Low International Prices Hit Local Mineral Exports
[New Times]The government remains keen to diversify the country's minerals and attract more investors to the industry whose export revenues are diminishing in the face of low mineral prices in the...
View ArticleBelgium Firm to Invest U.S.$15 Million
[EA Business]Kigali -Brasserie des Mille Collines (BMC) have officially sold their 51% stake in Skol beer (Rwanda) to give UNIBRA a Belgium based brewery 100% ownership effectively changing the name to...
View ArticleEAC Central Banks to Harmonise Strategies
[EA Business]Kigali -Central banks from the five members' states of the East African community are looking at harmonizing their banking systems to pave way for the Monetary Union.
View ArticleU.S. $13 Million Loan for Kivu Road
[EA Business]Kigali -Rwanda has acquired a $13m loan from a Saudi Arabian financial institution aimed at funding the ongoing construction of lot 6 of the Rubengera-Gasiza section of Kivu Belt...
View ArticleTanzania Pact With Rwanda a Milestone to Boost Trade
[EA Business]Kigali -The bilateral agreements signed between Rwanda and Tanzania create a milestone for the two countries to boost cross border trade that has recently been facing trade barriers..
View ArticleBank Under Scrutiny
[EA Business]Kigali -A month after former Cooperative Bank, Banque Populaire du Rwanda (BPR) asked its top executives to leave office, none of the other bank officials have been willing to talk about...
View ArticleKagame Addresses World Energy Forum
[New Times]THERE is need to address energy imbalances between developed and developing countries while raising levels of utilisation and consumption, President Paul Kagame has said.
View ArticleDefence Witnesses Testify in Bugingo Trial
[New Times]Defence witnesses in a case involving Genocide suspect, Sadi Bugingo, yesterday started to testify via a video-link from Kigali in a trial being held in the Norwegian capital, Oslo.
View ArticleFour Districts Put On High Risk Marburg Alert
[New Times]Musanze, Gicumbi, Nyagatare and Burera districts that border Uganda are on high alert over the Marburg hemorrhagic fever.
View ArticleDebate Clubs Should Be Mandatory in All Schools
[New Times]At least 40 schools and tertiary institutions took part in a captivating debating competition last week.
View ArticleTraders Stranded As DRC Shuts Down Borders With Rwanda
[New Times]Close to 500 travelers were yesterday stranded at the two border posts that Rwanda shares with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, after the DRC government abruptly shut down their border...
View ArticleFinland Upholds Bazaramba's Life Sentence
[New Times]The Finnish Supreme Court yesterday rejected Francois Bazaramba's appeal against a life sentence handed down to him in March by the Helsinki Appeal's court.
View Article65-Year Old Woman Faces Genocide Charges in Holland
[New Times]Dutch judicial authorities yesterday began a Genocide trial for a woman remembered for singing the infamous extremist song, Tubatsembatsembe (exterminate them), during the 1994 Genocide...
View ArticleIsaro Foundation Five Most Successful Non-Profit Organization
[Focus]Jean-Léon Iragena -- a Millsaps College (USA) student, holder of Rwandan Presidential Scholarship, and writer who wants his homeland of Rwanda to be known not only as the land of a thousand...
View ArticleMinasante Blames Other Ministries for Debt Saga
[Focus]The Minister of Health, Agnes Binagwaho, yesterday appeared before parliament's public accounts committee (PAC) to answer queries involving the financial status of the health insurance system...
View ArticleLegalising Prostitution - MPs Need to Stop Changing Their Positions
[New Times]"Indaya". That's probably the worst thing that you can call a Rwandan woman of any age. "Prostitute". To label someone thus is to rub their reputation in the mud, all the while questioning...
View ArticleCooperatives Boosting Rural Financial Inclusion
[New Times]More people from rural communities are increasingly using or accessing financial services thanks to government initiatives that encourage people to join Savings and Credit Cooperatives...
View ArticleLocal Non-Profit Organisation Recognised in the U.S.
[New Times]Isaro Foundation, a local non-profit organisation that aims to improve reading and writing skills in schools in the country has been ranked number five among 20 most successful nonprofits...
View ArticleMTN Donates Computers to School
[New Times]MTN-Rwanda has donated 36 computers to Ecole Secondary Des Parents in Nyanza District, Southern Province.
View ArticleKiyovu Seek Consistency
[New Times]Primus National football League table leaders SC Kiyovu take on Police this afternoon at Amahoro stadium looking to make it six wins in a row and maintain their perfect start to the season.
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