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Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:15:47 GMT
Covid-19 - All Schools in Kigali Closed for Two Weeks
[New Times] Effective Monday, January 18, all nursery, primary and secondary schools will be closed in the City of Kigali, the Ministry of Education has announced.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:56:27 GMT
Construction of U.S.$10 Million Gorilla Conservation Centre Nears Completion
[New Times] The construction of the Ellen DeGeneres campus which is close to Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park in Kinigi sector of Musanze district is at 50 percent.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:55:27 GMT
Covid-19 - Tour Du Rwanda 2021 Postponed to May
[New Times] The 13th edition of Tour du Rwanda that was slated from February 21-28 has been postponed to May 2-9 by Rwanda's cycling governing body following the recent spike in Covid-19 infections.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:54:57 GMT
Central Bank Chief Economist Thomas Kigabo Succumbs to Covid-19
[New Times] Prof. Thomas Rusuhuzwa Kigabo, the chief economist at the National Bank of Rwanda (BNR), succumbed to Covid-19 on Friday morning. He was 57.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:54:46 GMT
Google Translations Reveal Kinyarwanda Is Not So Simple
[East African] Google Translate last year added Kinyarwanda as one of the five new languages onto its offering, breaking a four-year deadlock of no language added.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:54:15 GMT
CHAN 2020 - Six Key Battles as Amavubi Take on Cranes
[New Times] It has been a long time since the Amavubi Stars played regional rivals Uganda Cranes.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:40:09 GMT
Peacekeeper Killed in 'Heinous Attacks' in Central African Republic
[UN News] The UN Secretary-General has called for action to ensure accountability for "heinous attacks" in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Wednesday that left a Rwandan peacekeeper dead and another wounded.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:15:48 GMT
Covid-19 - Police Arrest 13 Violators in House Party
[New Times] Rwanda National Police (RNP) has arrested 13 people in City of Kigali after they were found holding a house party and drinking.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:15:35 GMT
Why Wikipedia Wants You to Curate Content on Rwanda
[New Times] Popular free online encyclopedia, Wikipedia is calling on Rwandans and citizens from the region to be more involved in curating content about the country, culture and other aspects to reduce underrepresentation.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:15:34 GMT
Amavubi Keen to End 13-Year Winless Run Against Uganda Cranes
[New Times] The national football team, Amavubi, will be keen to end a 13 year-winless win against the Uganda Cranes in the opening game of the CHAN tournament slated on Monday, January 18, in Cameroon.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:15:20 GMT
Tasks That Await Rwanda's New Women Cricket Team Coach Nhamburo
[New Times] Rwanda Cricket Association on Friday, January 15, appointed Leonard Nhamburo as the new head coach for Rwanda Women National Cricket team for the next two years.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:01:12 GMT
AfCFTA - What Are Rwanda's Export-Ready Products?
[New Times] The Rwandan government has identified opportunities in several local products for exports under the recently launched Africa Continental Free Trade Area.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 06:46:46 GMT
Amavubi Need Your Support, Striker Sugira Pleads With Fans
[New Times] Amavubi striker Ernest Sugira has pleaded with the national football team fans to back the team as they start their CHAN 2020 campaign on Monday, January 18 against arch-rivals Uganda Cranes.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 06:42:08 GMT
Over 150 Asylum-Seekers, Refugees Resettled Since Covid-19 Outbreak
[New Times] The Ministry of Emergency Management (MINEMA) says that the outbreak of Covid-19 did not impede the exercise of receiving and resettling refugees and asylum-seekers from Libya.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 06:41:42 GMT
Rwanda's Christian Aganze Wins Beth Brown Memorial Award
[New Times] Christian Aganze, a physics PhD student at University of California, San Diego in the US, was awarded the Beth Brown Memorial Award for his work on discovering faint stars out of the solar system.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 06:21:40 GMT
How Covid-19 Has Shattered Kigali's Night-Time Economy
[New Times] The date March 14, 2020 will indeed not be forgotten in Rwanda's history, most notably for being the time when the country reported the first case of Covid-19, a pandemic that would later disrupt most aspects of Rwandans' lifestyle and ec...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 13:05:14 GMT
Public Health Facilities to Use Insurance in Treatment of Covid-19
[New Times] Effective February, Saturday 16, Public Health Facilities treating Covid-19 patients will commence using health insurance to invoice for treatment, according to a directive by the Ministry of Health.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 10:08:05 GMT
Killing of Respected Ex-Foreign Minister Needs International Investigation
[African Arguments] Seyoum Mesfin, who was killed in Tigray this week at the age of 71, was Ethiopia's longest-serving foreign minister. His untimely death robs Ethiopia of a man who exemplified the country's tradition of enlightened and progressive ...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:21:11 GMT
Mad Rush to Fix Gaps Ahead of Return of Younger Schoolchildren
[New Times] As nursery and lower primary pupils prepare to resume physical learning, some schools have cited uncompleted new classrooms as one of the challenges to welcoming back learners in the midst of the pandemic.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:21:10 GMT
Medics Issue Caution As Covid-19 Cases Exceed 10,000 in Rwanda
[New Times] Medical workers have urged caution as the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Rwanda crossed the 10,000-mark, saying it is time to observe preventive measures more than ever before.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:21:09 GMT
Is Rwanda On Course to Acquire Covid-19 Vaccine By March?
[New Times] We are doing everything possible to make the vaccines available. We applied and what remains now is to expedite the process but hopefully, by March they should be here.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:21:02 GMT
Severe Weather Warning Issued
[New Times] Due to accumulated rainfall and expected rains in the next three days, contingency measures should be put in place to avoid likelihoods of negative impacts associated with increased rainfall, especially in disaster-prone areas, Rwanda Met...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:21:12 GMT
Five Key Rwandan Players to Look Out for At Rescheduled CHAN 2020
[New Times] The national football team, Amavubi, start the quest for Rwanda's first African Nations Championships (CHAN) silverware on Monday, January 18, when they take on regional arch-rivals Uganda at Stade de la Reunification in Douala.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:21:11 GMT
Desk Shields, Large Spaces - How Covid-19 May Affect the Future of Office Space
[New Times] The Covid-19 pandemic has led to extraordinary human challenges in different aspects of life, and the workplace has not been spared.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:21:08 GMT
Venutse Gatsinzi - the Meteoric Rise of APR Volleyball Skipper
[New Times] Volleyball is one of the country's leading sports disciplines, both in performance and nurturing home-grown talents.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:41:20 GMT
Rwandan Peacekeeper Killed in Car As Violence Escalates
[Nation] A Rwandan peacekeeper was killed and another injured in an attack on Wednesday morning by armed rebels on the outskirts of the city of Bangui in Central African Republic (CAR).

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:09:22 GMT
Farmers Seek Compensation for 'Fake' Watermelon Seeds
[New Times] When farmers in Bugesera District invested in watermelon growing along Lake Rweru in September last year, they were hoping to reap big.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:09:20 GMT
Food Suppliers Raise Concerns Over Shortages
[New Times] One week since the government banned inter-district and any other movements to and from the City of Kigali food sellers have raised concerns over the slump in supply.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:09:22 GMT
Beach Volleyball World Tour Set for June 2021
[New Times] The World Beach Volleyball Tour star 2 has been rescheduled to June this year.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:09:21 GMT
Covid-19 - All 2021 Heroes Cup Tournaments Cancelled
[New Times] The 2021 edition of Heroes Cup Tournaments have been cancelled due to the spike in Covid-19 infections, Times Sport has established.



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