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Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:14:42 GMT
Rwanda: Kagame Appoints New Infrastructure Minister, State Minister
[New Times] President Kagame has appointed Ernest Nsabimana as the new Minister of Infrastructure, according to a statement released by the Prime Minister's Office on Monday, January 31.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:14:32 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda-Uganda Border Re-Opens After Three Years of Inactivity
[New Times] Hours before midnight on Sunday night, few Rwandan journalists camped at the Gatuna border crossing waiting to witness its reopening after three years of inactivity.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:14:29 GMT
Rwanda: Only Truckers, Returning Citizens Greenlighted as Gatuna Border Reopens
[New Times] Only truckers and returning citizens or Rwanda residents have been given the green light to use the Gatuna border post between Rwanda and Uganda - at least for now.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 05:51:56 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: 'Enigmas Remain' After Court Sentences 51 People to Death for UN Murders
[RFI] The military court of Katanga in southern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sentenced 51 people to death over the murders of two United Nations researchers who were carrying out an investigation into violence in the Kasai region in 2017.

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 11:29:23 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Namibia, DR Congo in Fishing Quota Dilemma
[New Era] Walvis Bay -- The Namibian government will rely on international policy as well as the country's legal framework to find a solution for the 27 300 metric tons of horse mackerel that was sold to the Democratic Republic of Congo last year.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:14:34 GMT
Rwanda: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Set for Kigali in June 2022
[New Times] President Paul Kagame and the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, have on announced that the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) has been set for the week of 20 June, 2022.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 08:55:16 GMT
Tanzania: Re-Opening of Gatuna-Katuna Border Boon for Regional Integration
[Daily News] EAST Africans woke up to good news on Monday after Rwanda re-opened its border with Uganda some hours before midnight on Sunday night. The frontier was closed in February 2019 due to escalating political tensions between Kigali and Kampa...

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:15:09 GMT
Rwanda: Heroes Day - Rwandans Urged to Embrace Culture of Heroism
[New Times] As Rwanda celebrates 28th Heroes' day on February 1, the National Orders and Decorations of Honour (CHENO) has urged Rwandans especially the youth to embrace the culture of heroism.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:15:07 GMT
Rwanda: Relief to Business Community as New CHOGM Date is Announced
[New Times] Several businesses in Rwanda have welcomed the latest confirmation that the highly anticipated Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) would finally take place in June 2022.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:14:57 GMT
Rwanda: Three Million Bamboo Trees to Provide Raw Material for Packaging Production
[New Times] At least three million bamboos are being planted in the districts of Bugesera, Ngoma, and Rwamagana to supply a factory to produce pulp, papers, and packaging materials among others.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:14:52 GMT
Rwanda: Six Kinigi Terror Attackers Sentenced to Life in Prison
[New Times] The military high court on Monday, January 31, sentenced to life six people belonging to the RUD-Urunana militia group, having convicted them for masterminding terror attacks against civilians.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:15:02 GMT
Rwanda: Rwandan Players Abroad - Kagere Hits Double as Mutsinzi Shines in Portugal
[New Times] Some of the leagues in Europe and elsewhere are back in action whereas others are also scheduled to resume in the few days.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:14:59 GMT
Rwanda: Tour Du Rwanda - Cycling Federation Explains Eritrea's Omission
[New Times] The Eritrean cycling team has dropped out of Tour du Rwanda 2022 as its members are not vaccinated against Covid-19.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:14:55 GMT
Rwanda: Simba SC Open Talks With Kagere Over New Contract
[New Times] Tanzanian giants Simba SC have started negotiations with Rwandan striker Meddie Kagere over a new contract.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:14:49 GMT
Rwanda: Football Academy Launched in Nyamagabe District
[New Times] 14 young players are looking forward to gracing the first intake of the Ambassadors Football USA which started operations in Nyamagabe district over the weekend.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:14:47 GMT
Rwanda: FLN Trial - Prosecutors Challenge Nsabimana's Grounds for Appeal
[New Times] Convicts in the FLN-MRCD terror case on Monday, January 31, presented the grounds for which they appealed against the verdict rendered by the High Court back in September last year.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:14:45 GMT
Rwanda: Cargo Trucks Made Priority as Rwanda-Uganda Border Opens
[New Times] The Gatuna border crossing between Rwanda and Uganda was reopened Sunday night by the Government of Rwanda, after three years of near inactivity, with priority given to cargo trucks and essential travelers from either side.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:14:43 GMT
Rwanda: Unidentified Animal Mauls Dozens of Cows, Gishwati Farmers Worried
[New Times] An unidentified animal that has mauled some dozens of cows has ignited fear among dairy farmers in the Gishwati area of western Rwanda, one of the major milk production zones in the country.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:14:40 GMT
Rwanda: Youth Tipped on Heroism
[New Times] Rwandan youth have been called upon to look up to and draw lessons from the selfless service of the country's heroes.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:14:37 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda, Totalenergies Join Forces to Promote Clean Energy
[New Times] Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and French petroleum giant TotalEnergies have signed an agreement that will see the latter promoting renewable and decarbonized energies through partnerships with Rwanda's private sector.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:14:29 GMT
Rwanda: Basketball - REG, Patriots Clash in Pre-Season Semis
[New Times] Rivals REG and Patriots face off in a semi-final clash slated today, January 31, at Amahoro indoor Stadium (Petit Stade) as they battle for a spot in the final of the pre-season tourney.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:14:28 GMT
Rwanda: No Extension of Grace Period for Single-Use Plastics - Rema
[New Times] Rwanda Environment Management Authority (Rema) has rejected a request from local manufacturers of single-use plastics seeking extension of the grace period for phasing out the materials.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:14:27 GMT
Rwanda: Heroism a Prerequisite for Rwanda's Steady Progress, Sheikh Harelimana
[New Times] Rwanda will on February 1, mark Heroes Day, a day on which the country pays tribute to Rwandans who lived at different times and did extraordinary feats in service of the nation, with some paying the ultimate price in the process.

