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All refugees sheltered in the country will soon get refugee cards for easy identification, a senior government official said yesterday.
Parliament on Monday approved government's request of a $10m loan from the OPEC Fund for International Development to extend reliable and affordable electricity to areas of Kigali and the western Province.
Barely a month after the resignation of Nyarugenge District mayor, Origene Rutayisire another top local government official has tendered in her resignation.
As part of the initiatives aimed at accelerating implementation of the Great Lakes regional pact on security, stability and development, the National Coordination Mechanism (NCM) has launched awareness campaigns to involve stakeholders in the domestication of this agreement.
The African Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Rwanda unveiled a $7.9m (Rwf4.5b) project yesterday in a bid to promote competitiveness and enterprise development across the country.
Daniel Korevaar from the Global Cycling union of Holland upset the status quo of the Moroccans after posting a time of 4 hours, 44 minutes and 23 seconds to win the second stage of the Tour of Rwanda.
The President of Sudan Omar Al-Bashir through his African youth initiative called 'Al-Bashir 01'has equipped computer labs of five government schools.
MTN Rwanda yesterday launched a retailer promotion that will run until the end of the year in an effort to motivate the frontline retailers of airtime and simpacks.
THREE more Angolans have been arrested at the Ndola International Airport for trafficking in 249 pellets of pure grade cocaine weighing over 2.87 kilograms, bringing the number of nationals from that country who have been arrested in the last 21 days for the same offence to five.
The United States has piled more pressure on Kenya to hunt down and handover Felicien Kabuga, the most wanted genocide fugitive believed to be hiding in Kenya.
The Government of Rwanda has reacted to the decision by the International Criminal Tribunal of Rwanda (ICTR) to overturn a 20-year sentence and acquit Protais Zigiranyirazo, describing it as a 'sad moment' for justice.
A United Nations report released today criticizes the judicial process in a Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) military court in connection with the trial of a murdered Congolese journalist, including the alleged bribery of the presiding judges.
THE 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa (OC) have congratulated the three teams that qualified last night for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa next year.
President Paul Kagame yesterday received credentials of seven envoys, including those of the newly appointed Congolese Ambassador to Rwanda Norbert Nkulu Kilombo Mitumba.
Last Sunday, Rwanda entered a groundbreaking agreement with two international firms Eco-fuels Global LLC, from the United States and Eco Positive Ltd from the UK.
Tender committee members from four government institutions allegedly released millions of francs in phases that contravene stipulated tender procedures, The New Times has learnt.
UNSUNG Switzerland stole the show in Abuja, dashing Nigeria's hopes of crowning an exciting tournament with their fourth FIFA U-17 World Cup title.
Associations of defence to human rights of Angola and of the two Republics of Congo, part of the network of the Congo Basin-Ocean, will hold its second sub-regional conference in Brazzaville from November 24-29.
The Angolan prime minister, António Paulo Kassoma, hopes that the World Summit on Food Security, happening in Rome (Italy), "concludes with the need for a multidimensional view to take up measures aimed at strengthen food security and finding proper solutions to the problems affecting the world".
The representative of Danish Íbis NGO, Irene Fredriksson, called this Tuesday in Sumbe, capital of Kwanza Sul province, for the need of preserving children's rights so as to protect them from all kinds of violence.
The Angolan government's National Food Security and Nutritional Strategy for the 2009-2014 period aims at boosting and diversifying farming and fisheries production in a sustainable manner, in order to improve the supply of goods to the population and improving their living condition, said Monday in Rome, Italy, the Angolan prime minister, António Paulo Kassoma.
The governor of central Bié province, Cândida Celeste da Silva, said Monday in Kuito that 50 percent of the local population are already consuming drinking water, thanks to the implementation of the "Water for All" programme.
The Constitutional Commission's meeting intended to approve the three Constitution drafts, initially scheduled for Tuesday, has been postponed for Wednesday, for unknown reasons.
At least 155 kilometres, corresponding to 4,650 metres square of the extension, including 100-metre long and 70m wide bridge in stretch Menongue/Savate (Cuangar), were de-mined from 2008 to August 2009 period, in south-eastern Kuando Kubango province.
A recent survey carried out in ten regions of Cameroon shows that rape cases are on the rise. According to IPS, 20 percent of the nearly 38,000 women interviewed reported having been raped.
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