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Global trade contracted in 2009 at a rate not seen since the Great Depression, and those paying the heaviest price are those who can least afford it.
UGANDA golfer Stephen Kasaija maintained his composure in the final round to win the Rwanda Open yesterday.
CRANES coach Robert Williamson may not have been impressed by the form of Johnson Bagoole but the midfielder has attracted the attention of DRC Congo's premier side AS Vita.
Governor Ali Modu Sheriff of Borno State has flayed the Chad Basin Development Authority (CBDA) for not carrying the state government along in project sitting and implementation in the state.
FORMER Sports minister Robert Bayigamba and Rwanda Tennis Federation (RTF) president Charles Rudakubana are said to be running for RNOC's top seat-president.
The Eastern African Standby Brigade (EASBRIG) military exercises earlier scheduled for between November 16 and 29 in Djibouti, have been postponed, The New Times has learnt.
Rwandair has said that it did not incur any financial losses following its plane crash that led to the termination of a contract with Jetlink Express a week ago.
Top managers of Rwanda's Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system are attending a planning workshop during which they are expected to come up with a revised strategic and activity plan for the next five years.
In a major campaign to clear the image of judicial institutions and inculcate discipline, the judiciary has expelled 25 members of staff involved in corruption and indiscipline since 2007.
The umbrella body of genocide survivors and other organizations promoting interests of genocide survivors yesterday held a peaceful demonstration against what they described as "malpractices" by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).
On the same day TIGO announced that it will official launch its operations in Rwanda on Monday, MTN Rwanda has launched the MTN Multi Media Messaging (MMS).
With a view of improving livelihoods of women in the region, the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM yesterday signed a cooperation agreement with the Economic Community of the Countries of the Great Lakes Region (CEPGL) to promote this cause.
The Rwanda National Police yesterday held a roundtable meeting with its development partners aimed at gathering input to their five-year strategic plan and seeking support.
The government has been at the forefront in the fight against corruption and related vices. So it beats reason when some government officials throw the spanner in the works and help fan it- inadvertently perhaps.
Rwanda plans to join the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau International (CABI), a not-for-profit science-based development and information body that will most likely boost the country's agricultural sector.
A visiting Australian team of medical experts, in conjunction with doctors at King Faisal Hospital (KFH) in Kigali, successfully performed heart surgeries on 24 children over the past six days.
The poor customer care among the business community is undermining Rwanda's progress in business trends, according to an official from Rwanda Development Board (RDB).
A Representative of Inter-Parliamentary Union; Zeina Hilal, has commended the government's commitment and respect to treaties that advance women's rights and protect them from several forms of discrimination.
President Paul Kagame was yesterday presented with the 'Most Innovative People Award for Economic Innovation' during the Lebanon2020 Summit, organized by the Global Leadership Team.
For Theoneste Mutsindashyaka, it never rains but pours. Three days after his arrest for allegedly concealing his foreign bank accounts from the Ombudsman and alleged embezzlement of state resources, the court yesterday handed him a one-year in prison sentence for bending tendering rules.
The continent's premier club championship will be staged at Amahoro's refurbished indoor stadium from December 10 to 20.
Police in Kabarole sector, Gatsibo District are holding six men in connection with the recent murder of a local pastoralist.
African Development Corporation (ADC) and SORAS, a local insurance company, have come to the rescue of Kigali City Council with a Rwf 2.5bn package to redevelop and give Nyabugogo bus terminal a new face to.
President Paul Kagame yesterday handed over the chairmanship of the East Africa Community (EAC) to his Tanzanian counterpart, Jakaya Kikwete, and described the regional bloc as "much stronger, larger and more united."
The president of Ibuka, an umbrella body of Genocide survivors' associations, has threatened to cease cooperation with the Arusha-based International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for what the group described as "unfair judgment" in two cases where top Genocide suspects were acquitted.
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