Gender Minister Warns Against Child Abuse
[New Times] The Minister for Gender and Family promotion, Esperance Nyirasafari, has warned parents and guardians over physical abuse of children while disciplining them.
View ArticleMarie-Chantal Rwakazina Elected Kigali Mayor
[New Times] The council of the City of Kigali has elected 45, year old economist Marie-Chantal Rwakazina as the new mayor, replacing Pascal Nyamurinda, who resigned last month.
View ArticleKaboneka Assures New Kigali City Mayor of Govt Support
[New Times] The Minister for Local Government, Francis Kaboneka on Friday assured the newly-elected City of Kigali Mayor, Marie Chantal Rwakazina, that she has all the support she needs from his...
View ArticleNew Law to Regulate Acquisition of Firearms
[New Times] A draft law on arms that is under discussion in the Lower House lays out conditions under which individual citizens can apply for a licence to possess a gun and for individual traders to...
View ArticleExperts - Rwanda's Dark History Must Be Clearly Explained to Youth
[New Times] Rwanda's history and its dark part about the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi should be clearly explained to the youth in the country and abroad to prevent the latter from falling in the...
View ArticleNgoma Town Gets New Public Cemetery
[New Times] Through the monthly community service (Umuganda) residents of Ngoma District prepared an expansive chunk of land designated as the new cemetery for Kibungo town. The new location is in...
View ArticleBugesera District Mayor, Vice Mayors Resign
[New Times] The mayor of Bugesera District, Emmanuel Nsanzumuhire, and the vice mayors; Priscilla Uwiragiye, in charge of social affairs, and Eric Ruzindana, in charge of economic development, have...
View ArticleBugesera District Appoints Ferwaba Secretary General as Acting Mayor
[New Times] Richard Mutabazi, the Secretary General of Rwanda Basketball Association (Ferwaba) was appointed as acting mayor of Bugesera District on Sunday.
View ArticleArsenal Shirt Deal and Rolex - Charity Should Begin at Home
[Monitor] The Republic of Rwanda has signed a shirt deal with the (of late) English Premiership League side, Arsenal FC, which came 6th in the EPL and was 37 points behind eventual winners, Manchester...
View ArticleMoody's Maintains Rwanda Credit Rating, Stable Outlook
[East African] Global rating agency Moody's has affirmed Rwanda's B2 long-term rating, citing institutional strengths.
View ArticleGenocide - Judge Meron On the Spot Once Again
[New Times] With just two days to the deadline for Rwanda to submit its position on the intended early release of three Genocide convicts by the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT),...
View ArticleOver 900 Genocide Victims Get Decent Burial in Ruhango District
[New Times] Thousands of Genocide survivors, friends and dignitaries from public and private entities on Sunday participated in an exercise to accord decent burial to at least 950 Genocide victims in...
View ArticleNew Rwamagana Industrial Park to Create Over 5,000 Jobs
[New Times] Over 5,000 direct new jobs are set to be created by factories that are opening shop at the newly created Rwamagana Industrial Zone in Mwulire Sector, district officials say.
View ArticleContractor - Bugesera International Airport Works to Meet 2020 Deadline
[New Times] The construction works on the proposed Bugesera International Airport are on course and the developer is optimistic they will meet the 2020 deadline for having concluded the first phase.
View ArticlePublic-Private Pacts Open Doors to Climate Finance in Rwanda and Ethiopia
[IPS] Busan -The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) presented the African model of a National Financing Vehicle in which the governments of Rwanda and Ethiopia have successfully promoted green growth...
View ArticleI Helped Kagame Turn Rwanda Into Economic Success - Chamisa
[New Zimbabwe] MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa has claimed a hand in turning around of genocide ravaged Rwanda which is, today, one of the fastest growing economies in the world.
View ArticleRwanda Defends U.S.$40 Million Arsenal Deal
[Monitor] Rwanda has defended its £30 million Arsenal sponsorship deal that will see the top-flight English club's players spot 'Visit Rwanda' on their shirt sleeves for the next three years.
View ArticleKenyan Taxi-Hailing Firm Little Set to Launch in Rwanda
[Nation] Safaricom-backed online taxi-hailing app Little has announced plans to launch its services in Rwanda within a month.
View ArticleYoung Entrepreneur Trying Her Hand in Pumpkin Products
[New Times] Ange mukagahima is the brains behind Kazima Enterprise, a company that makes pastries like (bread, cake, cookies), pumpkin flour, roasted seeds, pumpkin seed flour. Her common ingredient is...
View ArticleRenewable Energy Practitioners to Be Feted
[New Times] Rwandan firms or individual entrepreneurs with ideas on how to tap into the potential presented by renewable energy, particularly solar energy, stand a chance to win Rwf1 million.
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