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Mon, 25 Oct 2021 09:14:16 GMT
Rwanda: Inside the Country's Space Ambitions
[New Times] Rwanda's ambition to launch two satellite constellations in the next three years has further highlighted the country's plan to become a hub for the African space industry.

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 07:55:07 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Moves to Strengthen Human Vaccine, Drug Trial Legislation
[New Times] The Government of Rwanda on Monday, October 25, tabled before Parliament's Chamber of Deputies a "draft law relating to research on a human participant" in a move meant to help the country meet international medicine and vaccine trial sta...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 15:17:48 GMT
Angola: National Airline Resumes Windhoek Flights
[New Era] Angola's national airline, TAAG Angola, last week resumed their Windhoek-Luanda route following the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions on travel between the two countries. TAAG Angola last operated the route on 19 March 2020 before it was sus...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 08:36:22 GMT
Rwanda: How Charcoal Production and Hunting Threatened Kibirizi-Muyira Natural Forest
[New Times] Isaac Ngango a resident of Muyira sector in Nyanza district recalls different species of wildlife that used to be in Kibirizi-Muyira Natural Forest but only few of them have survived the human encroachment.

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 08:20:38 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Acquires Financing for National Referral Lab
[New Times] The Ministry of Health through Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) on Monday, October 25 signed a financing agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the construction of the National Health Referral Laboratory.

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 07:54:21 GMT
Rwanda: Govt Issues New Guidelines to Reduce Informal Settlements
[New Times] Rwanda Land Management and Use Authority (RLMUA) has issued fresh guidelines that will be a major tool in ensuring that over 61 per cent of the country's population currently living in informal settlements are relocated to well-planned se...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 07:53:44 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Among Safest Countries for Solo Travellers
[New Times] Rwanda has been ranked sixth among the top 10 safest countries for solo travellers in the world. It is the only African country on the list.

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 06:13:00 GMT
Rwanda: Medical Council Speaks Out After Closure of Private Hospitals
[New Times] Rwanda Medical and Dental Council (RMDC), the regulator for health care professionals, has said that they are closely monitoring developments regarding uncertainties that may arise from the closure of health facilities following a recent ...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:01:07 GMT
Nigeria: Nigeria, Chad to Set Up Joint Business Council
[Premium Times] The establishment of the joint business council is expected to foster bilateral relations between key public and private sector institutions in both countries.

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.

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 11:28:11 GMT
Burundi: Dar - Bujumbura for Improved Trade Balance
[Daily News] RESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has expressed the need for Tanzania and Burundi to make good use of available opportunities to improve trade balance between the two countries.

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 11:17:56 GMT
Angola: President Lourenço Rules Out Reshuffle At State-Owned Oil Firm Management
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan head of State João Lourenço ruled out Saturday any changes at the State-owned oil company Sonangol and the National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Management, describing the reports as "mere speculation".

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 ...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 13:35:48 GMT
Angola: President Wants Concrete Actions for Environment #AfricaClimateCrisis
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan president João Lourenço on Saturday called for concrete actions to protect the environment.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 09:20:13 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Appoints Members to Atomic Energy Board for Power Plant Set Up
[East African] Rwanda is going ahead with plans to set up a nuclear power plant, which the government says is needed to bridge supply gaps as the country targets middle income status in 14 years.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 09:19:14 GMT
Tanzania: Suluhu and Ndayishimiye Sign More Deals, Plan Grand Entry Into Congo
[East African] Tanzania and Burundi have signed multibillion-dollar infrastructure projects, with their sights on the huge Democratic Republic of Congo market.

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.



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