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Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:41:55 GMT
Congo-Brazzaville: Namibia Off to Winning Start in Congo
[Namibian] NAMIBIA's senior men's tennis team got off to a great start at the Davis Cup Africa Group IV tournament in Brazzaville, Congo this week, when they won their opening two ties.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 07:29:56 GMT
Chad: Human Rights Watch Calls for End to Crackdown, Abuses
[HRW] Nairobi -- Investigate, End Excessive Force Against Protesters

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:29:24 GMT
Gabon: How Forest Elephants Move Depends On Water, Humans - And Their Personality
[The Conversation Africa] African forest elephants roam the dense rainforests of West and Central Africa where they subsist largely on a diet of fruit. They shape forests by dispersing fruit and seeds, browsing, and creating an extensive trail networ...

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 20:19:32 GMT
Central African Republic: Nation Entrenched in 'Unprecedented Humanitarian Crisis'
[UN News] Defense forces, soldiers from nearby countries and other security personnel have been fighting an "asymmetric war" against armed groups, sparking an "unprecedented humanitarian crisis", the top UN official in the country told the Security C...

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 07:36:44 GMT
Cameroon: MSF Says Thousands Lack Healthcare After Govt Ban From Western Regions
[VOA] Yaoundé -- Medical aid group Doctors Without Borders says tens of thousands of people in Cameroon's western regions have been deprived of lifesaving healthcare since December, when authorities stopped their services. Cameroon accused the aid g...

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 11:24:30 GMT
Cameroon: Why Cameroon Hopes AfDB Loan Could Be Ticket to Peace in Troubled Anglophone Region
[Nation] Cameroon has secured a $192.2 million loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to build what officials describe as "a road for peace" in the troubled Anglophone region.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:57:27 GMT
Rwanda: Local Entrepreneur Sets Up Rwf1.2 Billion Beverage Plant
[New Times] A local beverage firm, Isimbi Industries Ltd, is setting up a plant that will make red wine and soft drinks from grapes.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:55:42 GMT
Rwanda: U-20 Women Volleyball to Battle in World Championships
[New Times] The national under-20 women volleyball team have been urged to prove that they deserve to be in the 2021 (FIVB) World championship, which runs from July 9 to 18 in Netherlands.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:10:06 GMT
Rwanda: Ferwafa Elections - Inside Olivier Nizeyimana's Manifesto
[New Times] On Sunday, June 27, the football governing body (Ferwafa) will get a new president in either former referee Louis Rurangirwa or businessman and Mukura VS President Olivier Nizeyimana, the two candidates vying for the top job.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 06:47:59 GMT
Rwanda: Govt to Spend Rwf40 BIllion on Arrears
[New Times] Government has allocated Rwf40 billion under the 2021/2022 national budget in a bid to settle arrears owed to various entities.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 05:45:28 GMT
Rwanda: We Won't Take APR Game for Granted, Warns Rutsiro Boss
[New Times] APR FC could be crowned league champions for the 2020/21 season, for the second time in a row, if they win their last game against Rutsiro FC on Friday, June 25, but club president Jean Damascene Nsanzimfura warned the army side that the ...

