Rwanda Beats Uganda in Better Business Environment
[Observer]In Uganda, hardly a day passes without a certain business being started. In that context, Ugandans have been regarded as being creative people.
View ArticleUnlocking Sex Trade Dilemma
[New Times]Alice Ishimwe, 30, is a married woman, a mother of three and a former commercial sex worker.
View ArticlePrivate Sector Pushes for Local Skills Development
[New Times]THE Private Sector Federation (PSF) believes that recent efforts to boost the level of local skills will help businesses to cut back on costs incurred in hiring foreign employees to offer...
View ArticleMedics Warn of Lifestyle Diseases
[New Times]Non Communicable Diseases (NCD's) are on the increase in Rwanda and other Developing countries according to Jean Gahutu, the vice president of the Rwanda Medical Association.
View ArticleRwanda Pulls Out of Hosting Junior Athletics Championship
[New Times]Rwanda will not host the 2013 African Junior Athletics Championship, a move which has left the Confederation of Africa Athletics (CAA) in confusion.
View ArticleGanza to Direct Nigerian Star's New Video
[New Times]U.S-based Rwandan video producer Didier Ganza is set to direct the video of multi-award winning Hip-hop artiste M.I, of the 'Crowd Mentality' fame.
View ArticleRevenue Authority Collections Increase By 15 Percent
[New Vision]The increased production of goods and services in the country has catapulted Uganda revenue collections up by 15%, showing clear signs that Uganda's economy is recovering from the economic...
View ArticleSolution to Conflict Lies with Govt, Says Nigeria's Former President
[New Times]The solution to the crisis in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), lies with the government in Congo, Nigeria's former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has said.
View ArticleExternal Political Manipulations Stifle Africa's Economic Growth - Kagame
[News of Rwanda]President Paul Kagame has said that there is ample evidence that external political manipulations stifle economic growth in Africa.
View ArticleKagame's Mask Slips As Opposition Leader Is Jailed
[Daily Maverick]On Tuesday, Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire was sentenced to eight years in prison for treason and 'genocide ideology', whatever that may be. State media praised the...
View ArticleIngabire's Daughter Speaks Out
[RNW Africa]Raissa Ujeneza is a 23 year old studying international and European law in the Netherlands. Her mother is Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire, whom Rwanda's high court sentenced...
View ArticleRwandan Opposition Leader Receives Eight-Year Sentence
[IFEX]The guilty verdict on October 30, 2012, in the case of opposition party leader Victoire Ingabire is the culmination of a flawed trial that included politically motivated charges, Human Rights...
View ArticleGovt Debates Legalizing Sex Industry
[RNW Africa]The series of prostitute murders that occurred this summer in Rwanda's capital has revived debate on the world's oldest profession. On the whole, the country's very modest population...
View ArticleDon't Tie Aid for Rwanda to DRC Situation - Says Brookings Institution
[News of Rwanda]International Community that frequently puts allegations that Rwanda has been part of DRC problems has this time lost its stance as the country has support of other African leaders and...
View ArticleEnvironmental Conservation Is the Only Solution to the Rainwater Problem
[New Times]News reports indicating that about 15 people have passed away so far, including a family of four in Gikondo, due to the heavy rains that the country is enduring is tragic.
View ArticleFinancial Woes Threaten CEPGL Operations
[New Times]Lack of funds threatens the functional capacity of the Economic Community for the Great Lakes (CEPGL), according to a senatorial foreign relations committee report.
View ArticleHow Can Africa Sustain Growth?
[New Times]African governments should invest in infrastructure development and education to sustain growth, Economic experts attending the seventh edition of the African Economic Conference that ends...
View ArticleAfrica Leaders Challenged On Trade for Inclusive Growth
[New Times]African countries should put trade on top of the agenda in their bilateral agreements and invest heavily in education and research if the continent is to register inclusive growth.
View ArticleIBUKA Wants Prosecution to Appeal Ingabire?s Sentence
[New Times]The Umbrella body of Genocide Survivors (IBUKA) has protested the eight years jail term handed to Victoire Ingabire, saying the High Court ignored the gravity of the offences for which she...
View ArticleGovt Seeks to Amend Genocide Ideology Law
[New Times]The Minister of Justice, Tharcisse Karugarama, yesterday tabled before parliament the proposed amendments to the law against Genocide ideology, which seeks to give the legislation more clarity.
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