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Sat, 09 Apr 2022 12:58:21 GMT
Angola: Minister of State Meets With Us Secretary of Defence
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Minister of State and Head of the Military Affairs Office to the President of Republic Francisco Furtado met Friday in Pentagon with the United States Secretary of Defence, Lloyd Austin, as part of bilateral cooperation between ...

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 11:14:01 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Rebels Resurface in DR Congo
[DW] After a ten-year lull, M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo have attacked Congolese soldiers. As a result, tens of thousands of people have fled to neighboring Uganda, fearing renewed violence.

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 12:56:19 GMT
Angola: Draft Laws Go to Final Global Vote By April 21
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Draft Laws amending to the Criminal Procedure Code and another that approves the Administrative Litigation Procedure Code will go to the final global vote on April 21.

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 14:33:57 GMT
Cameroon: Govt Says Separatists Abduct Women Protesting Fighters' Abuses
[VOA] Yaoundé -- Anglophone Cameroonian separatists have abducted at least a dozen people who were protesting what they said are the rebels' brutality and crimes. The separatists claim the government of the majority French-speaking country paid the ...

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:32:52 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Indigenous Batwa Being Wiped Out in the Name of Conservation - NGO
[RFI] Murder, rape, arson, immolating children and mutilating corpses are among some of the rights abuses allegedly being carried out against indigenous people by the military and forest rangers at Kahuzi Biega National Park, in the eastern Democrati...

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 06:58:14 GMT
Rwanda: 28 Years After the 1994 Genocide, 'Stain of Shame Endures'
[UN News] The UN paid tribute on Thursday [April 7] to the one million people who were murdered in 100 days during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during which moderate Hutu, Twa and others who opposed the genocide, were also killed.

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:51:16 GMT
Egypt: Angola Reaffirms Interest in Cooperation With Egypt
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan ambassador to Egypt, Nelson Cosme, reaffirmed the Angolan State's interest in strengthening the partnership with the Egyptian authorities, within the framework of bilateral cooperation.

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:55:25 GMT
Angola: Protocol to Strengthen Security of Strategic Minerals
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Criminal Investigation Service (SIC) and the Special Security Corps for Strategic Minerals (CESME) Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening mechanisms against illegal mining and ore trafficking.

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:21:20 GMT
Angola: Minister Wants Community Involvement in Preserving Environment
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Minister of Health, Silvia Lutucuta appealed Thursday to the communities to get involved in the resolution and identification of the main problems that affect the environment and negatively impact the health of the population.

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 08:23:55 GMT
Angola: Minister Highlights Resilience of Agriculture Amid Covid-19
[ANGOP] Malanje -- The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, António de Assis, highlighted today, Thursday, the resilience that the sector has been showing in face of the limitations imposed by Covid-19 in the last three years, providing food to th...

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 08:25:15 GMT
Angola: President João Lourenço Congratulates Angolan Youth
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, on Thursday congratulated young Angolans, students, sportsmen, artists and workers from all walks of life, for the fast construction of the Cafu Canal - Cunene River Water Transfer Sys...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:01:16 GMT
Rwanda: 1994 Genocide Was Neither Accident Nor Unavoidable - UN Chief
[New Times] The 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi was neither an accident nor unavoidable, António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, said in his message to mark the 28th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi, Kwibuka28.

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:01:12 GMT
Rwanda: All Housing Challenges for Genocide Survivors 'To Be Addressed By 2026'
[New Times] The Ministry of National Unity and Civic Engagements (MINUBUMWE) has pledged to solve all shelter-related challenges for survivors of the Genocide against the Tutsi by 2026.

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:01:10 GMT
Rwanda: Kwibuka28 - Rwanda Remembers
[New Times] From Thursday, April 7, flags will be flown at half-mast to mark the 28th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi, Kwibuka 28, when Rwandans and friends of Rwanda in and outside the country remember the massacres 28 years ago.

