central-africa
News
Country Celebrates World Post Office DayThe Minister in the President's Office in charge of Science and Technology, Romain Murenzi has warned that if post offices do not adapt new technologies they may have to close.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Oct-2008 10:34
Kicukiro to Open New Communal Market
Kicukiro district is set to open a new communal market called Zinnia market, Jean de Dieu Musoni, the district Director of Planning has said.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Oct-2008 10:34
Artists Get Environmental Training
Following the recent passing of the Environment Protection Act, Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) has extended its environment conservation sensitization program to Rwandan artists.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Oct-2008 10:34
Tricky Start for Bizimana
Mukura Victory Sport newly appointed coach Ali Bizimungu starts his reign with a tricky home tie against Kigali giants and title hopefuls Rayon Sports this afternoon at Huye stadium.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Oct-2008 10:34
Rwanda: FDLR-FARDC Alliance a Potential Regional Threat
Recent reports of escalating conflict in the Eastern DRC serve as a serious indictment against the international community because of its inability to put in place mechanisms for ending conflicts especially those that are fuelled by militant terrorists, such as the FDLR (Forces Democratiques de Liberation du Rwanda).
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Oct-2008 10:34
RBS to Harmonise With Region's Quality Standards
The Rwanda Bureau of Standards (RBS) is to harmonise its quality standards with those of other East African Community (EAC) partner sates by mid 2009.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Oct-2008 10:34
Rita Announces Intego ICT Award Nominees
Rwanda Information Technology Authority (RITA) announced nominees for the first Intego Information Communication Technology (ICT) awards at a press conference held yesterday at Telecom house.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Oct-2008 10:34
Mineduc Trains School Heads in ICT
Over 700 secondary school directors (headmasters) will undergo training in Information Communication Technology (ICT), courtesy of the Ministry of Education.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Oct-2008 10:34
Three Named As New RDB Deputy CEOs
A Cabinet Meeting Wednesday named three Director Generals of government institutions that will fall under the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) as deputies to the organ's Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Oct-2008 10:34
Play-Offs Put On Hold
This year's National Basketball League play-offs initially scheduled to kick off today have been put on hold by the sport's local governing body, Ferwaba due to the ongoing refurbishment work at Amahoro's indoor stadium.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Oct-2008 10:34
Refs to Officiate WC Qualifier
Rwandan Michel Gasingwa has been picked to handles tomorrow's 2010 World/Africa Cup qualifier encounter between Angola and Niger in Luanda.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Oct-2008 10:34
Maternal Health Advocacy Organisation to Be Launched
First Lady Jeanette Kagame, will on October 13 launch a branch of the White Ribbon Alliance- Rwandan Chapter in the country.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Oct-2008 10:34
Pan African Consultants Bring Research Solutions to Country
Two consultants from Research Solutions Ltd, a Pan African organization Wednesday were in Rwanda for a one-day workshop with the theme "Information is power," at Hotel Novotel.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Oct-2008 10:34
East Africa: Stand Up for EAC Common Market
With a kind of hide and seek that is beginning to be the hallmark of the common market talks, there is a likelihood that the dream of reaping from a large economic market of over 90 million people, may fail.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Oct-2008 10:34
Country to Try Banana Textiles
Rwanda's desire to become a regional centre for technological innovation has received a boost after a group of Japanese experts in turning banana leaves into textile materials, pledged to train Rwandans on how to exploit the popular crop beyond food and manure.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Oct-2008 10:34
Rwanda: Right Policies for Growth And Poverty Reduction
Different authors in developing countries economies have pondered a lot on these issues. However, the question remains; is the growth we have good enough for the poor?
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Oct-2008 10:34
Striker Mulenda Banned for One Year
ATRACO and Amavubi Stars marksman Abedi Mulenda has been banned by Ferwafa for one year from participating in the Rwanda football league following a breach of transfer rule.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Oct-2008 10:34
New Envoys Present Their Credentials
Six new envoys who presented their credentials to President Paul Kagame yesterday said they were optimistic about theeir missions.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Oct-2008 10:33
Monuc Confirms Army Alliance With Rebels
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in DR Congo (Monuc) has confirmed reports that the government army (FARDC) is fighting alongside rebels of the FDLR in its war against an uprising in the east of the country.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Oct-2008 08:48
Central African Republic: UN Reports Mounting Human Rights Abuses
Extrajudicial killings, torture and arbitrary arrests, mostly attributed to the defence and security forces and encouraged by a culture of impunity, have contributed to a considerable deterioration in human rights in the Central African Republic (CAR), according to a United Nations report released today.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Oct-2008 08:47
Ugandan Rebels Committing Grave Rights Abuses
Since mid-September, the notorious Ugandan rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), has killed over 200 people, including 159 children, according to a new United Nations report.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Oct-2008 08:36
South Africa/Equatorial Guinea: Bafana Safely in Equatorial Guinea
Bafana Bafana has arrived safely in Equatorial Guinea. The South African team was forced to travel without security personnel and the media officer, following the refusal by the Equatorial Guinea embassy to grant the support staff visas.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 20:32
Rwanda: Former Minister Pleads Not Guilty to Genocide
A former top Rwandan official has pleaded not guilty to ten counts of genocide and other crimes at the United Nations tribunal set up to deal with the 1994 mass killings in the small Great Lakes nation.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 20:23