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 05:23:10 GMT
Rwanda: RIB Warns Against Cyberstalking
[New Times] Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has sent out a stern warning to those who engage in cyberstalking, saying the practice is illegal and will not be tolerated in the country.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:58:59 GMT
Rwanda: Farmers 'Want Greater Role' in Agriculture Projects
[New Times] Farmers have demanded greater participation in the planning, implementation and evaluation of public agricultural projects that are designed to boost their production under the Imihigo framework, Transparency Rwanda has said.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:54:24 GMT
Rwanda: Bayisenge Rallies Men to Join Bid for Gender Justice
[New Times] Gender justice is not just a women's issue and both men and boys need to support gender equality efforts to bring about significant change, the Minister for Gender and Family Promotion has said.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:52:20 GMT
Rwanda: Callixte Nsabimana Asks for More Lenient Sentence
[New Times] Callixte Nsabimana alias Sankara and his lawyer have asked court for a more lenient penalty that is lighter than the 25-year jail term that the prosecutors prescribed for him.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:47:15 GMT
Rwanda: Covid-19 - City Streets Closed to Create Space for Outdoor Dining
[New Times] As Covid-19 cases continue to surge in Kigali City, authorities have instituted measures where some of the city streets are being closed to create space for restaurants.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:46:01 GMT
Rwanda: Imbuto Foundation Education Scholarship Programme Gets Boost
[New Times] For 5 years now, Vivo Energy Rwanda has been contributing to Imbuto Foundation's 'Edified Generation' Scholarship Programme aimed at financially supporting and empowering brilliant secondary students from vulnerable families.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:25:44 GMT
Rwanda: Varsities Roll Out New Covid Measures
[New Times] Different institutions of higher learning have imposed new strict measures to help contain the spread of Covid, in the wake of a surge in cases in many parts of the country, in what is shaping up to be the third wave of the virus.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:21:02 GMT
Cameroon: Guinness Super League - Disturbing Match Programming !
[Cameroon Tribune] The scheduling of several advanced and delayed matches is raising difficulties in establishing an accurate classification table and quenching the desire to follow the championship.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:20:59 GMT
Cameroon: Human Rights - Towards Commission, Parliament Collaboration Framework
[Cameroon Tribune] An exchange meeting took place on June 22, 2021 between officials of the Cameroon Human Rights Commission and the Committee on Constitutional Laws of the National Assembly.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:20:55 GMT
Cameroon: Kidnapped Ndian Division Delegates - Efforts Underway to Secure Their Release
[Cameroon Tribune] South West Governor says the administration is working round the clock for that as well as to restore calm and order.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:20:50 GMT
Cameroon: AWA FC - Warriors Hungry for the Trophy
[Cameroon Tribune] The Yaounde-based club is currently leading the Guinness Super League race with 43 points, two points ahead of favourites, Louves Minproff.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:20:47 GMT
Cameroon: Parliamentary Relations - Cameroon, Israel Seek Greater Cooperation
[Cameroon Tribune] The Cameroon-Israel Parliamentary Friendship Group at the National Assembly held talks with the Israeli Ambassador to Cameroon on June 16, 2021.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:20:42 GMT
Cameroon: Youth Football - Semences Olympiques Partners With Brazilians
[Cameroon Tribune] A protocol agreement between the two partners was signed in Yaounde on Saturday June 19, 2021.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:20:39 GMT
Burundi: EU to Lift Financial Sanctions
[Cameroon Tribune] The move Follows the country's remarkable improvement on human rights and governance.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:20:35 GMT
Cameroon: University of Douala - F CFA 2.08 Billion Project Launched
[Cameroon Tribune] The amount is for the "Ngando Mpondo" complex, to be delivered on the 1st of November 2021.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:20:31 GMT
Cameroon: Creating an African Medicine Agency - Cameroon Praised for Pushing Agenda
[Cameroon Tribune] Prime Minister received on June 22, 2021 the AU's Special Envoy for the Agency.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 07:49:58 GMT
Cameroon: Cameroon Widows Accuse Women of Enforcing Harmful Traditional Rituals
[VOA] Yaounde -- Several hundred Cameroonian widows gathered in the capital, Yaounde, to observe International Widows Day by protesting traditional practices that wives are expected to undergo when they lose their husbands.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 06:43:11 GMT
Angola: Governor Reiterates Fight Against Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources
[ANGOP] Menongue -- The governor of Cuando Cubango, Júlio Bessa, on Tuesday reiterated the close fight against illegal exploitation of wood, anarchic burning and poaching, as they are practices that violate the legislation in force in the country.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 06:43:10 GMT
Angola: Angolan President Calls for Car Government Arms Embargo Lifting
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan President, João Lourenço, Wednesday in New York (USA), defended an end to the arms embargo imposed on the government of the Central African Republic (CAR) by the United Nations Security Council.



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