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Fri, 26 Nov 2021 12:14:02 GMT
RBC Warns of New Covid-19 Variant
[New Times] Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, the Director General of Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), has warned of a new variant of the coronavirus detected in the Southern African region.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 11:01:24 GMT
Kagame in DRC for Conference On Gender Violence
[East African] Rwanda's President Paul Kagame on Thursday arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo to attend a conference aimed at fighting violence against women.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 07:11:53 GMT
Rwandan Activists Want Koffi Olomide's Concert Cancelled
[New Times] While music lovers can't wait to see Koffi Olomide  gracing the Kigali Arena stage on December 4 , a section of people, led by gender activists, want the controversial rhumba maestro to be banned from performing in town due to his reput...

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 10:21:24 GMT
PSG Academy to Launch in Rwanda on November 27
[New Times] After being postponed for a number of times owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, Paris Saint-Germain football academy in Rwanda will finally be inaugurated in Huye District on Saturday, November 27.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 10:20:28 GMT
Kigali Rotaract Club Lights Up 15 Homes in Bugesera
[New Times] Members of the Rotaract Club of Kigali over the weekend donated solar panels to 15 vulnerable families in Bugesera District, to help children in these families be able to revise their school work while at home.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 10:19:22 GMT
Rwanda's Uwineza Scoops Women in Science Award
[New Times] Annet Uwineza, a postdoctoral fellow in Life and Environmental Sciences, specializing in Human Genetics has been named among this year's 20 Women in Science for Sub-Saharan Africa.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 10:14:00 GMT
Kagame, Tshisekedi Discuss Ties on Margins of Masculinity Meeting
[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Thursday afternoon met his host President Felix Tshisekedi at the Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa for bilateral talks, ahead of the inaugural Men's Conference on Positive Masculinity, which was held in the evening...

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 10:13:18 GMT
Israel Donates Cows to Vulnerable Residents in Rulindo
[New Times] At least 20 vulnerable families in Rulindo District were on November 25, given a cow each by the Embassy of Israel in Rwanda.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 09:06:49 GMT
Kagame in DR Congo for Inaugural Conference on Positive Masculinity
[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Thursday arrived in Kinshasa where he joined fellow Heads of State to attend the inaugural African Men's Conference on Positive Masculinity, hosted by his DR Congo Felix Tshisekedi.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 06:52:45 GMT
World Bank Pledges Support to Rwanda's Post-Covid-19 Recovery
[New Times] The World Bank Country Director for East Africa, Keith Hansen, has pledged continuous support in different development activities in Rwanda and commended its strides of economic recovery from Covid-19.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 06:39:21 GMT
Military Court Adjourns Kinigi Terror Trial to Next Month
[New Times] The Military High Court has postponed to December 9, the trial of the 38 persons being prosecuted in connection to the P5, a coalition of anti-Rwanda militias that perpetrated deadly attacks against citizens of Kinigi sector in Musanze di...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 12:58:11 GMT
From Ethnic Amnesia to Ethnocracy - 80 Percent of Rwanda's Top Officials Are Tutsi
[African Arguments] Despite the state's policy of ignoring ethnicity, most people know their leaders are mostly Tutsi. This research examines the extent of this trend.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 05:17:10 GMT
Activists Make Case for Enforced Awareness on GBV as Cases Surge
[New Times] The Covid-19 pandemic has left a mark by way of increased cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), among other effects, and the awareness to address the issue should be enforced, activists have emphasised.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 05:14:02 GMT
Military Prosecution Seeks Life for 23 Kinigi Assailants
[New Times] Military prosecution has called for life sentences for all the assailants who took direct part in the October 5, 2019 deadly attack that the P5 militia group carried out against civilians in Kinigi sector, Musanze district.

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 12:23:42 GMT
Performance of Rwanda Media Development Indicator Drops
[New Times] The Rwanda Media Barometer (RMB) 2021 has indicated that the media development and professional capacity indicator scored 62.4 per cent, the least performance compared to other indicators it considered.

