29-Sep-2022 to 21:16
Famous Rwandan film actor acquitted of defilement charge
APA - Kigali (Rwanda) — One of the famous Rwandan film actor Jean Bosco Uwihoreye a.k.a "Ndimbati" facing charge of defilement and for sexually abusing and impregnating a minor girl was Thursday acquitted of the charges by The Nyarugenge Intermediate Court in Kigali City.
Read more29-Sep-2022 to 15:13
Uganda: Tough penalties for human organ trade
APA-Kampala (Uganda) — Parliament has passed the Uganda Human Organ Donation and Transplant Bill 2022 setting tough penalties for dealing in human organs for commercial purposes.
Read more29-Sep-2022 to 08:35
Ethiopian Customs seizes 97 kilograms of cocaine
APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) — The Ethiopian Customs Commission on Wednesday announced the seizure of cocaine weighing of more than 97 kilograms, worth about $14.7 million.
Read more28-Sep-2022 to 08:53
EU allocates 10 million Euros to Rwanda to tackle food crisis
APA - Kigali (Rwanda) — The European Commission has allocated €600 millions of European Development Fund to finance immediate humanitarian food aid, food production and resilience of food systems in the most vulnerable countries in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific (ACP), an official statement obtained Monday by APA in Kigali said.
Read more27-Sep-2022 to 10:27
6,000 DRC refugees return home from Zambia
APA-Lusaka (Zambia) — UNHCR in junctions with the governments of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has helped nearly 6,000 Congolese refugees to return home since December 2021.
Read more24-Sep-2022 to 19:06
Seven Ethiopian Artists among nominees of 2022 All Africa Music Awards
APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) — Seven Ethiopian Artists have been nominated for the 2022 All Africa Music Awards (Afrima), APA can report on Saturday.
Read more21-Sep-2022 to 16:24
UK announces new relief package for famine-hit Horn
APA-Mogadishu (Somalia) — The UK Development Minister Vicky Ford has announced a new package of support for people affected by the worst drought in decades in the Horn of Africa.
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