November 04
South Sudan/Rwanda: Rwanda to Face South Sudan in 2025 CHAN Qualifiers Second Round
New Times
Rwanda and South Sudan will lock horns in the second and final round of the 2025 CHAN qualifiers which will take place in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania from February 1-28, 2025. Read more »
November 02
Africa: Inside Rwanda's Rise As Sub-Saharan Africa's Leader in Alternative Dispute Resolution
New Times
Rwanda has emerged as a leader in Sub-Saharan Africa, excelling in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), according to the World Bank's Business Ready (B-Ready) report which… Read more »
Rwanda: Four Most Common Misconceptions About Electric Vehicles in Rwanda
New Times
Despite Rwanda's commitment to promoting eco-friendly transportation (green transport) and reducing carbon emissions, several misconceptions continue to cloud the adoption of… Read more »
Rwanda: Marburg Outbreak in Rwanda Contained, Nsanzimana Tells Diplomats
New Times
The Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak in Rwanda has been contained, with no death in the last three weeks, while the two remaining patients are receiving care and stable, the… Read more »
November 01
Africa: Rwanda Gets a Grip Of Marburg, But Mpox 'Not Yet Under Control'
allAfrica
The Rwanda Minister of State responsible for Health, Dr. Yvan Butera, cautioned that while the country is beginning to see positive signals in its fight against the Marburg virus,… Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroonians See Gender-Based Violence As a Key Women's-Rights Issue but Tolerate Use of Physical Force Against Wives
Afrobarometer
About half of citizens say violence against women and girls is a common occurrence in their community. Read more »
East Africa: Burundi Assumes New Chairmanship of Comesa
Business Day Africa
The 23rd Summit of COMESA Heads of State and Government is underway in Bujumbura, Burundi, where President Evariste Ndayishimiye has assumed the bloc's leadership, taking over from… Read more »
Rwanda: Uganda Health Minister Tours Rwanda's Marburg Facilities
New Times
Margaret Muhanga Mugisa, Uganda's Minister of State for Health in Charge of Primary Health Care, on October 31 visited the Marburg National Command Post, where she met with teams… Read more »
East Africa: Comesa Leaders Urged to Strengthen Regional Value Chains in Burundi Meet
New Times
African leaders have been called to strengthen regional value chains as part of a concerted effort to drive economic integration and reshape the continent's economic prospects. Read more »
October 31
Chad: Mystery Surrounds Detention of Wagner Group Operative in Chad
VOA
A shadowy Russian political operator with close ties to the notorious Wagner Group and its late founder Yevgeny Prigozhin is detained in Chad on unexplained charges, adding a fresh… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Democratic Republic of the Congo Launches Malaria Vaccine Into Routine Immunisation
GAVI
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached a major public health milestone by successfully integrating the malaria vaccine into its national routine immunization… Read more »
Southern Africa: Can Tanzania Bring East and Southern Africa Together On East DRC? [analysis]
ISS
Tanzania's geographical location and conflict mediation experience make it well placed to bridge the region's various peace efforts. Read more »
Uganda: Ugandan Lawyer Kalali Sues DRC for Alleged Prisoner Rights Violations
Nile Post
Ugandan lawyer Kalali Steven has filed a lawsuit against the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the East African Court of Justice, alleging severe human rights violations within… Read more »
Africa: TB in Africa - Global Report Shows Successes, but Nigeria and DRC Remain Important Hotspots [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The World Health Organization's 2024 Global Tuberculosis report reveals a sobering reality. Formidable challenges remain in the fight against the world's most infectious disease:… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Gets Additional 1,000 Marburg Vaccine Doses
New Times
The Sabin Vaccine Institute on Thursday, October 31 dispatched approximately 1,000 additional doses of its investigational vaccine, in a continued collaboration with Rwanda to… Read more »
October 30
Africa: Mining Must Become More Responsible and Sustainable. Where Hi-Tech Solutions Fit in [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
If you visit a commercial mining operation anywhere in the world today, some sights and sounds - workers descending in elevators to underground shafts, the roar of truck engines -… Read more »
Chad: Chadian Govt Promises Harsh Response To Jihadist Attack
Agenzia Fides
Three days of national mourning in Chad in memory of the victims of the jihadist attack on a military base near Lake Chad were declared by Chadian President Mahamat Idriss… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo's Plans for Oil and Gas Auction Unclear
HRW
Congolese Coalition, International Partners Call for Permanent Cancellation Read more »
Rwanda: AfCFTA - Rwandan Products Launched On Ghanaian Market
New Times
The recently exported consignment of agricultural products from Rwanda under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) was launched on the Ghanaian market, on October… Read more »
Rwanda: Handball - Rwanda U20 to Face Congo in Continental Tournament Opener
New Times
Rwanda U20 will take on Congo Brazzaville in the opening match of the IHF Trophy Africa Continental phase, scheduled for November 2-6 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Read more »
Central African Republic: Remarks At a Third Committee Interactive Dialogue With the Independent Expert On the Situation of Human Rights in the Central African Republic [press release]
U.S. Mission to the UN
Ambassador Richard Bell Read more »
Rwanda: Miss Rwanda 2022 Muheto to Appear in Court On Thursday
New Times
The Kicukiro Primary Court will Thursday, October 31, begin a pre-detention hearing in the case of Miss Rwanda 2022 Divine Nshuti Muheto. Read more »
October 29
Congo-Kinshasa: Former President Kabila Wants to Block Revision of Constitution
allAfrica
Joseph Kabila, former President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is launching a "call to mobilize the Congolese people" to ensure the failure of incumbent President… Read more »
Africa: African Speakers Connect in Kazakhstan at Future Conference
allAfrica
African speakers featured prominently at the recent How to Form a Synchronized Vision of the Future conference in the Kazakhstan capital of Astana in the heart of Central Asia to… Read more »
Chad: Chad President Launches Operation to Fight Boko Haram After Attack Kills Over 40 Troops
VOA
Chad's President Mahama Idriss Deby has launched a security operation to track and neutralize several hundred Boko Haram fighters who attacked and killed on Sunday more than 40… Read more »
