Rwanda
Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:43:35 GMTKigali to Renovate Key Roads in Major Infrastructure Upgrades
[New Times] Up to 58 road projects are set to be implemented in the neighbourhoods of Kigali city before 2024, according to the city council resolutions dated October 29.
Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:52:57 GMTKigali to Renovate Key Roads in Major Infrastructure Upgrade
[New Times] Up to 58 road projects are set to be implemented in the neighbourhoods of Kigali city before 2024, according to the city council resolutions dated October 29.
Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:52:59 GMTRwanda and China Agree to Eliminate Double Taxation
[New Times] China and Rwanda have signed an agreement that will see the two countries eliminate double taxation with respect to tax on income and the prevention of tax evasion and avoidance (DTAA).
Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:52:53 GMTRBC Boss Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana Suspended
[New Times] The Prime Minister's Office on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, announced the suspension of the Director-General of Rwanda Biomedical Centre, Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana.
Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:52:49 GMTMPs Task Govt to Speed Up Efforts to Revive Jobs
[New Times] Members of parliament on Monday December 6, raised their concerns over the rising rate of unemployment in the country.
Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:52:47 GMTGovernment Revenues Fall Short of Target
[New Times] The Government collected less revenues than expected in the first quarter of this fiscal year, Uzziel Ndagijimana, the Minister for Finance and Economic Planning, said on Monday as he updated parliamentarians on the state of the economy a...
Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:50:09 GMTRwanda Receives 150,000 Johnson & Johnson Doses From Africa CDC
[New Times] Rwanda, on Monday, December 6, received 151,200 Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccine doses purchased under the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative.
Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:49:41 GMTKicukiro Flyover to Be Complete By June 2022
[New Times] According to the city master plan, the project connects four city roads, making Kigali more cosmopolitan.
Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:49:21 GMTGenocidaire Priest Munyeshyaka Ex-Communicated - How It Unfolded
[New Times] "Claudine, truly, if I am let off, I will give you a second child... but this time I want a girl;" reads a transcript from French judicial authorities retrieved from a telephone conversation between Catholic priest Wencesalas Munyeshyaka ...
Wed, 08 Dec 2021 08:33:02 GMTUganda Installs Scanners At Rwanda Borders to Ease Trade
[Monitor] The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and immigration officers Monday started installing cargo, baggage and walk through scanners at the Uganda-Rwanda border points in a bid to increase trade efficiency while also averting cross-border terrori...
Tue, 07 Dec 2021 09:17:02 GMTRwanda Forces in Mozambique Receive Covid-19 Booster Dose
[New Times] Rwanda Security Force (RSF) in Cabo-Delgado, Mozambique, on Monday, December 6 received the booster (3rd) dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
Tue, 07 Dec 2021 09:09:41 GMTEducation Ministry to Change System Amidst Exams Petitions
[New Times] The Ministry of Education is to change the system in which it records and releases national examinations.
Tue, 07 Dec 2021 09:01:23 GMTAPR FC Eliminated From CAF Confederation Tourney
[New Times] APR FC once again missed out to reach the group stages of the CAF Confederation Cup after losing 2-1 to RS Berkane of Morocco on Sunday.
Tue, 07 Dec 2021 09:00:05 GMTVolleyball - Gisagara Wins Pre-Season Tourney
[New Times] Gisagara Volleyball Club, on Sunday, December 5 won the pre-season tournament in the men's category, while United Volleyball Club (UVC) claimed it in the women's fray.
Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:59:36 GMTRwanda Raises Covid-19 Vaccination Targets
[New Times] Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente has disclosed that the country aims to vaccinate at least nine million people against Covid-19 by October 2022.
Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:35:07 GMTByusa, Nsanzuwera Win 2021 CIMEGOLF Tourney
[New Times] KIGALI Golf Club President Marcel Byusa and Celestin Nsanzuwera won the fourth edition of the CIMERWA annual golf tournament, which climaxed on Saturday at the newly renovated 18-hole Kigali golf course in Nyarutarama.
Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:33:44 GMTGatete Says Could Return to Football but 'Not As Coach'
[New Times] Amavubi legend Jimmy Gatete has revealed that he has unfinished business in football and is close to returning to the sport.
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 12:16:36 GMTHow Training Is Helping Women Farmers Grow #AfricaClimateCrisis
[WFP] A rural women's initiative, backed by the World Food Programme and its partners, is empowering smallholder farmers
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 12:18:46 GMTUganda, Tanzania Currencies Ranked Top As Kenya Shilling, Rwanda Franc Lose Value
[Monitor] Uganda and Tanzania currencies are the best performing media of exchange in East Africa against the dollar, whereas Kenyan and Rwandan currencies continue to lose value against the greenback.
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 11:51:17 GMTNiyigena, Ingabire Crowned Cogebanque Tennis Open Champions
[New Times] ETIENNE NIYIGENA and Meghan Ingabire on Sunday, December 5, beat Bertin Karenzi and Joselyn Umulisa respectively to be crowned champions of the 2021 Cogebanque Tennis Open tournament.
Fri, 03 Dec 2021 09:17:49 GMTReligious Beliefs Impede Safe Abortion - Activists
[New Times] Sexual and reproductive health activists have cited religious beliefs as some of the barriers that impede the procurement of safe abortion and the implementation of the law on abortion, affecting many, especially the youth.
Fri, 03 Dec 2021 10:15:21 GMTDecision to Maintain Koffi Olomide Show Upsets Civil Society Groups
[New Times] Rwanda Men Engage Network (RWAMNET), says it is 'still' demanding organizers to cancel Koffi Olamide's concert, despite the latter's stance of maintaining the show.
Fri, 03 Dec 2021 10:14:24 GMTRwanda, DR Congo Commit to Boost Trade Through Transportation
[New Times] The Minister of Infrastructure, Ambassador Claver Gatete and his DRC counterpart, Cherubin Okende Senga on Wednesday, December 1 held a bilateral exchange on the development of air, road and railway infrastructure projects.
Fri, 03 Dec 2021 10:13:37 GMTFerwafa Suspends Seven Match Officials Over Poor Refereeing
[New Times] Local football governing body (Ferwafa) has suspended seven match officials over poor refereeing decisions they made in recent fixtures of the men's topflight league and women's second division league.
Fri, 03 Dec 2021 10:12:07 GMTKangondo Assault Case - Military Court Reduces Convicts' Sentences on Appeal
[New Times] The Military High Court has slashed the jail sentences of two soldiers convicted for committing several acts of aggression against residents of Kangondo 2 village, Nyarutarama cell in Remera Sector in Gasabo District, in March 2020.
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 07:38:34 GMTFinancial Institutions Excluding Disabled People - Report
[New Times] Persons with disabilities have expressed their concerns and challenges that limit them to accessing financial services like loans, effective customer care and information on financial products among others.
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 07:35:07 GMTPSG Academy - a Solid Foundation for Rwandan Football to Thrive
[New Times] As football continues to grow all over the world with clubs across the globe hunting for the next biggest star to groom, foreign teams are extending their tentacles to the African continent to form partnerships with local academies.
Fri, 03 Dec 2021 08:58:14 GMTReport - 9% of Persons With Disabilities Are Financially Excluded
[New Times] Persons with disabilities have expressed their concerns and challenges that limit them to accessing financial services like loans, effective customer care and information on financial products among others.
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 09:05:09 GMTInformal Traders Buoyant Over Rusizi One Stop Border Post
[New Times] Plans to construct a One-Stop-Border post in Rusizi, Rwanda has stimulated optimism among informal cross-border traders, particularly women.
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 09:03:48 GMTBasketball League Scheduled to Start in February
[New Times] The national basketball league 2021/22 will tentatively kick off on February 18, the Rwanda Basketball Federation (Ferwaba) has said.