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Mon, 25 Oct 2021 05:20:05 GMT
Rwanda: Kenyans Dominate Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally
[New Times] Kenyans drivers dominated the Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally (RMGM) that took place over weekend, claiming all the 3 podium slots.

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 16:38:52 GMT
Central African Republic: Central African Rebel Commander Faces War Crimes Charges
[DW] Mahamat Said, a former leader of a militia group in the Central African Republic, faces 14 charges at the International Criminal Court of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 08:09:52 GMT
Rwanda: Volleyball - Yves Mutabazi Joins Dubai Side Hatta Club
[New Times] Rwandan volleyball player Yves Mutabazi has joined Dubai side Hatta Club on a one-year contract.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 08:09:06 GMT
Rwanda: Suji Positive Despite Rwanda's Frustrating WC Qualifiers
[New Times] Rwanda may have had a frustrating campaign during the just-concluded International Cricket Council men's T20 sub regional Group A World Cup Qualifiers but national Cricket team head coach Martin Suji remains positive

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 06:20:11 GMT
Rwanda: New Centre to Build Capacity for Grassroots Leaders
[New Times] Rwanda Association of Local Government Authorities (RALGA) has created a new leadership centre of excellence to spearhead the capacity building of local government leaders.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 06:40:26 GMT
Tanzania: Tanzania -/Burundi Trade Ties Boom Timely
[Daily News] TANZANIA and Burundi have, for decades, enjoyed good diplomatic ties and as years unfold there have been cementing of the relations, extending the same to trade ties.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 05:41:45 GMT
Kenya: Tundo Scoops Top African Driver Title
[Nation] Carl "Flash" Tundo and his navigator Tim Jessop are the 2021 African Rally Championship (ARC) winners after clinching victory in the Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally Sunday.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 05:40:50 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Founding Mangelepa Band Member Mukala Koko Kanyinda Dies
[Nation] The Congolese Lingala music fraternity is mourning Mukala Koko Kanyinda, who was one of the founder members of the legendary Nairobi-based Orch Les Mangelepa band in 1970s.

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 15:56:59 GMT
Rwanda: Water Drives Economic Growth, Ministers Told
[New Times] WaterAid has urged African and European Union ministers to perceive access to water as a part of economic development in the upcoming Africa Union and European Union Ministerial meeting and the AU-EU summit scheduled in Brussels next year...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 15:55:07 GMT
Rwanda: World Bank, Govt in Fresh Campaign to Enhance Reading Culture
[New Times] 50 fruit trees were planted in an environmental campaign called "Plant Tree Not Plastics" organised by the World Bank in collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MINEDUC) and included school children and teachers of Groupe Scholaire ...

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.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 08:58:15 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally - Giancarlo Davite Fails to Finish Race
[New Times] Giancarlo Davite, a key player for team Rwanda in the Mountain Gorilla Rally (RMGR), on Saturday, October 23 failed to finish the race due to technical problems with his car.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 08:46:19 GMT
Rwanda: APR FC Knocked Out of CAF Champions League
[New Times] APR FC suffered an early exit from the 2021/22 CAF Champions League following a 4-0 loss to Tunisian side Etoile Sportive du Sahel of Tunisia in the return leg on Saturday.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 08:45:44 GMT
Rwanda: Grassroots Elections Kick-Off
[New Times] The local government elections started Saturday, October 23 in different villages across the country.

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 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...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 07:26:54 GMT
Angola: Covid-19 - Angola Registers 124 New Infections and 8 Deaths
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan health authorities announced the registration of 124 new infections and 8 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 06:52:35 GMT
Angola: Airlink Bets On Competitive Price of Tickets
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The South African private airliner Airlink, which Thursday started the commercial connection between Johannesburg and Luanda, promises affordable prices and flexibility to passengers and customers with goods between the two countrie...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 06:52:34 GMT
Angola: Angola and Usa Address Implementation of New Projects
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan President, João Lourenço, addressed this Friday, in Luanda, with the ambassador of the United States of America (USA), Nina Maria Fite, issues related to the implementation of new projects, with emphasis on the areas o...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 05:12:54 GMT
Angola: Colourful Story of Dreams, Death and Falling Air Conditioners in Luanda
[RFI] A dreamlike movie with a modern-day nightmare, Air Conditioner, written and directed by Fradique, begins with a radio news broadcast that alerts the public of a spate of air conditioners falling out of buildings and killing people throughout Lu...

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.

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.

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.



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