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Thu, 16 Sep 2021 06:56:28 GMT
Angola: Moody's Raises Angola's Rating With Stable Outlook
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The financial ratings agency Moody's Investors Service (Moody's), in New York, United States of America, Monday raised the long-term foreign and local currency issue rating of the Angolan government from Caa1 to B3, maintaining a st...

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 06:33:42 GMT
Gabon: UN Sends Gabon Peacekeepers Home From CAR Following Abuse Allegations
[UN News] The United Nations announced on Wednesday that all Gabonese military units deployed to the peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic, MINUSCA, are to be sent home immediately, following credible reports alleging that unidentified '...

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 05:03:51 GMT
Rwanda: The Mysterious Disappearances and Deaths of Political Opponents
[DW] DW has put together a list of mysterious deaths and disappearances of people critical of Rwanda's government. Monday's killing of businessman Revocant Karemangingo in Mozambique is the latest on the list.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:01:01 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Massacres Persist Despite Martial Law
[HRW] Kinshasa -- At Least 739 Civilians Killed in Ituri, North Kivu Provinces Since May

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 07:47:58 GMT
Chad: Chad Has a New Roadmap - Why It May Lead to More of the Same, and Not Democracy
[The Conversation Africa] On 29 July 2021, the National Transition Council in N'Djamena presented a roadmap for the reintroduction of democracy in Chad. It also contained improvements to security, national unity and fostering the rule of law and good...

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 06:52:38 GMT
Rwanda: Textbooks Worth Over U.S.$900 000 Rendered 'Useless', MPs Worry
[New Times] Over 1 million mathematics textbooks written in Kinyarwanda which cost Rwanda Education Board (REB) over Rwf1.8 billion will not serve the intended purpose, a situation that the Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said could be a...

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 06:52:39 GMT
Uganda: Eight More Rwandans Deported From Uganda
[New Times] Eight Rwandans were on Wednesday, September 15, deported by Ugandan authorities at .

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 06:52:38 GMT
Rwanda: Inside New Rwanda, Qatar Financial Services Agreement
[New Times] Rwanda and Qatar are set to benefit from mutual recognition agreements for new business opportunities in both markets following a new agreement between Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) and Rwanda Finance Limited (RFL).

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 06:56:28 GMT
Angola: President Visits "Quilometro 11" Housing Project
[ANGOP] Ndalatando -- The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, Wednesday visited the "Quilómetro 11" housing project, in Ndalatando, Cuanza Norte province, to be informed about the progress of the works and to launch the construction of 500 m...

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 06:56:28 GMT
Angola: President Hands Over House Keys in Cuanza Norte
[ANGOP] Ndalatando, 14/09 -- The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, delivered today (Wednesday) the keys of two residences, from the 12 houses already concluded in the Quilómetro 11 housing project, in Ndalatando, province of Kwanza Norte.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 06:56:27 GMT
Angola: President Calls for Promotion of Directed Self-Construction
[ANGOP] Ndalatando -- The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, declared this Wednesday, in Ndalatando, that the great housing solution for the majority of the Angolan population is through directed self-construction instead of the construction...

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 06:56:24 GMT
Angola: Covid-19 - Angola Reports 360 New Infections, 94 Recoveries
[ANGOP] Luanda -- At least 360 new cases, two deaths and 79 recovered patients are the statistics registered in the last 24 hours in Angola.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 06:52:35 GMT
Rwanda: Government Pledges to Address Challenges in the Drone Industry
[New Times] The Government will address the hurdles that several operators of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) commonly called drones face in their activities, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology and Innovation (MINI...

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 13:21:05 GMT
Egypt: Sisi, DR Congo President Discuss Cooperation Issues
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Tuesday a phone call from DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi, Presidential Spokesman Bassam Rady said.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:02:03 GMT
Cameroon: Felix Riwou - Public Office As Opportunity to Serve God - Faithfully
[Cameroon Tribune] "Soil loue," his first ever album in 24 years of singing, implores public servants to use their positions to glorify the Lord

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:47:18 GMT
Rwanda: Uganda Defeat Rwanda to Finish Fifth in Africa
[Monitor] Uganda avenged their group game loss to Rwanda with a 3-1 victory to finish fifth at the CAVB Volleyball African Nations Championship Tuesday afternoon in Kigali, Rwanda.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:06:45 GMT
Rwanda: Has the Diaspora Inspired Coffee Culture in Rwanda?
[New Times] Locally grown coffee from Rwanda has been a commodity savoured around the globe. Yet according to Emmanuel Nsabimana, the head of the Tourism Regulation Department at the Rwanda Development Board, it has only been recently that coffee sho...

