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Rwanda: Still Making Weekend Plans? Here Are 7 Events to Consider
[New Times] Summer may be winding down on the calendar, but Kigali’s events scene clearly hasn’t gotten the memo.
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Rwanda: Kwita Izina – Key Facts As 22 Baby Gorillas Are Given Names
[New Times] Rwanda will on Friday, September 4, name twenty-two baby mountain gorillas during the 21st edition of Kwita Izina, the country’s annual gorilla naming ceremony, held in Kinigi, Musanze District, at the foothills of Volcanoes National Park.
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Uganda: Museveni Pays Oyo’s Medical, Repatriation Costs
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala — President Yoweri Museveni paid the medical and repatriation costs for the remains of the late Omukama of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, from the United States to Uganda.
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Uganda: Tooro Prime Minister Defends Concealing King Oyo’s Health Information
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala — Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomire has defended his decision not to publicly inform top officials in the Kingdom that King Oyo was out of the country for treatment.
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Uganda: Pearl Magic to Broadcast Miss World 2026 Finale Live
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala — Ugandan audiences will have a front-row seat to the world’s biggest beauty pageant competition this Saturday as Pearl Magic exclusively broadcasts the Miss World 2026 competition in Uganda at 3:00 p.m.
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Seychelles: Between the Reef and the Stars – a Reflection On Humanity’s Twin Longings.
[IPS] Victoria, Seychelles — There is an older wisdom, quieter than the noise of our times, that whispers a simple truth: we are not the architects of nature, only its guests. Long before there were nations, economies, or even language, there was the pulse of the tide, the patience of coral, the breath of forests
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Uganda: Parliament Mourns King Oyo, Hails Him As Icon of Unity
[Nile Post] There was a sombre mood at Parliament on Thursday as legislators, led by Speaker Jacob Markson Oboth, paused to honour the fallen King of Tooro, His Majesty Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, describing him as a visionary and exceptional leader and a true icon of unity and peace.
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Kenya: New Investor to Take Over Lake Magadi Operations After Tata Licence Revocation
[Capital FM] Nairobi — President William Ruto has announced that a new investor will take over mining operations at Lake Magadi following the revocation of Tata Chemicals Magadi’s licence in July this year.
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Botswana: Rwanda, Botswana Seek to Deepen Defence Cooperation
[New Times] Rwanda and Botswana are looking to expand military training and professional development opportunities between their armed forces as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation.
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Rwanda: Kwita Izina – Israel Mbonyi, Patrice Evra to Name Baby Gorillas
[New Times] Rwanda is set to welcome another high-profile group of personalities for the 21st edition of Kwita Izina, the annual gorilla naming ceremony scheduled for Friday, September 4, in Kinigi, Musanze District.