Coronavirus – Rwanda: COVID-19 update (4 July 2021)

Total cases: 42,585 (+889) Recovered: 27,606 (+0) | 64.8% Active cases: 14,509 In critical condition: 61 Tests: 1,672,746 (+6,889) Test positivity rate: 13% Vaccinated: 391,954 (+66) Deaths: 470 (+5) | 1.1% Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Republic of Rwanda. Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa

Women's Premier Division R9 and First Division R4 Review

The 2019 Women’s Premier Division finalists, DHL Western Province and the Border Ladies, proved once again why they deserve to battle it out for the title this season after further victories in the penultimate pool round of the competition. DHL Western Province delivered a strong second-half performance against the Cell C Sharks Women at a […]

Madagascar shock Kenya in women's international

Kenya Lionesses suffered a shock 27-15 defeat in the hands of Madagascar in their first of two Rugby Africa Women’s Cup played at the Nyayo Stadium on Saturday 3 July. Madagascar arrived in the country on the evening of Wednesday 30 June with the aim of winning both matches and improving on their World Rugby […]

Ivory Coast gains victory on home turf against Namibia

Ivory Coast dominated Namibia in the inaugural match of the “Rugby Africa Cup” (www.RugbyAfrique.com) Pool A Qualifiers at the Alassane Ouattara High School Stadium in Grand Bassam. In front of his audience, the Ivory Coast managed to tame the Namibian ogre. The Elephants defeated the Welwitschias of Namibia by a score of 24-13. With three […]

Sergio Henao climbs to 11th on GC with big breakaway effort on stage 8 of Le Tour

Dylan Teuns made it back-to-back wins at the Tour de France for Bahrain-Victorious as he soloed to victory on today’s 8th stage, the first mountain stage of the race. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) rode into the overall lead of the race, leaving behind the other GC contenders in commanding fashion. Stage 8 of the […]

Playground – Empowering young people in Ghana to build their dreams

On 2 July 2021, in Jamestown, Accra, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Delegation of the European Union to Ghana, the Sports for Education and Economic Development (SEED) Project (www.SEEDProject.org) and DUNK Grassroots, together with some 200 youth, inaugurated the newly renovated basketball court at the GaMashie Development Agency. […]

Victor Campenaerts gives it his all on stage 7 of Le Tour

Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Victorious) won stage 7 of the Tour de France, the longest stage of this year's race at over 249km, from a breakaway that also featured Team Qhubeka NextHash's (www.TeamQhubeka.com) Victor Campenaerts. Stage 7 of the Tour de France was the longest stage of the race, measuring in at just over 249km. The route […]

Kenya names seven debutantes for Senegal clash

Brothers, Daniel Sikuta and Stephen Sakari start in the back-row as Kenya take on Senegal in Rugby Africa Cup Pool B action at 1300GMT at the Nyayo National Stadium on Saturday 3 July 2021. There is also a start for Kabras Sugar utility back Jone Kubu, the Fijian born Kenyan who headlines a list of […]

African Development Bank's new economic governance strategy advocates bold public finance reforms

Download logo The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) on Friday launched its Strategy for Economic Governance in Africa (SEGA), aimed at fostering transparent and accountable governments and institutions to secure inclusive, sustainable development. The strategy proposes bold reforms in the management of public finances to eliminate revenue ‘leakages’ and ensure an efficient, productive, and transparent use […]

As COVID-19 cases surge in Africa, Red Cross warns that insufficient funding is impeding the response

Halting an increasing trend of COVID-19 cases in Africa will require additional funding. This was announced by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), amid a worrying surge of cases in Uganda, Rwanda, DRC, Namibia, Zambia, Mozambique, and South Africa. National Red Cross teams in these seven countries are stepping up […]