Tag: Rwanda
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Victorious members of D’Tigress due in Abuja today
Members of the all conquering and history making Nigeria senior female national basketball team, D’Tigress are due in Abuja today by 1pm from Kigali, the Rwandan capital. On arrival the history makers will be received by top officials of the federal ministry of sports and basketball stakeholders to a rousing reception.
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Women’s Afrobasket: D’Tigress beat host Rwanda 79-48, to face Senegal in final
Defending Champions, D’Tigress of Nigeria on Thursday secured a place in the final of the 2023 Women’s Afro Basketball Championship after defeating host Rwanda 79-48 to reach the final for the fourth time in a row. The D’Tigress has continued to show their dominance on the African continent since 2019.
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Nigeria’s D’tigress to meet either Cote D’Ivoire or Mozambique in the last eight at FIBA Women’s Afrobasket
Nigeria’s senior female national basketball team D’Tigress will know their quarter final opponent on Tuesday after the qualification match between Mozambique and Cote D’Ivoire at the 2023 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Championship.
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Rwanda’s Paul Rusesabagina denounces “authoritarian” regime in Kigali
Rwandan political critic Paul Rusesabagina, internationally renowned for saving hundreds of people during the Tutsi genocide in 1994, denounced on Saturday the situation in the country. In his first public address since his surprise release from prison last March, the vocal opponent of Rwandan President Paul Kagame described the regime as authoritarian. The message was…
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UNIBEN emerges Africa’s outstanding varsity
The University of Benin has won the Africa Outstanding University Award of the Year for 2023 in Rwanda. The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Lilian Salami, was also honoured as Africa Pillar of Education for her impact on education development on the continent.
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Did Buhari Really See Rwanda’s Genocide Memorials? – Chidi Amuta
No one sees Kigali and remains the same. In many ways, Rwanda embodies Africa’s real triple heritage: the curse of colonial injustice, the tragedy of African misrule and the possibility of redemption and real African renaissance. The capital, Kigali, is at once a place of past regrets, a theatre of recent blood- letting and indeed…
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Buhari to depart Abuja for 26th CHOGM 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Wednesday for Kigali, Rwanda, to attend the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), being held from June 20 to 26. The theme for CHOGM 2022 is, “Delivering a Common Future: Connecting, Innovating, Transforming.” The President’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in…
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Nigeria’s senior women volleyball team finish 4th at African Championship
Nigeria on Sunday finished in fourth place at the 2021 African Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship in Kigali, Rwanda after losing 0-3 to Morocco. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria lost 19-25 17-25 18-25 in their last classification match at the championship. NAN reports that the Nigerian men’s team had finished in seventh…
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2021 AfroBasket: D’Tigers beat Mali 81-73 in opening group game
Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, on Wednesday beat Mali 81-73 in their opening match of the ongoing 2021 AfroBasket Championship in Kigali, Rwanda. The Nigerian side, who were without most of their NBA stars paraded at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, got off to a good start winning the first quarter 28-12. Captained by Stephen…
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Rwanda President comments on Arsenal’s shock loss to Brentford
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has reacted to Arsenal’s shock defeat to newly promoted Brentford in this season’s league opener on Friday night. Arsenal were stunned 2-0 by Brentford who made their first top-flight appearance in 74 years. Sergi Canos and Christian Norgaard were the heroes for Brentford as their goals in either half, secured…