October 17
Rwanda: Minister Highlights Priority Areas to Boost Rwanda's Creative Economy
New Times
For the growth of the creative economy, Rwanda is prioritizing four areas of investments and cultural development, including capacity-building, infrastructure, funding, and… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's DP Gachagua Falls Ill, Takes No Stand At Senate but Trial Continues
New Times
Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was on Thursday, October 17, admitted to a hospital in the capital, Nairobi, according to reports from the country. Read more »
Rwanda: King Yuhi V Musinga's Reign Was Marred By Rebellion and Questions of Legitimacy
New Times
Yuhi V Musinga reigned from 1897 to 1931, a period that was marked by both internal and external challenges to his rule. His enthronement took place at Runda, near Gihara, in what… Read more »
Rwanda: Comedian Kibonge Opens Up On His Secret Battle With Childhood Illness
New Times
Emmanuel Mugisha, better known by his stage name Clapton Kibonge, is a multitalented comedian with a career spanning over a decade in the industry. Read more »
Rwanda: Ecobank Empowers African SMEs By Unlocking Opportunities Through AfCFTA
New Times
Ecobank is enhancing its support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to leverage the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) by tackling key challenges and seizing… Read more »
Rwanda: What $10m Agri-Biotech Programme Means for Rwanda [analysis]
New Times
Farmers and agriculture sector leaders have said they expect a new five-year scheme called Rwanda Agricultural Biotechnology Program, to support improvement in crop productivity,… Read more »
Rwanda: APR Women Shift Focus On Volleyball League Title Defense
New Times
After winning the 2024 Nyerere International Volleyball tournament in Moshi, Tanzania, APR women volleyball club have now turned their focus on retaining the domestic league title. Read more »
Rwanda: What Next After Closure of Nyamirambo Cemetery?
New Times
The City of Kigali has directed residents to use alternative burial sites following the closure of Nyamirambo cemetery in Nyarugenge District. Read more »
Rwanda: Road to Afcon 2025 - Amavubi's Win Over Benin Left Group D Wide Open
New Times
1 victory over Benin at Amahoro Stadium on Tuesday, October 15, left Group D of the AFCON 2025 qualifiers wide open as each of the four teams in the pool has a fair chance of… Read more »
October 16
Rwanda: Rwanda Begins World's First Clinical Trial for Marburg Virus Disease Treatment
New Times
Rwanda has launched the world's first clinical trial for Marburg virus disease treatment, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced late Tuesday, October 15. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Faces Economic Strain As Countries Mull Travel Restrictions
Business Day Africa
Countries imposing travel and trade restrictions on Rwanda over the Marburg virus outbreak could severely impact the nation's economy and public health response, despite the World… Read more »
Africa: WHO Africa Chief Lauds Rwanda's 'Swift' Response to Marburg Outbreak
New Times
World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Moeti on Wednesday, October 16, visited Marburg outbreak response sites in Kigali and thanked Rwandan… Read more »
Rwanda: Global Fund Approves U.S.$5 Million for Rwanda's Mpox Response, Expands Emergency Support Across the African Continent
Global Fund
To respond to the mpox outbreak spreading in Africa, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) has approved additional funding for Rwanda and… Read more »
October 15
Rwanda: EU Needs to Demand Proof Rwanda Will End Torture in Prisons
HRW
"Yordani, as in the Jordan river. That's where they put prisoners and beat them," a former prisoner in Rwanda told Human Rights Watch. In the New Testament, John the Baptist was… Read more »
Rwanda: Marburg Outbreak Response - Rwanda's Key Lessons in Tackling Public Health Crises
New Times
Rwanda has emerged as one of the models of effective management of public health crises. Through its national pandemic prevention strategy - applied during Covid-19, Mpox, and… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Nduhungirehe Lays Out Three Steps to End DR Congo Security Crisis
New Times
Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has laid out three steps that could put an end to the security crisis in neighbouring DR Congo. Read more »
East Africa: Rwanda, EAC Vow to Promote Trade Ties
New Times
The East African Business Council (EABC), East African Community (EAC) Secretariat and the Government of Rwanda have declared a commitment to boost intra-EAC trade as well as trade… Read more »
Rwanda: Investors Look to Exploit Rwanda's Popular Twin Lakes
New Times
Investors are increasingly eyeing tourism and hospitality projects along Rwanda's twin lakes of Ruhondo and Burera, aiming to transform the area into a vibrant tourism hub, The New… Read more »
Rwanda: Medics Praise Starlink Internet for Enhancing Service Delivery in Health Centres
New Times
Healthcare providers in various parts of Rwanda have lauded the impact of Starlink internet, introduced on a pilot basis in June 2023, for improving service delivery and easing… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda's Tomato Exports Surge As Agricultural Innovations Take Root
New Times
Rwanda's tomato exports for the fiscal year 2023-2024 reached 13.7 million kilograms, generating an impressive revenue of $13.8 million, according to the National Agricultural… Read more »
Rwanda: Mbonyi Takes Regional Music Tour to Tanzania
New Times
Rwanda's gospel star Israel Mbonyi is not planning to rest anytime soon this year as he already set Tanzania as his next stop for his East African music tour. Read more »
