By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Newtimes
Rwandan First Lady Jeannette Kagame and Moroccan Princess Lalla Asmaa inaugurated a hearing diagnosis and rehabilitation centre at Rwanda Military Hospital in Kanombe. The opening, on 26 October, is part of a Moroccan programme, reports The New Times.
Princess Lalla Asmaa and Jeannette Kagame inaugurated Rwanda’s first hearing diagnosis and rehabilitation centre in Kigali as part of the fifth phase of Morocco’s “Together, We Hear Better” programme. They visited four Rwandan children who had undergone surgery, and Rwanda became the programme’s 23rd partner country, Le Matin reports.
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Rwandan singer Suzanne Nyiranyamibwa, known for her songs linked to liberation and commemorating the genocide, died on 16 October at the age of 83. She succumbed to an illness, according to the Rwandan daily New Times.
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Rwandan President Paul Kagame received Serap Güler, Germany’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, to discuss strengthening cooperation between Rwanda and Germany. The meeting took place on Tuesday 20 October, reports Newtimes.
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Rwandan President Paul Kagame accredited Jérémie Blin as the new European Union ambassador to Rwanda after receiving his credentials on 16 October. He succeeds Belén Calvo Uyarra, whose term has ended, Rwanda Dispatch reports.
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Archbishop Manasseh Gahima seeks to strengthen Anglican unity in RwandaThe new Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Rwanda, Manasseh Gahima, wants to strengthen the community's unity and improve its financial sustainability. He also intends to expand the church's role, according to Rwandan media outlet Newtimes.
Attack in South Sudan kills 72 and wounds 38A coordinated attack on Akop Payam, in Tonj North County, South Sudan, killed 72 people and wounded 38, according to the Warrap State government. It said the victims included 50 people from the attackers’ side and 22 from the targeted side, and also reported cattle raids and the burning of markets and homes.The week in Africa
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