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Fri, 26 Nov 2021 13:59:12 GMT
Cameroon: Cameroon School Attack Scares Students, Teachers
[VOA] Yaoundé, Cameroon -- Cameroonian officials say a suspected separatist attack on a school this week, which left four students and a teacher dead, has scared hundreds of teachers and students from going to school. Cameroon's military said it lau...

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 14:44:57 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC, Ituri - Insecurity Leaves People Deprived of Basic Medical Care
[MSF] On 28 October, unknown attackers targeted a Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) convoy leaving two aid workers injured on the road of Bambou, in Ituri. The attack took place as the MSF vehicle was returning from an area whe...

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 12:14:02 GMT
Rwanda: RBC Warns of New Covid-19 Variant
[New Times] Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, the Director General of Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), has warned of a new variant of the coronavirus detected in the Southern African region.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 11:01:24 GMT
Rwanda: Kagame in DRC for Conference On Gender Violence
[East African] Rwanda's President Paul Kagame on Thursday arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo to attend a conference aimed at fighting violence against women.

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 14:11:15 GMT
Angola: Government, EU Gather Civil Society to Fight Domestic Violence
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan government and the European Union (EU) on Thursday brought together members of civil society, in Luanda, as part of the campaign to combat domestic violence.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 14:11:14 GMT
Angola: Inad Destroys Over 2,000 Obsolete Explosive Devices
[ANGOP] Cabinda -- The National Institute for Demining in Cabinda (INAD) this Thursday destroyed 2,755 explosive devices collected in catalogued areas in the Cabinda municipality.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 10:21:24 GMT
Rwanda: PSG Academy to Launch in Rwanda on November 27
[New Times] After being postponed for a number of times owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, Paris Saint-Germain football academy in Rwanda will finally be inaugurated in Huye District on Saturday, November 27.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 10:20:28 GMT
Rwanda: Kigali Rotaract Club Lights Up 15 Homes in Bugesera
[New Times] Members of the Rotaract Club of Kigali over the weekend donated solar panels to 15 vulnerable families in Bugesera District, to help children in these families be able to revise their school work while at home.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 10:19:22 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda's Uwineza Scoops Women in Science Award
[New Times] Annet Uwineza, a postdoctoral fellow in Life and Environmental Sciences, specializing in Human Genetics has been named among this year's 20 Women in Science for Sub-Saharan Africa.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 10:14:00 GMT
Rwanda: Kagame, Tshisekedi Discuss Ties on Margins of Masculinity Meeting
[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Thursday afternoon met his host President Felix Tshisekedi at the Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa for bilateral talks, ahead of the inaugural Men's Conference on Positive Masculinity, which was held in the evening...

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 10:13:18 GMT
Rwanda: Israel Donates Cows to Vulnerable Residents in Rulindo
[New Times] At least 20 vulnerable families in Rulindo District were on November 25, given a cow each by the Embassy of Israel in Rwanda.

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...

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 14:11:15 GMT
Angola: Minister of Justice and Human Rights Honoured in Brazil
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Francisco Queiroz, was decorated Wednesday in Brasilia with the commendation of "Grã-Cruz" (Grand Cross), order of merit of the Brazilian Military Prosecuting Council.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 14:11:11 GMT
Angola: Covid-19 - Angola Reports 27 Recoveries and 25 New Cases
[ANGOP] Luanda -- In the last 24 hours, Angola registered the recovery of 27 patients, 25 new cases and 1 death.

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 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.



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