May 06
Rwanda: New Hospital Aims to Boost Healthcare Access and Medical Tourism
New Times
A collaborative effort between Rwanda and India is set to deliver a state-of-the-art hospital and medical college that will transform Busanza, a once rural locality of Kigali and… Read more »
Rwanda: Why Rwanda Is Attracting Increased Investments
New Times
For e-mobility company BasiGo, Rwanda is an ideal place for its investment. The firm has a commitment to delivering 200 electric buses to Rwanda by 2025, with an outlay of $40… Read more »
Rwanda: Radisson Blu & Kigali Convention Centre Pays Tribute to Genocide Victims, Calls for Fight Against Genocide Denial
New Times
Management and staff of Radisson Blu Hotel & Kigali Convention Centre and Park Inn by Radisson, on Friday, May 3, gathered at Gisozi Genocide Memorial site, to pay tribute to… Read more »
Africa: AU Vows to Safeguard Security Gains in Somalia Ahead of Troop Exit
New Times
A high-level delegation from the African Union Commission has wrapped up their assessment visit to Somalia by vowing to preserve the hard-won stabilization gains achieved so far,… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Names 'Sweet Spots' for National Digital Currency
New Times
The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) says it has completed an initial feasibility study that is expected to serve as a basis for deploying its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), a… Read more »
Rwanda: AU Condemns Attack On Camps of Internally Displaced Persons in Eastern DR Congo
New Times
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Amb Moussa Faki Mahamat, has condemned, in the strongest terms, the murderous bombardment of the camps of the internally displaced… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda's Leap Into Central Bank Digital Currency
New Times
Central Bank Digital currencies, which are a digital form of central bank-issued money, are being studied globally for their potential benefits ranging from preserving monetary… Read more »
Rwanda: Equipping Primary School Teachers With Laptops Is Key to Bridging Digital Divide
New Times
This past week, the government, through the Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB) announced that they would soon reinvigorate the programme to distribute laptop computers to various… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Rejects U.S. Blame for Attack On DRC Displaced Camp
Nile Post
The Rwandan government has rejected blame for Friday's attack on internally displaced people's camp in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma. Read more »
May 05
Rwanda: Rwanda Dismisses Reports On Camp Bombing in DR Congo
New Times
The government of Rwanda has dismissed reports from that the U.S. Department of State claiming that the country was behind the bombing of IDP (internally displaced people) camps… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Rejects Blame for IDP Camp Bombing in Goma, DRC [press release]
Rwanda Govt
The attempt by the U.S. Department of State in its statement of 4 May 2024, to immediately and without any investigation place blame on Rwanda for the loss of lives in the IDP… Read more »
Rwanda: 25,000 Primary School Teachers to Get Laptops
New Times
Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB) has announced plans to spend Rwf12 billion to distribute laptops to 25,000 primary school teachers. Read more »
May 04
Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Condemns Attacks On DR Congo Camps for Displaced People
DW
The State Deparment suggested Rwanda or the M23 rebel group were responsible for the deadly attacks in the North Kivu province. Read more »
May 03
Rwanda: Is the Proposed East African Single Currency a Pipe Dream?
New Times
Countries in the East African Community (EAC) want to adopt a single currency as part of the broader plans to integrate under a single market, and ultimately one region that trades… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: On Condemning the Attack On an Internally Displaced Persons Camp in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [document]
State Department
The United States strongly condemns the attack today from Rwanda Defense Forces (RDF) and M23 positions on the Mugunga camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in eastern… Read more »
Rwanda: Govt Calls On Legal Experts to Support Global Treaties On Plastic Waste
New Times
The Minister of Environment, Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya, has urged environmental legal experts in Central Africa to familiarise themselves with key international environmental… Read more »
Rwanda: A Closer Look At Practices, Challenges of Waste Management
New Times
Efforts to sort waste at the household level have made significant strides in recent years, driven by growing awareness of environmental issues and the need for sustainable waste… Read more »
Rwanda: Breaking Colonial Military Myths in Rwanda
New Times
Who would've guessed? If you've been pumping out your chest in the belief that you are no longer captive to remnants of colonial legacy military myths, perish the thought! Read more »
East Africa: To Achieve Single Currency, EAC Must Move From Words to Action
New Times
Members are today, Friday, May 3, concluding a week-long meeting in Juba, South Sudan, which brought together central bankers from the East African Community (EAC) to discuss how… Read more »
May 02
Rwanda: Rwandan Armed Forces' Shop to Get Investment Powers in New Bill
New Times
Rwanda armed forces' shop (AFOS) has been granted authority to make investments under a bill that was passed by the Lower House on May 2. According to the Ministry of Defence, the… Read more »
Rwanda: Bill On NGOs - Civil Society Asks for Clarity On Operating Budget Clause
New Times
A clause in a draft law governing non-governmental organisations (NGOs) which proposes that such entities must not exceed 20 per cent of their operating budget in programmes that… Read more »
Rwanda: Defence Minister Elaborates On New Medical Health Service in RDF
New Times
Defence minister Juvenal Marizamunda has said that the establishment of the new Medical Health Service unit in the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) is part of efforts to build the… Read more »
Rwanda: May 2, 1994 - Tutsi Massacre Plot At Hôtel Des Mille Collines Thwarted By French Intervention
New Times
On May 2, 1994, amidst the ongoing Genocide against the Tutsi, the killers' government aimed to carry out a massacre of Tutsi sheltering at Hôtel des Mille Collines in… Read more »
Rwanda: Flood Warning Issued for Rwandans Living Near Rivers Amid Heavy Rains
Independent (Kampala)
The Rwandan agency in charge of water resources has warned that heavy rains pounding the country are likely to cause some rivers to burst their banks and flood surrounding… Read more »
May 01
Rwanda: UK Detaining Asylum-Seekers for Deportation to Rwanda
VOA
Britain has detained an unspecified number of migrants for deportation to Rwanda under its new immigration policy, government officials said Wednesday. Read more »