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Sat, 11 Dec 2021 12:18:07 GMT
Seychelles: Top Figures Charged as Govt Tries to Clean Up Nation's Reputation
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- One of the Seychelles' wealthiest and most powerful men, his wife and former senior government officials face charges of laundering U.S. $50 million as a new government, elected last year, attempts to clean up the nation's re...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 16:46:02 GMT
Cameroon: Samuel Eto'o Emerges New Cameroon Football Federation President
[Premium Times] While Eto'o amassed 43 votes, his closet rival and the incumbent president received 31 votes

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 11:30:49 GMT
Uganda: Uganda, DR Congo Pledge Transparency in War Against Allied Democratic Forces
[Nation] Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have responded to public concerns about the safety of the joint operations against terrorists with a pledge of transparency. They said, in fact, that they will elevate their cooperation to target a...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 07:17:08 GMT
Uganda: Uganda and Rwanda Paying Tshisekedi a King's Ransom to Open Shop in DR Congo
[East African] In early October, Uganda impounded four Kenyan trucks carrying fish to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ugandan officials alleged the fish were immature.

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 07:16:37 GMT
Uganda: Uganda, DRC Sign Final Agreement to Allow Joint Operations Against ADF
[Nile Post] The Ugandan government and its counterparts from DRC have signed the final agreement that will ensure joint operations between the armies of both countries.

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 18:14:48 GMT
East Africa: Uganda, DR Congo Pledge Transparency of Joint Operations Against ADF
[East African] Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have responded to public concerns about the safety of the joint operations against terrorists with a pledge of transparency. They said, in fact, that they will elevate their cooperation to ta...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 06:04:50 GMT
Southern Africa: Regional Parliament Backs SADC Model Law On Gender-Based Violence
[New Times] MP Fatuma Ndangiza, Chairperson of the East African Legislative Assembly's Committee on Regional Affairs and Conflict Resolution, on Saturday, December 11, delivered a solidarity statement during the "special occasion" of the adoption of ...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 06:03:39 GMT
Rwanda: First Lady Calls for Gender Equality in African Scientists
[New Times] The First Lady Jeannette Kagame made case for gender equality in the science and scientific field in African countries.

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 15:36:43 GMT
Rwanda: Survivors Joins UN to Celebrate Global Genocide Prevention Day
[New Times] The Association of Graduates of Genocide Survivors Organization (GAERG) has on Thursday, December 9 joined the United Nations Office of Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect, in marking 73 years after the adoption of convention of ...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:58:43 GMT
Angola: U.S. Treasury Issues Sanctions on Former Govt Officials Nascimento and Dias Junior
[allAfrica] Excerpts from a press release issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury:

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:08:40 GMT
Cameroon: Climate Change Fuels Violence and Mass Displacement in Cameroon
[UN News] A flare-up in intercommunal fighting in northern Cameroon has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes and brought a halt to aid operations there, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:53:19 GMT
Cameroon: Thousands Flee to Chad After Deadly Violence
[RFI] A resurgence of violence between herders and fishers in Cameroon's Far North region - in which at least four people have died - has forced several thousand people to seek refuge over the border in Chad.

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:08:53 GMT
Africa: Cameroon Says Africa Soccer Will Be Successful Despite Separatist Threats
[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroonian authorities have vowed a safe African Football Cup of Nations when they host the biennial tournament in January. Cameroon's Anglophone separatists have threatened further attacks on two towns that have stadiums to be used...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 07:27:37 GMT
Angola: U.S. Sanctions Angolan Billionaire Isabel dos Santos for Corruption
[International Consortium of Investigative Journalists] ICIJ's 2020 Luanda Leaks investigation revealed how decades of inside deals turned dos Santos, the daughter of Angola's longtime former ruler, into Africa's richest woman.

