December 05, 2022
Rwanda: Activists Call for More Awareness About HIV Exposure Drugs
Activists in the fight against HIV/AIDs say there is need for more efforts to make people aware of Pre and post exposure prophylaxis (PEP and PrEP), a medication taken to prevent… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda to Increase Milk Production By 34% to Satisfy Market Demand
Rwanda will be producing 1,250,000 tonnes of milk every year by 2024, so as to satisfy milk demand. The increment represents a 33.9 per cent compared to the current production,… Read more »
Rwanda: Poland to Open Embassy in Rwanda
Pawel Jablonski, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland on Monday announced that his country will soon establish an embassy in Kigali, thanks in part to the growing… Read more »
December 04, 2022
Rwanda: Activists Raise Alarm Over Increasing Femicide Cases
Activists and Champions against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Rwanda and other countries have recommended mechanisms for the early detection of women who are affected by violence,… Read more »
Senegal: Senegal Face England in Dicey Round of 16 Duel
It will be a battle of the Lions on Sunday, December 4, when the Teranga Lions of Senegal lock horns with the Three Lions of England in the round of 16 game of the ongoing 2022… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda, Egypt Dominate Day 1 of FIBA 3x3 Africa Cup 2022
Rwanda's men and Egypt women each won their respective opening games on Saturday, December 3, to start the FIBA 3x3 Africa Cup 2022 campaign in Cairo, Egypt, on an impressive note. Read more »
Rwanda: Are Literary Cafés in Schools the Key to Stronger Reading Culture?
A l iterary café has for years acted as a useful heuristic device for people to find out how writers make sense of social and cultural phenomena by exploring their literary… Read more »
Rwanda: Youth Urged to Break Silence On Mental Health Issues
Aimable Twahirwa, Director General of Culture Promotion at the Ministry of Youth and Culture (MINIYOUTH) has urged young people to break silence on mental health issues because it… Read more »
December 03, 2022
Rwanda: GBV - Activists Call for Inclusivity of People Living With Disability
Activists have called for inclusivity of people living with disability, especially women, in fighting against Gender Based Violence (GBV). Read more »
Rwanda: PM Lays Out Plan for Export Trade
The government is set to establish an electronic commerce (e-commerce) policy and its implementation strategies to boost technology use in business. Read more »
Rwanda: Outstanding Filmmakers Awarded as Mashariki African Film Festival Closes
It was pomp and glamour as outstanding filmmakers with the best works showcased at the just-concluded eighth edition of Mashariki African Film Festival returned home with some… Read more »
Rwanda: New WB Report Says Remittances to Rwanda on Steady Rise
Rwandans living and working abroad have sent remittances worth $469 million to the country, representing a 3.9 per cent share of Gross Domestic Product in 2022. Read more »
Rwanda: Remittances to Rwanda Hit U.S.$469 Million in 2022 - Report
Rwandans living and working abroad have sent remittances worth $469 million to the country, representing a 3.9 per cent share of Gross Domestic Product in 2022. Read more »
Rwanda: Cycling - Ferwacy Announces Three Races Before Year End
The Rwanda Cycling Federation has released the schedule of three races in December, to wrap up the cycling year. Read more »
Rwanda: RGB Deputy Chief Executive Trial Starts Next Week
Nyarugenge Intermediate Court will on Tuesday, December 6 start the substantive hearing trial of Emmanuel Nibishaka, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Rwanda Governance Board… Read more »
Rwanda: Govt Highlights Strategies to Boost e-Commerce, Global Trade
The government is set to establish an electronic commerce (e-commerce) policy and its implementation strategies to boost technology use in business. Read more »
December 01, 2022
Rwanda: How Smartphones Are Boosting Healthcare in Kayonza
Athanase Karemangingo, a community health care worker in Kayonza district, says he monitors 105 households in his village of Karama, Nyamirama sector. Read more »
Rwanda: In Understanding the DRC Security Crisis, Distance Is a Factor
The reemergence of the M23 group in eastern Democratic Republic of Cong after a decade of inaction has, once more, raised heated debate about Congo's security fiasco in the region.… Read more »
Rwanda: Why Sports Bodies Need Anti-Sexual Harassment Policies
As Rwanda's sports sector grows, there is need for sports organisations to develop anti-sexual harassment policies, officials say. Read more »
November 30, 2022
Rwanda: Civil Society Seek More Citizen Participation in Setting Tax
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have called on the Government to consider more participation of citizens in the process to set taxes so that they are based on their capacity to… Read more »
November 28, 2022
East Africa: DR Congo Crisis - Nairobi Peace Talks Get Underway
The third round of peace talks between the DR Congo government and multiple armed groups are finally taking place today in Nairobi after being postponed two times. Read more »
Rwanda: City of Kigali to Restore Drainage to Cope With Floods
The City of Kigali is set to rehabilitate two drainages every year to reduce the effects of floods, The New Times has established. Read more »
Rwanda: Businesses Call for Smooth Transition to End Plastic Pollution
The business sector has called for the development of a comprehensive and coordinated policy framework to enable more conducive conditions for investments in infrastructure,… Read more »
Rwanda: Over Rwf11 Billion Saved Through Mediation Mechanisms - Judiciary
Reports from the judiciary indicate that the monetary value of cases that were successfully resolved through mediation rather than litigation amounted to over Rwf11billlion. Read more »
Rwanda: Kalibata Feted By Prince Albert II of Monaco
The president of Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Agnes Kalibata has been recognised by Prince Albert II of Monaco for leading efforts towards Africa's food… Read more »