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International Children’s Choir Slated For Yankton
His Little Feet, a renowned international children’s choir, will perform at Yankton’s River City Assembly of God on Sunday, Oct. 5. His Little Feet’s mission is to help, love and train orphaned and vulnerable children. But they can’t do it alone....
DRC: Cholera Epidemic Rapidly Spreading Across The Country
A medical worker takes care of patients at a cholera treatment center in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, July 10, 2025. The cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached an "acute phase,"...
BADEA Grants Rwanda $45 Million to Boost Water Supply and SME Development
4 Minister of State for National Treasury, Godfrey Kabera (left) Kigali, October 6, 2025 — The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) has granted Rwanda a concessional loan worth $45 million (approximately Rwf65.1 billion)to support...
Clinical Profile of Heart Failure Patients and Evaluation of the Prescribing Practice of Guideline Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT) at Rwanda Military Referral and Teaching Hospital: A Retrospective Study
Introduction Heart failure (HF) is a multifaceted clinical syndrome marked by the heart’s inability to adequately pump or fill with blood to satisfy the body’s metabolic requirements.1 Physiologically, HF can manifest as either insufficient...
Preview: Rwanda vs. Benin - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole previews Friday's World Cup Qualifying - Africa clash between Rwanda and Benin, including predictions, team news and possible lineups. As many as five nations in Group C could still qualify for World Cup 2026, but Benin are in the lead...
Henry Srebrnik: The International Criminal Court’s Africa issue
Breadcrumb Trail Links TJ Comment Columnist From the start, the court's investigations centred on Africa, creating a visible pattern of focus in prosecutions Published Oct 08, 2025 • Last updated 5 hours ago • 4 minute read The International...
Politics The Independent CNN fact-checker spends four minutes debunking Trump’s multiple ‘lies’ in his speech to US military top brass
A CNN fact-checker has debunked President Donald Trump’s “many false claims” laid out in his hour-long speech to top military officials. The president addressed senior military leaders in Quantico, Virginia on Tuesday morning in a wide-ranging...
Go for the HPV jab, it’s safe — Health Minister rallies girls
The country, yesterday, Wednesday, October 8, started the mass administration of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, targeting 2.5 million girls aged between nine and 14. The nationwide vaccination will be carried out in schools, health...
Brazil Tops First Abia International Para Badminton Championship
Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Umuahia Nigeria was confined to the fourth position as the first Abia International Para Badminton Championship ended at the weekend with Brazil emerging the overall winner with seven gold, three silver, and five bronze...
Patrick’s Politics: To hold Israel accountable for its genocide, peace will not be enough
The war between Israel and Hamas has now stretched into its third year. Dueling visions of hope and horror have played out in the Middle East over recent days, as the framework of a peace plan is being discussed and another punishing Israeli...
Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda top EAC performance in health insurance
ARUSHA: TANZANIA, Kenya, and Rwanda have emerged as leading nations in the East African Community (EAC) in terms of the number of citizens enrolled in health insurance schemes. This development is seen as a significant step towards improving the...
South Sudan to host ECO-Net HQ; appeal made to President Kiir
Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 11 hours ago Governing Council Members of ECONet in Kampala-Ugandan with representatives of AU, IGAD, AU-ECOSOCO and EAC during selection of South Sufan a Host Country for ECONet Head Office dated 7th October...
What I learned about healing after surviving the Rwanda genocide
I was just 14 years old when my family was targeted during the 1994 Rwanda Genocide against the Tutsi. The Rwanda genocide in 1994 was a devastating hundred-day campaign of mass violence in which over 800,000 Tutsi people — including all the...
DRC Bishops dismayed by death sentence against former President Kabila
In the aftermath of the death sentence pronounced by the High Military Court against former Congolese President Joseph Kabila, Bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) under the auspices of the Conférence épiscopale nationale du Congo...
Rwandan health minister among TIME100 influential figures
Burke: The lie that shut down government could cost you more
By Tom Burke / Herald Columnist James David Vance, vice president of the United States, stood at the White House press room podium on Oct. 1 and lied. He lied to you and to the 340 million Americans who care that the U.S. government has been...
Political parties urged to align with Rwanda’s development pace
Cabo Delgado insurgency persists amid failed military strategy
Cabo Delgado insurgency persists amid failed military strategy Eight years on, northern Mozambique’s terrorist threat remains acute despite the deployment of thousands of local and foreign troops. Cabo Delgado’s armed insurgency marked its eighth...
Drivers of Uptake of Immediate Postpartum Modern Contraceptives by Postpartum Women in Lira City, Northern Uganda: A Qualitative Inquiry
Background Globally, among the 1.9 billion women of reproductive age who have a need for contraception, only 1.1 billion are planning to use or are currently using a contraceptive method.1 The use of contraceptives of any method was estimated at...
Rwanda, the hills, and the world’s riders: The story of UCI in Africa
2 On the 26th of September, as the sun dipped over the hills of Rwanda’s capital Kigali, my son turned six. He didn’t ask for balloons, cake, or toys. His wish was far simpler, yet deeply telling: “Dad, let’s have quality family time with you and...