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:06:45 GMT
Rwanda: CAF Instructors' Course Underway in Kigali
[New Times] The Federation of Rwandan Football Associations (FERWAFA) in partnership with the Confederation of African Football are holding a CAF Instructors' course which has attracted thirteen (13) local football coaches.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:06:42 GMT
Rwanda: Cricket - Rwanda Bounces Back With Win Over Botswana
[New Times] The national cricket women team on Tuesday, September 14 beat hosts Botswana by 3 wickets in the ongoing ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifiers after a shock defeat to Tanzania on Monday.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 12:25:58 GMT
Nigeria: D'Tigress Land in Yaounde for Afrobasket Title Defence
[Leadership] Nigeria's women senior national team, D'Tigers, arrived in Yaounde, yesterday, for their FIBA Afrobasket Championship title defense.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 12:00:59 GMT
Angola: Govt Provides U.S.$160,7 Million for Road Recovery
[ANGOP] Ndalatando -- The Ministry for Public Works and Territorial Planning has 100 billion kwanzas available to restart work on stalled roads, in order to improve road mobility, the sector's minister, Manuel Tavares de Almeida said Tuesday in Ndala...

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 06:01:20 GMT
Central African Republic: Charges Against 'Butcher of Paoua' Important Step for Justice - Human Rights Watch
[HRW] Bangui -- Special Criminal Court Charges Sanctioned Commander

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:02:23 GMT
Angola: Covid-19 - Angola Reports 579 Recoveries, 309 New Infections
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola on Tuesday recorded 579 patients recovered, 309 new cases and 7 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:02:22 GMT
Angola: Angola, Portugal Sign Memorandum to Train Transport Technicians
[ANGOP] Luanda -- A memorandum of understanding for training Angolan technicians in the transport sector and exchanging experience was initialled Tuesday in Lisbon, between the National Institute of Road Transport (INTR) and the Mobility and Transpor...

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:02:22 GMT
Angola: Dubai Market Opens to Angolan Businesspeople
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angola and United Arab Emirates Chamber of Commerce and Industry today invited Angolan businesspeople to take part from 13 to 15 October, of this year, in a business platform called "Global Business Forum Expo2020Dubai.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:02:21 GMT
Angola: President Highlights Importance of First Visit to Cuanza Norte
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, Tuesday in Ndatalando, stressed the importance of his first visit to the province of Cuanza Norte, and asked for the understanding of the authorities and local population for the fact ...

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:02:20 GMT
Angola: Minint Experts Address Humanitarian Border Management
[ANGOP] Ondjiva -- Officials from the Ministry of Interior (MININT) in Cunene province are taking part as of Tuesday in Ondjiva in a training session on humanitarian border management to strengthen security and fight illegal immigration.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:02:20 GMT
Angola: Former President José Eduardo Dos Santos Returns to Angola
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The former President of the Republic, José Eduardo dos Santos, returned Tuesday to the country, after staying for two years in Barcelona, Spain, ANGOP reported.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:02:19 GMT
Angola: Prodesi With 835 Approved Projects
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The 835 projects approved by commercial banks under the Programme to Support Production, Export Diversification and Import Substitution (PRODESI), since 2019, amount to an approximate value of Kz 729.4 billion, the Secretary of Stat...

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 08:36:19 GMT
Cameroon: Military Denies Reprisal Attacks Kill Civilians
[VOA] Yaounde -- Witnesses in the northwest Cameroon town of Kumbo have accused the military of killing several civilians during retaliatory raids Monday on separatists. Cameroon's military denies any civilians were killed. The clashes followed the d...



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