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Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:57:11 GMT
Mental Health Programme Extended to Over 800 Schools
[New Times] More than 800 secondary, TVET schools and youth centres have implemented he school-based mental health programme which was introduced to strengthen the fight against mental health illness among the youth.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:56:13 GMT
Rwanda Exports Grow By 58.8% in Third Quarter
[New Times] Rwanda's exports grew by 58.8 per cent in the third quarter of 2021 driven by factors including rising commodity prices, good performance of domestic manufacturing activities as well as the blossoming horticulture, as outlined by Central ...

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:55:31 GMT
Rwanda Joins Global Pledge to End Sale of Polluting Vehicles By 2040
[New Times] Rwanda has joined a group of countries that, yesterday at the COP26 UN climate talks, declared to end polluting vehicles by 2040.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 08:14:23 GMT
Mobile Money Payments Dip After Re-Introduction of Fees
[New Times] Volumes and values of Mobile Money merchant payments have dropped significantly since the re-introduction of charges for merchants which have often been passed on to clients, Central Bank statistics show.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 08:13:32 GMT
Tourism - Small Businesses to Get Government Bailout
[New Times] Rwanda Chamber of Tourism has pledged to help small businesses in the tourism sector access the Economic Recovery Fund (ERF), in order to support them in recovering from effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 07:44:21 GMT
Kagame Welcomes Google, Westlink at Smart Africa Alliance
[New Times] President Paul Kagame has welcomed tech giant Google and WestLink, a member of ADS Group as the latest members to join the Smart Africa Alliance.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:04:49 GMT
Rwanda Earmarks 37% of Its Territory for Environmental Conservation
[New Times] Rwanda has allocated 37.7 per cent of its land to conservation activities in part to maximise the economic benefits of nature-rich sites, according Rwanda Development Board (RDB).

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:06:58 GMT
Haruna Niyonzima Dismisses Retirement Reports
[New Times] Amavubi captain Haruna Niyonzima has dismissed any talk of retirement with the 31-year-old revealing he still wants to play for more years.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:06:33 GMT
Government to Raise Cap on Taxable Monthly Income
[New Times] The Plenary Sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday adopted the relevance of the draft law amending law nÂș 016/2018 of 13/04/2018 establishing taxes on income which has proposed, among other key changes, the taxable monthly incom...

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:05:39 GMT
Regional Business Body Inks Deal to Attract More USA Investments
[New Times] The East African Business Council (EABC) on Wednesday, November 10, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Africa Global Chamber of Commerce (AGCC) to lure more investments from the United States of America into the six-member East...

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:03:38 GMT
Lawmakers Urge Probe Into Mismanaged Public Assets Worth Billions
[New Times] The Lower House has called for a probe into the mismanagement of public assets worth billions of Rwandan Francs in different public entities.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 08:10:08 GMT
Equality is Not About Uplifting One Gender - First Lady
[New Times] First Lady Jeannette Kagame has reiterated the importance of gender equality, saying it does not mean uplifting just one gender, but the whole community.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:34:16 GMT
Experts on What Rwanda Can Take to Carbon Market
[New Times] Rwanda has potential to benefit from the carbon market considering its current conservation commitments, Faustin Vuningoma a Rwandan climate and activist who is attending COP26 UN climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, has said.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 07:04:28 GMT
How Climate Change Effects Are Leaving Farmers Vulnerable #AfricaClimateCrisis
[New Times] The farmers who are facing the unusual drought periods in Rwanda have requested the government to increase the funding to the irrigation scheme to make the technology affordable to all.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 05:34:55 GMT
Kwizera Remains Awol Amid Contract Dispute With Rayon Sports
[New Times] Rayon Sports goalkeeper Olivier Kwizera has continued his exile from the club after failing to report for duty since the beginning of the 2021/2022 season.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:37:56 GMT
RDF Quashes Allegations of Involvement in M23 Attack in DR Congo
[New Times] The Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) is neither involved in nor supports any activities of the ex-M23 armed group, it announced on Tuesday, November 9.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:33:10 GMT
Advocate for Rights of Those You Represent - New Councillors Told
[New Times] Different district executive committee members of the youth, women and people with disabilities who were elected on Tuesday November 9, were tasked to accelerate different programmes to improve the welfare of the groups they represent.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 07:56:36 GMT
Local Polls - Which Are the Remaining Elective Seats?
[New Times] The local government elections are inching closer to an end as the exercise goes to the district level, the highest elective local administrative office in the country.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 07:41:25 GMT
EALA Lawmakers in Kigali Over Sexual and Reproductive Health Bill
[New Times] A team of lawmakers from the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) are in Rwanda to discuss with different stakeholders the sexual and reproductive health bill that has been with the regional parliament for years now.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 07:06:40 GMT
National Dialogue Returns as Covid-19 Cases Ease
[New Times] The 18th edition of the National Dialogue Council commonly known as Umushyikirano will take place this year after being postponed last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, The New Times has learnt.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 06:56:31 GMT
Queen's Baton Relay Arrives in Rwanda
[New Times] The Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay has today, November 9 arrived in Rwanda where it will spend three days before heading to Tanzania on November 12.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 04:46:51 GMT
Promoting International Humanitarian Law Among Rwandan Law Students
[ICRC] ICRC's Rwanda delegation held its fifth Annual National Moot Court Competition on International Humanitarian Law (IHL).

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 07:25:21 GMT
Rwanda, Burundi Lawyers Blocked From Practising in Kenya
[East African] Kenya has blocked Rwanda and Burundi lawyers from practising in the country until local advocates are allowed to work in the two countries on a reciprocal basis.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:50:13 GMT
Middlemen Plunge Potato Farmers Into Losses
[New Times] Potato farmers are counting losses, claiming that they are selling their produce at 'giveaway' prices, despite the cost remaining high on the market.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:49:38 GMT
Local Polls - Elected Leaders Urged to Put People Above Self
[New Times] Local government polls this weekend proceeded to the sector level, after councillors leaders from the cell and village administrative units were elected few weeks back.

Sun, 07 Nov 2021 15:26:50 GMT
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Queen's Baton to Arrive in Rwanda This Month
[New Times] Rwanda will, this month, receive the Queen's Barton ahead of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:16:34 GMT
Rising Fuel Costs Threaten Regional Economic Recovery
[New Times] The global rise in fuel prices has been cited by the African Development Bank as a significant risk to the East African region's economic recovery.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:12:16 GMT
Parliament Asks Prime Minister to Solve Rwamagana Steel Factory Emission Issue
[New Times] The Chamber of Deputies has requested the Prime Minister to solve, within two years, the issue of emissions discharged by SteelRwa - a steel manufacturing factory based in Rwamagana District - which nearby residents complain are harmful t...

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 07:51:41 GMT
Rwandan Innovators Stand to Win U.S.$50,000
[New Times] Rwanda plans to invest up to $50,000 for the Hanga start-up of 2021, which is expected to take place next month at the Kigali Arena.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 05:16:36 GMT
Funding Shortage Puts School Feeding Programme in Jeopardy
[New Times] Public and government-aided schools have expressed their difficulties in implementing the school feeding programme to all students.



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