Nation Media Group Opens Fm Radio Station in Rwanda
[Monitor] Nation Media Group (NMG) has opened a new radio station, 98.7 KFM, in Rwanda. The radio, which has been positioned as a 'fresh hits, real talk' station, is targeting the youth in Kigali and...
View ArticleDon't Underrate Rwanda, Ayinla Warns Keshi
[Vanguard] Coach of Gateway Fc of Abeokuta and ex Super Eagles midfielder, Toyin Ayinla has advised Super Eagles handler, Stephen Keshi not to underrate Rwanda ahead of their first leg 2013 Nations Cup...
View ArticleCMI Fears Attack From Rwanda-Backed Rebels
[Independent] To have raised a force of 10,000 people by the end of Dec 2001, with which to launch an attack on Uganda, they are assured of re-enforcement by RPA and RCD-Goma. If uninterrupted, they...
View ArticleNgirabatware Trial Adjourned Sine Die
[Hirondelle] Arusha - The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Thursday adjourned sine die the trial of former Rwandan Planning Minister Augustin Ngirabatware because of the uncertainty on...
View ArticleWeekly Summary - Bemba, Ngirabatware Trials Resume
[Hirondelle] Arusha - Trials of Jean-Pierre Bemba and that Augustin Ngirabatware resumed before the International Criminal Court (ICC) and at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) this...
View ArticleHow Obiang Spoilt Museveni, Kagame Party in Kapchorwa
[Independent] There are deserved winners and, well, not-so-deserving winners.
View ArticleICC Rejects Aisha Gaddafi's Request to Submit Information
[Hirondelle] The Hague - The International Criminal Court has rejected Aisha Gaddafi's request to submit information about her brother Saif al-Islam, stating it was "misplaced" and contrary to court...
View ArticleGbagbo's Lawyer Requests More Means to Defend His Client
[Hirondelle] The Hague - Laurent Gbagbo's lawyer requested supplementary means to defend the former President of Côte d'Ivoire in a letter to the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on...
View ArticleNation to Upgrade Prisons
[East African] Rwanda is set to overhaul its prisons to improve living conditions for inmates across the country.
View ArticleInsurer Opens Shop in Rwanda, Burundi
[East African] The African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) is seeking projects to finance in Rwanda and Burundi as it expands across the region.
View ArticleEALA Passes Plastics Control Bill
[EA Business] Kampala, Uganda - The EAC Polythene Materials Control Bill, 2011 was last week passed in the House with an aim of ensuring a safe and clean environment.
View ArticleRwanda Petitions AU, UN Over Indictments
[East African] Rwanda has petitioned the African Union and the United Nations for its officials who were indicted by French and Spanish judges to be relieved of what it perceives as politically...
View ArticleTurnover Dips At Kigali Exchange
[EA Business] Kigali, Rwanda - Rwanda Stock Exchange (RSE) recorded low trading volumes in two trading sessions last week after the news that the one-year-old bourse was not expecting any domestic...
View ArticleAir Uganda Stops Code Deal With Rwadair
[EA Business] While Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni honored his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame in a ceremony at 'Liberation Day' in Kapchorwa/North Eastern Uganda on January 26, Air Uganda...
View ArticleCountry Reduces Poverty By 11.8 Percent
[East African] One million Rwandans have emerged out of poverty in the last five years, six times faster than the country has achieved between 2000 and 2006, a new survey of household living conditions...
View ArticleThree Witnesses Question the Legal Status of Their Detention
[Hirondelle] The Hague - Defence lawyers of three Congolese witnesses who have been detained by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for almost a year after they sought asylum in the Netherlands...
View ArticleICTR/Nzabonimana/Nizeyimana - Judgment in March for Former Minister and...
[Hirondelle] Arusha - The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) is expected to deliver two judgments at the end of March in trials involving former Youth Minister, Callixte Nzabonimana and...
View ArticleICC Should Not Defer Gaddafi's Case to Libya
[Hirondelle] The Hague - The Office of Public Counsel for the Defence (OPCD) before the International Criminal Court (ICC) stated in a document released on February 2 that there was "no basis for...
View ArticleBennett to Oversee Rwanda, Nigeria Match
[This Day] South African referee, Daniel Bennett, no stranger to Nigerian ball fans, will be at the centre when the Super Eagles confront the Wasps of Rwanda in a crucial 2013 African Cup of Nations...
View ArticleRwandan First Lady Promotes Nation, Rwanda Culture
[New Vision] The First Lady of Rwanda, Janet Kagame has given $10,000 (about sh23.2m) towards the promotion of culture between Uganda and Rwanda.
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