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Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:09:21 GMT
Central Africa: Meeting the Lost Children in Africa's Forgotten Crisis
[IPS] New York -- A few weeks ago, I traveled with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi to the Modale refugee site in the Nord-Ubangi province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). What we witnessed there was a profound human...

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 07:56:07 GMT
Angola: President Wants Sweeping Changes in Defence, Security Bodies
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, demanded Tuesday in Luanda, "radical changes" in the registry of personnel of all the National Defence and Security bodies.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 05:56:01 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: 350,000 Victims of Goma Volcanic Eruption Urgently Need Aid, UN Says
[VOA] Geneva -- Aid agencies say 350,000 people affected by the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo near the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo are in need of urgent assistance.

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 11:03:09 GMT
Angola: Angolan President Sacks Minister, Head of Security Service
[East African] Angolan President João Lourenço Monday sacked the security minister and head of security and intelligence service over a financial scandal.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 07:25:53 GMT
Angola: Governor Calls for More Attention to Crimes Against Public Assets
[ANGOP] Lubango -- The governor of Huíla, Nuno Mahapi, appealed Tuesday in Lubango to the justice bodies to pay "particular attention" to crimes against public assets, which have increased recently.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 05:40:27 GMT
Kenya: Kenyatta Commits to Support Bid to Have Economic Sanctions Imposed on Burundi Lifted
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President Uhuru Kenyatta has committed to support Burundi's bid to have economic sanctions imposed by US Treasury department lifted.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:34:22 GMT
Cameroon: Lake Chad Basin - Member Countries Chart Peace Avenues
[Cameroon Tribune] External Relations Minister presided the opening of the second regional reflection forum on demobilization, reintegration and reconciliation in the Lake Chad Basin on May 31, 2021.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:34:19 GMT
Cameroon: June FIFA Window - Lions Strategizing to Hunt Eagles
[Cameroon Tribune] As players progressively join the camp of Cameroon's national team in Vienna for the double confrontation against Nigeria, Bassogog and Mbaizo are reported not to answer present.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:34:16 GMT
Chad: Chad - Over 750,000 People Displaced
[Cameroon Tribune] UN office says since the beginning of the year, security attacks and incursions by non-state armed groups have become recurrent forcing the population to flee.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:34:13 GMT
Cameroon: Judo World Championships - Five Athletes to Represent Cameroon
[Cameroon Tribune] The judokas are training ahead of the competition that will be the last qualifying event before the Olympic Games.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:34:13 GMT
Cameroon: Cameroon-Congo - Mining Cooperation On Limelight
[Cameroon Tribune] Cooperation ties between Cameroon and Congo will soon witness a leap forward, especially in the mining sector as the authorities of the two countries are committed to the relaunch of the cross border Mbalam Iron Ore mining project ...

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:34:08 GMT
Senegal: Senegal - Stressing On Proper Preparation
[Cameroon Tribune] The team is currently carrying out final adjustments in a training camp which opened on Sunday May 30, 2021 in Thiès.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:34:06 GMT
Cameroon: Tour of Cameroon - Bulgarians On the Podium
[Cameroon Tribune] Petar Dimitrov won the 98.5km race from Bangangte to Nkongsamba yesterday but Andreev Yordan of Martigues Sport keeps the yellow jersey.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:34:04 GMT
Cameroon: NUDP - Officials Concentrate On Field Visits
[Cameroon Tribune] Encouraging voter registration and canvassing for new recruits in the party are other major activities of the party.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:34:01 GMT
Cameroon: Charlotte Gobina - Versatile Actress
[Cameroon Tribune] The movie star who has featured in a couple of movies and several TV series is as well a video editor and TV presenter.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:33:47 GMT
Cameroon: 4th Generation - Tradition, Culture On Display
[Cameroon Tribune] The movie produced by Bi France presents some of those hideous acts carried out in some chiefdoms in the African society.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 07:32:40 GMT
Angola: Archbishop Hails President's Request for Forgiveness
[ANGOP] Lubango -- The Archbishop of Lubango, Dom Gabriel Mbilingi, on Tuesday in Lubango, the capital of Huila province, welcomed the President of the Republic, João Lourenço, for the pardon request presented to the Nation, for the victims of the ...

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 07:26:06 GMT
Angola: Botswana,Angola Cement Relations
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi returned home Monday after a two-day working visit to fellow Southern African Development Community (SADC) member state, Angola.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 07:23:11 GMT
Angola: Chad's Transition Leader Expected in Luanda
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The President of the Transitional Military Council of Chad, Mahamat Idriss Déby, is due to arrive Wednesday morning in Luanda for a working visit.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 06:06:38 GMT
Kenya: What Newly Inked Kenya, Burundi Trade Pacts Say
[Nation] Kenya and Burundi's chambers of commerce have inked a deal that will foster cross-border trade relations between the two East African countries.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 05:55:59 GMT
Kenya: Burundi President Evariste Ndashimiye Urges Investors to Increase Investment Opportunities in Burundi
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Burundi President Evariste Ndashimiye has urged Kenyan investors to consider expanding their footprint in Burundi following the new business mechanisms that the government has adopted to ease doing business in the country.

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 15:33:14 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Time for South Africa to Take a Fresh Look At the DRC
[Daily Maverick] We need to build a road. A road into the Congo. The goal should be that within five years, one could drive from Durban to Kinshasa on a decent road. That would transform the lives of tens of millions of Congolese and open a massive m...

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 12:28:39 GMT
Cameroon: 'Rebuild Cameroon's Theatre'
[Cameroon Tribune] Etoundi Zeyang, Artistic Director of African Theatre Festival For Children and Young People, talks on the challenges of theatre in the country.

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 10:55:56 GMT
Rwanda: Why Aston Villa and Milwaukee Bucks Owner Invested in BAL
[New Times] Among the key financiers of the recently concluded Basketball Africa League is New Fortress Energy, a firm involved in the development, financing, and construction of energy infrastructure assets.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 07:54:15 GMT
Angola: President Points Out Ways to Better Protect Children
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, Tuesday said that Angola has made great advances in the strategy for child protection, but much remains to be done, mainly in terms of empowering families.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 07:31:55 GMT
Angola: Covid-19 - Angola Reports 201 New Infections, 6 Deaths, 111 Recoveries
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The health authorities announced on Tuesday the record of 201 new cases, 6 deaths and 111 patients recovered in the last 24 hours.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 05:09:33 GMT
Nigeria/Cameroon: Nigeria V Cameroon - Iheanacho, 17 Others Hit Super Eagles Camp in Austria
[Premium Times] France-based Moses Simon is the latest player to arrive in camp

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 05:38:12 GMT
Rwanda: Demand for Iron-Rich Beans Rising in the Market
[New Times] Farmers who are growing iron-rich beans across the country are experiencing a rising demand of produce on the market considering the crop potential in beating malnutrition.

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 15:40:56 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Half a Million Without Drinking Water Following DRC Volcano Eruption
[MSF] Hundreds of thousands of people have been left displaced, and over half a million in the city of Goma have been left without access to clean drinking water, following the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic ...

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 13:50:54 GMT
Mozambique: Former Rwandan Journalist Ntamuhanga Cassien Abducted
[AIM] Maputo -- Men wearing Mozambican police uniforms have kidnapped a former Rwandan journalist, Ntamuhanga Cassien, who was living in exile in Mozambique, according to a report carried by Monday's issue of the independent newssheet "Carta de Mocam...



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