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:13:13 GMT
Cameroon: Scarce Resources in Cameroon Trigger Deadly Clashes, Mass Displacement
[VOA] Geneva -- The U.N. refugee agency says intercommunal fighting over scarce resources in Cameroon has triggered the mass exodus of more than 30,000 refugees to neighboring Chad.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:15:34 GMT
Central African Republic: Alleged Militia Leader to Go on Trial for War Crimes, International Court Confirms
[DW] The accused -- Mahamat Said Abdel Kani -- faces a slew of charges, including persecution, enforced disappearance and other inhumane acts. The alleged militia leader rose to prominence amid a coup in Bangui in 2013.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 15:29:01 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Up to 75,000 People Living in a Remote Camp Facing 'Hellish Conditions' - UNICEF
[Unicef] Up to 75,000 displaced people -- including 35,000 children - living in a remote and inaccessible hilltop camp for displaced people in the province of Ituri in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are braving "hellish conditions" without adeq...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:57:09 GMT
Rwanda: Who Will Rayon Sports Tap as New Coach?
[New Times] Rayon Sport football club suspended head coach Masudi Juma this week after a string of poor results in the Rwanda premier league. / Photo: Courtesy.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:57:08 GMT
Rwanda: Musanze Terror Trial Verdict Set for January 7
[New Times] The Military High Court has announced that it will pass its verdict in the trial involving 38 people attached to the P5 militia on January 7, 2022.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:57:05 GMT
Rwanda: New Research Shows Link of Mother to Daughter Post-Genocide Depression
[New Times] A research conducted to demonstrate differences in trauma exposure in mothers and daughters according to their genocide survival status reveals a common link of depression among Rwandan mothers and their daughters 27 years after the 1994 ...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 06:46:13 GMT
Cameroon: Conflict Over Water Escalates to Community Clashes, Leaving More Casualties
[VOA] Yaoundé -- Clashes among farmers, ranchers, and fishers over water scarcity have escalated along Cameroon's northern border with Chad. Cameroonian officials say villages and markets were torched Wednesday and violent conflict sent thousands fl...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:57:04 GMT
Rwanda: Basketball Africa League to Tip Off in March Next Year
[New Times] The Basketball Africa League (BAL) has announced that the 2022 season will tip off on March 5, next year in Dakar, Senegal.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:57:01 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Joins Global Movement to Achieve Universal Primary Education
[New Times] The government of Rwanda, alongside Djibouti, Zanzibar and The Gambia have partnered with global education foundation, Education Above All (EAA), as part of the journey to secure universal primary education.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:56:58 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Receives a Million Covid-19 Jabs From Sweden
[New Times] Rwanda has received one million Covid-19 vaccines from the government of Sweden, a move said to boost the country's vaccination campaign.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:56:57 GMT
Rwanda: Young Conservationists Rally Local Community to Save Mpenge River
[New Times] 20-years ago, when Musanze - then called Ruhengeri - was still a small town, Mpenge River was ecologically in good health. Moreover, as the town expanded with a growing population, the river became increasingly threatened by pollution.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:56:27 GMT
Cameroon: Major Plus for Integration, National Unity
[Cameroon Tribune] National Integration and Unity at the Centre of 34 years of President Biya's sports development policy.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:35:28 GMT
Rwanda: Speaker Rejects Amendments to Bill to Allow Rwanda, Burundi Advocates to Practise in Kenya
[East African] The standoff between Kenya's Attorney General Paul Kihara and the National Assembly is set to delay the determination on whether lawyers from Burundi and Rwanda will be allowed to practise in Kenya.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:34:14 GMT
Africa: Relive the Road to Totalenergies AFCON, Cameroon 2021
[CAF] 30 days before the kickoff of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021, CAFOnline.com relives the facts of the qualifiers in the road to the 9 January - 6 February 2022 finals.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:24:47 GMT
Cameroon: Women's Football Championship - Clubs Brace Up for New Season
[Cameroon Tribune] While waiting for official dates to be announced, the football outfits are making use of both national and international friendlies to keep fit.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:24:41 GMT
Cameroon: Douala - Women Raise Funds for Hospitals
[Cameroon Tribune] The objective is to improve health recovery by at least 50 percent.



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