August 10, 2022
Rwanda: Bugesera FC Appoint New Captain Ahead of New Season
Bugesera FC have named three players who will lead the team in the new season as the club hopes to finish in the top half of the league table. Read more »
Rwanda: Gasogi to Get Support From City of Kigali
The City of Kigali has announced that, effective with the 2022/23 season, Gasogi United will be among clubs they support in the Rwanda premier league. Read more »
August 09, 2022
Rwanda: Rwanda Loses Over Rwf800 Billion Annually Due to Soil Erosion - New Report
MORE THAN 745,000 hectares of agricultural land in Rwanda potentially loses its topsoil every year, a new report shows, adding that the country loses more than Rwf800 billion… Read more »
Rwanda: Driver's Licences for Automatic Vehicles to Be Issued Next Year
The use of cars with automatic transmissions during driving tests, to acquire a driver's license, has been provided for in the draft law governing road traffic. Read more »
August 10, 2022
Rwanda: Illegal Mining Threatens Gishwati-Mukura National Park
Districts that border Gishwati-Mukura National Park have said that fresh measures are being tightened to crack down on illegal mining activities that threaten the protected forest. Read more »
Rwanda: How Soil Erosion is Posing a Threat on Food Security
In the last three farming seasons (over a year's time), farmers grouped under IABM - a cooperative mainly growing maize in Muhanga District, Southern Province, saw 28 hectares of… Read more »
Rwanda: Experts Meet in Kigali to Influence Change on Current Global Issues
Participants from more than 50 countries including policymakers, industry experts, academics, and investors are meeting in Kigali to deliberate and devise solutions of sustainable… Read more »
Rwanda: New Coding School to Open in Muhanga as Govt Looks to Increase Engineers
Following a successful operation of Rwanda's first elite coding school in Nyabihu District, the government has announced plans to build four more centres of excellence in a bid to… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Seeks to Increase Birth and Death Registration
Rwanda is seeking to increase birth and death registration to 95 and 90 per cent respectively. Read more »
Rwanda: Govt Earmarks Rwf800 Million for Street Vendors
The government through the Local Administrative Entities Development Agency (LODA), has set aside Rwf800m to help street vendors in the City of Kigali formalise their business… Read more »
August 08, 2022
Rwanda: Volcano Bus Company Takes on Some Kigali City Routes
The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) has given Volcano Limited a green light to start operating new routes in the City of Kigali which is expected to curb the public… Read more »
Rwanda: Kenyans in Rwanda Gear Up for Elections
Kenyans will on Tuesday, August 9 head to polling centres to elect their next President replacing incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta who has finished his constitutionally-allowed two terms. Read more »
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 06, 2022
East Africa: East African Community Deploys 52 Observers for Kenya Election
The East African Community (EAC) has deployed 15 election observation teams to observe Kenya's general election set for Tuesday, August 9. Read more »
August 08, 2022
Rwanda: Kigali City Wetlands Could Generate Over U.S.$155 Million Annually - Study
The implementation of Kigali City wetland master plan would generate over $155 million annually, a new study has found. Read more »
Rwanda: Defender Patrick Umwungeri Calls Time On Football Career
Bugesera Football Club and former Amavubi center-back Patrick Umwungeri has retired from playing football, a career in which he has spent more than 12 years. Read more »
August 07, 2022
Rwanda: APR Targets Domestic Double After Unveiling Seven New Players
APR football club have set sights on winning the league and Peace Cup next season after unveiling seven new players ahead of the 2022/23 national football league which kicks off on… Read more »
August 05, 2022
Rwanda: Changes in Grading System as Govt Sets New Examination Guidelines
The new ministerial instructions governing national examinations have changed some features regarding the grading system. Read more »
Rwanda: New Bill Seeks to Add Degree Requirement for Rwandan Members - EALA
Government has tabled a bill that seeks to introduce a university degree as a requirement for candidates for Rwanda's Members of The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). Read more »
August 08, 2022
Rwanda: Rayon Sports Part Ways With Kevin Muhire
Rwandan football giants Rayon Sports have announced that Kevin Muhire is leaving the club with the midfielder considering his future elsewhere. Read more »
August 07, 2022
Rwanda: Why Joint Venture to Develop Bugesera Special Economic Zone is Timely
The government of Rwanda and ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms (ARISE IIP) , a Pan-African company that designs, develops, finances, conceives and operates industrial… Read more »
Rwanda: Fuel Prices Continue to Rise Despite Govt Subsidies
The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) has increased pump prices for gasoline and diesel, attributing the changes to instability of petroleum products on the global… Read more »
Rwanda: C'wealth Games - Rwanda Lose to Australia in Beach Volleyball Semi-Finals
Saturday Rwanda 0-2 Australia Read more »
August 05, 2022
Rwanda: Hepatitis - Rwanda on Course to Reach Last Mile
The first time Alice Mukabalisa, 53, discovered that she had hepatitis was when she went to take a vaccination shot in 2018. Read more »
Rwanda: Upcountry Commuters Decry Poor Transportation Services
Marie Claudine, a resident in Gasabo District, recently had to jump through hoops to secure a bus ticket in order to attend an emergency back home in Gisenyi. Read more »