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Tue, 04 Jan 2022 05:37:09 GMT
Tour Du Rwanda Preps Still On Despite Covid-19 Situation, Says Ferwacy Boss
[New Times] Local cycling governing body (Ferwacy) president, Abdallah Murenzi, has said that preparations for Tour du Rwanda 2022 are ongoing as planned despite the fresh challenges that the current Covid-19 situation is inflicting on sporting activ...

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:05:58 GMT
2021 - Inside 15 Milestones Towards Greening Rwanda
[New Times] Despite the disruptions that were brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic which hit different sectors including the environment, steps toward green Rwanda continued to be registered in the country.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:05:58 GMT
A Farmer During Irrigation Exercise in Bugesera District in December 2021
[New Times] Despite the disruptions that were brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic which hit different sectors including the environment, steps toward green Rwanda continued to be registered in the country.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:05:56 GMT
How Covid-19 Disrupted Rwanda's Market-Driven Agriculture Targets
[New Times] The fourth Strategic Plan for Agriculture Transformation (PSTA4) which Rwanda launched in 2018 - and runs through 2024 - targets among other outcomes, improved productivity and inclusiveness of agricultural market systems, increased value...

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 05:37:15 GMT
Mukagatete On Changing Lives Through Growing Nutritious Beans
[New Times] Among things Safina Mukagatete is proud of at the moment is ability to make her own decisions, being financially stable, and most importantly, being able to improve the nutrition of people around her community.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 05:37:14 GMT
Why Wood Sector Needs Access to Financing
[New Times] There is a need for improved access to finance for the wood sector to boost its contribution to economic and exports growth as well as job creation, experts have said.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:09:38 GMT
Road to 2024 - Will Tvet Enrollment Targets Be Achieved?
[New Times] With two years remaining, there are mixed reactions over the target of enrolling 60 percent of Nine Years Basic Education graduates into TVETs by 2024 as part of by government to spur job creation.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:25:39 GMT
Rwanda - Is the Trial of a 'Simple Driver' a Lesser Trial?
[JusticeInfo.net] Using the principle of universal jurisdiction, a French court on December 16 sentenced Rwandan Claude Muhayimana to 14 years in jail for complicity in genocide. Muhayimana was accused of having, in 1994, transported Hutu militiamen ...

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:05:58 GMT
Fallen Ex-Senator Kalimba Eulogised As a Rights Activist
[New Times] The deceased former senator, Zephyrin Kalimba, has been eulogised as a man who was devoted his life to defending human rights.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:05:58 GMT
Govt Looks to Inoculate Children Under 12 Years
[New Times] Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) says 2021 left Rwanda with enough vaccines to inoculate 70 percent of its population.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:05:58 GMT
Five Held in Toxic Brew Case As 11 Are Confirmed Dead
[New Times] Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) have confirmed having in custody five people in connection with brewing and distributing an alcoholic beverage called Umuneza, which was recently banned by the regulator.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 12:20:06 GMT
Digital Cooperation Organisation Boss Speaks Out On Expanding to Rwanda
[New Times] The Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO) recently expanded to include Rwanda as its eighth member state, with the body now representing around half a billion people.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 11:24:50 GMT
Richard Karimba - Tributes Pour in for Fallen Patriots Founding Member
[New Times] Patriots Basketball Club confirmed on Saturday, January 1, the death of Richard 'Richo' Karimba - one of its founding members.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 05:37:15 GMT
Haringingo Urges Kiyovu Players to Keep Fit During League Suspension
[New Times] The latest surge of Covid-19 omicron variant has not only seen the local football league suspended, but has also shut down training grounds for 30 days.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 05:37:15 GMT
All You Need to Know About Collective Investment Schemes in Rwanda
[New Times] Recently Rwanda enacted a new law to govern collective investment schemes (CIS), the Law N° 062/2021 of 14/10/2021 Governing Collective Investment Schemes.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 05:37:14 GMT
Best Five Players in Rwanda Premier League So Far This Season
[New Times] The Rwanda Premier League's 2021/22 season has seen some exciting displays so far after match-day 11. Some of the players stood out and inspired their teams with superb outputs.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 05:37:14 GMT
Four Rwandan Players Abroad Likely to Switch Clubs in January
[New Times] The 2022 winter transfer window officially opened on January 1 and will run through January 31. A host of Rwandan players abroad could change clubs, with some being permanent deals whereas others would be loan moves.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 05:37:14 GMT
Could Farm Service Centres End Delays in Agro-Inputs Distribution?
[New Times] Officials in Gatsibo District have assured farmers that they are addressing delays in distribution of agro-inputs and improved access to improved agro-inputs in Eastern Province following the establishment of a Rwf325m farm service centre...

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:09:41 GMT
Rwanda Beat Guinea in First Warm-Up Match
[New Times] Monday Rwanda 3-0 Guinea

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 12:20:10 GMT
2021 - a Year of Mixed Fortunes for Local Football
[New Times] Rwanda witnessed a number of profound developments in sports in 2021, especially in basketball and volleyball where Kigali hosted big continental competitions like the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and the African Volleyball Championship...

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 12:20:10 GMT
Ndayisenga Makes List of Top 50 Players in Vardo Municipality
[New Times] ERIC Ndayisenga, a Rwandan striker who plays for Norwegian side Vard Haugesund, has been named in the best 50 players from Vardo Municipality for 2021.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 12:20:10 GMT
Rwanda Take On Guinea in First Friendly Match
[New Times] Monday Rwanda Vs Guinea 4pm

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 05:37:14 GMT
The Digital Divide Is Real and Sexist
[New Times] Claudine, 30, lives in Kigeme, a small, last-mile village in rural Rwanda. Like many families n the region, she and her husband and 3 kids have a small farm where they grow beans and cassava. Claudine's husband has a smartphone he uses ma...

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 06:31:56 GMT
WHO Boss Backs Kagame's Push for Vaccine Equity
[New Times] The Director General of World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has echoed President Kagame's call for vaccine equity.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 06:33:34 GMT
Over 7,000 Caught Violating Covid-19 Measures On New Year's Eve - Police
[New Times] Up to 7,062 people across the country were caught violating Covid-19 preventive protocols during the night of New Year's eve on December 31.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 06:31:56 GMT
44 Babies Born From Major Kigali Hospitals On New Year
[New Times] It was a joy for various mothers who delivered on the New Year and the privilege to the 44 babies born on January 1 across public hospitals in the City of Kigali.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 06:31:56 GMT
Believers Urged to Work Collectively to Overcome Effects of Covid-19
[New Times] Religious leaders are calling upon all believers of different religious denominations to overcome the effects of Covid-19, and other challenges exacerbated by the pandemic as they usher in the new year 2022.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 06:31:53 GMT
Clerics Pray for Peaceful 2022 Amidst Covid-19
[New Times] As part of celebrating the New Year, different church leaders from Christian denominations prayed for a peaceful 2022 and defeating Covid-19 pandemic.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 06:41:43 GMT
Football League Takes 30-Day Break Amid Surging Omicron Variant
[New Times] There will be no action for the month of January 2022 in the domestic football league after the sports ministry suspended it for 30 days in response to the highly transmissible Covid-19 Omicron various.

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 06:02:18 GMT
IT Engineer Igitego Is On a Mission to Digitise Rwanda's Healthcare System
[New Times] In 2019, 31-year-old Angelo Charmant Igitego lost his daughter at Muhima Hospital. The daughter had been hospitalized due to birth asphyxia, a condition where a baby's brain and other organs do not get enough oxygen and nutrients before, ...



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