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Sat, 17 Sep 2022 07:11:33 GMT
Central Africa: Wagner Is Being Used in Africa As a Proxy to Target Civilians
[ISS] The issue here is not which combatant the Russian military company is backing but its treatment of civilians.

Sat, 17 Sep 2022 12:52:59 GMT
Angola: Angola After the Election - No Rest for the Opposition Nor the President
[DW] Many Angolans have doubts about last month's election result. But there is little they could do to protest, as Joao Lourenco was sworn in as president. Even action taken on the international stage may change nothing.

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 13:17:46 GMT
Angola: Inauguration - FAA Modernization Among Top Priorities - President
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The modernization of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) is one of the President João Lourenço's priorities in his mandate that begins this Thursday (15).

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 11:20:36 GMT
Ethiopia: #asdailyscoop - U.S. Welcomes Appointment of Uhuru Kenyatta As Peace Envoy to Ethiopia, Eastern DRC
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The U.S. State Department Bureau of African Affairs said the U.S. welcomes "the appointment of Uhuru Kenyatta as peace envoy for the conflict in Northern Ethiopia and in Eastern DRC."

Sat, 17 Sep 2022 07:32:46 GMT
Burundi: Burundi Must Engage in 'Credible and Inclusive' Move Towards Democratic Rule
[UN News] Burundi must engage more effectively in the rule of law and fight against impunity for violations and abuses committed since 2015, when the political system was thrown into turmoil sparking widespread protests, a UN-appointed independent hu...

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 13:01:07 GMT
Kenya: U.S. Bureau of African Affairs Lauds Kenyatta Appointment as Peace Envoy
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The United States Department of State Bureau of African Affairs has lauded the appointment of former President Uhuru Kenyatta as the peace envoy for the conflict in Northern Ethiopia and in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo...

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 05:30:53 GMT
Rwanda: Young and Empowered - The Story of a Teenage Mother
[UNFPA] Karongi, Rwanda -- 19 and pregnant Nyiranzavugimana Florence, despondent from her family and community's rejection, found a source of much-needed hope and safety net through communication.

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 05:06:27 GMT
Angola: Anatomy of a Stolen Election
[African Arguments] The MPLA's crisis of legitimacy could be sowing the seeds of a revolution against itself.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 11:37:33 GMT
Cameroon: Separatist Movement Gets New Leader
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Chris Anu, a long-time spokesperson for Cameroon's self-declared Republic of Ambazonia, said that he was elected president of the separatist movement on September 10, 2022. His election comes at a time when the movement appea...

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 09:57:41 GMT
Rwanda: Govt Scraps Tuition Fees for Public Primary Schools
[New Times] The Ministry of Education has on September 14, announced a new harmonized structure of tuition fees in pre-primary, primary, and secondary levels of education for public, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), and governm...

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 10:54:57 GMT
Africa: Uganda to Face Rwanda in Totalenergies U-17 AFCON Qualifiers for Cecafa Zone
[CAF] Reigning champions Uganda have been placed alongside Rwanda in Group B ahead of the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 qualifiers for the CECAFA Zone.

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 07:13:00 GMT
Cameroon: Officials Say Rebels Attacking Schools
[VOA] Mbouda, Cameroon -- Officials in Cameroon say armed separatists have chased several thousand children from schools just days after the students returned to classrooms for the first time in years. Troops sent to restore school security in the we...

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 08:17:50 GMT
Uganda: State of Uganda-Rwanda Border Town Shocks Ministers
[Independent (Kampala)] Katuna, Uganda -- Top cabinet ministers have been shocked at the rotting state of Uganda's newly constructed one-stop border post of Katuna while the Rwanda side Gatuna is sparkling and meticulously maintained.

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 05:54:39 GMT
Rwanda: Rwandan Women to Benefit From Continental Agricultural Research and Development Programme
[New Times] Female policy makers in Rwanda and three other African countries stand a chance to benefit from the ongoing Gender Responsive Agriculture Systems Policy (GRASP) Fellowship organized by the African Women in Agricultural Research and Develo...

