Mar
11

African News Update – I Haven’t Signed Any Contract With Guus Hiddink – Ivory Coast FA President (Goal.com)

I Haven’t Signed Any Contract With Guus Hiddink – Ivory Coast FA President (Goal.com)
Foreign and local media yesterday published stories of Guus Hiddink taking over Ivory Coast’s national team for a short-term World Cup contract. But FA president, Jacques Anoma, refuted the news as speculation.

Rwanda: Kagame Addresses Common Wealth Business Council
President Kagame, attended a lunch held in his honour at the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC), in London yesterday, and addressed the business members of the Commonwealth for the first time since Rwanda joined the Commonwealth.

Rwanda: Human Rights Under Scrutiny Ahead of Polls
Rwanda’s upcoming presidential elections has cast a spotlight on its democratic credentials, with observers warning that allegations of intimidation of opposition leaders could mar the process.

Floods displace thousands in Mozambique and Angola (The Star)
LUANDA/MAPUTO (Reuters) – Flooding in Mozambique and Angola has displaced thousands of families, prompting both governments to step up rescue operations and Mozambican authorities to issue a red alert for some areas.

Angola: Cacolo Hospital Provides New Services
The municipal hospital of Cacolo will provide new services such as a morgue, X ray ward, surgery room and a new laboratory under the programme of provincial government, said the Health minister, José Van-Dúnem.

Botswana: Congolese Guitarist Releases Powerful Album
Popular guitarist Kapenda Katuta has finally released his album.

South Africa may face power cuts if no World Bank loan (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
South Africa may need to enforce power cuts or raise electricity tariffs further if a disputed $3.75 billion loan from the World Bank is not approved, a senior government official said on Thursday.

Rwanda: The Missing Link in Fighting HIV/Aids
All people need to feel free, open up and talk about HIV/Aids as the best option of reducing its stigma and prevalence.

To ease the struggles of their daily lives, the sapeurs of Congo look at their labels (Washington Post)
KINSHASA, CONGO — This vast central African nation is known for many things: the massive corruption of the late leopard-hat-wearing dictator Mobutu Sese Seko, grinding poverty, a devastating conflict in the east. But it is worth noting that Congo is also home to a formidable cult of high fashion…

Rwanda: Two Countries Need Each Other
Friday 26, 2010, Nicolas Sarkozy, the president of France visited Rwanda for four hours in a gesture aimed at mending the three year standoff between the two countries.