East Africa: Tanzania, Rwanda to Decide Semis Fate

[ad_1] Tanzania's Under-20 national team, 'Ngorongoro Heroes', will today make their final push for a spot in the CECAFA Qualifiers semi-finals as they face Rwanda at Azam Complex Stadium in Dar es Salaam. Group B has already seen Uganda and Burundi secure their spots in the semi-finals, raising the question of which teams from Group A will join them. With Tanzania, Sudan, Kenya and Rwanda all vying for advancement, the competition is intense. The outcomes of the upcoming matches will […]

October 15, 2024 3

Africa

Africa: New Risks Raise Pandemic Threat on a Global Scale

[ad_1] Recent outbreaks of Marburg virus, Mpox and the latest strain of avian influenza (H5N1) are a stark reminder of the world’s vulnerability to pandemics. In 2024 alone, 17 outbreaks of dangerous diseases have already occurred. Each new outbreak exposes fault lines in the existing pandemic prevention architecture and global readiness to respond to disease outbreaks. A plethora of risks increase the likelihood of new pandemics according to a new report from the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB). The report, […]

October 14, 2024 1

News

Nigeria: Team Nigeria May Miss 15th African Scrabble Championship in Kigali

[ad_1] Unless a miracle happens, Team Nigeria may not participate in this year's African Scrabble Championships holding in Kigali, Rwanda this month. The Africa Scrabble Championship now in its 15th edition is the continent's flagship event featuring the best of African Scrabble players and it is held biennially. This year's edition coincides with the 30th anniversary celebration of PANASA. Nigeria has consistently dominated the event, with University of Lagos graduate Enoch Nwali holding the individual title and the country's contingent […]

October 12, 2024 1

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Rwanda/Cote d’Ivoire: Afcon 2025 Qualifiers – Rwanda Hoping to Upset Benin in Abidjan

[ad_1] Group D Benin vs Rwanda, at Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny Kickoff: 6pm CAT Rwanda will be aiming to break their winless jinx against Benin when the two sides square off at Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny in Friday's Group D match day three of the 2025 AFCON qualifiers. Amavubi are chasing their first win of the campaign having drawn 1-1 with Libya in Tripoli before holding Nigeria to a barren draw draw with Nigeria at Amahoro Stadium in Kigali. Benin, meanwhile, started […]

October 11, 2024 2

Africa

Africa: Kagame, Africa CDC Discuss Strategies to Enhance Disease Prevention On Continent

[ad_1] President Paul Kagame and Dr. Jean Kaseya, Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), on October 11 discussed Rwanda's preparedness and collaboration with Africa CDC in containing the spread of the Marburg virus. ALSO READ: Rwanda has almost zero risk to export Marburg, says Africa CDC boss "They also exchanged on various strategies to help enhance disease prevention as well as building increased capacity for manufacturing of vaccines and medical kits on the continent," […]

October 11, 2024 3

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Africa: Rwanda Launches Event-Based Surveillance Guidelines

[ad_1] The Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) has introduced a new set of Event-Based Surveillance (EBS) guidelines designed to enhance the country's public health response amidst the ongoing mpox outbreak. Rwanda adapted the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)'s revised EBS framework published in 2023. The guidelines were finalized, approved, and launched during a convening led by RBC at the Onomo Hotel from September 9 -12, 2024. The initiative aims to improve Rwanda's ability to detect and respond […]

October 10, 2024 3

Africa

Africa’s Borders Continue to Stifle Its Future

[ad_1] The African Continental Free Trade area (AfCFTA) is one of the flagship projects of AU Agenda 2063. First approved by Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa in January, 2012, the agreement was signed on March 21, 2018, in Kigali along with the Free Movement Protocol by close to 50 African Union member states. That said, the presence of variable geography versus spatial contiguity in the construction of an Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement adds a layer of […]

October 10, 2024 2

Entertainment

Rwanda: From Motorist to Comedian – Up and Close With Mitsutsu

[ad_1] The name 'Mitsutsu' has become familiar in the comedy industry and, in the short spell he has been in the game, he is regarded as one of the most prominent comedians in the country. His fame possibly surprises those who worked with him when he was a taxi moto operator in Ngoma District, Eastern Province. It's a job he did not despise but instead valued as a crucial source of income for many families, including his own. However, it […]

October 10, 2024 2

Entertainment

Rwanda: Kwita Izina 2024 Postponed

[ad_1] Rwanda Development Board on Tuesday, October 8, announced the postponement of Kwita Izina 2024. A related public notice indicated that a new date would be communicated. Public Notice: Rwanda Development Board announces postponement of Kwita Izina 2024 pic.twitter.com/wbDeujK3iv-- Rwanda Development Board (@RDBrwanda) October 8, 2024 Twenty-two mountain gorillas born in the last 12 months were to be named during the 20th Kwita Izina ceremony, which was earlier scheduled to take place on October 18, marking the 20th anniversary of […]

October 10, 2024 1

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