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 12:23:07 GMT
Very Good Progress Made in Reviving Relations With Rwanda -Burundi Minister
[New Times] Burundi and Rwanda have in the recent past made "very good progress" in improving their relations, Burundi's Minister for East African Community Affairs, Amb Nibigira Ezechiel, told members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) ...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 11:10:07 GMT
Rwanda's Economic Growth Revised to 10.2% for 2021
[New Times] Rwanda's economic growth projection has been revised upwards to 10.2 per cent from a previous 5.1 per cent set earlier in the year, a recent International Monetary Fund mission noted.

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:13:31 GMT
APR Extend Unbeaten Run to 40 Matches in Premier League
[New Times] APR FC made history on Tuesday, November 23 as they became the first East African side to go forty league games unbeaten following a hard fought 2-1 Victory over rivals Rayon Sports in the Rwanda premier league.

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 09:00:06 GMT
Lawmaker Wants Genocide Prevention Mechanism in Region's Peace and Security Strategy
[New Times] Genocide prevention should be given serious consideration in the East African Community peace and security strategy if the six-member regional bloc is to ever succeed in avoiding a repeat of what happened in Rwanda, 27 years ago, a Rwanda...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 08:53:38 GMT
Type 1 Diabetes No Longer a Death Sentence - Activist
[New Times] Children living with Type 1 diabetes were on Tuesday November 23 joined by their families to celebrate, activists and medical workers to celebrate World Diabetes Day which is internationally marked on November 14.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 06:25:06 GMT
Survivors Welcome Naming of Paris Street After Genocide Victim Birara
[New Times] Genocide survivors have welcomed the act by the Mayor of Paris to name one of the neighbourhood in the city after Aminadabu Birara, a victim of the Genocide against the Tutsi.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 06:18:58 GMT
Five Things to Know as Rwanda Rolls Out Covid-19 Vaccine to 12-Year Olds
[New Times] The Ministry of Health will vaccinate children in schools aged 12 years old and above starting with the City of Kigali from Tuesday, November 23, and later on, the exercise will be scaled up to upcountry schools.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:42:00 GMT
Rwanda Ex-Hotel Driver Tried in Paris for Complicity in Genocide
[RFI] A court in Paris begins hearing Monday the trial of Claude Muhayimana, a former hotel driver accused of complicity in Rwanda's 1994 genocide by transporting Hutu militiamen who massacred hundreds of Tutsis.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 06:32:01 GMT
Rayon Sports Keen to Halt APR's Unbeaten Run
[New Times] Rayon Sports will be looking to end the unbeaten run of APR when the two giants of Rwandan football face off in the Rwanda premier league on Tuesday afternoon at Kigali Stadium.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 06:28:11 GMT
Basketball Africa League Qualifiers Round of 16 Set for December 2
[New Times] The Basketball Africa League (BAL) qualifiers round of 16 will start on December 2 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 05:45:55 GMT
Covid-19 - Govt to Inoculate 12 to 17 Year Olds
[East African] Rwanda on Monday announced it was starting vaccination of teens under 18 years.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 08:20:28 GMT
Africa Commonwealth Parliamentary Speakers Convene in Rwanda
[New Times] The Parliament of Rwanda is set to host the 17th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) - Africa Region, which will focus on, among other topics, retooling Parliaments for effective and efficient oversig...

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 08:20:05 GMT
France - Trial Goes Underway for Genocide Suspect Claude Muhayimana
[New Times] The trial of key Genocide suspect, Claude Muhayimana, finally started on Monday, November 22, at the Cour d'Assises Paris in France after being postponed on several occasions.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 06:00:14 GMT
New Mayors Sworn in, Kick Off With Leadership Retreat
[New Times] The newly elected district executive committees for all the 27 districts where elections were held recently were Monday November 22 sworn-in and officially took over from outgoing teams.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 04:40:01 GMT
France Puts Driver Accused of Genocide Complicity in Rwanda On Trial
[DW] A former hotel driver stands accused of driving Hutus who massacred Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994. In the late 1990s he moved to France, tried and failed to obtain asylum but became a French citizen in 2010.



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