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Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:01:18 GMT
Africa: Why Commonwealth Summit in Kigali Won't Be the Relaunch Some Hope For
[The Conversation Africa] Leaders of some 54 countries - from Africa, Europe, Asia and Southern America - are set to converge on Kigali between 20 June and 25 June 2022 for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Philip Murphy, a professor of C...

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:30:08 GMT
Rwanda: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Kickss Off
[New Times] The 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) kicked off in Kigali Sunday, with the youth at the centre of deliberations on Day I.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 07:31:15 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: How Patrice Lumumba's Assassination Drove Student Activism, Shaping the Congo's Future
[The Conversation Africa] During a recent visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), King Philippe of Belgium made a speech to the national parliament in Kinshasa expressing his "deepest regrets" for the exploitation and oppression of Belgian c...

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 06:13:03 GMT
Rwanda: Ramaphosa to Skip Commonwealth Summit in Kigali
[Daily Maverick] South Africa's President will not be able to attend this week's Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Kigali. But his office insists it's no snub to Rwandan President Paul Kagame -- it's just that his diary is full.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 08:05:57 GMT
Rwanda: Kwibuka Women T20 - the Ultimate Big Winners
[New Times] THE JUST-CONCLUDED Kwibuka Women T20 tournament produced feisty battles among participating teams with Tanzania ending the campaign as the queens of the tournament with an unbeaten run after easing past Kenya in Saturday's final to clinch...

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:54:37 GMT
Rwanda: UVC, Gisagara Win Rutsindura Memorial Tournament
[New Times] Gisagara Volleyball and United Volleyball Club (UBC) were on Sunday crowned this year's Rutsindura memorial volleyball tournament champions in the men and women categories respectively.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:54:35 GMT
Rwanda: CHOGM - Traffic Advisory for June 20
[New Times] As CHOGM events continue in the City of Kigali, some roads will again be reserved for delegates this Monday, June 20.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:54:33 GMT
Rwanda: Commonwealth Rights Forum Members Adopt Kigali Declaration
[New Times] Members of the Commonwealth forum National Human Rights Institutions (CFNHRI) have approved the 'Kigali Declaration on keeping human rights during a pandemic'.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:54:32 GMT
Rwanda: Create Innovations Responding to Community Problems - Minister Mbabazi Challenges Youth
[New Times] The Commonwealth needs a generation of youth that is responsible and responsive in determining their future, Rwanda's Minister of Youth and Culture, Rosemary Mbabazi, has said.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:54:31 GMT
Rwanda: CHOGM - Youth Forum Kicks Off in Kigali
[New Times] Over 350 young people from across the Commonwealth are taking part in a three-day Youth Forum, where extensive discussions are to be held around their role in tailored policy recommendations for a common future.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:54:29 GMT
Rwanda: Two Killed in Suspected FLN Attack in Nyungwe
[New Times] Two people were killed on Saturday, June 18 in an armed attack suspected to have been carried out by the National Liberation Front (FLN) terror outfit in Kitabi sector, Nyamagabe district.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 19:19:04 GMT
Angola: Nation Faces Drought Emergency
[Maka] Humanitarian organizations are warning of an impending food emergency in southern Angola as the region faces the aftermath of the worst recorded drought in nearly half a century.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 10:57:18 GMT
Angola: Experts Urge Caution On Angola-Germany Green Hydrogen Deal
[DW] This week, the Angolan state energy company Sonangol and two German companies, Gauff Engineering and Conjuncta, signed a memorandum of understanding to construct a factory.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:36:54 GMT
Rwanda: Monusco Condemns Hate Speech in DR Congo as Analysts Question Inaction Against Genocide Suspects
[New Times] On the occasion of the first International Day against Hate Speech marked on Saturday, June 18, Bintou Keita, Head of the United Nations Mission in DR Congo (MONUSCO), condemned the proliferation of hate speech and violence in eastern DR ...

