September 26, 2022
Rwanda: Gorilla Tourism Revenues Up By 25%
Rwanda Development Board (RDB) says that revenues from gorilla tourism have increased by 25 per cent from US$131 million in 2020 to US$164 million in 2021. Read more »
September 27, 2022
Rwanda: Improved Internet, Innovation Could Boost Rwanda's Service Trade - World Bank
With more investment in internet infrastructure and technological innovation, Rwanda could benefit more from increased trade in services, asserts the World Bank. Read more »
September 24, 2022
Rwanda: Govt Outlines Plans to Increase King Faisal Hospital's Profitability
The Government has said it is working on strategies to save King Faisal Hospital from losses and make its medical business profitable. Read more »
September 28, 2022
Rwanda: University of Kigali Appoints Professor Felix Maringe as Deputy Vice Chancellor-Academic
The Board of Promoters of University of Kigali (UoK) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Felix Maringe as Deputy Vice Chancellor (DVC) - Academic effective October… Read more »
September 30, 2022
East Africa: Smallholder Farmers Call for Better Management of Seeds
Africa is currently grappling with food crisis caused by a number of reasons, including the soaring fertilizer prices, extreme weather, and disruptions caused by the Covid-19… Read more »
October 01, 2022
Rwanda: International Translation Day - Local Translators Seek Regulatory Body
Local translators are seeking a regulatory body as a means to attain proper directives overseeing their services. Read more »
September 26, 2022
Rwanda: Genocide - Félicien Kabuga Trial to Begin on September 29
The Hague-based UN court will on Thursday September 29 commence the hearing of Genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga who faces different charges related to the 1994 Genocide… Read more »
September 28, 2022
Rwanda: World Tourism Day - Over 80 % of Local Tourism Businesses Recovered
Over 80 per cent of businesses in the tourism sector have recovered following the ease of the Covid-19 pandemic, said Ariella Kageruka, Head of Tourism and Conservation at Rwanda… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Rwanda: Prosecutors Pin Kabuga on Key Role in Genocide as Trial Begins
The Hague-based UN court, on Thursday September 29, commenced hearing the case of Félicien Kabuga, a key suspect of the Genocide against the Tutsi. Read more »
September 27, 2022
Rwanda: Kigali-Based Schools Upstaged in National Exams
Nine out of the top ten best performers in the Ordinary Level (O'level) and Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) in national examinations are from upcountry schools, according to… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Rwanda: Educationists Express Concern Over New School Feeding Programme
The Government's school feeding program that was announced mid this month, means that a pupil in nursery and primary school will get Rwf150 for a meal per day, which actors in the… Read more »
September 30, 2022
Rwanda: Kagame Holds Talks With Singaporean President, PM
President Paul Kagame on Friday, September 30, met with Singapore's top government officials including President Halima Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and discussed with… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Rwanda: Shisha Kibondo Porridge - How Fortified Flour Is 'Driving Down' Stunting Levels
In May 2017, two months after getting pregnant, Valentine Umuhoza, a resident of Nyaruguru District, started receiving Shisha Kibondo, a fortified grain flour offered for free to… Read more »
September 28, 2022
Rwanda: Ebola Virus Is Nearby. Time to Step Up Vigilance
The Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, September 27, declared the end of an Ebola outbreak that had re-emerged six weeks earlier in the country's North Kivu Province. Read more »
September 26, 2022
Africa: Calls Grow to Eliminate Malaria, Other Vector Borne Diseases
borne diseases pose a serious public health and economic burden to humanity and particularly to the African Region, officials said on Monday September 26, as a regional conference… Read more »
Rwanda: Gishwati Forest - Why Illegal Activities Persist Despite Conservation Efforts
Recent statistics indicate that about 150 people were arrested between August 2020 and September 2022 for illegal activities threatening Gishwati-Mukura National Park. Read more »
Rwanda: Bank of Kigali Donates Rwf30m for Construction of Menstrual Hygiene Room in Bugesera
Bank of Kigali (BK) has sponsored a youth-led organisation, Our Past Initiative, with over Rwf 30 million to construct and equip a menstrual hygiene room at Ngeruka Primary School,… Read more »
September 17, 2022
Rwanda: First Lady Kagame Renews Call to End Cervical Cancer
First Lady Jeannette Kagame has called for political will and commitment of medical professionals in the fight to end cervical cancer while in Sweden on September 16. Read more »
September 23, 2022
Rwanda: Umudugudu, the Heart of Rwanda's Governance
Last Sunday, I was witness to the communion of local leaders in my Kibaya Village and was left in awe! In awe of the abandon with which our voluntary local leaders give of… Read more »
September 27, 2022
Rwanda: Rib Hands Over $8,000 Stolen From Miss Rwanda 2012
The Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) on Tuesday, September 27, handed over $8,000 and Rwf350,700 to Miss Rwanda 2012 Aurore Mutesi Kayibanda, just days after she reported that her… Read more »
September 25, 2022
Rwanda: RwandAir Wins Three Accolades at World Airline Awards
RwandAir, the national carrier, has been voted the 'Best Airline Staff in Africa for the second time in a row at the 2022 World Airline Awards. Read more »
September 21, 2022
Rwanda: Prosecution Narrates How Bamporiki Was Caught Red-Handed as His Graft Trial Opens
Prosecutors have asked Nyarugenge Intermediate Court to jail suspended State Minister for Youth and Culture Edouard Bamporiki for 20 years and hand him a fine of Rwf200 million. Read more »
September 22, 2022
Rwanda: Rwanda's Contribution to Global Fund Increases By 30%
Rwanda, on Wednesday, September 21, pledged $3,250,000 towards replenishing the Global Fund, representing an increase of 30 percent of the country's contribution to the fund. Read more »
September 23, 2022
Rwanda: Rwanda Tightens Measures As Uganda Reports More Ebola Cases
The Ministry of Health has announced fresh measures to prevent Ebola virus from spilling over to Rwanda following recent cases reported in the neighbouring Uganda. Read more »
September 26, 2022
Rwanda: Now That Kabuga Is Finally in the Dock, Let Justice Be Seen to Be Served
Top genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga will finally appear in dock in The Hague this week to answer charges pertaining to his role in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Read more »