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Sat, 15 Oct 2022 08:59:55 GMT
Welcome to Kigali... Uh, I Mean Kampala
[Scrolla] Former finance minister Tito Mboweni happily tweeted on Friday that Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, was "an African example of the possible dream".

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 06:31:17 GMT
Africa Is Not a Continent of Problems - Kagame
[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Thursday told over 9,000 young people attending the Youth Connekt Summit in Kigali that they are Africa's powerhouse and the future.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 05:37:16 GMT
Teams Start Intensive Training Ahead 2022 World Sitting Volleyball Championships
[New Times] The 24 players of the national women and men sitting volleyball team will begin a 10-day intensive residential training camp at Gisagara Gymnasium on Friday, October 14.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 05:21:39 GMT
Meet 14-Year-Old Niyomufasha, a Fast-Rising Football Referee
[New Times] Soccer enthusiasts who play from the Kamena Stadium know Emmanuel Niyomufasha, the kid who has been blowing the whistle as a centre referee while officiating matches of veteran teams since 2021.

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:52:09 GMT
Rwanda to Restore Drought-Resistant Trees Amid Rising Temperatures #AfricaClimateCrisis
[New Times] Researchers in Rwanda are tirelessly carrying out experiments on 20 degraded indigenous (native) tree species so as to recommend those that are resistant to drought and can sequester large quantities of carbon dioxide to cope with climate...

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:11:46 GMT
Rwanda Reports Increase in Mental Health Disorders Among Patients
[Independent (Kampala)] Kigali, Rwanda -- Cases of mental health disorders have increased in Rwanda since the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Health said Monday.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 14:20:21 GMT
The 145th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly Debates International Migration and End to Human Trafficking Among Other Things
[Govt of SA] IPU Assembly to debate international migration and end to human trafficking among other things

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 07:10:44 GMT
Three Top Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authorities Executives Sacked
[New Times] Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente on Monday, October 10, dismissed three top executives of the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authorities (RURA).

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 06:54:53 GMT
Kina Music Eyes U.S. Market
[New Times] Kina Music Label, Rwanda's biggest record company and home to artistes such as Nel Ngabo and Igor Mabano, has unveiled plans of taking its services to the US next month.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 06:47:30 GMT
Female Police Officers Undergo Trainers' Course on Prevention of Child Soldiers
[New Times] Seventeen female Police officers, on Monday, October 10, started a two-week 'Training of Trainers' course on the prevention of recruitment and use of children as soldiers.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 06:46:45 GMT
Migrant Rights, Human Trafficking High on Agenda of Kigali Parliamentary Forum
[New Times] Violation of migrants' rights and human trafficking are some of the topics to be discussed at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) assembly due to start in Kigali from Tuesday, October 11.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 06:33:39 GMT
World Mental Health Day - Activists Make Renewed Call for Fight Against Stigma
[New Times] Activists have made a renewed call for more efforts towards better understanding of mental health in the Rwandan society.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 06:22:49 GMT
Basketball - Rwanda Pulls Out of Fiba Afro-CAN Qualifiers
[New Times] The national basketball team has pulled out of the upcoming qualifiers for the FIBA Afro-CAN tournament 2023, the Rwanda Basketball Federation (Ferwaba) has confirmed.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 06:20:34 GMT
Rwandan Players Abroad - Imanishimwe, York Excel as Mugisha Sets Up Goal
[New Times] It was another good weekend for Rwandan players abroad as the likes of Emmanuel Imanishimwe, Joel Mugisha and others continued to shine.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 06:14:24 GMT
PM Ngirente Calls for More Enforcement in Cyber-Security
[New Times] Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) require more enforcement in cyber security in the context of safeguarding and protecting people's information.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 05:56:45 GMT
Visually Impaired Teachers Want Teaching Assistants
[New Times] Teachers with visual impairment have called for teaching assistants to help them properly discharge their duties.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 05:55:04 GMT
Israel Mbonyi Wows Montreal at Sold Out Concert
[New Times] Gospel artiste Israel Mbonyi held a very successful concert in Montreal, Canada on Saturday, as he performed before a sold-out concert that was attended by hundreds of Rwandans who live in the North American country.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 05:36:33 GMT
Basketball - 15 Teams Confirm Participation in Legacy Tourney
[New Times] Fifteen teams confirmed participation in the upcoming Legacy Basketball Tournament slated for October 21-30.

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:52:07 GMT
Nyabihu - Where Men 'Lead By Example' in Fight Against Stunting
[New Times] Shadrach Ndinayo is excited when he talks about his role in preparing a balanced diet for young kids in his village in Nyabihu District, one of the biggest producers of potatoes in Rwanda.

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:52:08 GMT
Pictures - Jules Sentore Celebrates 10 Years in Music
[New Times] In 2012, a young artiste started making rounds in Rwanda's music industry with the help of his small acoustic guitar and strong vocals that caught the attention of many music lovers.

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:52:08 GMT
Confederation Cup - the Battle Is Not Yet Over, As Kigali Coach Says
[New Times] AS Kigali head Coach Andre Casa Mbungo still holds on to the hope that his side can make a surprise comeback to dump Al Nasr out of the CAF Confederation Cup.

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:52:07 GMT
Bugesera Striker Chukwuma Reveals How Club Defeated APR
[New Times] Bugesera FC winger Chukwuma Odili has hinted on why his side was able to defeat APR FC in the outstanding Rwanda Premier League game in Nyamata on Friday.

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:52:04 GMT
Cogebanque Joins Rwandans to Raise Breast Cancer Awareness
[New Times] Cogebanque Plc, on October 8, joined the Breast Cancer Initiative East Africa (BCIEA) and different Rwandans for Ulinzi Walk, an initiative that aims to raise breast cancer awareness.

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:52:07 GMT
Kagame Mobilises $800m for Zimbabwe's Rural Electrification
[New Times] Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has revealed that President Paul Kagame helped Zimbabwe secure US$800 million funding for its rural electrification programme.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 09:01:06 GMT
DJ Khizzbeats Wins Huye's Amabeats DJs Battle
[New Times] Kigali -- based DJ Khizzbeats, real name Eddy Shema, progressed to the finals of the Mutzig Amabeats DJs contest after beating DJ Muu during Saturday night's highly-contested semi-final battle held at New Accapulco Club in Huye District.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 09:00:00 GMT
Depression Cases Up By Four Fold - Ndera Hospital
[New Times] Ndera Neuro -- Psychiatric Teaching Hospital says it has recorded an increasing number of cases related to depression which has made the illness feature, for the first time, among the top five recorded mental illnesses.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 08:59:13 GMT
Food and Drug Authority Investigates Paediatric Medicines Found Unsafe By WHO
[New Times] Officials at the Rwanda Food and Drug Authority (RFDA) have investigated and found that the four paediatric medicines that were recently found unsafe by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in The Gambia have never entered the Rwandan mark...

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 07:16:57 GMT
Basketball - APR Releases Six Players
[New Times] APR basketball club has parted ways with six players as it prepares for next season.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 08:08:12 GMT
Volleyball - APR Off to Tanzania for Nyerere Championship
[New Times] APR's men and women Volleyball teams have departed Kigali for Tanzania where they will represent Rwanda in the Nyerere International Championship.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 08:07:31 GMT
MPs Call for Greater Efforts to Reduce Income Inequalities
[New Times] Lawmakers on Thursday, October 6, requested the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning to present to Parliament a coordinated planning mechanism that can help Rwanda to achieve the intended inequality reduction under the Sustainable De...



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