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:36:51 GMT
Rwanda: Sunrise FC Secure Rwanda Premier League Qualification
[New Times] Nyagatare based Sunrise FC are back to the Rwandan top flight league after drawing 1-1 with Vision FC at the Mumena Stadium in Kigali on Saturday.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:36:50 GMT
Rwanda: Cabinet Appoints New Chief Tourism Officer
[New Times] The cabinet meeting that convened on Saturday, June 18 has appointed Michaella Rugwizangoga as the new Chief Tourism Officer in Rwanda Development Board (RDB).

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:36:48 GMT
Rwanda: Guinea Bissau President Visits Rwanda
[New Times] President Paul Kagame has, on June 18, received President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau who is on a working visit to Rwanda.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:36:46 GMT
Rwanda: Local Tech Start-Ups Root for Market Penetration, Scalability
[New Times] One of the challenges most tech start-ups face is market penetration. In today's competitive tech landscape, success hinges on a combination of a good product, effective marketing, and quick market saturation to discourage imitators and e...

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:36:43 GMT
Rwanda: CHOGM - Innovation, Governance to Take Centre Stage at Youth Forum
[New Times] The first Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) forum, the Commonwealth Youth Forum (CYF) is set to start on Sunday, June 19, at Intare Conference Arena in Kigali.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:36:40 GMT
Rwanda: Global Roadmap for Digital Transformation Adopted in Kigali
[New Times] The World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) concluded on Friday, June 17, with the adoption of a forward-looking agenda to address the global connectivity gap that has locked out 2.9 billion people around the world from inte...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 12:42:53 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Demonstration Held Against M23 Rebels
[Ghanaian Times] Thousands of people protested on Wednesday in the city of Goma, capital of North Kivu province in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), against the recent offensives by the rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23) who too...

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 08:55:10 GMT
Rwanda: DR Congo Soldier Crosses Border to Rwanda, Shoots and Injures Two Police Officers
[New Times] The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has continued acts of aggression against Rwanda with the latest incident taking place in Rubavu District on the morning of Friday, June 17.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 08:53:32 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Hands Over Body of Congolese Soldier
[New Times] The Government of Rwanda on Friday afternoon handed over to DR Congo the body of a FARDC soldier that was shot dead on the Petite Barriere border this morning after he shot and injured two Rwanda National Police officers.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 08:33:01 GMT
Rwanda: Persons With Albinism Decry Limited Access to Sun Protective Gear
[New Times] People living with albinism have decried inadequate supply of sun protective gear such as sunscreen lotion, clothing, that protects them from sunlight, something they say comes with adverse effects.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 07:02:26 GMT
Rwanda: UN Expert Urges UK to Halt Transfer of Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
[UN News] A UN human rights expert on Friday urged the United Kingdom to halt its controversial policy of transferring some asylum seekers to Rwanda and expressed serious concern that the two country's asylum partnership arrangement violates internat...

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 06:56:59 GMT
Rwanda: Minister Ingabire Urges Parents to Utilise ECD Centres for Holistic Child Development
[New Times] Minister of State in charge of Social Affairs, Assumpta Ingabire, has urged parents to take children to Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres across the country, for their healthy growth in the early years and ability to develop to th...

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 06:56:17 GMT
Rwanda: CHOGM - Academics Call for Collective Action to Address Climate Change Effects
[New Times] At least 17 presidents of science academies have urged Commonwealth Heads of Government to take coordinated and equitable action to address climate change and biodiversity loss at the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHO...

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 19:15:33 GMT
Angola: Fight Against Corruption Falters Again
[Maka] In the week that the International Red Cross launched an eight-million-dollar appeal to help feed the starving population of drought-ridden southern Angola, the Angolan Audit Court (the equivalent of the National Audit Office) is due to rule o...

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 18:54:34 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Oil Ministry Accused of Greenwashing
[IPS] Kinshasa -- Nine of the 16 oil blocks to be auctioned in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) next month overlap Protected Areas, according to a review of official government maps by Greenpeace Africa.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:13:08 GMT
Chad: Centre for China Studies Advises Govt to Key in Reclaim Receding Lake Chad
[This Day] The Centre for China Studies on Wednesday advised the federal government to key into Chinese Government's Belt and Road Initiative in order to reclaim the Lake Chad which has been receding over the years and has given oxygen to terrorism i...



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