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Sun, 24 Oct 2021 06:10:16 GMT
Tanzania: Tanzania, Burundi Explore More Areas for Stronger Bilateral Ties
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- The governments of Tanzania and Burundi yesterday identified areas of cooperation that would enable the citizens of both countries to benefit from the business opportunities that exist in the two neighbouring nations.

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 17:02:55 GMT
Cameroon: UN Says Hunger Hits Cameroon's Troubled Western Regions
[VOA] Yaounde -- The U.N.'s World Food Program says thousands of destitute people in Cameroon's crisis-prone western regions are going hungry and their situations may become worse if the separatist crisis there continues. Chris Nikoi, WFP regional di...

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 15:40:03 GMT
Nigeria: NAF Pounds Insurgents Around Lake Chad - Spokesman
[Vanguard] The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its aircraft in Operation 'Hadin Kai' (OPHK) have continued to pound insurgent targets on islands and localities around the Lake Chad.

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 12:56:20 GMT
Africa: African Farmers On Sharing Knowledge to Address Climate Change Challenges
[New Times] African farmers have embarked on a journey of sharing knowledge on systems put in place to address different challenges imposed by climate change.

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 15:39:46 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda, Uganda Still At War - but This Time On Social Media
[Monitor] I was so naïve to think that Uganda's quietude would enlist some level of calm in the frosty relationship between Uganda and Rwanda.

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 05:43:00 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Acts to Prevent Repeat of Sexual Abuse, Exploitation in Congo
[VOA] Geneva -- The World Health Organization has issued an action plan to address allegations that its staff and contractors engaged in widespread sexual abuse and exploitation during a recent Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Con...

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 05:42:23 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Dark Side of the Mine - Journalist Unearths Human Cost of Smartphones in DRC
[RFI] War correspondent Karim Ben Khelifa has created an augmented reality app that takes users to the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country of crippling poverty despite its immense natural wealth. Young boys and men are forced to work for armed re...

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 08:57:00 GMT
Cameroon: Sham Trial for Kumba School Massacre
[HRW] Nairobi -- One Year On, No Justice in Military Tribunal Proceedings

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:43:43 GMT
Rwanda: Prosecution Appeals 'Hotel Rwanda' Hero Sentence
[East African] Rwanda's public prosecution has appealed against the High Court's judgment that jailed Paul Rusesabagina, the "Hotel Rwanda" hero, for 25 years.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:20:24 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Announces Plan for 'Profound Transformation' Following Sexual Abuse Allegations
[UN News] The suffering of survivors of sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by World Health Organization staff during the tenth Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is going to be "the catalyst for a profound transformation" of...

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 07:00:34 GMT
Rwanda: Ombudsman Exposes Malpractices in Pro-Poor Nutrition Programme
[New Times] The Office of the Ombudsman has exposed cases where relatively well to do families benefit from free meals meant to tackle malnutrition in poor families.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:44:38 GMT
Rwanda: Govt to Upgrade Community-Based Factories Before Privatization
[New Times] The government has pledged to help struggling Community Processing Centres (CPCs) with business plans and marketing strategies in order to turn around their dwindling fortunes before being privatised.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 09:22:30 GMT
Rwanda: ULK Wins 5th Edition of Moot Court Competition
[New Times] Last week, law students from Kigali Independent University (ULK) were named the winners of the fifth national moot court competition on International Humanitarian Law (IHL), after defeating the University of Rwanda law students.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 04:25:38 GMT
Nigeria: Maiduguri's Economic Revival Could Be a Lifeline for Lake Chad Basin
[ISS] Relative peace provides a chance to boost production and trade, and help prevent communities being recruited by Boko Haram.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 08:52:19 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Mixed-Race Children Taken From Belgian Congo Mothers Sue for Crimes Against Humanity
[VOA] A group of mixed race women who were abducted as children by state officials in what was then Belgian Congo is suing the Belgian state for crimes against humanity. As Henry Ridgwell reports, the case comes as Belgium struggles to reconcile with...

