UN Official Lauds Rwandan Peacekeepers in South Sudan
[New Times] Col. Nittin Mamgain, Sector North Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, commended the Rwandan peacekeepers deployed in the country's Upper Nile region, Malakal. He said...
View ArticleWho Are Rwanda's Top 5 Artists With Largest YouTube Community?
[New Times] Gospel music sensation Israel Mbonyi has surpassed US-based secular-cum-gospel musician Meddy, and replaced him as Rwanda's first artiste with highest number of YouTube subscribers.
View ArticleMarburg - Five More Patients Recover As No New Cases Confirmed
[New Times] Rwanda has reported five more recoveries from the Marburg virus, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 43 since the disease outbreak was confirmed on September 27.
View ArticleDebutants Kepler Face RRA As New Volleyball League Season Kicks Off
[New Times] The 2024/25 national volleyball league season kicks off this weekend, with Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) women's volleyball club taking on newcomers Kepler in the opening match on Friday,...
View ArticleKigali - Three Million Tree Planting Drive Targets Residential, Recreational...
[New Times] The City of Kigali is focusing on homes, recreational zones, gardens, roadsides, areas with degraded forests among other urban areas as it targets to plant three million trees in a...
View ArticleMarburg Outbreak - What We Know 20 Days Later
[New Times] October 17 marked exactly twenty days since Rwanda declared the Marburg virus outbreak on September 27.
View ArticleRwanda Hoping to See 'Zero Marburg Cases, Deaths for Several Days'
[New Times] The trend in managing the current Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda is "positive" and health authorities hope to report no new cases and deaths for several days, Health Minister Dr Sabin...
View ArticleAngolan President Holds Talks With DRC and Rwanda Leaders
[ANGOP] Luanda -- President João Lourenço held a telephone conversation on Saturday, with presidents Félix Tshisekedi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Paul Kagame from Rwanda, about the...
View ArticleMarburg Virus Came From Animal to Human, Genomic Sequencing Indicates
[New Times] Initial findings of genomic analysis indicates that the Marburg virus, which caused an outbreak in Rwanda, has "a single zoonotic origin," meaning it jumped from an animal to a human only...
View Article92% Drop in Marburg Cases Shows 'Outbreak Is Dying' - Minister Nsanzimana
[New Times] A significant change in new infections occurred in the third week of the Marburg virus outbreak, when a 50 per cent reduction was observed, which is the best indicator that an "outbreak is...
View ArticleWHO Chief Commends Rwanda's Swift Response to Marburg Outbreak
[New Times] World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has commended Rwanda's rapid and effective response to the Marburg virus outbreak, noting the important role...
View ArticleRwanda Targets $200mn in New Financial Technology Investments
[New Times] Rwanda's new financial technology (fintech) strategy, recently approved by the Cabinet, is expected to rake in $200 million in investments into the industry by 2029.
View ArticleAmb. Mugambage Hands Over Reserve Force Command Responsibility to New Boss...
[New Times] The outgoing Reserve Force Chief of Staff (RFCOS) Maj Gen (Rtd) Amb. Frank Mugambage on Monday, October 21, handed over Command responsibility to the incoming Reserve Force Chief of Staff...
View ArticleFrom Livestock to Savings - Tracing Gakenke Residents' Steps to Prosperity
[New Times] Residents of Ruhanga Village, Musengo Sector, Gakenke District, realised that overcoming poverty depended on their own efforts, after a six-month training in 2021, which emphasised...
View ArticleRwanda's Marburg Fatality Rate Drops Below Global Average
[New Times] Rwanda's Marburg virus outbreak has recorded a case fatality rate of 24.2%, notably below the global average of 50%, a result health officials credit to early detection and effective...
View ArticleThe Revived Luanda Process - Inching Towards Peace in East DRC?
[ISS] Rwanda-DRC talks have resumed, but whether they can shift the fundamental barriers to peace remains to be seen.
View ArticleOne Marburg Patient Under Treatment After Seven Days Without New Cases
[New Times] Rwanda reported 46 recoveries from Marburg virus disease after one patient recovered on Monday, October 21.
View ArticleThere Is So Much for Us to Learn From Rwanda, Says Lesotho Deputy Prime Minister
[New Times] Nthomeng Majara, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs of the Kingdom of Lesotho, has highlighted that her delegation's visit to Rwanda is...
View ArticleFrom Heading Cooperative Agency to Minister of Local Government - Who Is...
[New Times] Patrice Mugenzi is the new Minister of Local Government, replacing Jean-Claude Musabyimana, who had served in the same capacity since November 2022.
View ArticleFarmers Look to Resilient Crops As Poor Rains Threaten Harvests
[New Times] Farmers without irrigation capabilities are adopting short-cycle and climate resilient crops such as sweet potatoes, beans, and cassava, after encountering delayed and minimal rains in some...
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