Responding to the Global Burden of Disease
[New Times]Disease burden is the overall impact that health conditions have on an individual and society alike.
View ArticleICTR - End of an Era
[New Times]The International Crimes Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) is in the process of winding up its activities that have spanned a period of almost 20 years in pursuit of justice.
View ArticleOver 780 Genocide Widows Lack Shelter
[New Times]Rwamagana -At least 785 Genocide widows do not have proper housing with 53 of them in urgent need of shelter in the Eastern Province.
View ArticleKigali to Host Forum On IT in Education
[New Times]Several entrepreneurs, educationalists and technological experts from various parts of the world will next month converge in Kigali to attend the Rwanda International Conference on...
View ArticleHabiyambere Storms Last Eight
[New Times]TOP seed Ernest Habiyambere is on the way to claim his third ITF/CAT 14 and Under African junior circuit title after easing into the quarter finals of the regional tournament yesterday at...
View ArticlePersons With Disabilities to Train in Entrepreneurship
[New Times]The National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) on Friday pledged to build the capacities of People Living With Disabilities (PLWD) by enabling them to effectively implement their...
View ArticleWomen in Tech (part II)
[New Times]We have all heard the saying, "when you educate a woman, you educate a nation"; I feel like I have heard it so much that, unfortunately, it rings cliché-like. One fact holds true though;...
View ArticleThe Road to Recovery for Nyabihu Flood Victims
[New Times]Hardly four months after hazardous floods hit Jenda Sector in Nyabihu District, it is evident that the victims can now afford a sigh of relief after intervention by both government and...
View ArticleWhy Xenophobia Must Be Nipped in the Bud
[New Times]The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is today a theatre of unprecedented violence with unimaginable consequences for our region. Already hundreds of thousands of people are displaced and...
View ArticlePolicy Discord Big Obstacle to EAC Trade, Says New Report
[Focus]Even after recent attempts to improve cross-border trade yielded some progress, a recent World Bank report says weak cross-border infrastructure remains a major bottleneck to movement of goods...
View ArticleWho Is Smuggling Plastic Bags?
[New Times]Despite a nationwide ban on the importation and use of plastic bags in the country, The New Times has learned that they are still being illegally sneaked into the country.
View ArticleWhen Exports Lose Value, Time to Look Closer to Home
[Focus]The situation is not good for coffee and tea, Rwanda's traditional exports, and two factors are to blame. On the one side, natural factors have hurt harvests leading to low volumes. On the...
View ArticleHere Are Some Practical Suggestions for Rio 2016 Olympics
[Focus]London 2012 Olympics are now history.
View ArticleRelief As Food Prices Drop
[New Times]Consumers can afford a smile after commodity prices recorded a drop after last month's fall in annual inflation.
View ArticleTranslation Problems Slow Appeals in ICTR's Longest Case
[Hirondelle]Arusha -After a trial that took ten years, the "Butare case" before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda could also be its longest at the Appeals stage. One year after the...
View ArticleLa Procedure d'Appel Dans L'affaire Butare Ralentie Par La Traduction Du...
[Hirondelle]Arusha -Connu pour avoir été le plus lent de l'histoire du Tribunal pénal international pour le Rwanda (TPIR), en première instance, le procès « Butare » risque également d'avoir sa place...
View ArticleICC Competent to Try Former Ivorian President Gbagbo
[Hirondelle]The Hague -The International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected on August 15 a challenge by Ivory Coast former President Laurent Gbagbo's lawyers on its jurisdiction to try him for crimes...
View ArticleRwanda's Growth Dependant On Kagame Leadership - Say Experts
[News of Rwanda]The stability that President Paul Kagame's leadership has brought may be required even after he leaves office to keep the country's economy growing at current annual rate of more than 7...
View ArticleResidents Contest Garbage Collection Fees
[New Times]A walk along the streets of Kimihurura Sector, Kimihurura Cell, in Gasabo District, reveals sackfuls of uncollected garbage due to mix-up between a contracted company and area residents.
View ArticleEntrepreneurs Get Tigo Boost
[New Times]One of the leading telecom companies in the country, Tigo Rwanda, has partnered with Reach for Change, a non-profit organisation, to support social entrepreneurs who have projects geared...
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