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Tue, 09 Feb 2021 07:55:13 GMT
Rwanda: RwandAir Suspends Flights to Three African Destinations
[New Times] RwandAir, the national carrier, has suspended flights to three southern African countries amid concerns over a new Covid-19 variant there.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 05:43:03 GMT
Rwanda: Mixed Reactions as Kigali Reopens After Three-Week Covid Lockdown
[New Times] It was a race against time for many businesses and shoppers in the capital Kigali on the evening of the first day of reopening following a three-week lockdown.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 05:43:06 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda to Get 2.6 Million Covid-19 Vaccine Doses Through AU Framework
[New Times] Rwanda is set to get Covid-19 vaccine doses through the African Union's African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) initiative amounting to 2.6 million in addition to vaccines expected through other arrangements, the Minister for Health...

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:00:09 GMT
West Africa: Using Mercenaries to Fight Boko Haram?
[ISS] Following Boko Haram's brutal attack on dozens of farmers in Nigeria's Borno State last November, the state governor called on federal authorities to enlist mercenaries to counter the terror group's activities in the Lake Chad Basin. This refle...

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 10:06:13 GMT
Africa: President Tshisekedi Takes Over As Chairman of AU
[FrontPageAfrica] Addis Ababa -- The Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) have elected President Felix- Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as the new Chairperson of the African Union for the ye...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 08:00:03 GMT
Rwanda: New Rwanda-Qatar Taxation Pact Will Bolster Economic Ties - Rwandan Envoy
[New Times] Rwanda and Qatar on Monday, February 8, signed a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) that intends to deepen economic cooperation between the two countries.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 07:59:24 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda, CAR Agree to Strengthen Cooperation
[New Times] Rwanda and Central African Republic (CAR) are committed to cement bilateral cooperation between the two countries, including areas such as economic development, the two foreign ministers have announced.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 07:58:13 GMT
Rwanda: Rwandans in Zimbabwe, Botswana Celebrate Heroes Day
[New Times] HARARE- Rwandans in Zimbabwe and Botswana, for the first time, on Sunday, February 7, participated in activities to celebrate the Rwanda national Heroes Day, in an event that was held virtually.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 07:56:29 GMT
Sierra Leone: High-Level Delegation From Guinea Meets Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio, Presents Letter From President Conde
[Sierra Leone Government] State House, Freetown, Monday 8 February 2021 - A high-level delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Guineans Abroad, Dr Ibrahim Khalil Kaba, has today conveyed a letter from Guinea's President Alpha Conde to H...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 07:51:47 GMT
Gabon: Fruit Famine Is Causing Elephants to Go Hungry in Gabon
[The Conversation Africa] The behaviour and life cycles of the largest animals on the planet are incredibly important for the healthy functioning of our planet's life support systems. Unfortunately, many big species now face extinction due to their v...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 07:49:11 GMT
Rwanda: 10 Things You Should Know as Kigali Comes Out of Lockdown
[New Times] Effective Monday, February 8, the lockdown imposed on Kigali city will be lifted, paving way for new Covid-19 measures to be operational.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 07:31:21 GMT
Central African Republic: Renewed Flight From Central African Republic Turmoil
[New Frame] A Central African Republic refugee helps people fleeing the most recent spate of violence there to settle into a Cameroonian camp.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 05:43:13 GMT
Rwanda: Indoor Mosquito Spraying Exercise to Cost U.S.$36 Million
[New Times] THE ONGOING Covid-19 crisis will not deter the Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS), an exercise aimed at eliminating malaria-causing mosquitoes to a tune of a whopping $36 million.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 05:43:12 GMT
Rwanda: South Sudan Camps in Kigali Ahead of Afrobasket Qualifiers
[New Times] The South Sudan national basketball team is in Rwanda for a two-week camp, as it prepares for the upcoming Afrobasket qualifiers.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 05:43:11 GMT
Rwanda: AS Kigali Football Club to Change Name
[New Times] AS Kigali president Fabrice Shema has confirmed that the club is planning to change its name from AS Kigali to Kigali FC to help it achieve its goals, one of which includes making it easy for people to get shares in the club.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 05:43:10 GMT
Rwanda: Fresh University Graduates Venture Into 'Eco-Friendly' Mobile Grain Dryers
[New Times] A Rwandan young environmental engineer, 24 year old Thierry Shema and his co-founders in an agritech startup dubbed "Crop Tech Ltd", are gearing up for deploying mobile grain dryers powered by renewable energy as opposed to diesel.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 05:43:08 GMT
Rwanda: Favipiravir Effective in Treating Mild Cases of Covid-19 - RBC
[New Times] The Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) has said that Favipiravir is showing good results in treating mild cases of Covid-19 in the country.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 05:43:02 GMT
Rwanda: Amavubi - Vincent Mashami Contract Runs Out This Week
[New Times] After guiding Rwanda to the quarterfinals of the 2020 Africa Nations Championship, Amavubi coach Vincent Mashami does not know if he will continue to be the head coach of Amavubi.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 05:43:01 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda, Central African Republic Seek to Bolster Ties
[New Times] Rwanda and Central African Republic (CAR) are committed to cement bilateral cooperation, including in such areas as security and economic development, the two countries' foreign affairs ministers have said.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 05:42:56 GMT
Rwanda: Multi-Billion Electric Cable Factory to Be Launched in Nyanza District
[New Times] Construction works on a Rwf5 billion electric cable factory in Nyanza District, Southern Province have been completed with the plant set to begin operations next month.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 05:36:56 GMT
Rwanda: Volleyball - 2021 Pre-Season Tournament Slated for March 20
[New Times] The local volleyball governing body (FRVB) has set March 20 as the tentative date for the preseason volleyball tournament in both the men and women's categories.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 13:15:14 GMT
Africa: Rwanda Beats Uganda to AU Commission Chair
[Monitor] The Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda, Dr Monique Nsanzabaganwa, was on Saturday elected vice chairperson of the African Union Commission, edging out Uganda's Prof Pamela Mbabazi Kasabiiti (chairperson of National Planning Auth...

