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Wed, 22 Dec 2021 05:51:50 GMT
Cameroon: Hundreds Arrested After Deadly Clashes That Displaced 100,000
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroonian authorities say troops have arrested hundreds of armed men blamed for communal violence in the northeast this month that displaced more than a hundred thousand people -- most to neighboring Chad. Authorities say...

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 04:59:29 GMT
Zambia: Thousands Head Home Voluntarily From Zambia to DR Congo - UN Refugee Agency
[UN News] Nearly 5,000 refugees who fled violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) four years ago, are opting to head home voluntarily from Zambia over the coming months, with the first 100 people setting out on Tuesday.

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 06:53:37 GMT
Cameroon: Covid-19, Security Concerns Threaten Cameroon Football Tournament
[HRW] Authorities Should Ensure Safety and Protection of AFCON Players, Fans

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 06:51:35 GMT
Rwanda: Swedish Court Rule to Extradite Genocide Suspect Micomyiza
[New Times] A top Swedish Court on Tuesday, December 21, found no reason why a Rwandan arrested in the Nordic country last year should not be extradited to Kigali where he is wanted for crimes he allegedly committed during the 1994 Genocide against t...

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 06:51:33 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Secures Rwf20 Billion to Upgrade Nyacyonga-Mukoto Road
[New Times] The subsidiary of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has approved a loan of Rwf20 million for Rwanda to upgrade the road from Nyacyonga to Mukoto between Gasabo and Rulindo districts.

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 15:55:49 GMT
Rwanda: Visually Impaired Persons Try Their Hand At Offering Massage Therapy
[New Times] When Covid-19 broke out in Rwanda, different businesses halted operations consequently affecting sources of income for many people who had jobs including Visually Impaired people.

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 14:11:44 GMT
Africa: Totalenergies AFCON Cameroon Match Officials Announced
[CAF] CAF has released the list of 63 match officials who will officiate at the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations to be held in Cameroon next month, January 2022.

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 12:07:43 GMT
Cameroon: SW IDPs in Douala IV Subdivision - Chantal Biya Puts Smiles On Their Faces
[Cameroon Tribune] The humanitarian caravan of CERAC was in Bonaberi, where it expressed the First Lady's deep feelings through a timely donation of gifts.

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 12:07:39 GMT
Africa: 'I Will Be Here From January 7'
[Cameroon Tribune] Patrice Motsepe, President of the Confederation of African Football.

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 12:07:31 GMT
Cameroon: Covid-19 Impact - UNDP Supports 134 Agribusinesses
[Cameroon Tribune] Young entrepreneurs from the Far North, Centre and Littoral Regions received the equipment at a ceremony in Yaounde on December 17, 2021.

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 12:07:29 GMT
Cameroon: Civilo-Military Actions - Military Refurbishes School, Offers Medical Consultations
[Cameroon Tribune] The actions led by the 5th Joint Military Region inspires hope in normalcy, education, healthcare in Nwa Subdivision, Donga Mantung Division of the North West Region.

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 12:07:23 GMT
Africa: AFCON Harassment - Enough Is Enough!
[Cameroon Tribune] Never has a people been so stressed up for wanting to serve a noble goal.

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 11:47:23 GMT
Cameroon: Cameroonian Newspaper Editor Finally Acquitted, Released After 16 Months
[RSF] Emmanuel Mbombog Mbog Matip, a Cameroonian newspaper editor who was detained in a completely arbitrary manner for 16 months and had to spend a further week in prison after his acquittal, has finally been freed. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) w...

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 10:16:39 GMT
Uganda: President of DRC Senate, Lukwebo Commissions Beef Exporting Facility in Uganda
[Nile Post] Modeste Bahati Lukwebo, the President of the Senate of the Democratic Republic of Congo has paid an official visit to the Nshaara Industrial Park where he commissioned the Zhong Wu Beef Abattoir Imports and Exports Company under the Sino-...

