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On the eve of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence campaign, The New Times, received a petition from leading women's rights organizations in the country, in protest over an article written by a contributor entitled 'Battered Woman' published in The Sunday Times edition.
RWANDA's former long distance ace Mathias Ntawukuriryayo has urged local athletes to seek early qualification for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Two occasions transpired recently in Kigali. One was the meeting that sought to sensitise Rwandan hoteliers on the need to classify the country's hospitality facilities under the East African Community standards.
THEONESTE Mutsindashyaka, the former State Minister of Primary and Secondary Education has been arrested for embezzlement of state resources and under-declaration of his assets before the Office of the Ombudsman, a senior official told The New Times late Wednesday.
Rwanda's mountainous terrain and lack of access to the sea puts the country at a great challenge of high infrastructure costs, according to the African Development Bank (ADB) official.
Silverbacks' preparation for the Nakuru 7s has received a huge boost from Friends of Rwandan Rugby-one of Rwanda Rugby federation key partners.
Christian Angermayer, 31 is the founder of the Angermayer, Brumm & Lange (ABL) group of companies, one of Germany´s largest and fastest growing independent financial service groups.
RWANDA is scheduled to host a U-18 ITF/East Africa tennis tournament next week. The five-day event which will be jointly held at Cercle Sportif and Nyarutarama tennis club will start on November 24.
AMAVUBI Stars head coach Branko Tucak will know his fate before the end of this week, Times Sport has learnt.
Rwanda's beach volleyball players have been challenged to target the 2016 World Cup.
In his first reaction to the woes of lawmaker, Theobald Mporanyi,the Vice Speaker of Parliament, Polisi Dennis has said that he will respect whatever decision the courts of law take on his colleague.
Parliament on Monday approved a $23.5m grant from the African Development Bank's for the rehabilitation and maintenance of Butare-Kitabi-Ntendezi road project.
RWANDA's football governing body, Ferwafa is contemplating to field a youthful side in the upcoming Orange Cecafa Challenge Cup.
A new national policy on mining is in its final stages with a selected technical team working on it before it heads to parliament for debate.
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.
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