Rwanda
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:57:09 GMTWho Will Rayon Sports Tap as New Coach?
[New Times] Rayon Sport football club suspended head coach Masudi Juma this week after a string of poor results in the Rwanda premier league. / Photo: Courtesy.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:57:08 GMTMusanze Terror Trial Verdict Set for January 7
[New Times] The Military High Court has announced that it will pass its verdict in the trial involving 38 people attached to the P5 militia on January 7, 2022.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:57:05 GMTNew Research Shows Link of Mother to Daughter Post-Genocide Depression
[New Times] A research conducted to demonstrate differences in trauma exposure in mothers and daughters according to their genocide survival status reveals a common link of depression among Rwandan mothers and their daughters 27 years after the 1994 ...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:57:04 GMTBasketball Africa League to Tip Off in March Next Year
[New Times] The Basketball Africa League (BAL) has announced that the 2022 season will tip off on March 5, next year in Dakar, Senegal.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:57:01 GMTRwanda Joins Global Movement to Achieve Universal Primary Education
[New Times] The government of Rwanda, alongside Djibouti, Zanzibar and The Gambia have partnered with global education foundation, Education Above All (EAA), as part of the journey to secure universal primary education.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:56:58 GMTRwanda Receives a Million Covid-19 Jabs From Sweden
[New Times] Rwanda has received one million Covid-19 vaccines from the government of Sweden, a move said to boost the country's vaccination campaign.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:56:57 GMTYoung Conservationists Rally Local Community to Save Mpenge River
[New Times] 20-years ago, when Musanze - then called Ruhengeri - was still a small town, Mpenge River was ecologically in good health. Moreover, as the town expanded with a growing population, the river became increasingly threatened by pollution.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:35:28 GMTSpeaker Rejects Amendments to Bill to Allow Rwanda, Burundi Advocates to Practise in Kenya
[East African] The standoff between Kenya's Attorney General Paul Kihara and the National Assembly is set to delay the determination on whether lawyers from Burundi and Rwanda will be allowed to practise in Kenya.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 06:36:04 GMTRwanda Media Commission Premises Burglarized
[New Times] The premises of Rwanda Media Commission (RMC) were, last night, December 8, broken into by yet to be identified person (s), The New Times has learnt.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 06:25:16 GMTFerwaba Dismisses Rumours That Cheikh Sarr is on His Way Out
[New Times] The Rwanda Basketball federation (Ferwaba) has dismissed rumours that national team head coach Cheikh Sarr will be leaving his position soon.
Thu, 09 Dec 2021 12:39:44 GMT30% Rwandans Get Full Dose of Covid-19 Vaccine
[East African] Rwanda has reached the 30 per cent vaccination coverage after more than 3.8 million people received the full dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
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.
Thu, 09 Dec 2021 05:55:46 GMTNigeria's Digital Payroll Platform Bento Expands to Kenya, Rwanda and Ghana, to Enter Six Other African Markets in 2022
[TechCrunch] Bento, Nigeria's digital payroll and human resource management platform is expanding to Ghana, Kenya and Rwanda with plans to set up operations in six other markets in Africa over the next one year.
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