Rwanda
Wed, 22 Dec 2021 10:49:00 GMTPesticides, Deforestation Hurt National Honey Production #AfricaClimateCrisis
[New Times] Different factors, mainly the use of chemical pesticides that are not environmentally friendly and destruction of bee habitats, are behind the decrease in production of honey in parts of the country, researchers have found out.
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 08:09:29 GMTEAC Leaders Pave Way for Prompt Admission of DR Congo
[New Times] Rwanda welcomes the progress made with regards to the admission in the East African Community of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 07:47:03 GMTDRC - Museveni, Kagame and Uhuru Meet
[Independent (Kampala)] Arusha, Tanzania -- East African leaders met for just the second time this year today and agreed to fast track the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) request for membership to their regional body EAC.
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 06:57:31 GMTCity of Kigali Local Elections Postponed Due to Covid-19
[New Times] According to a statement released on Wednesday by NEC, submission of candidatures were also canceled.
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 06:57:29 GMTThree Rwandan Children Win Intercontinental Spelling Contest
[New Times] Organised by Mind Guider Management Consultancy, the competition aims to help the students master the English language.
Wed, 22 Dec 2021 10:34:53 GMTGuinea Coach Kaba Diawara Names Squad for Rwanda Camp
[New Times] The head coach of the Syli Nationale of Guinea has named his final 27-man squad that will hold a residential camp in Kigali ahead of the 2021 AFCON which kicks off in Cameroon next month.
Wed, 22 Dec 2021 10:49:25 GMTFertiliser Plant to Be Complete By Next Year
[New Times] Rwanda has laid out plans to set up a bulk blending fertiliser and storage plant in Bugesera Industrial Park to among others produce, market and distribute fertilisers.
Wed, 22 Dec 2021 06:51:35 GMTSwedish Court Rule to Extradite Genocide Suspect Micomyiza
[New Times] A top Swedish Court on Tuesday, December 21, found no reason why a Rwandan arrested in the Nordic country last year should not be extradited to Kigali where he is wanted for crimes he allegedly committed during the 1994 Genocide against t...
Wed, 22 Dec 2021 06:51:33 GMTRwanda Secures Rwf20 Billion to Upgrade Nyacyonga-Mukoto Road
[New Times] The subsidiary of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has approved a loan of Rwf20 million for Rwanda to upgrade the road from Nyacyonga to Mukoto between Gasabo and Rulindo districts.
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 15:55:49 GMTVisually Impaired Persons Try Their Hand At Offering Massage Therapy
[New Times] When Covid-19 broke out in Rwanda, different businesses halted operations consequently affecting sources of income for many people who had jobs including Visually Impaired people.
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:43:15 GMTWorld Bank to Provide U.S.$175 Million for Human Capital Development Programme
[New Times] The World Bank's Board of Directors last week approved $175million in International Development Association (IDA) financing to help advance Rwanda's policy and institutional reform program for human capital development and inclusive econo...
Wed, 22 Dec 2021 06:51:35 GMTDambisa Moyo, Whitaker Join NBA Africa Strategic Investors
[New Times] Global economist Dambisa Moyo and film actor Forest Whitaker have joined the group of African business leaders and former NBA players who are strategic investors in NBA Africa.
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:43:15 GMTCautious Optimism As Festive Season Kicks Off
[New Times] The month of December, especially its last weeks, is that time of the year when cities' skylines change.
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:43:15 GMTPublic Transporters Move to Mandate Covid Vaccination
[New Times] Commuter public buses will operate and the passengers to and from Kigali must present vaccination certificates, as per the new guidelines.
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:43:15 GMTRegional Women Push for Intervention in Sgbv Fight
[New Times] Women's organizations from across the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) member states have called for faster and more collaborative intervention in the prevention, punishment and response to Sexual and Gender-Base...
