Régis Umurengezi
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Rwandan students to benefit from €31m German employability fund
University students from across the country are set to benefit from a project that seeks to nurture their employability skills and expose their potential to the labour market both in the country and at the international level. Dubbed African Centre for Career Enhancement and Skills Support (ACCESS), the project was virtually unveiled on Tuesday with prospective beneficiaries following… → Read More
Musanze court quashes lawsuit filed against law-enforcement agencies
Musanze Intermediate Court on Tuesday threw out a case filed against law-enforcement agencies that had been filed by four grassroots leaders and security personnel attached to District Administration Security Support Organ (DASSO), all operating in Musanze District. The defendants in the case were Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB), Rwanda National Police (RNP) and National Public Prosecution… → Read More
Musanze: New twist as law-enforcement agencies are dragged to court
Musanze Intermediate Court is set to rule on a lawsuit against law-enforcement organs filed by four grassroots leaders and security personnel attached to District Administration Security Support Organ (DASSO) in Musanze District. The defendants in the case are Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB), Rwanda National Police (RNP) and National Public Prosecution Authority (NPPA). The plaintiffs are… → Read More
Musanze man on the run for alleged homicide
Security organs in Musanze District are searching for a man suspected to have killed a local security officer from Gahama Village Gakoro Cell, Gacaca Sector in the district. The victim has been identified as Mutuyimana, the only name found on his identification documents. The suspect, also identified by a single name of Uwiringiyimana, is 27 years, who is also a security officer in Murora… → Read More
COVID-19: Transport group, Butaro Hospital support vulnerable families in Rubavu District
The Rwanda Association of Passenger Transport (ATPR) and Butaro Hospital on Thursday donated food and money to vulnerable residents in Rubavu and Burera Districts respectively. The transport Association gave four tons of foodstuffs that included two tons of rice and two tons of maize flours while staff of Butaro Hospital in Burera District raised Rwf450,000 to support 28 most vulnerable… → Read More
Food prices stable in Kigali, fall in upcountry districts
Two weeks into nationwide coronavirus lockdown, prices for most basic food items in many upcountry districts have dropped – some significantly – while they have generally remained stable in the capital Kigali. Traders attribute this to the fact that this is harvest season for some essential foodstuff and fewer shoppers at major markets thanks to the lockdown. In the City of Kigali, The New Times… → Read More
Musanze District vice mayor arrested over spouse assault
Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has confirmed having in custody Augustin Ndabereye, the vice mayor in charge of economic development in Musanze District. The vice mayor is accused of assaulting his wife on Thursday night, leaving her with multiple bodily injuries over a yet to be known reason, according to accounts from family and neighbors. The incident took place at the couple’s matrimonial… → Read More
When university graduates turn to vocational training and it pays off
When Saphia Mukagasana graduated from University of Lay Adventists of Kigali (UNILAK) in 2016, her efforts to secure a job were fruitless. “I tried (to look for a job) but I failed. It was, perhaps, because there are many graduates competition for few jobs on the market,” says Mukagasana, who holds a bachelor’s degree in Economic Science and Management. Frustrated by the challenges in the job… → Read More
Local start-ups to benefit from African German Entrepreneurship summer course
University students from Germany, Ghana and Rwanda with best entrepreneurial prototypes are set to meet in Rwanda for a two-week intensive summer course that seeks to expose their projects to international market. The summer school will be hosted in the Musanze-based Ruhengeri Institute of Applied Sciences (INES) from August 5th with 30 students expected to attend. Participating institutions… → Read More
50 Genocide convicts apologise to survivors in Rubavu District
Fifty convicts of the Genocide against the Tutsi currently serving varying prison terms in Rubavu Prison have asked for forgiveness from survivors and community for their involvement in the 1994 Genocide. The event took place on Thursday at Petit Séminaire Nyundo playground in Nyundo Sector attracting thousands of residents from different parts of Rubavu District. The convicts said they were… → Read More
FEATURED: Horizon SOPYRWA celebrates farmers' day
Horizon SOPYRWA, a subsidiary of Horizon Group, has celebrated its annual pyrethrum farmers’ day by rewarding best farmers and cooperatives from Northern and Western Provinces. The colorful event was celebrated on February 13, in Musanze District with hundreds of farmers from Musanze and Burera districts, Northern Province, gathered at Rushubi playground in Kinigi sector. The same event was also… → Read More
Apprenticeship programme has become a lifeline for vulnerable youth
The apprentices are currently undertaking a year-long training in food processing, fashion, as well as beauty, which involves hairdressing, manicure and pedicure. → Read More
Musanze: Farmer grows Irish potatoes without using soil
A few metres off the Musanze-Kinigi highway, near Kinigi trading centre in Nyange Sector of Musanze District, lies a house in which Irish potatoes are grown. The house stands out because it contains some unique farming systems to multiply Irish potato seeds. Some of the machines used by Karegeya to feed nutrients to Irish potatoes that he grows in the aeroponic screenhouse It is here that… → Read More
Continental crisis management training starts at Rwanda Peace Academy
While different actors may have specific and specialised roles in the crisis cycle at a given peace keeping ground, it is important that they train together, exercise together and carry out joint planning and analysis for the mission to be successful. This was the message from Col. Jill Rutaremara, the Director of Rwanda Peace Academy, at the opening of a week-long training on African Integrated… → Read More