[ANGOP] Rio De Janeiro -- Angolan Maria do Rosário Lima was appointed ambassador of the G20 Social, at the proposal of South Africa, at an event held last week in Rio de Janeiro, where she spoke about sustainability and community...
[New Times] The Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda (BNR), John Rwangombwa, has said that when the bank raises its lending rate, it affects interbank rate, but not that at which banks provide credit to customers, a situation that...
[New Times] As climate impacts intensify and hit the world's poorest, the Adaptation Gap Report 2024 has found that nations must dramatically increase climate adaptation efforts to curb devastating floods, longer-lasting droughts,...
[New Times] Rwandan artiste Prince Ishimwe, also known on stage as Da Rest, has taken a significant step forward in his music career and establishing his own record label dubbed 'Eeey D Entertainment'.
[New Times] The 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), currently underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, has once again brought the world's attention to the urgent need for decisive action on climate change. As nations gather to discuss the...
[New Times] The missing head of a Genocide survivor who was murdered on November 14 in Ngoma District was found in a pit latrine where it had been thrown, a representative of IBUKA, the umbrella organization for Genocide survivors'...
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Political parties and civil society groups in the Central African Republic are welcoming the U.N. Security Council's decision to extend the mandate of the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission, or...
[ANGOP] Baku -- Angola has benefited from more than US$100 million in pilot projects to combat climate change since 2015, the National Director for Climate Action and Sustainable Development, Cecilia Bernardo, said on Saturday in Baku,...
[New Times] A recent study testing a new approach--Multifamily Healing Spaces (MFHS)--has shown strong effectiveness in resolving intrafamily conflicts, enhancing communication and problem-solving skills, and building family cohesion and...
[ANGOP] Luanda -- A case of Mpox, a disease formerly called monkeypox, has been confirmed in Luanda in a 28-year-old woman of Congolese nationality, ANGOP has learned.
[New Times] Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), on Sunday, November 17, commended Rwanda for its commitment to eliminating cervical cancer before 2030.
[Africa CDC] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 18, 2024 -- The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has formally urged the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Centers for...
[RFI] Gabonese voters have given a resounding 'yes' to a new constitution proposed by the country's military rulers. The changes, approved in a referendum on Sunday, include limits to terms in office and prevent family members from...
[RFI] Gabon is holding a constitutional referendum on Saturday that could reshape its political system - introducing a seven-year presidential term, renewable once, while abolishing the post of prime minister. It marks the first vote...
[New Times] With finance at the top of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) agenda in Baku, Azerbaijan, the International Trade Centre (ITC) unveiled its newly developed guidelines to help countries incorporate micro,...
[VOA] Yaoundé, Cameroon -- Early results indicate a majority of Gabon's 860,000 registered voters cast ballots in favor of a new constitution that could end military rule, according to state TV reports.
[allAfrica] Every year, over 350,000 women die from cervical cancer and another 660,000 are diagnosed. As a consequence, children are orphaned, families impoverished, and communities diminished by the loss of mothers, wives, daughters...
[New Times] In marking World Diabetes Week, Rwanda Diabetes Association (RDA) will offer a free AI-driven eye screening on Friday, November 15, at Biryogo Car Free Zone in Nyamirambo to prevent diabetic retinopathy, a sight-threatening...
[MSF] After several months, insanitary conditions and severe, life-threatening shortages of clean water continue to reach critical levels in various informal camps for displaced people around Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in...
[Trafigura.com] Lobito -- The Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) has taken an important step this week towards strengthening its transport capacity with the arrival in Lobito, Angola, of the first batch of 275 new container wagons purchased...
[Nile Post] At a meeting with the Foreign Affairs Committee in Parliament, concerns were raised regarding unresolved diplomatic issues between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
[New Times] Rwanda is exploring innovative approaches to mobilise $6.2 billion climate finance, from 2024 to 2030, as part of implementing the newly adopted Climate and Nature Finance Strategy at speed.
[New Times] Existing national climate goals, commonly known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), are 'not nearly ambitious enough' to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to the World Resources Institute...
[New Times] The murder case of Olga Kayirangwa, a 25-year-old woman who died in September while visiting a male friend's home, continued at the appeal level on Thursday, November 14, as the defendants presented arguments against their...
[Dabanga] New York / Port Sudan / Adré -- The United Nations has welcomed the decision announced yesterday (November 13) by Sudanese authorities to extend the opening of the Adré crossing from Chad for three months, so that UN...
[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- allAfrica 's Nontobeko Mlambo attended the 20th African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) - the largest gathering of African investigative journalists on the continent - at Witwatersrand University in...