Angola: Navy Official Defends Armed Forces Continuous Empowerment
The head of the Angolan Navy (MGA)'s department for Ships and Weapons System, Francisco Maria Manuel, defended last Thursday in Luanda the need for a continuous elevation of the three branches of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA), aimed at an integral accomplishment of their tasks.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 17:00
Angola: Writer Releases New Literary Work
The Angolan writer Roderick Nehone released last Thursday a book of tales entitled "Uma bĂ'ia na tormenta", which talks about the Angolan daily life, particularly the country's capital city.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 17:00
Angola: Angolan Caretaker Coach Worried About Defence
The caretaker manager of the Angolan national senior males football team, Mabi de Almeida, highlighted as main concern the improvement of the defensive Sector, in order to achieve a positive result on Sunday's match against Niger, in Luandas's Coqueiros stadium.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 17:00
Congo-Kinshasa: Fighting Flares As Civilians Run in East
Serious fighting has broken out in the Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province and in the neighbouring district of Ituri, with thousands of civilians displaced, and others cut off, amid claims that foreign troops had deployed in parts of the east.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 16:49
Cameroon: Women's Bargain for Better Status
The cry for a better status for women has never been more urgent than recently, especially in Cameroon.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 16:39
Cameroon: Ngom Kome, Njemba Make Comeback Into Lions' Den
Daniel Ngom Kome, who trades his football know-how at Tenerife, Spain, and Eric Njemba Njemba, who is at OB, Denmark, are back into the Indomitable Lions squad.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 16:39
Cameroon: Gov'ts Information Hoarding Thwarts Nation Building
Representatives of civil society, the media, faith-based organisations, public officers and parliamentarians from Cameroon, Central and Francophone West African countries have noted with regret that the hoarding of information by government officials negatively affects the socio-economic and political growth of a nation.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 16:39
Cameroon: Pfister Admits He is Pressured to Select Players
Indomitable Lions Coach, Otto Pfister has admitted that there is enormous pressure on him in his selection of players.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 16:39
Cameroon: Teachers of Corruption
Sunday, October 5, teachers in Cameroon once more joined their counterparts the world over to celebrate World's Teachers Day. The theme of this year's celebration was "Rights and Obligations of Teachers."
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 16:39
Cameroon: Consul General Lashes Out at Compatriots
Dr. Kenneth Nsor Nsor, Nigerian Consul General to the Southwest and Northwest Provinces, has called on Nigerian nationals living in Bui Division to be responsible and take initiatives before appealing for assistance.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 16:39
Cameroon: For Fear of Contaminated Milk - Nursing Mothers Urged to Breastfeed Kids
In a move to stem the harmful effects of contaminated Chinese milk, mothers in Cameroon have been advised to breastfeed their children as recommended by reproductive health officials.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 16:31
Cameroon: Musinga Drama Group Bounces Back
After hibernating for 11 years, the Musinga Drama Group International has relaunched production with a series of breathtaking plays.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 16:31
Cameroon: Gov't Delegate, Mayors Want Census Results Published
The Government Delegate to the Douala City Council, Dr Fritz Ntone Ntone, has, in a joint appeal with the Mayors of Douala urban councils, urged Government to publish the results of the 2005 population census.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 16:31
Cameroon: Mideno Board Approves Drastic Salary Cuts
As part of austerity measures to keep the Northwest Development Authority, MIDENO, alive, its Board members have resolved to slash salaries of workers from top to bottom.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 16:31
Cameroon: Female Detainees Decry Deplorable Prison Conditions
Female detainees in the Ebolowa Central Prison have described the hygienic conditions of the prison as deplorable.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 15:42
Cameroon: World Financial Crisis May Have Repercussions in Cemac - Expert
An Economist cum Lecturer at the University of Yaounde II, Prof. Fondoh Sikod, has said the current world financial crisis could stir indirect repercussions on the countries of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community, CEMAC.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 15:41
Cameroon: Country Should Ratify ICC Rome Statute
The Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) was drafted and adopted in Rome, Italy, on July 17, 1998. It entered into force on July 1, 2002 after having been ratified by sixty countries.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 15:41
Cameroon: Fire Consumes Offices of Military Generals
Some offices of a three-storey building hosting certain services of the Defence Ministry such as the general control of the army, inspection general of the army and military logistical service, was October 7 consumed by fire.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 15:41
Rwanda: Ministry to Put Efforts in Power Transmission
After years of concentrating on power generation, government has turned its focus on rolling-out power transmission in a bid to increase connectivity.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 13:51
Rwanda: Sezibera Rebuffs DRC Envoy's Claims
Amb. Richard Sezibera, the President's Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region, has said that claims by Atoki Ileka, the Democratic Republic of Congo's UN envoy on Wednesday are ridiculous.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 13:51
Rwanda: Invest More in Banana Growing
A delegation from Japan is in the country to talk technology, and more specifically, technology to utilise banana stems and convert them into textile.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 13:51
East Africa: EAC Common Market Talks in Yet Another Twist
The East African Community (EAC) Common Market negotiators have failed to agree on unresolved issues from last months' third round talks in Bujumbura, Burundi.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 13:51
Rebels ambush kills 15
Fifteen people have reportedly died after Darfur rebels attacked a local government convoy.
Source : Iol | 10-Oct-2008 13:13