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Fri, 11 Nov 2022 05:05:43 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Opposition Leader - M23 Crisis Is Just Like Ukraine War
[DW] The Congolese opposition leader is calling on the international community to focus on the crisis in his country. Martin Fayulu told DW's Josey Mahachie that he believes Rwanda and Uganda are propping up M23 rebels.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 12:40:28 GMT
Africa: Rigobert Song Names Two Home Based Players in Cameroon's World Cup Squad
[CAF] The head coach of the indomitable lions of Cameroon Rigobert Song Bahanag, has named two home based players in his 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup which will kick-off in Qatar later this month. Song made public his squad, during a pres...

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 08:17:36 GMT
Angola: Angolan National Day
[State Department] On behalf of the United States of America, I wish the people of Angola a heartfelt congratulations as you celebrate 47 years of independence.

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 09:38:04 GMT
Angola: Parliament to Hold Debate On Amnesty Bill
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola's National Assembly will discuss and pass the Draft Amnesty Law, a legislative initiative of the Executive.

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 09:38:03 GMT
Angola: TAAG Strengthens Domestic Routes This Month
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola's Airlines (TAAG) has announced plans to provide more services on domestic routes with greater demand, after the company pledged to increase flight frequencies as of November 11.

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 09:37:52 GMT
Algeria: Angola, Algeria Boost Parliamentary Cooperation
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Algerian ambassador to Angola Abdelhekim Mihoubi proposed the creation of a Friendship and Solidarity group between the Angolan and Algerian parliaments aimed at increasingly strengthening relations in this area between the two coun...

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 08:11:08 GMT
Rwanda: Urban Food Prices Rise By 40%
[New Times] Food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 39.7 per cent in October 2022 compared to the same month of 2021, according to Rwanda's Consumer Price Index (CPI) that was released on Thursday, November 10.

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 07:36:23 GMT
Rwanda: Gatabazi Dropped as Minister of Local Government Gets New Minister
[New Times] Jean -- Claude Musabyimana has been appointed as the Minister of Local Government, replacing Jean-Marie Vianney Gatabazi.

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 05:19:41 GMT
Rwanda: Why EgpytAir is Planning to Increase Direct Flights to Kigali
[New Times] Egypt's national carrier, EgyptAir has announced plans to increase its regular weekly flights between Kigali and Cairo, owing to the airline's increased demand in the recent past.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 05:21:54 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: French Journalist Sonia Rolley Expelled From DR Congo, Denied Accreditation
[CPJ] Kinshasa -- Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo must reverse their decision to expel journalist Sonia Rolley and cease all efforts to intimidate the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 05:08:50 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Food Crisis Hits Goma Amid Renewed Fighting
[DW] Thousands have fled the fighting in DR Congo's North Kivu province. Soaring food price and shortages are now threatening lives and livelihoods of those who stayed behind.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 05:04:25 GMT
Angola: U.S. Oil Giant Chevron and Hazardous Pollution in Angola
[Maka] Maka Angola has learned that the Angolan government has extended an exemption to its environmental protection policy to allow the US oil company Chevron to dump tons of hazardous oil waste directly into ocean shallows near the coast of Cabinda...

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 12:23:45 GMT
Angola: Angola Steps Up Commitment to Solar, Wind Energy
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola's Vice President Esperança da Costa said Wednesday that her government has intensified its commitment to the use of solar and wind energy in order to diversify the energy matrix aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by ...

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 12:23:45 GMT
Angola: Angola Highlights Boosted Cooperation With EU
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Secretary of State for Cooperation Domingos Vieira Lopes Wednesday considered the Angola/European Union (EU) dialogue an "opportunity to strengthen cooperation", as part of the bilateral agreement called Joint Path.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 12:23:45 GMT
Angola: Angop Launches Multimedia Portal
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola Press Agency (ANGOP) launched Wednesday the multimedia portal, exclusively for the sale of special news products.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 12:23:35 GMT
Angola: Taag Resumes Flights to Accra and Durban
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola's airlines (TAAG) resumes the schedule of two regional flights to Accra (Ghana) and Durban, South Africa.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:20:09 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda, Barbados Aviation Deal 'To Boost Trade'
[New Times] Rwanda and Barbados have signed a Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) that will see both countries opening skies for each other's commercial airlines.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:15:09 GMT
Angola: A Human Rights Agenda for Angola
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Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:00:02 GMT
Rwanda: Kabuga Purchased Weapons for Interahamwe Militia - Witness
[New Times] A witness testifying before judges at the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) has pinned Felicien Kabuga on coordinating the purchase of weapons that were supplied to Interahamwe in the former Gisenyi prefec...

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:57:00 GMT
Rwanda: Traffic Fines Remain Unchanged - Police
[New Times] The Traffic and Road Safety Department of the Rwanda National Police has said that it has not made any changes in regard to fines slapped on people who are caught drink-driving or using their phones while driving.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 05:59:39 GMT
Kenya: MPs Defense Committee Recommends KDF Troops Deployment to DRC
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Assembly committee on Defense and has recommended the approval of 903 troops from Kenya Defense Forces to be deployed the troubled Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:07:26 GMT
Central Africa: COP27 - HRH Princess Lalla Hasnaa Chairs High-Level Side Event On Combating Climate Change in Congo Basin #AfricaClimateHope
[MAP] Sharm El-Sheikh -- Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasnaa, Goodwill Ambassador of the Congo Basin Climate Commission and the Blue Congo Basin Fund, chaired on Wednesday in Sharm el-Sheikh, a high-level Side Event on "Climate finance at the he...

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 15:45:55 GMT
Africa: Climate Briefs - #COP27 Begins with Loss and Damage Front and Centre #AfricaClimateCrisis
[allAfrica] Harare -- Brazil, Indonesia and DR Congo in talks to form 'Opec of rainforests'

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 04:51:32 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Woman Finds Hope in Safe Birth of Twins After Losing Everything
[UNFPA] Rutshuru, North Kivu province -- Rebecca Wimana was seven months pregnant when she lost her house in Jomba in the conflict raging in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:42:10 GMT
Rwanda: Kagame Joins Launch of Global Pharmaceuticals Cooperation Initiative
[New Times] President Paul Kagame, on November 8, joined Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank Group, and Holm Kel...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:20:33 GMT
Central African Republic: First Trial Judgment By the Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic (Car)
[State Department] The United States welcomes the first verdict issued by the Special Criminal Court (SCC) on October 31 against Issa Sallet Adoum, Yaouba Ousmane, and Mahamat Tahir, all members of the rebel group known as 3R. In the judgment, the ac...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 06:41:11 GMT
Angola: Minister Backs Study On Other Countries' Experience On Road Maintenance
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola's minister of State for Economic Coordination Manuel Nunes Júnior said Tuesday in Luanda that the country needs to study the experiences from the region-based countries in terms of construction and maintenance of roads.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 06:41:11 GMT
Angola: Angola/India Turnover Reaches Usd 3 Billion
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The volume of business between Angola and India is around US$3 billion, said Tuesday in Luanda the Indian ambassador to Angola, Pratibha Parkar.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 06:41:10 GMT
Angola: Angola and Portugal Analyse Cooperation
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola and Portugal reviewed Tuesday the status of bilateral cooperation on the sidelines of the COP27 World Climate Summit held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 06:41:08 GMT
Angola: Angola Approves Draft Amnesty Law for Common Crimes
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola's Cabinet Council approved Tuesday the proposal for an Amnesty Law, aimed at granting general pardon for common crimes punishable with a prison sentence of up to ten years, committed between 12 November 2015 and 11 November 2...



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