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Thu, 14 Apr 2022 07:40:12 GMT
Outsourcing Asylum Seekers - the Case of Rwanda and the UK
[The Conversation Africa] British media is awash with reports that Boris Johnson's government has agreed a deal with Rwanda to have asylum seekers processed there rather than in the UK. There had previously been disagreement in Johnson's cabinet abou...

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 07:04:27 GMT
Swimming - 140 Athletes to Compete At Genocide Memorial Tournament
[New Times] The National Swimming Federation (RSF) has disclosed that about 140 swimming will take part in this year's genocide memorial tournament, scheduled for Saturday, April 16, in Kigali.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 07:04:22 GMT
Rwanda to Host PSG Academy World Cup
[New Times] The PSG Academy Rwanda is set to host the French club's inaugural juvenile world cup tournament.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 07:04:27 GMT
National Exams - Deadline Pushed for S.6 Candidates Registration
[New Times] The National Examination and School Inspection Authority (NESA) has extended the deadline of registering for Senior Six, TVET level 5 and Teacher Training Colleges (TTC) national exams to May 10, 2022.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 07:04:27 GMT
Rib - Cases of Genocide Ideology During Commemoration On Decline
[New Times] Latest data from the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) on genocide ideology and related crimes committed during the week of the 28th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi (April 7 to 13) shows there were 68 suspects, in 53 ...

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 04:49:59 GMT
UNHCR 'Firmly' Opposing UK-Rwanda Offshore Migration Processing Deal
[UN News] A deal reportedly made by the United Kingdom to send some migrants for processing and relocation to the Central African nation of Rwanda, are at odds with States' responsibility to take care of those in need of protection, the UN refugee ag...

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 04:49:56 GMT
UK Banishing People Seeking Asylum to Rwanda Is 'Appalling'
[AI London] Responding to the announcement today (14 April) by Boris Johnson and Priti Patel to process some people seeking asylum in Rwanda, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK's Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said:

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 13:14:17 GMT
Jeannette Kagame Hails Role of Youth in Fight Against Genocide Ideology
[New Times] Denying our past altogether is a cowardly escape from guilt over their inaction, or worse, their part in keeping genocide ideology existent in the more sinister parts of our society or abroad, First Lady Jeannette Kagame said.

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 13:13:44 GMT
Rwanda-UK to Ink Major Deal on Migrants, Asylum Seekers
[New Times] Rwanda has over the years been consistently ranked as one of the world's safest nations.

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 13:13:11 GMT
Rulindo - 20 Homes of Genocide Survivors Get Solar Power
[New Times] 20 elderly survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rulindo District, whose homes had no electricity, have received solar power systems.

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 13:12:31 GMT
Kagame Arrives in Jamaica for Historic Visit
[New Times] President Paul Kagame has arrived in Jamaica for a three-day state visit, which seeks to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation.

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 09:14:51 GMT
Kwibuka 28 - the Story of Sports Journalist Gakuba, the Only Survivor in His Family
[New Times] Genocide survivor Felix Abduljabar Gakuba, popularly known as Romalio says being a sports journalist has played a role in healing after losing most of his family in the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi.

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 05:24:24 GMT
Kwibuka 28 - Amavubi Captain Niyonzima Calls for Unity
[New Times] The national football team captain Haruna Niyonzima has called for love and unity in the country as a symbol to appreciate the work of the men and women who liberated the country in July 1994 from the Genocide against the Tutsi which clai...

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 05:23:52 GMT
Volleyball - Gisagara, REG Set for 2022 Africa Championship
[New Times] Local volleyball league defending champions Gisagara and Rwanda Energy Group (REG) will represent Rwanda in the men's African Club Championships slated in Tunis, Tunisia from May 5-18.

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 05:22:57 GMT
Police Host Musanze as League Returns
[New Times] The national football league returns this weekend after the commemoration week in honour of the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 09:18:29 GMT
Police Recover 560kg of Metallic Equipment Stolen From Utility Firms
[New Times] Rwanda National Police (RNP) has recovered over 560kgs of assorted metallic equipment stolen from utility companies in Kigali, and arrested four people in connection with the act.

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 09:17:47 GMT
Countering Genocide Ideology Requires Facts, Resources - Experts
[New Times] For anyone, especially the youth to counter Genocide ideology, they need to be equipped with facts about what actually happened and backed by necessary resources, according to experts.

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 06:37:39 GMT
ADEPR Rallies Youth Against Genocide Ideology
[New Times] Emmanuel Dusabimana, a university student and member of the Pentecostal Church of Rwanda - ADEPR, is saddened by the awful fact that all the Tutsis who were living in his native area Manwari, Nyamagabe District were exterminated during th...

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 06:29:17 GMT
Police Recover 560kgs of Metallic Equipment Stolen From Utility Firms
[New Times] Rwanda National Police (RNP) has recovered over 560kgs of assorted metallic equipment stolen from utility companies in Kigali, and arrested four people in connection with the act.

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 06:03:30 GMT
Slain Politicians Remembered as Commemoration Week Ends
[New Times] Those who continue to deny the Genocide against the Tutsi with an aim to conceal their role in the dark history, under the basis of freedom of speech should be reminded that they are wasting time.

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 06:02:20 GMT
Kwibuka 28 - Rayon Sports Pay Homage to Departed Souls
[New Times] Players and officials of Rayon Sports have paid tribute to the people who lost their lives in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 13:03:00 GMT
Rwanda, Congo-Brazzaville Sign Eight Pacts
[New Times] President Paul Kagame and President Sassou Nguesso of Congo-Brazzaville on Tuesday presided over the signing of eight agreements as part of the efforts to deepen bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:45:55 GMT
France Promises to Try a Genocide Suspect Every Six Months
[New Times] The French government is mulling ways that will see at least two suspects of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi tried every year, as part of the efforts to give justice to the over a million victims.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:46:11 GMT
Rwanda is Showing How It Should Be Done - Ghanaian Social Entrepreneur
[New Times] Twenty-eight years after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, Rwanda recovered and made tremendous progress that should inspire other African countries to change the narrative that African is poor and disorganised.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 06:04:14 GMT
On This Day - How RPA Captured Mt Rebero and What It Meant
[New Times] Rebero was a highly strategic feature for the RPA as it afforded the enemy a vantage point from which they could target and hit any location around Kigali.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:46:17 GMT
Volleyball Memorial Tournament Set for June
[New Times] The Rwanda volleyball fraternity will honour the victims of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi with a volleyball tournament slated for June 4-5, according to the federation technical director, Gertrude Kubwimana.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:46:16 GMT
BAL 2022 - Robert Pack in Egypt to Scout Rwanda Energy Group's Opponents
[New Times] Robert Pack Jr, the American coach of Rwanda Energy Group (REG) Basketball club is currently in Cairo - Egypt to attend group-stage games of the Nile Conference, as a way of keeping an eye on his team's potential opponents at the playoffs...

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:46:14 GMT
Tanzania to Host 2022 Cecafa Kagame Club Championship
[New Times] Tanzania will host the 46th edition of the prestigious CECAFA Kagame club championship this year.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:46:13 GMT
Cricket - Zimbabwe to Participate in Kwibuka Women T20
[New Times] Africa's Cricket powerhouse Zimbabwe is one of the teams to watch in the much-anticipated 2022 Kwibuka Women's T20, the Cricket governing body (RCA) has confirmed.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:46:08 GMT
Ferwafa Set to Organise Annual Memorial Tourney
[New Times] Rwanda football federation is planning to organise a Genocide memorial tournament for regional national teams in June, the federation Secretary General Henry Muhire has revealed.



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