Rwanda: Revised Budget - Govt Spending Increases By Rwf106bn

The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Uzziel Ndagijimana on Wednesday, February tabled before a joint chamber of parliament the revised budget for the financial year… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda's Exports Up By 40 Percent

The value of Rwandan exports increased by 39.4 per cent in 2022, according to figures presented to parliament on Wednesday, February 2023 by the Minister of Finance and Economic… Read more »

Rwanda: Food Prices Expected to Go Down - Ndagijimana

There are signs that market prices will go down this year considering that prices of some foodstuffs had started reducing towards the end of 2022, the Minister of Finance, Uzziel… Read more »

Rwanda: Impartial Investigations Crucial for Effective Justice - Minister

The Minister of Justice, Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, has urged Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) staff to uphold professional qualities and uphold ethical conduct. Read more »

Rwanda: Over 80 Rib Investigators Sacked Over Corruption

Since 2018, the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has sacked 88 of its personnel over corruption and other professional malpractices. Read more »

Rwanda: Farmers Are Broke While We Pay Through the Nose. So Who Is Gaining From High Food Prices?

Last November, The New Times reported a staggeringly high - 40% - increase in food prices in Kigali and other urban areas. A year before that, the very same newspaper reported a… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda - a Developmental State in the Making?

The transformation of any society requires three things; first the profound realisation that it must change, second is finding those practices that will cause the change and third… Read more »

Rwanda: Why Ibuka Wants Gacaca Law Revised

IBUKA, an umbrella organization of Genocide survivors' associations, has poked holes in article 9 of the Gacaca law precisely on the clause on judgements pronounced by Gacaca… Read more »

Rwanda: Kagame Hosts Global Vaccine Body Boss

President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, February 7, met with the chair of International Vaccine Institute (IVI) Board of Trustees, George Bickerstaff, who is in Rwanda to explore… Read more »

Rwanda: Farmers in Dilemma As Construction of Milk Powder Factory Halted

Dairy farmers in Gicumbi are in a dilemma after the construction of the much-anticipated milk powder factory was halted, as investors from South Africa and Rwanda pulled out of the… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwandans Urged to Back Wetlands Restoration

Rwandans have been urged to bark efforts towards restoring and effectively exploiting wetlands in the country. The call was made during World Wetlands Day (WWD) which is marked… Read more »

Rwanda: Kagame, Ndayishimiye Hold Tete-a-Tete in Bujumbura

President Paul Kagame and his Burundian counterpart Evariste Ndayishimiye held a tete-a-tete on Saturday, February 4, in Bujumbura. Read more »

Rwanda: Ferrer Sweating Over Amavubi Defense Crisis Ahead of Benin Qualifiers

Amavubi head coach Carlos Alos Ferrer is facing a serious defense crisis ahead of Rwanda's crunch 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier with Benin in March as the majority of… Read more »

Rwanda: How Rwanda Cancer Centre Is Saving Hundreds of Lives

More than 800 cancer patients have been treated at the Rwanda Cancer Center (RCC), a facility that was established three years ago at the Rwanda Military Hospital (RMH) in Kanombe,… Read more »

Rwanda: Nduba Landfill to Be Shut Down, Modern Facility in Offing

The City of Kigali's only dumping site located in Nduba Sector, Gasabo District is set to be closed to pave the way for the construction of a modern landfill that is expected… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Needs $13bn to Boost Green Transport Sector #AfricaClimateHope

Rwanda is set to mobilise $13 billion in modernizing and greening transport sector up to 2050 according to the revised Green Growth and Climate Resilience Strategy (GGCRS) approved… Read more »

Rwanda: Sitting Volleyball - Gasabo, Bugesera Crowned Heroes Cup Champions

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East Africa: Rwandans in Kenya, Sudan Mark Heroes Day

Rwandan communities in Kenya and Sudan held events to mark the 29th Heroes Day, and pay tribute to people who dedicated their lives to defend patriotic values and the wellbeing of… Read more »

Rwanda: Rayon Held in Muhanga As Musanze's Misery Deepens

Rayon Sports were held to a barren draw by Kiyovu Sports during Sunday's fiercely-contested Rwanda Premier League derby held at Muhanga Stadium Read more »

Rwanda: Benediction Kitei Pro 2000 Pull Out of Tour Du Rwanda 2023

With just two weeks to the start of 2023 Tour du Rwanda, Benediction Kitei Pro 2000 have become the first team to withdraw from the race. Read more »

Rwanda: Passy Kizito On Going Solo, New Career Aspirations

When Rwandans first heard of Pascal Kizito, commonly known as Paccy (Kipa) was when a boy band named TNP emerged in 2010. The group started with three members Tracy, Nicholas and… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda's Green Growth Vs GMO Preparing for Better or Worse

In the "land of a thousand hills," as Rwanda is fondly known, the country is rich in plants and animals which makes part of the biodiversity. Rwanda is setting a precedent to the… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwandans Urged to Back Wetlands Restoration

Rwandans have been urged to bark efforts towards restoring and effectively exploiting wetlands in the country. The call was made during World Wetlands Day (WWD) which is marked… Read more »

Rwanda: Kenyan Tilapia Fish Farming Firm to Debut On Rwandan Market

Victory Farms, a Kenyan tilapia fish farming firm plans to expand its business to Rwanda, officials have said that the new investment could boost the country's efforts to… Read more »

Rwanda: World Cancer Day - How Much Do We Know About Our Bodies?

With the global cancer burden expected to rise by 75% by 2030, data shows that most people seek treatment at a much later stage when the disease is no longer treatable and the… Read more »