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Sat, 14 Aug 2021 11:13:38 GMTRwanda: Rwanda Renews Arsenal Deal, Bets on Messi for Numbers
[East African] Rwanda has paid an undisclosed amount as fee to extend its sponsorship deal with Arsenal FC as the government builds on its campaign to boost tourism through partnerships with European football clubs.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 09:21:26 GMTRwanda: Senate to Vet Cabinet's Pick for Top Rwanda FDA Job Next Week
[New Times] Senators will next week hold confirmation hearing for the nominee for the position of director general of Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (Rwanda FDA), The New Times has learnt.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 09:17:27 GMTRwanda: Arsenal Fan Kagame Blasts Team After Brentford Defeat
[Independent (Kampala)] Kigali -- Rwanda President Paul Kagame has blasted the management of the football side he supports, Arsenal, after they started their English season with a 2-0 away defeat at Brentford.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 12:26:05 GMTRwanda: Govt Launches Door-to-Door Covid-19 Vaccination for Vulnerable Groups
[East African] Rwanda has launched door-to-door Covid-19 vaccinations for vulnerable groups, including the elderly.
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 10:52:59 GMTCameroon: Fishermen-Herders Conflict Leaves 12 Dead
[Nation] At least a dozen people were killed and 48 others wounded in clashes between cattle breeders and fishermen on Tuesday in the Far North region of Cameroon, authorities announced Thursday.
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:53:17 GMTCameroon: Star Building - PM Receives New Swiss Ambassador
[Cameroon Tribune] Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute and Ambassador Martin Strub yesterday August 12, 2021 discussed ways of fostering cooperation between their two countries.
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:53:14 GMTCameroon: Cameroon-India Relations - Growing Prospects for Stronger Cooperation
[Cameroon Tribune] A series oWhat are the key areas that will mark your tour of duty in Cameroon?f activities are being organised in Yaounde to mark 75 years of the Independence of India.
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:53:10 GMTCameroon: Back-to School, AFCON - Strengthening Covid-19 Surveillance, Treatment
[Cameroon Tribune] Prime Minister, Head of Government Joseph Dion Ngute on August 12, 2021 chaired the inter-ministerial meeting on government's response strategy against the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:38:24 GMTMali/Rwanda: Amavubi Head Coach Mashami Names Squad for Mali Clash
[CAF] The Amavubi head coach Vincent Mashami has announced a 39-man provisional Rwanda squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, Qatar 2022 qualifying campaign with an away game against Mali next month.
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 09:24:03 GMTRwanda: Planning on Making Savings? BPR Accounts to Consider
[New Times] The economic slowdown resulting from Covid-19 pandemic has been a stark reminder of the need to make financial savings in the event of a rainy day and reduce reliance on debt to fund one's expenditure.
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 09:23:15 GMTRwanda: Number of Rainy Days in Rwanda Decreases By 45
[New Times] The number of rainy days in Rwanda has declined by between 35 and 45 days per year due to climate change, scientists have said.
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 10:42:12 GMTAngola: Chief Judge Leaves Constitutional Court
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Chief Judge Manuel Miguel da Costa Aragão on Thursday expressed to the President of the Republic his wish to cease his functions as the Constitutional Court.
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 09:06:51 GMTRwanda: How PSG's Messi Could Boost Visit Rwanda Campaign
[New Times] French football giants Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, August 11, unveiled Lionel Messi from FC Barcelona on a two-year deal with an option for an extension until 2024.
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 06:46:01 GMTRwanda: Govt, Private Sector Partner to Boost Education Financing
[New Times] Reprioritising and a review of the cooperation between the government and the private sector is the best approach that can be used to cut the current 24 per cent education funding gap that it is facing for the next few years, experts say.
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 05:34:29 GMTRwanda: Rwanda Signs International Convention on Tax Matters
[New Times] Rwanda this week became a signatory to the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (MAAC).
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 10:42:13 GMTAngola: Trade Balance Registers Usd 8,381.9 Million Surpluses
[ANGOP] The Secretary of State for Planning, Milton Reis, who was speaking at the usual briefing of the Ministry of Economy and Planning (MEP), said that the figure represents an increase of 40.2 percent.
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 10:42:13 GMTAngola: Parliament Deliberates On Constitutional Revision Law
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The National Assembly (Angolan Parliament) on Friday is due to deliberate on the Draft Constitutional Revision Law under the terms of the Constitutional Court ruling.
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 10:42:12 GMTAngola: Covid-19 - Angola Reports 215 Recoveries, 176 New Cases
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The health authorities reported, this Thursday, the recovery of 215 patients and the registration of 176 new cases and 7 deaths, in the last 24 hours.
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 16:43:39 GMTRwanda: Rwanda Allows Church Services, Weddings As It Eases Covid Rules
[East African] Rwanda has eased Covid-19 restrictions after a gradual a drop in infections with the positivity rate dropping from 10 to 4 percent.
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 08:19:05 GMTAfrica: CAF Publishes the Official TotalEnergies AFCON Cameroon 2021 Match Schedule
[CAF] CAF has published the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021 match schedule.
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 07:33:53 GMTCameroon: AFCON 2021 Draws - Awareness Raising Gathers Steam
[Cameroon Tribune] Posters and spots announcing the event are making waves on social media, just like roll-ups are already being placed at some areas of the Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport.
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 07:33:51 GMTCameroon: International Youth Day - Youths Share Dev't Projects
[Cameroon Tribune] This was during a visual "hang out" organised yesterday August 11, 2021 in Yaounde.
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 07:33:45 GMTCameroon: AFCON 22021 - Outsiders Not Left Out
[Cameroon Tribune] Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Morocco, Tunisia and Mali might create a sensation during competition in Cameroon.
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 07:33:44 GMTCameroon: Implementing Decentralisation - Stakeholders Discuss Challenges
[Cameroon Tribune] This was during the 10th edition of African Day of Decentralisation and Local Development celebrated on the 10 of August 2021.
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 05:39:57 GMTCameroon: First Person - From a Life of Violence to a Culture of Peace
[UN News] A young peace campaigner from Cameroon who turned his back on the violence prevalent in his hometown and became a youth civil society activist, has been telling the United Nations about how he is helping other young people to reject conflic...
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 13:49:42 GMTCameroon: 'It's Simplified With Reduced Steps'
[Cameroon Tribune] Professor Francois-Xavier Mbopi-Keou, Department of Microbiology, Parasitology, Haematology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases at the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I.
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 13:49:39 GMTCameroon: Diplomacy - Minister Receives New Norwegian Ambassador
[Cameroon Tribune] Knut Eiliv Lein was at the Ministry of External Relations to present the advance copies of his letters of credence.
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 13:49:37 GMTCameroon: CPDM Reorganisation in Meme - Ball Set Rolling
[Cameroon Tribune] More than 1000 militants took part in the launching ceremony; such crowd not witnessed in the past four years.
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 13:49:32 GMTCameroon: Covid-19 - Ampliquick Making Screening Faster
[Cameroon Tribune] This is the result of a research carried out by some Cameroonian experts in a hospital in Douala.
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 13:39:22 GMTAfrica: Award-Winning Nigerian Mimi Fawaz and Cameroon's Leonard Chatelain to Host Totalenergies Final Draw
[CAF] Award-wining Nigerian sports presenter Mimi Fawaz and Cameroon acclaimed TV and radio legend Leonard Chatelain will host the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations final draw on Tuesday night, 17 August 2021.