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Thu, 10 Nov 2022 05:21:54 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: French Journalist Sonia Rolley Expelled From DR Congo, Denied Accreditation
[CPJ] Kinshasa -- Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo must reverse their decision to expel journalist Sonia Rolley and cease all efforts to intimidate the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 05:08:50 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Food Crisis Hits Goma Amid Renewed Fighting
[DW] Thousands have fled the fighting in DR Congo's North Kivu province. Soaring food price and shortages are now threatening lives and livelihoods of those who stayed behind.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 05:04:25 GMT
Angola: U.S. Oil Giant Chevron and Hazardous Pollution in Angola
[Maka] Maka Angola has learned that the Angolan government has extended an exemption to its environmental protection policy to allow the US oil company Chevron to dump tons of hazardous oil waste directly into ocean shallows near the coast of Cabinda...

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:20:09 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda, Barbados Aviation Deal 'To Boost Trade'
[New Times] Rwanda and Barbados have signed a Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) that will see both countries opening skies for each other's commercial airlines.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:15:09 GMT
Angola: A Human Rights Agenda for Angola
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Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:00:02 GMT
Rwanda: Kabuga Purchased Weapons for Interahamwe Militia - Witness
[New Times] A witness testifying before judges at the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) has pinned Felicien Kabuga on coordinating the purchase of weapons that were supplied to Interahamwe in the former Gisenyi prefec...

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:57:00 GMT
Rwanda: Traffic Fines Remain Unchanged - Police
[New Times] The Traffic and Road Safety Department of the Rwanda National Police has said that it has not made any changes in regard to fines slapped on people who are caught drink-driving or using their phones while driving.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 05:59:39 GMT
Kenya: MPs Defense Committee Recommends KDF Troops Deployment to DRC
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Assembly committee on Defense and has recommended the approval of 903 troops from Kenya Defense Forces to be deployed the troubled Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:07:26 GMT
Central Africa: COP27 - HRH Princess Lalla Hasnaa Chairs High-Level Side Event On Combating Climate Change in Congo Basin #AfricaClimateHope
[MAP] Sharm El-Sheikh -- Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasnaa, Goodwill Ambassador of the Congo Basin Climate Commission and the Blue Congo Basin Fund, chaired on Wednesday in Sharm el-Sheikh, a high-level Side Event on "Climate finance at the he...

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 15:45:55 GMT
Africa: Climate Briefs - #COP27 Begins with Loss and Damage Front and Centre #AfricaClimateCrisis
[allAfrica] Harare -- Brazil, Indonesia and DR Congo in talks to form 'Opec of rainforests'

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 04:51:32 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Woman Finds Hope in Safe Birth of Twins After Losing Everything
[UNFPA] Rutshuru, North Kivu province -- Rebecca Wimana was seven months pregnant when she lost her house in Jomba in the conflict raging in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:42:10 GMT
Rwanda: Kagame Joins Launch of Global Pharmaceuticals Cooperation Initiative
[New Times] President Paul Kagame, on November 8, joined Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank Group, and Holm Kel...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:20:33 GMT
Central African Republic: First Trial Judgment By the Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic (Car)
[State Department] The United States welcomes the first verdict issued by the Special Criminal Court (SCC) on October 31 against Issa Sallet Adoum, Yaouba Ousmane, and Mahamat Tahir, all members of the rebel group known as 3R. In the judgment, the ac...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 06:41:11 GMT
Angola: Minister Backs Study On Other Countries' Experience On Road Maintenance
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola's minister of State for Economic Coordination Manuel Nunes Júnior said Tuesday in Luanda that the country needs to study the experiences from the region-based countries in terms of construction and maintenance of roads.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 06:41:11 GMT
Angola: Angola/India Turnover Reaches Usd 3 Billion
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The volume of business between Angola and India is around US$3 billion, said Tuesday in Luanda the Indian ambassador to Angola, Pratibha Parkar.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 06:41:10 GMT
Angola: Angola and Portugal Analyse Cooperation
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola and Portugal reviewed Tuesday the status of bilateral cooperation on the sidelines of the COP27 World Climate Summit held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 06:41:08 GMT
Angola: Angola Approves Draft Amnesty Law for Common Crimes
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola's Cabinet Council approved Tuesday the proposal for an Amnesty Law, aimed at granting general pardon for common crimes punishable with a prison sentence of up to ten years, committed between 12 November 2015 and 11 November 2...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 06:41:08 GMT
Angola: World Bank Director Praises Angolan Policies
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Executive Director of the World Bank for the World Food Programme (WFP) Ute Klamert Tuesday considered the economic, social and political growth achieved in Angola in recent years as positive.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 06:40:59 GMT
Angola: Angola Pledges Commitment to Cybersecurity
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola is committed to active participation in cybersecurity in the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 06:42:04 GMT
Africa: UN Agencies Raise Concern Over Refugee Influx Into Malawi
[VOA] Blantyre -- U.N. agencies in Malawi say an influx of hundreds of refugees escaping fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo is straining already scarce resources at Malawi's largest refugee camp. The U.N.'s World Food Program (WFP) has warn...

