Explores Opportunities in Rwanda
[The Herald] THE national trade development and promotional agency, ZimTrade, has embarked on a market survey in Kigali, Rwanda to identify products and services with potential for exports in the east-African country.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 06:04:33 GMT
West Africa: Cameroon Military Says It Pushed Boko Haram Fighters Into Nigeria
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroon's military said Wednesday its troops pushed back about 80 terrorists from Fotokol, a town on the border with Nigeria.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 05:27:24 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: New Govt Should Prioritize Justice for Serious Crimes - Coalition of NGOs
[HRW] Kinshasa -- New Lukonde Government Should Set Transitional Justice Roadmap

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 11:09:59 GMT
Chad: France Slams Chad Over Deadly Violence At Anti-Junta Protests
[RFI] At least five people have been killed during banned protests against Chad's new military junta led by Mahamat Deby, son of veteran ruler Idriss Deby Itno who was killed in an attack earlier this month. France has condemned the repression and ca...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 08:50:42 GMT
Rwanda: Hope as Works on Rwf12 Billion Agriculture Facility Resume
[New Times] Construction works on the stalled $12.2 million centre of excellence for agriculture mechanisation have resumed after the contractor secured funding

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 08:50:40 GMT
Rwanda: Renewed Push for UN to Criminalise Genocide Denial
[New Times] The Minister of Justice, Johnston Busingye, has called on the United Nations to intervene in reigning in the growing list of groups and individuals who continue to deny the facts around the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 08:50:35 GMT
Rwanda: Why Karisimbi Hotel Has Been Up for Sale for Over 4 Years
[New Times] Hotel Karisimbi in the affluent Kiyovu neighbourhood in Nyarugenge District is up for sale following insolvency after being unable to pay a number of creditors.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 08:50:34 GMT
Rwanda: AG's Report, Budget on Parliamentary Extraordinary Session Agenda
[New Times] Both chambers of parliament separately started virtual extraordinary sessions on Wednesday, April 28.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 08:50:31 GMT
Rwanda: Essay Competition to Help Raise Awareness On Standards in Creative Industry
[New Times] The African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO) has organised a continental essay competition for university students, which will be held at two levels; regional and continental.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 08:50:29 GMT
Rwanda: BAL Partners With Hollywood Producer Richard Brown to Produce Docuseries
[New Times] The Basketball Africa League (BAL), alongside award-winning film producer Richard Brown and sports marketing company 'In Front', have teamed up to produce an original documentary series telling the story of the launch and inaugural season...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 08:50:27 GMT
Rwanda: Magnell to Coach Skol Adrien Cycling Academy at Tour Du Rwanda
[New Times] Sterling Magnell, the former national cycling team coach will take charge of the Skol Adrien Cycling Academy at the upcoming Tour du Rwanda which will run from May 2-9, Times Sport has learned.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 08:30:32 GMT
Rwanda: Rains to Be Slightly Above Normal in Early May
[New Times] Rwanda Meteorology Agency has said that rains expected within the first ten days of May will be slightly above normal rainfall compared to the same period in the past years.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 08:27:39 GMT
Chad: Five Key Insights Into Déby's Leadership That Point to Where Chad May Be Heading
[The Conversation Africa] Chadian President Idriss Déby died in mid-April after more than three decades in power. The army announced that the 68-year-old leader died from injuries inflicted on the battlefield during clashes with rebels in the north ...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 07:50:44 GMT
Egypt: Egypt Sends Medical Aid to DR Congo
[Egypt Online] The Armed Forces General Command has ordered the departure of a medical and humanitarian aid shipment plane to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 06:19:49 GMT
Central African Republic: Displaced Children in CAR Risk Forced Recruitment, Gender-Based Violence - UN
[VOA] Geneva -- Conflict and violence have displaced 370,000 children throughout the Central African Republic. The U.N. children's fund says among them are at least 163,000 children who were forced to flee widespread violence in the run-up to and fol...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 17:13:49 GMT
Angola: Angola and Zambia Sign Memo On Oil Pipes Installation
[ANGOP] Luanda -- A Memorandum of Understanding for the feasibility of studies and possible construction of an oil pipeline between the port city of Lobito (Angola) and Lusaka (Zambia) is be signed this week, in Luanda.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 13:40:01 GMT
Angola: Covid-19 - Second Wave Registered in Angola
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The minister of Health, Sílvia Lutucuta, informed this Wednesday, in Luanda, that Angola is effectively experiencing the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 06:34:34 GMT
Rwanda: Volleyball - Mutabazi in Talks With Tunisia's Espérance De Tunis
[New Times] Rwanda international left-attacker Yves Mutabazi is in advanced talks to sign for Tunisia's Espérance de Tunis volleyball club.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 05:36:48 GMT
Burundi: Amnesty International Piles Pressure for Release of Activist Lukuki
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Amnesty International has renewed pressure on the Burundian Government to release an activist jailed for 32 years.



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