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 10:55:13 GMT
Cameroon: Doping - André Onana Slammed 12-Month Ban
[Cameroon Tribune] The 24-year-old goalkeeper tested positive for the banned substance Furosemide, a diuretic, on October 30, according to Ajax.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 10:41:34 GMT
South Africa: Rwanda Suspends Flights to South Africa Over Coronavirus Variant
[East African] Rwanda's national carrier has suspended its flights to South Africa and Zimbabwe in order to contain the spread of a new coronavirus variant.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 10:13:35 GMT
Africa: Cameroon, CAF Prepare a Spectacular Total CHAN Closing Ceremony
[CAF] CAF and Cameron are putting final touches in preparation of what is expected to be spectacular closing ceremony ahead of the final of the Total African Nations Championship (CHAN) at State Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaounde, Cameroon.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 05:49:41 GMT
Chad: Moussa Faki Retains Top AU Post
[East African] Chadian Moussa Faki Mahamat has been re-elected chairperson of the African Union Commission, getting an endorsement from nearly all voting members of the continental bloc.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 05:07:38 GMT
Cameroon: Can Vatican Visit Break the Anglophone Crisis Stalemate?
[RFI] Cameroon's government displayed an "openness" towards dialogue for solving the country's ongoing Anglophone crisis, during a visit by the Vatican's number two earlier this week, according to a top church official from the Anglophone regions.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 23:59:56 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: New Case of Ebola Confirmed in North Kivu
[WHO] Brazzaville -- The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today announced that a new case of Ebola has been detected in Butembo, a city in North Kivu Province, where a previous outbreak was declared over in June 2020.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 07:28:47 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda's Nsanzabaganwa is New AU Commission Deputy Chairperson
[New Times] Rwanda's candidate Monique Nsanzabaganwa has been elected as the African Union Commission Deputy Chairperson.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 14:00:00 GMT
Chad: Deby's Bid for Sixth Term Provokes Angry Protests
[RFI] Police in Chad fired tear gas and made several arrests as hundreds protested against President Idriss Deby's nomination on Saturday to run for a sixth term in April after 30 years in power.



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