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Wed, 29 Sep 2021 06:11:21 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Abuse Allegations 'A Sickening Betrayal of the People We Serve' - WHO Chief
[UN News] Sexual abuse and exploitation allegedly carried out by World Health Organization (WHO) staff during the UN health agency's response to an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is "a sickening betrayal of the people we...

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 07:48:36 GMT
Chad: Victims of Habré's Rule Haven't Been Paid a Cent of the Compensation Due to Them
[The Conversation Africa] What happens when survivors of atrocities are granted a large sum of reparations but the court which ordered the reparations has disappeared and the person responsible for paying the reparations has died?

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:57:03 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda - Bagosora, A Major Player in a Genocide Without Mastermind
[JusticeInfo.net] The death, on 25 September, of the man who was presented as the brains behind the 1994 genocide of the Tutsis in Rwanda, attracted little media attention. Sociologist and Rwanda specialist André Guichaoua looks back at the journey ...

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 06:09:08 GMT
Rwanda: Muvunyi to Retire After 2024 Paris Paralympics
[New Times] Paralympian Hermas Cliff Muvunyi has announced that he will retire after competing at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 07:47:57 GMT
Cameroon: Fight Against Accident - Monitoring Intelligence Device in Place
[Cameroon Tribune] The Minister of Transport says the first phase to be carried out nationwide will last for one month.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 07:47:55 GMT
Cameroon: Charlotte Fuh Timben - Dreaming Big in Nollywood
[Cameroon Tribune] The rising actress who hails from Bamenda in the North West Region wants to conquer the Nigerian Film Industry.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 07:47:49 GMT
Cameroon: 76th United Nations General Assembly - Minrex Delivers President Biya's Message
[Cameroon Tribune] The speech highlighted efforts made by government in promoting democracy and a return to normalcy in conflict-affected zones.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 07:47:46 GMT
Cameroon: CPDM Basic Organs - Beyond the Tensions
[Cameroon Tribune] The renewal of the executives of the basic organs of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) is almost over but have been characterised by tensions and vitality.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 07:47:45 GMT
Cameroon: 'The Face I Never Saw' - When a Wife Becomes a Knife!
[Cameroon Tribune] Directed by Deick Nyugap Lamnyam, the movie tells the story of a hard and authoritative wife.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 06:29:18 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Responders Allegedly Sexually Abused Women in Congo - WHO Report
[VOA] Geneva -- A World Health Organization investigation has found that dozens of women were allegedly sexually abused and exploited by international staff and locals hired to respond to an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 06:18:42 GMT
Kenya: Why DR Congo is a Magnet for Kenyan Firms
[Nation] A growing list of Kenyan companies are looking for investment opportunities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) shifting focus from the East African Community.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 06:02:24 GMT
Nigeria: Nigeria Lands in Rwanda, Seeks Defence of African U-19 Cricket Title
[This Day] The Junior Yellow-Green, Nigeria's Under-19 Cricket team landed in Rwandan capital city Kigali early on Tuesday morning to begin the defence of the title that earned the country her first Cricket World Cup appearance.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 07:59:46 GMT
Rwanda: Zim, Rwanda Trade, Investment Conference Begins
[The Herald] More than 90 Zimbabwean businesses, together with Government ministries and related agencies will court their counterparts in Kigali, Rwanda during the inaugural Rwanda-Zimbabwe Trade and Investment Conference that begins today.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 04:29:30 GMT
Africa: Rwanda - the Emergence of an African 'Smart Power'
[ISS] The country's controversial CAR and Mozambique deployments should be seen as military diplomacy in support of economic ambitions.

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:42:04 GMT
Rwanda: Round Ups of Poor, Gay, and Transgender People Linked to Commonwealth Meeting
[HRW] Nairobi -- Rwandan authorities rounded up and arbitrarily detained over a dozen gay and transgender people, sex workers, street children, and others in the months before a planned June 2021 high-profile international conference, Human Rights Wa...

