Elisee Mpirwa
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Rwanda, Singapore boost ties in aviation, investment
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente and Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister, Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Thursday witnessed the signing of bilateral agreements in aviation and investment promotion. The signing ceremony took place in the Prime Minister’s office in Kigali. The aviation agreement was signed by Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye, the Rwandan Minister of State for Transport and Koh Poh Koon,… → Read More
Inside Kacyiru Skate Park; a hub of child empowerment
THE lush greenery and serene neighbourhood creates the ideal conditions to take a stroll and meditate without any distraction. But as I walk closer to an open park, deafening noise from children cuts short the quietness. → Read More
UK Minister for Africa visits Rwanda
The United Kingdom’s minister for Africa, Rory Stewart is in Rwanda for his first official visit to the country, according to the kingdom’s High Commission. → Read More
Microfinance umbrella boss remanded over rape
Bwishyura Primary Court in Karongi District on Thursday remanded for 30 days John Peter Rwema, the executive director of the Association of Microfinance Institutions in Rwanda (AMIR), for alleged rape. → Read More
Prosecution links ex-FAR officer exiled in France to armed group in DR Congo
In the ongoing pre-detention hearing involving nine suspects linked to an irregular armed group, prosecution said Thursday they are investigating a certain Major Faustin Ntilikina, an ex-FAR exiled in France. → Read More
First wild rhino born in Rwanda in over a decade
The first wild rhino calf to be born in Rwanda in over a decade has been confirmed by authorities at Akagera National Park, four months after 18 eastern black rhinoceroses were reintroduced into the park from South Africa. → Read More
Kibeho-made sports balls to hit local market
One local company is introducing locally-made leather soccer balls on the national market with view to take the new product beyond the borders and across the oceans. → Read More
New bypasses to ease Kigali traffic
In nine months, construction of Kigali bypasses will be complete, creating alternate routes for motorists and easing traffic in the city. → Read More
How 3D-printed prosthetics will help the disabled cope on job market
Fablab Rwanda, a fabrication factory will start printing prosthetics using the latest 3D printing technology to help people who have lost limbs, hands or legs. 3D printing technology is a process of making a physical object from a three-dimensional digital model, typically by laying down many thin layers of a material in succession. → Read More
Kagame appoints new Prime Minister
President Paul Kagame on Wednesday appointed Edouard Ngirente as the new Prime Minister, according to a statement from the Office of the President. An economist, Ngirente has been a senior advisor to the Executive Director of the World Bank in Washington DC. Ngirente is due to be sworn in at parliament on Wednesday afternoon. → Read More
Victims of croc attacks to get compensation
Families who lost loved ones to the recent crocodile attacks will be compensated by the Special Guarantee Fund. → Read More
US based pharmaceutical sets up first subsidiary in Rwanda
L.E.A.F. Pharmaceuticals LLC, a global pharmaceutical company, announced Wednesday it is setting foot in Rwanda. The parent firm is located in the historic area of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, USA, with a mission to discover, develop and commercialise innovative and safe therapies for cancer. → Read More
Rwanda commiserates with Burkina-Faso after terror attack
Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and Government spokesperson, Louise Mushikiwabo, has commiserated with the people of Burkina-Faso following a grisly terror attack on Sunday in the capital Ouagadougou. → Read More
RRA, CMU-Africa unveil applications to enhance data science in tax administration
Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)-Africa yesterday unveiled five apps designed to improve tax administration. → Read More
PHOTOS: High turn up as Diaspora cast their vote
By midday Rwandan time, most members of the Rwandan community living in the Diaspora had cast their vote in the ongoing presidential elections. The Diaspora members are voting a day to the national election is expected to take place on Friday August 4. → Read More
MPs query essence of reward for whistleblowers as spelt in new Bill
Legislators on Monday passed, inprinciple, a draft amendment of the law on the protection of whistleblowers, although 14 lawmakers abstained while two voted against it. → Read More
Belgium to host 2017 edition of Rwanda Day
Thousands of Rwandans living in Belgium and around Europe and beyond are expected to converge in Brussels on Saturday to meet with President Kagame for Rwandan Diaspora community engagement, Rwanda Day. The development was confirmed by the head of Rwanda Diaspora in Belgium, Pulchérie Nyinawase, who said that preparations are in high gear to ensure a successful weekend event. → Read More
[PHOTOS]: Involve inmates in income generating activities, Murekezi advises African prisons chiefs
Prime Minister Anastase Murekezi yesterday opened the fourth biennial conference of African Correctional Services Association (ACSA), in Kigali urging prisons chiefs to involve inmates in income generating activities. → Read More
Govt saves Rwf125 million it was wasting on foreign trips
The Government has saved Rwf125 million so far during the 2016/17 financial year following a decision to reduce foreign trips by public servants. The Minister in the Office of the President, Venantie Tugireyezu, revealed this, yesterday, at a news conference called to brief journalists about the 14th Leadership Retreat, which closed on Thursday at the Rwanda Defence Force Combat Training Centre… → Read More