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:32:14 GMT
Rwanda: No Extension of Grace Period for Single-Use Plastics - Govt
[New Times] Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) has rejected the appeal by manufacturers of single-use plastic who had sought extension of the grace period given to them to phase out.

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:32:14 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda-Uganda Border Re-Opened After Three Years
[New Times] Hours before midnight on Sunday night, few Rwandan journalists were camped at the Gatuna border crossing waiting to witness its reopening after three years of inactivity.

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 04:20:19 GMT
Equatorial Guinea/Senegal: Senegal Outsmart Equatorial Guinea to Qualify for AFCON Semi-Final
[CAF] Senegal's Lions of Teranga have booked a place in the semi-final stage at the on-going TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2021.

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:32:14 GMT
Rwanda: Govt to Amend Policy On Management of Health Posts
[New Times] The Ministry of Health has announced plans to amend the existing policy on the management of health posts, a process that officials say should be complete by 2023.

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 06:11:25 GMT
Nigeria: NDLEA Arrests Nigeria-Cameroon Trans-Border Drug Traffickers
[This Day] Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested three trans-border drug traffickers while trying to smuggle 48,000 tablets of 225mg Tramadol through Mubi, Adamawa state to neighbouring Cameroon.

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 12:34:12 GMT
Rwanda: History Maker Mukansanga Returns to Rwanda
[New Times] Rwandan referee Salima Rhadia Mukansanga, arrived in the country Saturday night after making history in Cameroon as the first woman to officiate a men's AFCON game.

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 08:03:53 GMT
Burkina Faso/Cameroon: Coach Malo Dedicates AFCON Win to Compatriots and Cameroonian Fans
[RFI] Burkina Faso coach Kamou Malo dedicated his side's 1-0 quarter-final win over Tunisia on Saturday night to his compatriots recovering from a coup d'etat and the Cameroonians in Garoua who cheered his team to victory.



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