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Rwanda: Police Reportedly Shot Dead 2 For 'Defying COVID-19 Lockdown Orders'
allAfrica, 26 March 2020
Police shot and killed two people for defying lockdown orders imposed by the government to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to Bloomberg. Read more »
Rwandan Police Shoot, Kill 2 for Breaching COVID-19 Lockdown
The two men were allegedly involved in a tussle with police officers, a police spokesperson has said. The country became the first on the continent to order a total shutdown because of COVID-19, banning all unnecessary movement outside homes, for an initial two weeks.
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Rwanda: COVID-19 - Agriculture Activities Continue During Lockdown
New Times, 26 March 2020
The Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources has issued instructions aimed at helping farmers get needed services amid the coronavirus lockdown. Read more »
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Rwanda: Local Govt Minister - Compliance Key to Confronting COVID-19
New Times, 26 March 2020
The Ministry of Local Governance on Wednesday, March 25, said that confronting COVID-19 requires citizens to obey precautionary measures set by the Government. Read more »
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Rwanda: Rwanda Confirms One New Case of Coronavirus
New Times, 26 March 2020
Rwanda on Wednesday recorded one new coronavirus case, taking the total number of those infected to 41 in the country. Read more »
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Rwanda: COVID-19 Lockdown - Government Takes to Distance Learning
New Times, 25 March 2020
The Ministry of Education has made all the e-learning platforms accessible to students free of charge in a bid to facilitate homeschooling amidst the ongoing lockdown over… Read more »
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Rwanda: Kagame, Trudeau Engage on Curbing COVID-19
New Times, 25 March 2020
President Paul Kagame and Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, on Wednesday held talks virtually on measures to curb the global Coronavirus pandemic. Read more »
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Rwanda: COVID-19 - Bankers Clarify on the Temporary Closure of Some Branches
New Times, 25 March 2020
The Rwanda Bankers Association and the Central Bank have clarified their stance on the temporary closure of some of their branches during the Coronavirus containment period. Read more »
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Rwanda: 12 Arrested for Consuming Illicit Brew, Using Shared Straws
New Times, 25 March 2020
Twelve people in Ngoma, Kayonza, Gatsibo, Huye, Nyanza, Nyaruguru and Rutsiro districts were this week arrested by Police having been found with a combined 1,910 litres of assorted… Read more »
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Rwanda: Musanze Bar Owners, Clients Fined for Violating Lockdown
New Times, 25 March 2020
Two bar owners from Musanze District and over a dozen patrons have been fined over resisting the Government directive imposing a lockdown on all activities apart from those… Read more »
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Rwanda: Rwanda's Bourse Remains Resilient to COVID-19 Shocks, Doubles Trade Volumes
East African, 21 March 2020
The Rwanda stock market has shown resilience in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic and remained stable, even performing better in some indices compared to the same time last year. Read more »
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Rwanda: COVID-19 - Airtel Offers Free Text Messaging Service to 'Keep Public Connected'
New Times, 20 March 2020
All Airtel customers can now send and receive text messages on the network with zero charges, Airtel Rwanda has announced Friday. Read more »
InFocus
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Rwanda has become the first country on the continent to order a total shutdown because of the novel coronavirus. All unnecessary movements outside the home have been banned for an ... Read more »
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According to the Ministry of Health, the identified new cases are a 34-year-old Rwandan who arrived from South Sudan on March 6, and his 36-year-old brother who arrived from Fiji ... Read more »
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World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has announced that COVID-19 is a pandemic. He says the hope is that the announcement will focus governments on ... Read more »