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:01:08 GMT
Rwanda: Rwandans Express Optimism About the Future
[New Times] As Rwanda commemorate, for the 28th times, the Genocide against the Tutsi, citizens have reflected on the country's path to unity and reconciliation and expressed their optimism.

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:01:07 GMT
Rwanda: Genocide Victim to Wife - Swear to Me That You Will Never Hurt Our Children
[New Times] Meraniya, visually impaired and in her 70s, was still grieving all her children, spouse and siblings, among other relatives she lost during the Genocide, two decades later.

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:01:04 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda's First-Ever Lego Robotics Team Completes Training
[New Times] The first Lego robotics team in Rwanda has completed its first round of training and asserts that it is prepared to compete in the Lego international league, which will take place in September this year.

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:01:00 GMT
Rwanda: IMF Speaks Out on Impact of Russia-Ukraine War on Rwanda
[New Times] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war is expected to weigh on Rwanda's economic recovery through deterioration in external conditions, including a slower pace of recovery in trading partn...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:00:58 GMT
Rwanda: How Kagame Masterminded RPA's Decisive Campaign Against Genocide Within Hours
[New Times] When the Genocide against the Tutsi started 28 years ago today, the then Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA) maintained a 600-strong force at CND (Conseil National de Développement - present-day Parliamentary Buildings at Kimihurura) whose missi...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 07:30:30 GMT
Cameroon: MSF Suspends Work in Southwest Region
[VOA] Yaounde -- Medical aid group Doctors Without Borders, known by its French abbreviation MSF, has suspended its work in Cameroon's troubled Southwest region. The group is protesting a lack of progress toward the release of four MSF staff members ...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 07:08:04 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Lucha Activists' Sentencing Is Another Example of Lack of Freedom - Experts
[RFI] The sentencing of 13 activists to one year in prison in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for speaking out against the government-imposed "state of siege" is an example of the curtailing of freedom in the public space, according to activ...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:34:29 GMT
Nigeria: Boko Haram Executes 10 Iswap Fighters, Commanders in Lake Chad
[Vanguard] At least 10 terrorists of the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP), including top commanders, were executed by its affiliates, Jama'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihad faction of Boko Haram in the North East of Lake Chad.

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 05:29:56 GMT
Rwanda: Kwibuka 28 - Memorial Sports Tournaments Scheduled for May
[New Times] Every year, just like other sectors, the sports fraternity in Rwanda holds activities to commemorate the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 05:29:00 GMT
Rwanda: Sports Competitions on Hold as Rwanda Commemorates
[New Times] Effective today, April 7, all sporting competitions will be put on hold for a week until April 13, as the sports fraternity joins the rest of the country to commemorate the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 05:10:12 GMT
Rwanda: BAL 2022 - Ruhamiriza to Officiate at Nile Conference Games
[New Times] Rwanda's international basketball referee Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza has been named among referees shortlisted to officiate the forthcoming Nile Conference games of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) which gets underway from April 9-19 at th...

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:57:06 GMT
Angola: Catoca Diamond Price Drops 14% On Market
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The diamond price of the Catoca Mining Society (SMC) registered a drop of around 14% in the last two sale sessions, carried out this year.

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:54:29 GMT
Angola: Parliament Opens Discussion of Administrative Litigation Procedure
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The National Assembly (AN) on Wednesday started a special discussion on the draft law amending the Code of Administrative Litigation Procedure, taking into account the new requirements placed on the country's Public Administration.

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:18:09 GMT
Angola: Covid-19 - Over 23,000 People Vaccinated in 24 Hours in Angola
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan health authorities announced, this Wednesday, the vaccination of 23,622 citizens against covid-19 in the last 24 hours.

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:15:35 GMT
Angola: Serbia to Provide Scholarships for Angolans
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Serbia will grant Angola 19 scholarships, in different areas of Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degrees, within the scope of its "World in Serbia" program.

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 10:12:24 GMT
Angola: President Briefed On Preparations for Malabo Summit
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan head of State João Lourenço was informed Wednesday in Luanda about the preparations for the Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), scheduled for May, in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.



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