Rwanda: Job Creation Up 60% in Last Ten Years - Labour Ministry

The number of jobs created in Rwanda increased from 146,000 in 2014 to 235,332 in 2023, implying a 61 per cent rise within the last decade, according to data from the Ministry of… Read more »

Rwanda: Kagame Condoles With Kenya After Deadly Floods

President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, May 1, extended condolences to the people of Kenya, after heavy flooding ravaged the country, killing hundreds of people and more families… Read more »

Rwanda: Mine Workers' Written Contracts Increase, Safety Still Key Concern

As Rwanda celebrates Labour Day on May 1, the mine workers' union said that currently, 34 per cent of mine workers in Rwanda have written contracts, although they are still facing… Read more »

Rwanda: Labour Union Appeals for Pay Rise Amid High Cost of Living

The high cost of living is making low-income earning employees unable to meet their basic needs, an issue that must be addressed by raising wages and tax-free income, the Rwanda… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Receives First UK Migrant Under New Voluntary Scheme

The government has confirmed that the United Kingdom sent its first asylum seeker to Rwanda on Monday, April 29 under a new voluntary program inked between both countries. Read more »

Rwanda: Kagame Approves RDF New Health Service, Names Top Management

President Paul Kagame who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) has approved the establishment of the new military health service, and also promoted its… Read more »

Rwanda: Inside USAID Tubeho's Drive to Improve Maternal and Child Healthcare Services

Rwanda has made significant progress in improving maternal, new-born, child, and adolescent health, as well as family planning, reproductive health services, and malaria prevention… Read more »

Rwanda: How Small Livestock Farming Is Enhancing Lives in Ruhango District

Families in Ruhango District, Southern Province, are benefiting from small livestock farming, leading to improved livelihoods. By raising small livestock and selling surplus… Read more »

Rwanda: World Vision's 'Youth Ready' Initiative to Empower 8,000 Agents of Change

World Vision Rwanda, a division of the global humanitarian and development organization dedicated to empowering children, families, and communities to overcome poverty and… Read more »

Rwanda: Cycling - Manizabayo, Mwamikazi Win Race to Remember 2024

Benediction Club rider Eric Manizabayo and Djazilla Mwamikazi on Sunday, April 29, won the 2024 Race to Remember cycling tournament held in Kigali. Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda to Have Home-Trained Chartered Arbitrators By 2025

Rwanda will have chartered arbitrators trained from within the country by the end of 2025, officials at the Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (Ciarb), Rwanda branch, have said. Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Airways Halts Kinshasa Flights Over Staff Detention By DR Congo Military Intelligence

Kenya's national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ), has announced that it is suspending its flights to Kinshasa, the capital of DR Congo, due to "the continued detention" of its… Read more »

Rwanda: High Risk Zone Dwellers Warned to Relocate As Heavy Rains Kill Mother, Child in Kigali

A mother and her child died in Kigali when their family house collapsed during a heavy downpour over the past weekend, an official has told The New Times. Read more »

Rwanda: Ntagisanimana Charged With Misconduct

The local football governing body (FERWAFA) has given AS Kigali WFC head coach Saida Ntagisanimana a three-match suspension over Rayon Sports WFC coach Claude Rwaka during a heated… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda to Use Unesco Model to Reduce Teenage Pregnancies

The Rwandan government and women's rights advocates are translating a UNESCO toolkit into Kinyarwanda at a cost of nearly Rwf1 billion. This toolkit will assist parents, teachers,… Read more »

Rwanda: Kwibuka 30 - Crystal Ventures Honors Genocide Victims

Staff members of Crystal Ventures Ltd (CVL), alongside members of the Group's distinguished subsidiaries, on Friday, April 26, marked the 30th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide… Read more »

Africa: Africa Soft Power Summit Returns to Kigali for Third Time

The Africa Soft Power Summit is set to return to Kigali for its third consecutive year from May 28th-31st. This was announced in a Kigali cocktail mixer event that was organised on… Read more »

Rwanda: Burnout Doesn't Have to Be Vague

Speed world, where digital interconnection, sophisticated technology, and social media purportedly make us smarter, faster, and more effective. But greater digitisation is also… Read more »

Rwanda: Is Rwanda Innovation Fund Relevant to Local Startups?

Rwandan entrepreneurs in the startup ecosystem stand at the threshold of transforming the country's economic, social, and technological landscape if their funding needs are met. Read more »

Rwanda: Bitcoin 'Halving' - What Is It, Does It Matter?

Last week on Saturday, April 20, a group of individuals known as miners who are enthusiastic and obsessed about a digital currency called bitcoin gathered for a major event called… Read more »

Rwanda: Govt Mulls Ban On Concrete Tombs to Optimize Land

A proposed law amendment seeks to ban burying the dead in tombs built with cement and tiles to address delays in land reuse, according to the Ministry of Local Government… Read more »

Rwanda: Leaving a Legacy - Meet Offspring of Artistes Killed in Genocide

A list compiled by the Association of Rwandan Musicians (LIRAM) in 2013, shows that at least 14 prominent musicians were killed in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Read more »

Rwanda: April 25, 1994 - UN Avoids Labelling Tutsi Killings As Genocide

April 25, 1994 was the 19th day of the Genocide against the Tutsi. Killings of Tutsi had spread across the country. In the former Gitarama, Butare and Kibuye prefectures,… Read more »

Rwanda: Our Target Is to Win First Major Title, Says Haringingo

Bugesera FC head coach is optimistic his side is fully focused on winning their first major title in topflight football when they face Police FC in the final of the Peace Cup 2024… Read more »

Rwanda: Gueulette Open to Raal Stay After Second Tier Promotion

Rwandan midfielder Samuel Gueulette says he is willing to extend his stay at Raal La Louviere despite a host of clubs chasing him. Read more »