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Fri, 26 Nov 2021 07:11:53 GMT
Rwanda: Rwandan Activists Want Koffi Olomide's Concert Cancelled
[New Times] While music lovers can't wait to see Koffi Olomide  gracing the Kigali Arena stage on December 4 , a section of people, led by gender activists, want the controversial rhumba maestro to be banned from performing in town due to his reput...

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 09:21:22 GMT
Cameroon: Fishermen Harvest Invasive Aquatic Fern to Create Energy Source #AfricaClimateCrisis
[VOA] Dizangué -- Cameroon's largest lake, Lake Ossa, has been invaded by Salvinia molesta, an aquatic fern native to Brazil that hinders navigation, makes fishing impossible and blocks water access. To combat the spreading plant, a local aid group ...

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 07:02:13 GMT
Kenya/Congo-Kinshasa: Gor Mahia in Congo for Crucial CAF Confederation Cup Match
[Nairobi News] Gor Mahia arrived in the Republic of Congo on Thursday morning for their Caf Confederation Cup play off match against AS Otoho d'Oyo on Sunday.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 09:06:49 GMT
Rwanda: Kagame in DR Congo for Inaugural Conference on Positive Masculinity
[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Thursday arrived in Kinshasa where he joined fellow Heads of State to attend the inaugural African Men's Conference on Positive Masculinity, hosted by his DR Congo Felix Tshisekedi.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 08:07:23 GMT
Cameroon: Law On Freedom of Association - Minat Edifies Senators On Amendment
[Cameroon Tribune] Minister Paul Atanga Nji explained the modifications to members of the Committee on Constitutional Laws of the Senate on November 23, 2021.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 08:07:19 GMT
Cameroon: 34th World Aids Day - Students Sensitised On Social Media Dangers
[Cameroon Tribune] An educative talk between African Synergy and leaders of different school health clubs took place at the Lycée Général Leclerc yesterday, November 24, 2021.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 08:07:17 GMT
Cameroon: Settlement Bill for 2020 - Overview Presented to Senators
[Cameroon Tribune] Finance Minister, Louis Paul Motaze defended the legal instrument before the Budget and Finance Committee of the Senate on November 23, 2020.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 08:07:14 GMT
Cameroon: Ekondo Titi - Terrorists Kill Three Students, Teacher
[Cameroon Tribune] A statement from the local administrative officer in the area said efforts are ongoing to track the culprits.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 08:07:11 GMT
Cameroon: Promoting the Book Sector - Minister Explains Mechanisms in View
[Cameroon Tribune] This is contained in a bill the Minister of Arts and Culture, Bidoung Mkpatt defended before the Cultural Affairs Committee of the National Assembly on November.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 08:07:10 GMT
Cameroon: Parent Teacher Associations - Regulating Education Body
[Cameroon Tribune] The Ministers of Basic and Secondary Education during an information exchange forum on November 24 stated the importance of PTAs and measures to inject more order.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 06:52:45 GMT
Rwanda: World Bank Pledges Support to Rwanda's Post-Covid-19 Recovery
[New Times] The World Bank Country Director for East Africa, Keith Hansen, has pledged continuous support in different development activities in Rwanda and commended its strides of economic recovery from Covid-19.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 06:39:21 GMT
Rwanda: Military Court Adjourns Kinigi Terror Trial to Next Month
[New Times] The Military High Court has postponed to December 9, the trial of the 38 persons being prosecuted in connection to the P5, a coalition of anti-Rwanda militias that perpetrated deadly attacks against citizens of Kinigi sector in Musanze di...

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 15:22:40 GMT
Angola: First International Diamond Conference Starts This Thursday
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The "Angola International Diamond Conference" (AIDC), which aims to publicize the quality of Angola's diamonds and attract more private investment to the market for this mineral in the country, begins today (Thursday) at the Diamond...

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 13:31:14 GMT
Africa: Commitments Signed to Build an Electric Battery Industry in the DRC
[allAfrica] The DRC-Africa Business Forum 2021 kicked off with a bang on Wednesday, November 24 in the Congolese capital. A series of firm commitments have been signed for the development of a battery minerals industry in the Democratic Republic of C...

