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ACREOL Trains Health Workers to Support Cancer Patients in Rwanda
Times News Global
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August 18, 2025
Nyabihu, Rwanda — The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) reported on August 16, 2025, that ACREOL Global, a UICC member, is enhancing the lives of cancer patients across Africa. Their initiatives aim to improve patient care and support...
Rwanda legalizes surrogacy for singles and unmarried, contraceptives for 15-year-olds
LifeSite
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August 12, 2025
News New legislation in Rwanda lets unmarried individuals use surrogacy to acquire children and gives minors access to contraceptives without parental input. (LifeSiteNews) — The Parliament of Rwanda has passed a bill legalizing surrogacy for...
Researcher studies faster aging of Rwandan people born of genocidal rape
Western University
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August 12, 2025
Lasting only 100 days, though many acknowledge it continued much longer, the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi people in Rwanda is one of the most heinous genocides and mass murders in modern history. An estimated one million Rwandans were killed,...
The Latest: RFK Jr. adviser will serve as acting CDC leader after director’s firing, AP source says
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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Jim O’Neill, a top deputy to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an administration official who requested anonymity to discuss a personnel change...
Rwandan surrogacy law excludes same-sex couples
Washington Blade - Washington D.C.
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August 12, 2025
Same-sex couples in Rwanda seeking to become parents via surrogate or in vitro fertilization have been excluded under a new bill that MPs passed. The Healthcare Services Bill that passed on Aug. 4 would also allow access to contraceptives for...
Rwanda agrees to accept 250 migrants from the US under Trump deal
The Voice
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August 11, 2025
RWANDA HAS agreed to take in up to 250 migrants deported by the United States under a new deal with President Donald Trump making it the third African nation to enter such an agreement. The migrants, who are not Rwandan nationals, will be...
Hugo Broos reveals why Mamelodi Sundowns stars are absent from Bafana Bafana lineup
IOL
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August 29, 2025
When Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos announced his squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers, it may have raised a few eyebrows to see a number of key Mamelodi Sundowns names missing. CAF Group C leaders Bafana will take on Lesotho on...
Kenya declared free of sleeping sickness: A major milestone in public health
Daily Star
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August 16, 2025
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has validated Kenya as having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, as a public health problem—making it the tenth country to achieve this milestone. HAT is the second...
Rwanda: an open-air prison and transnational repression
The Rwandan
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August 10, 2025
The Rwandan government and the RPF have strongly resisted any political opposition or broader challenge of their policies by civil society. On several occasions, the government has used accusations of participation in the genocide, or “genocide...
Whitepaper outlines regulatory steps for low-GWP medical propellant transition
European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer
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August 15, 2025
Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials’ pharmaceutical business unit has published a new whitepaper about the industry’s ongoing transition to pressurised metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) to low global warming potential (Low-GWP) propellants. A leader in the...
Africa Green Opportunity Index: AGESI’s new lens for sustainable investment
Peoples Gazette
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August 29, 2025
For decades, the dominant narrative surrounding Africa in global investment circles has been one of risk management. However, a confluence of global megatrends and unique continental advantages is forcing a fundamental reassessment. The global...
Rwanda hostel paid for by UK taxpayers is taken on by Trump’s migrant scheme
The i paper
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August 10, 2025
The accommodation in Kigali will now be used as an administrative building to oversee the implementation of the US agreement A hostel refurbished using millions in British taxpayers’ money as part of the UK’s failed Rwanda scheme will be...
Rwanda, Senegal ahead of Nigeria in gender inclusion, says APC woman leader
The Cable
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August 10, 2025
Mary Idele Alile, national woman leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called for a constitutional amendment to guarantee reserved seats for women in Nigeria’s national assembly. Alile described the proposal as not just political...
Rwanda has agreed to accept up to 250 high-risk cr!m!nal deportees from the United States in exchange for financial aid
Zambian Observer
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August 9, 2025
Rwanda 🇷🇼 has agreed to accept up to 250 high-risk cr!m!nal deportees from the United States 🇺🇸 for resettlement in exchange for financial aid. Deportees will receive training, healthcare, and housing, with the option to leave Rwanda voluntarily....
Windhoek, Swakopmund attracting foreign millionaires
Windhoek Observer
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Chamwe Kaira Windhoek and Swakopmund are expected to see a rise in high-net-worth residents over the next decade, alongside Mombasa in Kenya, according to Henley & Partners’ Africa Wealth Report 2025. The report highlighted Namibia’s lack of...
Sarah Gigante breaks femur in training, ending hopes of racing World Championships in Rwanda
Cyclingnews
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August 16, 2025
Climbing star Sarah Gigante has suffered a broken femur in training, ruling out her end-of-season goals in the process, her team AG Insurance-Soudal announced on Saturday. Gigante has starred in the Grand Tours throughout 2025, taking two stage...
AI Foundations in China’s Medical Physiology Education: Pedagogical Practices and Systemic Challenges
Dove Medical Press
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August 15, 2025
This review focuses on the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) within medical physiology education in China, encompassing three primary learner groups to reflect the diversity of medical training pathways. The scope includes: (1)...
Over 500 UN employees urge rights chief to designate Gaza as genocide
Press TV
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A large group of UN staff at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have formally urged chief Volker Turk to explicitly describe the Israeli military actions in the Gaza Strip as ongoing genocide. In a letter, they said the...
Namibia pushes Africa to make healthcare a right
Windhoek Observer
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Hertta-Maria Amutenja African parliaments were urged to act as catalysts for change in advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC) during a panel discussion at the 54th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Annual Regional Conference in The...
Label Gaza conflict as genocide
Daily Star
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August 28, 2025
Hundreds of UN staff pressure rights chief, cite UN’s past failure in Rwanda as a warning 24 more Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza Modest food aid increase not enough to stop starvation: WFP Gaza health ministry records 4 deaths...