May 24

• Rwanda: Ban Ki-Moon Visits Kigali Memorial Center

  The UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon, who is on a visit in the region, yesterday visited Kigali Genocide Memorial Center where he laid a wreath on one of the tombs. Read more »

May 23

• Central Africa: World Bank PledgesU.S. $1 Billion to Great Lakes Region

  On the first day of a joint United Nations/World Bank Group mission to the Great Lakes region, the World Bank Group announced $1 billion in proposed new funding to help countries... Read more »

• East Africa: EAC to Harmonize Higher Education

  East African education experts have concluded a 2-day conference, organized by the Inter-University Council for EastAfrica (IUCEA), looking at quality assurance and harmonization... Read more »

• Rwanda: Rwanda Gets U.S. $50 Million World Bank Grant for Decentralization

  The government and the World Bank yesterday signed an International Development Association (IDA) Grant of $50 million that will help Rwanda to improve decentralized service... Read more »

• Rwanda: Minister Nsengimana Commends Africa Digital Media Academy

  The Minister of Youth and ICT, Jean Philbert Nsengimana commends Africa Digital Media Academy for teaching Rwandan Youth on using ICT to produce better videos and create more jobs. Read more »

• Rwanda: Search for Rwanda's Top 100 Medium Companies Starts

  The search for Rwanda's 2013/14 top 100 medium-size companies has started with the aim of identifying and recognizing the good performers in this category of businesses often... Read more »

• Uganda: Former Amavubi Coach Joins Uganda Cranes

  Former Amavubi coach Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic is the new Uganda Cranes coach after signing a two-year deal. Read more »

• Rwanda: Suspected Thieves Kill Two in Rwamagana

  Unknown assailants have killed two people in Musha sector, Rwamagana in the night from Tuesday on Wednesday, police say. Read more »

• Rwanda: Rwanda On the Right Track in Local Governance

  An assessment of Local Democracy and Local Governance has shown that Rwanda is on the right track in as far as the promotion of good governance and service delivery is concerned. Read more »

May 21

• Rwanda: Architects Welcome Online Permit Application System

  The Kigali City Council on Monday launched the Online Construction Permit Management Information System that will make obtaining the permits simpler and faster. Read more »

• Rwanda: Environment Projects Threatened By Financial Constraints

  The Global Environment Facility (GEF), an international fund which among others sponsors projects in Rwanda, has warned that financial constraints might affect it programs. Read more »

• Rwanda: Battle to Eliminate Child Labor Intensified

  One Wednesday morning, Emmanuel Twizerimana looks desperate as he is waiting for someone to buy his bundle of firewood at the roadside of Gatsata, a neighborhood of Kigali city.... Read more »

• Rwanda: Ntarama, a Story of Untold Barbarism

  The township of Ntarama is home to a red-brick Christian church, set in a garden and surrounded by trees. It looks like a very quiet place, but that tranquility belies its violent... Read more »

• Rwanda: Why Many Oppose Marriage Before 21

  The draft law on family and persons which is under scrutiny in the parliamentary committee on political affairs and gender, has been generating a lot of debate. Read more »

• Rwanda: Sunset Spa - Walk in Gloomy, Walk Out Glowing

  Are you tired from the cares of the day, or are you looking to treat your skin or do you wish to be pampered more than even your closest friend would, then Sunset Spa is the place... Read more »

• Rwanda: When I Met - Young Grace [interview]

  Grace M. Abayizera, born in 1993, known by her stage name Young Grace, is a Rwandan hip hop recording artiste. She first gained notoriety as a hip hop artiste back in 2010, in... Read more »

• Rwanda: How to Create Graduates Adapted to the Labor Market

  One of the solutions that politicians propose to under- or unemployed youth and fresh graduates is to be job creators not seekers. The question is, though, whether our universities... Read more »

• Rwanda: Budget Shines Spotlight On RRA

  As Finance Minister Claver Gatete prepares to unveil the 2013/14 budget early next month, the one institution whose resilience will be tested is the Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA). Read more »

• Rwanda: Customs Process Made Easier for Tax Compliant Traders

  Thirteen companies, three of them Rwandan, last week signed a Memorandum of understanding with Rwanda Revenue Authority to be accorded preferential treatment when clearing their... Read more »

• Rwanda: If Water Causes World War III, Then Food Will Cause World War Iv

  One in every seven people in the world went to sleep hungry, last night as high food prices pushed 70 million more people into extreme poverty. Read more »

• Rwanda: Is It Men's Inferiority Complex, or Are Career Women Impossible to Deal With?

  Way back in my primary school we were taught that father is the head of the family. Our teachers were right because those were the days no doubt the father was the head of his... Read more »

• Rwanda: How Rayon Sport Won the League Title

  After nine agonizing years of not winning a trophy, Rayon Sport have become Primus League champions after a second season half that saw them drop just four points in thirteen... Read more »

• Rwanda: We Should All Help to Root Out Child Labor

  Recently, cabinet approved a new 5-year policy to root out child labor in the country. While the situation is certainly not alarming in Rwanda, this initiative is to be applauded.... Read more »

• Rwanda: First Commodity Exchange Starts to Take Shape

  Access to goods markets is the main concern of every farmer. So, the excitement around the creation of the regions first commodities exchange, the East African Ex-change Rwanda... Read more »

• Rwanda: As Kigali Women's Coach Targets Unbeaten Run

  AS Kigali women football team coach Grace Nyinawumuntu has challenged her players to win a fifth league title without dropping any points, the first time such a feat would be... Read more »