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 12:59:11 GMT
Kenya: Speaker Kingi to Represent Ruto in Angola President's Inaguration
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Senate Speaker Amason Kingi will be representing President William Ruto in the inauguration of the President-Elect Joao Lourenco.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 09:29:25 GMT
Rwanda: First Lady Jeannette Kagame on Working Visit in Sweden
[New Times] First Lady Jeannette Kagame is on a three-day visit to Stockholm, Sweden where she is expected to attend various events and activities.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 09:27:15 GMT
Rwanda: Inquiry Into Food Price Hikes Should Leave No Stone Unturned
[New Times] The government has said it's commissioned an inquiry into soaring food prices in the country, with particular attention paid to factors driving up prices of Irish potatoes.

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 12:23:20 GMT
Angola: The Real Winners of Angola's Election
[African Arguments] The electorate's popular will may have been defied by the MPLA's victory, but the people were more organised, engaged and vigorous than ever before.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 05:57:24 GMT
Rwanda: Rwf1.3 Billion Nyagatare Maize Flour Plant Begins Production
[New Times] Farmers in Nyagatare District have got a ready market, and maize flour needed by its residents is now available, thanks to the over Rwf1.35 billion maize processing factory which has started operation, The New Times has learnt.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 05:37:39 GMT
Kenya/Rwanda: Sensational Paul Were Scores First Goal for Rayon in Rwanda
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former Tusker FC and AFC Leopards winger, Paul 'Sensational' Were scored his first goal in the colors of his new club, Rayon Sports, as they edged out Rwamagana City 2-0 in a Rwandese Premier League tie.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 10:16:31 GMT
Rwanda: Gako Meat Project on Course to Profitability - MPs Told
[New Times] The Gako meat project - covering 6,000 hectares in Bugesera District - is promising, and could start generating a return on its estimated $73 million (about Rwf74 billion) investment within five years, officials have said.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 09:59:56 GMT
Rwanda/Djibouti: AS Kigali's Mbungo Eyes Home Glory Against Asas Djibouti Télécom
[New Times] AS Kigali Football Club head coach Andre Casa Mbungo seeks to win the second leg against ASAS Djibouti Télécom of Djibouti in the preliminary round of the 2022/23 CAF Confederation Cup.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 09:29:57 GMT
Rwanda: More Kangondo Families Move to Busanza Estate as Heavy Rains Loom
[New Times] Some 12 families comprising 84 people from Kangondo and Kibiraro villages have relocated to Busanza model village in Kicukiro District after City authorities set a deadline for over 600 families to relocate before the upcoming rainy seaso...

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 09:26:35 GMT
Rwanda: Cricket - Rwanda U19 Women Parade Trophy in Kigali
[New Times] The U19 national women's cricket team on Wednesday, September 14, paraded their trophy in different parts of Kigali as they continued to celebrate their historic ticket to the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 05:20:20 GMT
Rwanda: Mukura Boss Resigns
[New Times] After long-standing debt problems in Mukura Victory Sports, Jérôme Gasana, the Managing Director of the club, has resigned citing personal reasons.

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 13:03:18 GMT
Rwanda: New Report Paints Grim Picture for Global Gender Equality
[New Times] In the 2022 Gatekeepers report tracking the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) released on Tuesday, September 13, Melinda French Gates, the co-author, says that the world will not reach gender equality until at least 2108, according ...

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:56:01 GMT
Africa: Google U.S.$3.9 Million Fund for Tech Startups to Export Technologies
[The Exchange] A US$3.980 million (Sh479.2 million) fund will help 60 black-founded African firms so they may export their technologies outside their nations, including 12 in Kenya.

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 07:26:35 GMT
East Africa: DRC Welcomes Uganda War Reparations Payment
[VOA] Kampala -- Uganda has made its first war reparations payment to the Democratic Republic of Congo for losses its troops caused during wars and occupations in the 1990s. Uganda paid Kinshasa $65 million; the first of five annual payments ordered ...

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 06:08:23 GMT
Rwanda: Art Rwanda-Ubuhanzi Contest Approaches Final Stages As Auditions Come to Town
[New Times] Auditions for Art Rwanda-Ubuhanzi have reached a decisive stage with Kigali becoming the latest and final stop.

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 06:04:31 GMT
Rwanda: Govt Moves to Probe 'Sharp' Increase in Potato Prices
[New Times] The Ministry of Trade and Industry has deployed teams across the country to inquire into factors behind drastic rise in Irish potato prices among other food prices to the extent that has been recorded for the first time, The New Times has...



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