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 09:17:37 GMT
East Africa: EAC Summit - Rwanda's Kagame Meets DRC Prime Minister
[Independent (Kampala)] Shamar El Sheikh, Egypt -- Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has met face to face with DRC Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde at a special EAC High Level Consultative meeting held Monday in Egypt at the sidelines of the meet...

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 16:23:17 GMT
Angola: Angola Defends Strengthened Fight Against Climate Change #AfricaClimateCrisis
[ANGOP] Lunda -- Angola's Vice-President, Esperança da Costa, defended in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, a strengthened international cooperation for the success of the strategies to combat climate change.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 06:39:17 GMT
West Africa: Cameroon Traders Say Equatorial Guinea Border Closure Ahead of Elections Hurts Business
[VOA] Yaounde -- Traders in the Cameroon town of Kiossi, on the border with Equatorial Guinea, say business is suffering after the land border was closed last week ahead of November 20 elections. Equatorial Guinea says it closed the border to prevent...

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:40:05 GMT
Rwanda: IGP Munyuza Briefs Police Officers Ahead of South Sudan Rotation
[New Times] The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dan Munyuza, challenged Police officers set to be deployed to the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), to stick to what they were trained to do to guarantee security of those under their protection.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:40:05 GMT
Rwanda: Hotel Rwanda - a Film That Proved to Be a Double-Edged Sword for Kigali
[The Conversation Africa] Paul Rusesabagina is perhaps one of the world's best known Rwandans. His actions during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi were made famous in the 2004 Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 06:42:33 GMT
Rwanda: Kagame Condoles With Tanzania Over Plane Crash Victims
[New Times] President Paul Kagame has expressed his condolences to the people of Tanzania and his counterpart Samia Suluhu Hassan after 19 people died in a plane crash on Sunday, November 6.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 06:33:14 GMT
Rwanda: DR Congo Fighter Jet Violates Rwandan Airspace - Govt
[New Times] Rwanda says a Sukhoi-25 fighter jet from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) violated her airspace in the morning hours of Monday, November 7, and briefly touched down at Rubavu Airport in Western Province.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 06:29:22 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Mass Displacements in Eastern DR Congo Threaten Young Lives
[UN News] The lives of thousands of children in overcrowded, unsanitary camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are seriously at risk, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 05:58:08 GMT
Kenya: KDF Operation in DRC to Cost Sh7.2 Billion - Vice Chief of Defense Forces Ogolla
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will cost Sh7.2 billion.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 05:19:26 GMT
Kenya: MPs Query Kenyan Troops Joining DRC Conflict on a Sh7.2 Billion Budget
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Members of Parliament have poked holes on the move by the government to send troops to the troubled Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at a cost of Sh7.2 billion.



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