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Rwanda: Electoral Body to Go Ahead With Grassroots Polls Despite Covid-19
New Times, 30 November 2020
The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has set the local government elections to begin on February 6 and conclude on March 2, after the calendar was approved by a cabinet meeting. Read more »
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Rwanda: Covid-19 Revealed Huge Untapped Opportunities - PM Ngirente
New Times, 18 November 2020
Prime Minister Édouard Ngirente said that though Covid-19 has undoubtedly severely disrupted the global economy, the pandemic revealed huge untapped opportunities in Rwanda. Read more »
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Rwanda: Rwanda's Prisons Hit Hard By Covid-19
East African, 17 November 2020
Rwanda's coronavirus infections have been increasing, with prisons becoming a hotspot for new infections and deaths. Read more »
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Rwanda: Covid-19 - Correctional Service Reassures on Safety of Inmates
New Times, 12 November 2020
Rwanda Correctional Service (RCS) has allayed fears regarding the safety of inmates in different prisons in the country, following cases of Covid-19 that were reported in at least… Read more »
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Rwanda: Covid-19 - Minister Shyaka Warns of Another Lockdown
New Times, 9 November 2020
Local government Minister Anastase Shyaka has warned of dire consequences, including a possible lockdown as violation of government measures put in place to control the spread of… Read more »
Rwanda's Local Govt Polls to Go Ahead Despite Covid-19 Concerns
The National Electoral Commission has set the local government elections to begin on February 6 and conclude on March 2, 2021, after the calendar was approved by a cabinet meeting. The Executive Secretary for the NEC, Charles Munyaneza, has said that the current grassroots leaders will end their terms in office in 2021. Grassroots leaders have a five-year term and the current ones started theirs in 2016, ending in February 2021. Earlier, the electoral body expressed concerns over the feasibility of the polls with the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic.
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Public transport will resume with buses operating at full capacity for seated passengers and at 50% for standing passengers, after a spike in Covid-19 cases saw the service ... Read more »
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Rwanda's bi-monthly mass physical sports exercise and car-free day were among activities which were suspended in March 2020, to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic after ... Read more »
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The city has announced tough penalties that include fines and detention for non-compliance of directives meant to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Traders and service ... Read more »
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The healh ministry is testing whether community-based management of Covid-19 is feasible in the country. Even though there has not been reports of the country's healthcare system ... Read more »
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Transportation between provinces and the capital Kigali as well as motorcycle passenger services, which had reportedly been scheduled to resume on June 1, will remain closed until ... Read more »