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:43:15 GMTAfrican Women-Founded Startups Lagging Behind in Funding Opportunities
[New Times] In the U.S., 2021 was a record-breaking year for startup funding. American-based companies raised roughly $240 billion, dwarfing 2020's full-year total of $166 billion, according to PitchBook. U.S. female founders had an exceptional year,...
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:43:11 GMTTeam Rwanda Starts Training Ahead of Tour Du Rwanda
[New Times] Team Rwanda riders on Monday started a ten day training camp ahead of the much-anticipated Tour du Rwanda 2022 which will cover a total distance of 937km.
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:52:23 GMTEvusheld, Astrazeneca Covid Drug 'Works Against Omicron'
[New Times] AstraZeneca's Evusheld, a monoclonal antibody drug for the prevention (pre-exposure prophylaxis) of Covid-19, holds neutralising activity against the Omicron variant, according to new pre-clinical data.
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:51:14 GMTGovt Confirms Postponement of Umushyikirano
[New Times] The national dialogue council, Umushyikirano, has been postponed for the second consecutive time.
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:44:24 GMTCovid Booster Vaccines - Ngamije Allays Fears Over Mixing Doses
[New Times] The Minister of Health, Dr Daniel Ngamije, has allayed fears for those receiving Covid-19 vaccine booster doses using a type of vaccine that is different from ones they had been inoculated with in the first and second round.
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 10:38:41 GMTGovt Tightens Covid Measures - Here Are Five Things to Know
[New Times] According to a statement, parties, wedding receptions and any other related forms of celebrations are prohibited.
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 10:38:02 GMTRwandair to Resume Flights to Southern Africa
[New Times] The national carrier, RwandAir, has announced the resumption of flights to Southern Africa starting December 23.
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:44:24 GMTTusker Coach Matano Wants Emery Mvuyekure to Extend Stay
[New Times] Tusker FC head coach Robert Matano says his wish is for Rwandan goalkeeper Emery Mvuyekure to stay at the club but he has no say in the renewal of player contracts.
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:44:19 GMTRwandan Players Abroad - Rwatubyaye, Imanishimwe Impress in Weekend Matches
[New Times] Despite many of the leagues around the world breaking for the festive season, others are also in full force and action continued over the weekend. It was not a bad weekend for Rwandan players abroad as the likes of Abdul Rwatubyaye and Em...
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 10:37:15 GMTHandball Federation Postpones General Assembly Meeting
[New Times] The Rwanda Handball Federation (Ferwahand) has postponed its annual ordinary General Assembly which was supposed to take place on Saturday, December 18.
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 10:35:05 GMTNew Campaign to Tackle Delinquency Launched
[New Times] The campaign has been informed by the organisation's 2021 survey which showed that out of 10 families in Rwanda, seven have one or two members addicted to a drug or a behaviour.
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 04:11:26 GMTEx-Driver Handed 14-Year Prison Sentence for Complicity in Genocide
[RFI] A French court has sentenced a former hotel driver to 14 years in jail over complicity in Rwanda's 1994 genocide for involvement in transporting Hutu militiamen who massacred hundreds of Tutsis.
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:15:08 GMTFrench Court Jails Muhayimana for 14 Years Over Genocide
[New Times] The French court, Cour d' Assises based in the capital Paris, has condemned Rwandan national Claude Muhayimana to 14 years in prison over his role in the Genocide against the Tutsi.
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:36:16 GMTWho Taps Into Rwanda's Home-Grown Solutions for Daily Miracles in Covid-19 Treatment Centres
[WHO-AFRO] Kigali -- Dr. Otto Niyonsenga and Dr. Menelas Nkeshimana are two of the clinicians in the World Health Organization's (WHO's) COVID-19 surge response team deployed to support Rwanda Biomedical Centre to manage COVID-19 cases at the sub-nat...
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:15:08 GMTSmart Education Project Gets Rwf30 Billion Financial Boost
[New Times] Rwanda's ambitious Smart Education Project is set to receive a Rwf30 billion financial boost from an agreement signed between Rwanda and China.