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 09:57:39 GMT
Cameroon: Cameroon Humanitarian Crisis Worsens
[CAJ News] The dust has settled on the ethnic clashes that recently left at least 12 people dead in northern Cameroon but humanitarian needs are escalating.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 08:45:14 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda - a Fictive Democracy Poster-Boy
[Daily Trust] Ask any African if they know of an African nation that is not a basket case of the global concept of democracy and eight out of ten would jump at you with shouts of Rwanda. The former Belgian colony has had the five-foot-ten Paul Kagame...

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 06:05:05 GMT
Rwanda: Why Many Innovative Projects Fail to Take Off
[New Times] Over the years, there have been many innovative projects by different young creative innovators, but some of these ideas never come to fruition while others continue to struggle due to different challenges they face.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 05:45:08 GMT
Rwanda: Human Rights Watch on the Spot for Fabricated, Biased Report
[New Times] Human Rights Watch has come under fire for the umpteenth time, for falsifying reports aimed at tarnishing Rwanda, with this year's report targeting the country's hospitality sector growth strategy and inclusivity.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 05:30:26 GMT
Rwanda: World Tourism Day - How Travel Industry Has Helped Promote Rwanda's Heritage
[New Times] On Monday, September 27, Rwanda joined the rest of the world to celebrate World Tourism Day which among other key messages this year focused the importance of the travel industry in preserving and promoting culture and heritage.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 05:28:35 GMT
Rwanda: Thousands of Youths Turn Up for Mass NID Photography as Covid-19 Restrictions Are Eased
[New Times] Tens of thousands of youths on Monday turned up in different designated areas to have their photos taken so that their national identification cards can be processed early two years after the exercise was suspended due to Covid-19.

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 14:01:48 GMT
Namibia: DR Congo Has Till Month-End to Pay for Quota
[Namibian] The acting executive director of finance, Francois Brand, has given the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) until 30 September to pay for the 27 300 tonnes of horse mackerel freezer governmental objective quota.

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 09:17:08 GMT
Namibia: Dry Angola Drains Ruacana Power Generation
[New Era] Decreased power generation from the Ruacana power station is linked to low water flow in the Kunene River from Angola due to a dry rainy season in that country. This was the view of Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower) spokesperson Tangeni ...

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 07:17:04 GMT
Rwanda: Why Catholic Church Considering Cyprien Rugamba, Mrs Rugamba and 6 Children for Sainthood
[New Times] Rugamba, his wife and six children were killed during the Genocide against the Tutsi.

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 07:09:55 GMT
Rwanda: Activists Protest Against Burial in France of Genocide Architect Bagosora
[New Times] Le Collectif des parties civiles pour le Rwanda (CPCR), a civil society body based in France has implored the French government not to welcome the remains of the top genocide architect Col Théoneste Bagosora who succumbed to a disease in...

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 09:56:12 GMT
Cameroon: Cameroon Arrests Five Policemen Over Torture Video
[Independent (Kampala)] Five Cameroonian policemen have been arrested on suspicion of torture after a video was made public showing police officers torturing a detainee, according to a senior police officer.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 07:50:17 GMT
Kenya: KQ Starts Direct Cargo Flights From Johannesburg to DR Congo
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya Airways (KQ) has launched direct cargo flights between South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 06:56:15 GMT
Rwanda: Covid-19 - 21% of Target Population Are Fully Vaccinated
[New Times] Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) has announced, on September 27, that at least 21 per cent of the target population in Rwanda are fully vaccinated.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 06:55:20 GMT
Rwanda/Uganda: World Cup Qualifiers - Mashami Names 36-Man Squad for Uganda Tie
[New Times] Vincent Mashami, the head coach of the national football team Amavubi, has summoned 36 players to prepare for the upcoming World Cup qualifier games against the Uganda Cranes.

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 06:53:01 GMT
Rwanda: No Elections for District Officials in Kigali
[New Times] All the districts in the City of Kigali will not be involved in the local government elections slated for October 2021.



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