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Wed, 20 Oct 2021 06:00:38 GMT
Rwanda: Crackdown On Opposition, Media Intensifying - Human Rights Watch
[HRW] Nairobi -- Space for Dissent Closes

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 12:29:35 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Tension as Army Clashes With Rwandan Soldiers in North Kivu
[Nation] A military commander in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo said on Monday that elements of the Rwandan army had invaded six villages in the province of North Kivu.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 07:48:20 GMT
Cameroon: Border Towns Create, Train Militias to Fight English-Speaking Separatists
[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroon's French-speaking towns on the border with the English-speaking western regions are creating militias to stop separatist incursions. The militias say separatists are entering French-speaking towns to steal food and weapons f...

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 08:24:01 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Tries to Ease Tension After Incursion in DR Congo
[East African] Rwanda army has acknowledged incursion into the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, describing it as unintentional.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 08:13:39 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: After Mining, DR Congo Turns Focus on 'Illegal' Forest Harvesting Contracts
[East African] The Democratic Republic of Congo government has announced an imminent purge of "doubtful contracts" in the forestry sector, promising another round of anxiety in an area of the economy deemed exploited by foreign entities.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 07:39:12 GMT
Central Africa: Security in the Lake Chad Basin - Concerted Efforts to Enhance Peace
[Cameroon Tribune] External Relations Minister received in audience two senior UN officials of West and Central Africa on October 18, 2021.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 07:39:12 GMT
Cameroon: 'I Am Excited By Some Films Screened Here'
[Cameroon Tribune] Anurin Nwunembom, Cameroonian actor, director and producer.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 07:39:09 GMT
Cameroon: Cameroon-Serbia - Reinforcing Cooperation Ties
[Cameroon Tribune] An audience between the two Ministers of External Relations held recently focused on enhancing bilateral relations as concerns developmental projects between the two parties.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:18:08 GMT
Cameroon: AFCON 2021 - Media Accreditation Application Process Ongoing
[Cameroon Tribune] The article announcing the opening of the accreditations was published on the Confederation of African Football official website recently.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 07:54:26 GMT
East Africa: With Roads and Trade, Uganda Seeks to Build a Bridge Over DR Congo
[East African] Ugandan Peter Busomoke was possibly one of the few photojournalists to have covered every major conflict in the region in the past 30 years.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 08:09:39 GMT
Angola: How the Radical Became Normal in Angola
[African Arguments] When everyone knows the emperor has no clothes but no one dares say it out loud, even the smallest acts of dissent become ones of radical defiance.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 06:42:34 GMT
Rwanda: Book Detailing Authoritarian Actions Angers President
[VOA] Washington -- Rwandan dissidents have died under mysterious circumstances inside and outside the country with alarming frequency in recent years.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 04:58:43 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Child Miners - The Dark Side of the DRC's Coltan Wealth
[ISS] Laws and certification schemes aren't protecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo's most vulnerable - a fresh approach is needed.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 11:58:14 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Greenpeace Hails President for Suspending Illegal Logging Concessions By Ex Minister #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Greenpeace] The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, during the council of ministers on Friday, October 15th, ordered the suspension of all dubious logging concessions, including the 6 granted in September 2020. Gr...

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 08:44:24 GMT
Rwanda: Rwandan Players Abroad - Rwatubyaye Nets Winner as Bizimana, Mukunzi Shine
[New Times] Clubs around the globe returned to action after last week's international break. A host of Rwandan players who ply their trade outside the country featured for their respective teams whereas some were not involved at all.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 08:44:22 GMT
Rwanda: Second-Generation Health Posts Bridge Health Divide in Rural Areas
[New Times] On October 13, 2021, Laurence Uwimana, a resident of Musovu cell, Juru Sector, Bugesera District, safely delivered a baby at Musovu Second-Generation Health Post (SGHP).

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 08:44:21 GMT
Rwanda: Renovation Works on Kigali Stadium Begin
[New Times] The Ministry of Sports has said that works to revamp Kigali Stadium have started for the facility to host international football matches.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 08:44:19 GMT
Rwanda: How Rwanda Trade Portal Offset Some Covid-19 Impact on Business
[New Times] During the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) quadrennial conference in Bridgetown, Barbados world leaders reiterated the importance of improving trade in accelerating the post-Covid-19 economic recovery.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 08:33:46 GMT
Kenya: Tundo Intensifies Hunt for ARC Series Title at Rwanda Rally
[Nation] Rwanda will host the next round of the 2021 African Rally Championship (ARC) this weekend.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 06:30:05 GMT
Rwanda: Iranzi, 'Mackenzie Join Rayon Sports
[New Times] Rwanda premier league giants Rayon Sports have completed the signing of two new players, Jean Claude Iranzi and Karim 'Mackenzie' Nizigiyimana to help bolster the squad ahead of the upcoming season which gets underway on October, 30.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 06:16:36 GMT
Rwanda: Economic Impact of Disasters in Rwanda Over the Past 10 Months
[New Times] A report by the Ministry in Charge of Emergency Management has shown that 2,685 hectares of crops were damaged by different disasters namely heavy rains, hail, strong wind, landslides from January to October 12 this year.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 06:12:38 GMT
Rwanda: Construction of New Classrooms at Over 95%
[New Times] Rwanda says it has constructed a total of 25,214 classrooms, approximately 98.86 per cent against its ambition to have 22,505 new classrooms by the end of this year.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 06:00:10 GMT
Rwanda: Two Weeks to Cop26 - Can 100% Renewable Energy Power the World?
[New Times] Thomas Edison, also known as America's "greatest inventor," is responsible for some of the most unsustainable products humankind has been using for over a century.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 05:59:14 GMT
Rwanda: REMA Urges Switch to Climate-Friendly Fridges
[New Times] The number of refrigerators used in Rwanda has been rising steadily, raising risks to the environment, according to the latest study dubbed Domestic Refrigerating Appliance and Room Air Conditioner Market Study.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 06:30:02 GMT
Central African Republic: Positive Momentum in Central African Republic Must Be Maintained
[UN News] The announcement last week of a unilateral ceasefire in the Central African Republic is among recent positive steps in the country, the top UN official there told the Security Council on Monday, urging continued support for peace and reconc...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:45:15 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Congo Métis - 'Children of Sin' Confront the Belgian State
[JusticeInfo.net] Léa, Monique, Noëlle, Simone and Marie-José were victims of systematic segregation, as were 15,000 other mixed-race children, when Congo was a Belgian colony. The five women living in Belgium and France who were born in the Congo...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 01:12:28 GMT
West Africa: Senior U.S. Policy Team to Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea and Mauritania
[White House] Washington, DC -- Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer will travel to Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, and Mauritania for official meetings next week. He will be joined by National Security Council Senior Director for Africa ...

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 07:09:58 GMT
Angola: Turkey to Invest in Energy Production in Angola
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Entrepreneurs from Angola and Turkey signed Monday in Luanda agreements providing for the implementation of electrical power production projects in the Angolan provinces of Cabinda, Zaire and Namibe.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 05:55:39 GMT
Rwanda: New Bill Seeks to Tighten Parliamentarly Oversight on Govt
[New Times] A new bill has proposed provisions to strengthen the oversight of parliament over government action with a view to make it transparently and provide better services.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 05:54:55 GMT
Rwanda: Hakizimana and Mutimukeye Win Gicumbi Hills Duathlon Challenge
[New Times] Felicien Hakizimana and Saidate Mutimukeye were crowned Gicumbi Hills Duathlon Challenge competition which was held on Sunday in Gicumbi District.



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