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 13:31:10 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: The Pitfalls to be Overcome for the Integration of the Congolese in the Value Chain of the Electric Battery Industry
[allAfrica] The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has all the potential to become an industrial hub for batteries and electric vehicles. To achieve this, the country of Félix Antoine Tshisekedi will have to meet the energy challenge and an attracti...

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 06:52:24 GMT
East Africa: EAC Ministers Endorse DR Congo Admission to Bloc
[Citizen] The Democratic Republic of Congo has been endorsed by the Council of Ministers to join the East African Community (EAC) as the seventh member state.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 06:42:28 GMT
Central African Republic: Minister Faces Atrocity Charges - Human Rights Watch
[HRW] Nairobi -- Important Step for Justice; Special Criminal Court Arrests Former Armed Group Leader

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 12:58:11 GMT
Rwanda: From Ethnic Amnesia to Ethnocracy - 80 Percent of Rwanda's Top Officials Are Tutsi
[African Arguments] Despite the state's policy of ignoring ethnicity, most people know their leaders are mostly Tutsi. This research examines the extent of this trend.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 05:35:26 GMT
Cameroon: Cameroon Shut Down Its Refinery Because of Cheap Fuel From Nigeria - El-Rufai
[Daily Trust] Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has said the current fuel subsidy regime is not beneficial to Nigerians.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 05:17:10 GMT
Rwanda: Activists Make Case for Enforced Awareness on GBV as Cases Surge
[New Times] The Covid-19 pandemic has left a mark by way of increased cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), among other effects, and the awareness to address the issue should be enforced, activists have emphasised.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 05:14:02 GMT
Rwanda: Military Prosecution Seeks Life for 23 Kinigi Assailants
[New Times] Military prosecution has called for life sentences for all the assailants who took direct part in the October 5, 2019 deadly attack that the P5 militia group carried out against civilians in Kinigi sector, Musanze district.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 15:21:57 GMT
Angola: Cabinet Council Approves Mobility in CPLP
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan government approved, on Wednesday, the Agreement on Mobility among the Member States of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), signed last July, in Luanda, during the XIII Summit of Heads of State and Gov...

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 15:20:20 GMT
Angola: Covid-19 - Angola Reports 19 New Cases and 22 Recoveries
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola reported this Wednesday 19 new cases of the newcoronavirus, 22 recoveries and 1 death, in the last 24 hours.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 06:53:02 GMT
Sudan: Darfur Refugees in Chad Desperate and Destitute
[Radio Dabanga] Chad -- Thousands of Sudanese refugees who fled to eastern Chad from Jebel Moon in West Darfur as a result of armed attacks on their villages over the last week, are calling for urgent humanitarian intervention to save their lives.

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 15:01:07 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Entrepreneur Delivers Sustainable Water Supply to Goma
[DW] Businessman Jack Kahorha in 2017 formed a company to provide fresh drinking water to local communities. DW examines how it convinced customers to pay for their water and now turns over $400,000 a year.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 09:30:03 GMT
Angola: A Day in the Life of a Sexual and Reproductive Health Activist in Angola - How Young People Are Leading Change
[UNFPA] Viana -- "The problem that the girls go through is they are discriminated against. They are judged and then for some reason, they feel they have to help [out at] the house, so they get involved with certain people," says Daniela Isabel Raimun...

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 08:47:15 GMT
Tunisia: Libyan Political Process At Heart of Working Session Between Jerandi and His Congolese Counterpart
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A working session took place on Wednesday between Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Othman Jerandi, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francophonie and Congolese Abroad, Jean-Claude Gak...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 13:55:11 GMT
Cameroon: Sports Management - Officials Edified On Techniques
[Cameroon Tribune] A seminar to educate professionals of the legal department and the media on sports law and the functioning of the CCA opened in Yaounde on Monday November 22, 2021.

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 13:55:08 GMT
Cameroon: Senate - Committees Start Scrutinising Bills
[Cameroon Tribune] Eight bills already adopted by the National Assembly and a new bill governing the organisation and promotion of the Book Sector in Cameroon were tabled on November 23.

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 13:55:06 GMT
Cameroon: 'Tickets Will Be On First Come First Serve Basis'
[Cameroon Tribune] Eric Binfon, President Ticketing Committee - COCAN.



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