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 08:19:41 GMT
Tanzania: Burundi President Ndayishimiye to Visit Dodoma, Dar and Zanzibar
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye will make a three-day state visit to Tanzania on Friday.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 08:01:19 GMT
Chad: Sudanese Refugee Students in Chad Demand More Opportunities in Higher Education
[Radio Dabanga] Kounongou Refugee Camp, Chad -- Sudanese refugee youths in Chad who have obtained a Chadian secondary certificate, have renewed their demand to expand study opportunities in Chadian higher education institutions and any other educatio...

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 07:50:50 GMT
Cameroon: Regional Development Plans - Master Plans Still Awaited
[Cameroon Tribune] The Regional Development Plan is the vital tool for preparing the budgets of Regional Authorities but most Regions are still in the process of their elaboration.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 07:50:49 GMT
Algeria: Cameroon-Algeria - Ambassador Bids Farewell
[Cameroon Tribune] Merzak Bedjaoui was received in audience by Minister Mbella Mbella on October 20, 2021.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 07:50:47 GMT
Cameroon: Cameroon-World Food Programme - Government's Collaboration Appreciated
[Cameroon Tribune] The remark was made by the World Food Programme Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Christopher Nikoi, during an audience with Minister Mbella Mbella on October 20.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 07:14:50 GMT
Angola: CAR President in Luanda to Meet With João Lourenço
[ANGOP] Luanda -- President of the Central African Republic (RCA) Faustin-Archange Touadéra arrived Thursday in Luanda for a few-hour visit to Angola.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 07:14:45 GMT
Central Africa: Angolan President, Faustin Discuss Peace in CAR
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Peace, security and political stability in the Central African Republic (CAR) topped Thursday's private meeting between the Angolan President João Lourenço and his Central African counterpart, Faustin Archange Touadéra.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 07:00:35 GMT
Rwanda: Govt Searches for Investors in Community-Based Factories
[New Times] The government has pledged to help struggling Community Processing Centres (CPCs) with business plans and marketing strategies in order to turn around their dwindling fortunes before being privatised.

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 12:50:58 GMT
Africa: African Handball Confederation Zone IV - Senator Raymond Mbita Is New President
[Cameroon Tribune] He was elected unanimously by voters from the Zone four October 19, 2021 through video conference.

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 12:32:29 GMT
Kenya: Tundo Leads Title Hunt in Rwanda Rally
[Nation] Five leading Kenya National Rally Championship contenders have entered the 2021 African Rally Championship (ARC) Rwanda Rally scheduled for the weekend.

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:02:26 GMT
Rwanda: Weatherman Warns of Three-Day Heavy Rains
[New Times] Rwanda Meteorology Agency has warned that heavy rain is expected from October 19 to October 21 in parts of Northern, Western and Southern provinces.

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 08:45:09 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Files to Acquire Over 300,000 Satellites
[New Times] Rwanda Space Agency has filed a request to acquire two satellite constellations from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), namely Cinnamon-217 and Cinnamon-937, according to an official statement.

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 05:47:00 GMT
Central Africa: UN's Top Envoy Warns Great Lakes Region Is 'At a Crossroads'
[UN News] Speaking at a Security Council meeting on the situation in Africa's Great Lakes region on Wednesday, the Secretary-General's Special Envoy, Huang Xia, told ambassadors that the countries concerned now stand "at a crossroads".

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 12:38:47 GMT
Rwanda: Ombudsman Finds Injustice in Some Cases Tried in Courts
[New Times] The Ombudsman, Madeleine Nirere has said that her Office found injustice in 12.2 percent of the cases that were tried in courts but were submitted to it by citizens over unfair judgments. It requested the Supreme Court to retry those case...

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 12:38:00 GMT
Rwanda: Ferwafa Releases 2021/22 Premier League Fixtures
[New Times] The Rwanda Football Federation (Ferwafa) has released fixtures for the upcoming 2021/2022 topflight league.



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