June 08, 2023
Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni Tests Positive for Covid-19 - Health Official
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has tested positive for COVID-19, is in good health and will continue his duties, while getting treatment, a senior health ministry official said… Read more »
February 14, 2023
Rwanda: Fire Insurance Drops 17 Percent As Covid-19 Takes Its Toll
The state of fire insurance performance for the period 2019 - 2021 from the Rwanda Insurers Association (ASSAR) indicates that assets insured against fire stood at over Rwf5.2… Read more »
December 28, 2022
Rwanda: Rwanda Outlines Contingency Measures to Counter Future Pandemics
Speaking to The New Times, Edson Rwagasore, the Division Manager, Public Health Surveillance and Emergency Preparedness and Response at the Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) said the… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Rwanda: President Paul Kagame Honoured in U.S. for'Exemplary Response to Covid-19
President Paul Kagame earlier this week received the 2022 Outstanding African Leadership Award from the American Academy of Achievement for "exemplary Covid-19 response". Read more »
Rwanda: American Organisation Honours Kagame for Exemplary Response to Covid-19
Earlier this week, at the American Academy of Achievement, President Paul Kagame received the 2022 Outstanding African Leadership Award for exemplary Covid-19 response. Read more »
November 15, 2022
Africa: Kagame Makes Africa's Case At G20 Summit
President Paul Kagame has told the G20 Summit that Africa is representing its interests to address specific challenges that its people face, mostly due to external factors. Read more »
September 21, 2022
Rwanda: Over Two Million Children Under 12 to Get Covid-19 Jabs
Rwanda has started administering the Covid-19 vaccine to children aged between five and 11 years and it is expected that over two million children will benefit from the drive… Read more »
September 08, 2022
Rwanda: Rwanda Among Countries to Pilot Oral Drug Treatment for Covid-19
Rwanda has been selected among nine Sub-Saharan African countries where the use of antiviral oral drug treatment for Covid-19 will be piloted. Read more »
August 20, 2022
Rwanda: Gorilla Tourism Rebounds as Covid-19 Recovery Continues
Revenue generated from gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park amounted to $11 million (approx. Rwf11 billion) within the first six months of 2022, according to Rwanda… Read more »
August 08, 2022
Rwanda: Covid-19 - Rwanda Rolls Out Fourth Vaccine Jab
Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) has on Monday, August 8, started administering the fourth jab of the Covid-19 vaccine in the country. Read more »
August 01, 2022
East Africa: Soaring Cost of Flying Cargo Threatens Region's Recovery
Everywhere around the world, reports indicate, the cost of flying cargo continues to rise and negatively impact on an industry that is yet to fully recover from Covid-19 pandemic. Read more »
June 23, 2022
Africa: Foreign Ministers Discuss Post-Covid-19 Recovery, Sustainable Development Ahead of CHOGM
Commonwealth foreign ministers on Thursday, June 24, met face-to-face for the first time in almost three years, ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), in… Read more »
June 04, 2022
East Africa: EAC Secretary General Rues Covid-19, Ukraine Conflict Challenges
Challenges including the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine conflict hampered the development and integration agenda during the first year in office of Peter… Read more »
May 30, 2022
Africa: Pfizer Official on the Expected Impact of Not-for-Profit Pricing of Medicines in Africa
Markus Green, the Vice President, Assistant General Counsel at Pfizer, Inc. has spoken out about the expected impact of the pharmaceutical company's new initiative of providing… Read more »
May 24, 2022
Rwanda: How Peat Power Projects Were Derailed By Climate Change, Covid-19
The delayed full operation of the $400 million Gisagara peat power plant has been triggered by climate change, Ernest Nsabimana, the Minister of infrastructure has disclosed while… Read more »
May 25, 2022
Africa: Kagame Hails Pfizer's Patents Accord With Developing Countries
President Paul Kagame has welcomed the latest development by global biopharmaceutical company, Pfizer, to make all of its patented medicines and vaccines available at a not for… Read more »
Rwanda: Investments in Remote Areas Paved Way for Early Covid-19 Recovery - Premier
Prime Minister, Edouard Ngirente, has said that the government's investments in rural areas was part of the drivers of rapid economic recovery from the Covid-19 effects. Read more »
May 20, 2022
Rwanda: Camp Kigali Covid-19 Testing Site Closed Ahead of CHOGM
Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) has announced that effective May 20, the testing site of Camp Kigali (Kigali Convention and Exhibition village) is closed as part of the Commonwealth… Read more »
May 16, 2022
Rwanda: World Bank and GPE Covid-19 Education Response Project - Boosting Post-Pandemic Recovery
A financing amount of US$9.72 million from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) has greatly supported Rwanda's Covid-19 Education Response, according to beneficiaries. Read more »
May 12, 2022
Rwanda: Lessons From Covid-19 Have Helped Strengthen Our Health System, Says RBC's Dr Rwagasore
Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, Rwanda has been lauded for its effective responses and for adequately driving the vaccination rate which highly contributed to… Read more »
May 11, 2022
Rwanda: New Covid-19 Vaccination Drive Launched in Kigali Ahead of CHOGM
Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) launched a two-week vaccination campaign in Kigali that kicked off on Monday 9, ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) set to… Read more »
June 21, 2020
Rwanda: Rwandan Startup Using Artificial Intelligence to Scale Up COVID-19 Testing
As the world awaits medical breakthroughs to understand and curb the Covid-19 pandemic, bets are that solutions will come from developed markets. Read more »