Central Africa News

[CFR] Support for immigration in the West must be balanced with concern about governance in African countries.

[Namibia Economist] The Bank of Namibia (BoN) and Banco Nacional de Angola (BNA) have agreed to collaborate on various fronts, to further their respective price and financial stability mandates as well as execution of strategies to modernise national financial systems

[VOA] In his first oral report since beginning his job as the United Nations special rapporteur on Burundi's human rights, Fortune Gaetan Zongo appealed to Burundian authorities to grant him access to their country to properly discharge his mandate to investigate alleged violations in that country.

[State Department] On behalf of the United States, I extend my best wishes and congratulations to the people and the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the 62nd anniversary of your independence.

[VOA] New York -- The top U.N. official for the Democratic Republic of the Congo said Wednesday that the resurgent M23 rebel group in the country's east is well-armed and equipped, posing a growing threat to civilians.

[New Times] Rayon Sports striker, Willy Essomba Onana, who suffered serious injuries in his first season at Rayon Sports, has poured cold water on reports that he could terminate his contract and look for a new team.

[New Times] After a long layoff due to injury, AS Kigali midfielder Rashid Kalisa is delighted that his lone strike was enough to propel his side to the Peace Cup trophy on Tuesday evening.

[New Times] CIMERWA Plc has announced a Rwf5.2billion net profit in the interim period (six months for the period ended March 31) with total revenue of Rwf44billion, indicating a 45 percent increase compared to the same period last year.

[New Times] After being postponed at the last minute last year due to the covid-19 pandemic, the National Road Championship is finally back to the streets this weekend.

[New Times] AS Kigali defeated city rivals APR FC 1-0 on Tuesday evening in the final of the 2021/22 Rwanda Peace Cup at the Kigali stadium in Nyamirambo.

[New Times] South African investors, registered in Rwanda as 'Solex Rwanda,' are set to establish a factory projected to add value to diamond and gemstone, as well as manufacturing jewellery in Rwanda, The New Times has learnt.

[New Times] Parliament on June 29 approved the Rwf4,658.4 billion national budget for the next fiscal year which will start on July 1, by passing the Law determining the State Finances for the Financial Year 2022/23.

[New Times] The resurgence of the M23 rebellion has overshadowed the presence of more than 130 armed groups in eastern DR Congo, including the FDLR, which was founded by the former government forces and militia that committed the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

[New Times] The Plenary Sitting of the Chamber of Deputies is set to approve the State Finance bill today, June 29, in which the budget envelope for the fiscal year 2022/2023, which will start on July 1, is Rwf4,658.4 billion (over Rwf4.6 trillion).

[New Times] Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has confirmed submission to the National Public Prosecution Authority (NPPA), the case of Rwanda's Football Federation (Ferwafa) officials.

[New Times] Agricultural experts are making a case for adopting agricultural biotechnology as crop production remains insufficient for both local consumption and exportation yet Rwanda's economy relies on agriculture.

[New Times] Alan Major, an American tactician who coached Rwandan outfit Patriots Basketball Club during the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in 2021 returns to the country as coach of the Nigerian national basketball team that will be participating in the FIBA World Cup qualifiers.

[New Times] David Seaman is one of the most successful English goalkeepers that the England national team and Premier League side Arsenal have had.

[New Times] AS Kigali edged out arch rivals APR to win the 2022 Peace Cup trophy following a 1-0 win in the final on Tuesday night at Kigali stadium.

[New Times] Following the appointment of the new president of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), activists have renewed call to bring to Rwanda physical archives of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).

[New Times] The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dan Munyuza, and the Deputy Secretary General of Rwanda Investigation Bureau, Isabelle Kalihangabo, are in Cotonou, Benin where they are attending the Interpol 25th African Regional Conference, which started on Tuesday, June 28.

[New Times] Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (Rwanda FDA) has suspended seven water companies after an inspection revealed that they produce unsafe drinking water.

[New Times] With only two years left until Rwanda's set deadline for universal electrification, Rwanda Energy Group (REG) has said it needs $600 million (over Rwf612 billion) to fully achieve the target.

[New Times] Singaporean Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, has said that Rwanda has great resolve, ingenuity and resilience especially in how the country managed the Coronavirus pandemic.

[New Times] Israel-Premier Tech Cycling team is soliciting for funds to build an ultra-modern academy in the Rwandan district of Bugesera.

[New Times] The number of affordable housing units being developed in the country is by far small compared to those needed for many urban dwellers in Rwanda, Senators have said, calling for more efforts to solve the issue.

[New Times] Kassim Murenzi, a former Rayon Sports player and the father of Abdallah Murenzi, who runs the local cycling federation (Ferwacy), passed on from illness aged 67 on Monday.

[New Times] The world football governing body, FIFA has saluted APR FC for winning the 2021/2022 Rwanda Premier League title.

[New Times] Rayon Sports is looking to build on a great Peace Cup win over Police after thrashing the Law and Enforcement side 4-0 on Monday evening at Kigali stadium.

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Villagers in a western Cameroon town bordering Nigeria say armed men carried out a series of attacks from June 25 to 27, killing at least 30 people, including five Nigerians, and forcing hundreds to flee.