April 19
Rwanda: 30 Years Later - What Kwibuka Teaches Us [opinion]
New Times
On April 7, I traveled from Hong Kong to Kigali, to represent the China-United States Exchange Foundation at Kwibuka, the annual commemoration of the 1994 genocide against the… Read more »
Rwanda: What Does Mahatlane Appointment Mean for Rwanda Men's Cricket Team?
New Times
South African Laurence Mahatlane was Wednesday, April 17, appointed new head coach of Rwanda's men's senior team after penning a three-year contract, renewable. Read more »
April 18
Chad: Chad's Junta Leader Orders Military Crackdown After Opposition Calls for Election Boycott
VOA
In response to growing campaign violence, Chad's transitional president, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, has ordered his military to arrest angry civilians and make sure peace reigns… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Cardinal Ambongo - 'The Situation in and Around Goma Is Deteriorating Day By Day'
Agenzia Fides
"The situation in and around Goma is deteriorating day by day," says Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa, to Fides. He refers to the capital of… Read more »
Rwanda: Govt Mulls Legal Provisions to Implement Rwanda-UK Migration Treaty
New Times
The government has proposed changes to the 2014 law on refugees and migrants, including legal provisions that will enable the implementation of a migration treaty signed between… Read more »
Africa: How Eleanor Ayuketah Ngochi Is Transforming Africa's Media Landscape [press release]
Graça Machel Trust
Changing the narrative, balancing stories to improve the lives of Africa's women and children positively: An interview with Eleanor Ayuketah Ngochi, a Women in Media Network… Read more »
Angola: Angola and China Exchange Experiences On Human Rights
ANGOP
Angola and China Wednesday in Luanda intensified exchange of experiences on global governance in human rights matters. Read more »
Angola: Mineral Resources Minister Defends Sustainable Gold Exploration
ANGOP
The Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Pedro Azevedo, on Thursday, in central Huambo province, defended the need for a sustainable gold exploration, with the… Read more »
April 17
Cameroon: Cameroon Doctors Flee to Europe, North America for Lucrative Jobs
VOA
The state of health care in Cameroon is a source of growing concern, with thousands of doctors fleeing the central African country for lucrative jobs elsewhere, especially in… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Hospitals in Eastern DRC Face Vaccine Shortages
VOA
In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, specifically in the Beni and Butembo region, parents are finding it hard getting vaccines for their children. Health care providers… Read more »
Rwanda: Exiled Rwandan Accused of Terrorism Financing Is Dead
Nile Post
Renowned Rwandan industrialist and businessman, Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa, has passed on at the age of 82. Read more »
Rwanda: Mental Health - Research Project Seeks to Address Illness in Rwandan Schools
New Times
Researchers from the University of Rwanda, in collaboration with Aarhus University in Denmark, have initiated the Cross-Mind project. This research programme aims to address and… Read more »
Rwanda: Miss Jolly Mutesi to Speak At Oxford Africa Conference 2024
New Times
Miss Rwanda 2016 Jolly Mutesi has been named among the key speakers of this year's Oxford Africa Conference slated for May 24-25, at Rhodes House, Oxford, UK. Read more »
Rwanda: King Faisal Hospital Set for Major Expansion
New Times
King Faisal hospital, one of the largest hospitals in Rwanda is set to undergo a long term expansion that will span to 2050, mainly bolstering its infrastructure and capabilities… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: From DR Congo to Uganda, and Back
Norwegian Refugee Council
"Life in Uganda is hard, but life in DR Congo is too dangerous to return. I don't know what to do." Like many Congolese refugees in Uganda, Maisha faces an impossible choice. Read more »
Rwanda: April 17, 1994 - Genocidal Govt Appoints Extremist Officials to Expedite Killings
New Times
On April 17, 1994, the genocidal government held a meeting in which some Governors were replaced by others considered more capable of speeding up the killings in their respective… Read more »
Rwanda: Exiled Rwandan Industrialist Tribert Rujugiro Dies At 82
New Times
Renowned Rwandan business mogul and industrialist, Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa, has died at the age of 82. Read more »
Angola: Vice President Bids Farewell to Apostolic Nuncio
ANGOP
Angolan Vice President, Esperança da Costa, participated, on Wednesday, in Luanda, in the farewell ceremony to the Apostolic Nuncio of Angola and São Tomé and… Read more »
Kenya/Burundi: Where Will Kenya Host Ivory Coast, Burundi in World Cup Qualifiers?
Capital FM
Kenya is faced with the possibility of hosting African champions Ivory Coast and neighbors Burundi outside the country, if renovation works at the Nyayo National Stadium will not… Read more »
April 16
Central African Republic: CAR Child Refugees Dream of a Better Future
DW
More than a million people, including children, have fled their homes in the volatile Central Africa Republic to Cameroon. Not all have given up hope. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Rep Smith Introduces Bill to Prevent Imports of Cobalt Mined by Child Labor In the DR Congo [press release]
U.S. House
Communist China exploits African children to power the ‘Green Economy’ Read more »
Rwanda: 39 Arrested for Genocide Ideology-Related Crimes in Commemoration Week
New Times
Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) received a total of 52 cases of genocide ideology and associated crimes during the initial week - from April 7 to 13 - of commemoration of the… Read more »
Rwanda: Kagame's Kwibuka 30 Address - a Worthwhile Reflection for African Leaders
New Times
I unblinkingly watched and, later, read word-for-word, the transcribed version of President Paul Kagame's Address delivered on April 7, 2024, on the thirtieth remembrance [Kwibuka… Read more »
Rwanda: Ibuka Renews Call to Reveal Whereabouts of Genocide Victims
New Times
As residents of Bugesera District observed the 30th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, on Tuesday, April 16, the umbrella organisation for Genocide survivors'… Read more »
Rwanda: Ministry of Education Honors Former Employees, Students, Teachers Killed in Genocide
New Times
The Ministry of Education (MINEDUC) commemorated 77 former employees, as well as teachers and students who lost their lives during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. Read more »