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 06:51:35 GMT
Rwanda: Dambisa Moyo, Whitaker Join NBA Africa Strategic Investors
[New Times] Global economist Dambisa Moyo and film actor Forest Whitaker have joined the group of African business leaders and former NBA players who are strategic investors in NBA Africa.

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 09:05:34 GMT
Central African Republic: Rebels Kill Six in Latest Attack
[RFI] Five civilians and a soldier were killed in the latest attack by armed groups in the Central African Republic, a local official said Monday.

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:43:15 GMT
Rwanda: World Bank to Provide U.S.$175 Million for Human Capital Development Programme
[New Times] The World Bank's Board of Directors last week approved $175million in International Development Association (IDA) financing to help advance Rwanda's policy and institutional reform program for human capital development and inclusive econo...

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 04:31:08 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: 'I Did Not Know it Was Possible to Organise the Birth of Children'
[UNFPA] Luambo -- At only 35, Nsenga Malu has lived many lives. In one, she was a girl growing up in the city of Luambo, in her home country of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Then, her childhood halted abruptly when she married at the age of 1...

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:43:15 GMT
Rwanda: Cautious Optimism As Festive Season Kicks Off
[New Times] The month of December, especially its last weeks, is that time of the year when cities' skylines change.

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:43:15 GMT
Rwanda: Public Transporters Move to Mandate Covid Vaccination
[New Times] Commuter public buses will operate and the passengers to and from Kigali must present vaccination certificates, as per the new guidelines.

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:43:15 GMT
Rwanda: Regional Women Push for Intervention in Sgbv Fight
[New Times] Women's organizations from across the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) member states have called for faster and more collaborative intervention in the prevention, punishment and response to Sexual and Gender-Base...

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:43:15 GMT
Rwanda: African Women-Founded Startups Lagging Behind in Funding Opportunities
[New Times] In the U.S., 2021 was a record-breaking year for startup funding. American-based companies raised roughly $240 billion, dwarfing 2020's full-year total of $166 billion, according to PitchBook. U.S. female founders had an exceptional year,...

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:43:11 GMT
Rwanda: Team Rwanda Starts Training Ahead of Tour Du Rwanda
[New Times] Team Rwanda riders on Monday started a ten day training camp ahead of the much-anticipated Tour du Rwanda 2022 which will cover a total distance of 937km.

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:16:57 GMT
Cameroon: End-of-Year-Feasts - Nativity Items Flood Shops
[Cameroon Tribune] Businesses make hay as Christmas approaches.

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:16:55 GMT
Africa: AFCON 2021 - Teams to Brace Up With Friendlies
[Cameroon Tribune] Ghana for example, has announced three friendly matches with the last being against Algeria; meanwhile, Côte d'Ivoire will be meeting Mali, Comoros and a local team.

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:16:53 GMT
Cameroon: Promoting Tourism - Krystal Hotel Goes Operational
[Cameroon Tribune] The magnificent structure was inaugurated by the Prime Minister and Head of Government, Dr Joseph Dion Ngute on Friday December 17, 2021 in Douala.

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:52:23 GMT
Rwanda: Evusheld, Astrazeneca Covid Drug 'Works Against Omicron'
[New Times] AstraZeneca's Evusheld, a monoclonal antibody drug for the prevention (pre-exposure prophylaxis) of Covid-19, holds neutralising activity against the Omicron variant, according to new pre-clinical data.

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:51:14 GMT
Rwanda: Govt Confirms Postponement of Umushyikirano
[New Times] The national dialogue council, Umushyikirano, has been postponed for the second consecutive time.

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:44:24 GMT
Rwanda: Covid Booster Vaccines - Ngamije Allays Fears Over Mixing Doses
[New Times] The Minister of Health, Dr Daniel Ngamije, has allayed fears for those receiving Covid-19 vaccine booster doses using a type of vaccine that is different from ones they had been inoculated with in the first and second round.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 10:38:41 GMT
Rwanda: Govt Tightens Covid Measures - Here Are Five Things to Know
[New Times] According to a statement, parties, wedding receptions and any other related forms of celebrations are prohibited.



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