Julius Bizimungu
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Africa: Leaders Commit to Reduce Internet Cost By 50%
African leaders under the Smart Africa Alliance on Monday, December 7, committed to bring down the cost of the internet in their countries under an ambitious project that will be implemented starting next year. → Read More
Rwanda: Pandemic Shows Connectivity is Not a Luxury, Kagame Says
President Paul Kagame has emphasised the need to accelerate digital connectivity, saying that the Covid-19 pandemic has shown that it is not a luxury. → Read More
Rwanda Seeks to Turn Around Manufacturing Amid Covid-19
Analysis - Manufacturers operating in Rwanda currently produce below capacity, lack skilled labour, grapple with high cost of raw materials, and access to working capital is problematic. → Read More
Africa: Let's Not Ask What Can Be Done for Africa, Kagame Tells Europe
President Paul Kagame has said the idea of always asking what should be done for Africa does not help the continent, but rather emphasized it was important to have mutual understanding between Europe and Africa. → Read More
Rwanda: Kagame Calls for Equitable Distribution of Covid-19 Vaccine
President Paul Kagame has told global leaders that the world should come together in the fight to end the Covid-19 pandemic through equitable distribution of vaccines. → Read More
Rwanda: A Guide to U.S. Elections As Americans Go to the Polls
On November 3, Americans across the world head to the polls in an election that pits incumbent President Donald Trump against former Vice President Joe Biden. → Read More
ASSAR: A look at Rwanda’s insurance sector
Rwanda Insurers Association (ASSAR) earlier this month received new leadership, including the chairperson of the board Annie Nibishaka, who’s also the Managing Director of UAP Insurance Rwanda. The new leadership comes at a time the insurance sector is undergoing several reforms that have seen the sector register significant growth in the past two to three years. As Daniel Muhimuzi Mugisha, the… → Read More
Rwanda: Dutch Police Arrests Genocide Suspect Mugenzi
The Dutch Police's International Crimes Team has arrested a 71-year-old genocide suspect of whom reports from the Netherlands indicate is Joseph Mugenzi. → Read More
Rwanda Among Forbes '20 Best Places to Travel in 2021'
Rwanda has made it to the Forbes' list of top 20 best destinations to travel to in 2021. → Read More
Rwanda among Forbes ‘20 Best Places To Travel in 2021’
Rwanda has made it to the Forbes’ list of top 20 best destinations to travel to in 2021. Every year Forbes brings together a team of experts to rank top 20 world’s best destinations that tourists can visit. This year, like last year, Rwanda made it to that list. The country was chosen by Julie Danziger, the cofounder and managing partner at Embark Beyond, a luxury travel advisory firm. This year… → Read More
Africa: Tech Investments Will Drive Continent's Future
President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, October 21, made case for increased investment in technology, saying it will drive Africa's transformation and the world's future. → Read More
Rwanda: Possible Nyiragongo Eruption Pauses Limited Risk to Rwanda
A recent revelation by scientists showed that there is a high possibility that Nyiragongo volcano, situated in the Virunga Massif between the Democratic of Congo and Rwanda, could erupt in the near future. → Read More
Rwanda: What Production of Medical Cannabis Means for the Rwandan Economy
Some know it as cannabis, while others know it as marijuana or weed, especially because it has been trendy in pop-culture music and because it has been immortalized in western films. → Read More
What next for Burundian militants captured in Rwanda?
A group of 19 armed militants who were captured on Rwandan territory by the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) were paraded this week in Ruheru sector in Nyaruguru District. The militants who claimed to be members of RED Tabara, an armed group which has been fighting the Burundian government, were apprehended last month in the Southern Province. They had crossed 600 metres into the Rwandan territory,… → Read More
Rwanda: Kagame Pays Tribute to Rwandan Patriots
President Paul Kagame on Thursday, October 1, paid tribute to Rwandan patriots who put their lives on the frontline to liberate the country from 1990 to 1994 when the Genocide against the Tutsi was put to an end by the same forces. → Read More
Rwanda: Rusesabagina Was Not Kidnapped
President Paul Kagame has refuted claims that Paul Rusesabagina, the alleged founder of an outfit linked to terror attacks that killed Rwandans, was "kidnapped" as different international media organisations have been claiming. → Read More
Rusesabagina was not kidnapped – Kagame
President Paul Kagame has refuted claims that Paul Rusesabagina, the alleged founder of an outfit linked to terror attacks that killed Rwandans, was “kidnapped” as different international media organisations have been claiming. Rusesabagina was arrested by the Rwanda Investigation Bureau, which paraded him before the media on Monday, August 31, saying the arrest was the result of an… → Read More
Prime Cement seeks to bridge supply gap with $40 million plant
Cement is a primary product in construction and other infrastructure activities but those who rely on it in Rwanda have been struggling due to the supply deficit in the market. Prime Cement Ltd, a new player in the market, promises to change that with a $40-million factory in Musanze District in the Northern Province. The company officially inaugurated its factory on Tuesday, September 1, and… → Read More
Rusesabagina’s arrest: Who is the suspected mastermind of terror attacks on Rwandans?
Those suspected of killing and wreaking terror on Rwandans, those suspected of masterminding, sponsoring or financing terror against Rwandans, will be brought to justice → Read More
70% of Covid-19 patients in Rwanda are men, here’s why
The coronavirus pandemic has affected each and every country in this world. However, this virus surfaced at a time when the use of technology to collect and analyze data is at advanced levels many have never seen before. In analyzing the data from Rwanda, one of the notable interpretation of the information is how more men are getting infected as compared to women. Data from the Rwanda… → Read More