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Tue, 04 Oct 2022 11:55:34 GMT
Rwandan Genocide's Radio Station Chief Finally Goes on Trial
[Legalbrief] One of the last main suspects in the 1994 Rwandan genocide is on trial at the UN tribunal in The Hague. Félicien Kabuga is charged with genocide and crimes against humanity for his alleged role in the slaughter of about 800 000 people -...

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 07:05:28 GMT
Rwandan Players Abroad - York Shines as Ishimwe and Others Get Playing Time
[New Times] It was a fine weekend for Rwandan players abroad as the likes of Rafael York, Gilbert Ishimwe, Emmanuel Imainishwe and Joel Mugisha put in good performances for their respective clubs.

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 14:27:05 GMT
Massacre Offers Window Into the Past and Future of the DRC Conflict
[The Conversation Africa] For nearly three decades, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been embroiled in violence. Millions of people have been killed and an estimated 5.6 million others displaced by civil wars, local feuds and cross-border c...

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 08:51:18 GMT
Kagame Meets Formula 1 President Stefano Domenicali
[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Sunday met with Stefano Domenicali, Chief Executive of Formula One Group, at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, in Singapore.

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 22:22:53 GMT
International Translation Day - Local Translators Seek Regulatory Body
[New Times] Local translators are seeking a regulatory body as a means to attain proper directives overseeing their services.

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 21:59:33 GMT
Kagame Holds Talks With Singaporean President, PM
[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Friday, September 30, met with Singapore's top government officials including President Halima Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and discussed with them a range of issues touching bilateral relations.

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 22:22:49 GMT
Prosecutors Pin Kabuga on Key Role in Genocide as Trial Begins
[New Times] The Hague-based UN court, on Thursday September 29, commenced hearing the case of Félicien Kabuga, a key suspect of the Genocide against the Tutsi.

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 11:47:33 GMT
SC Kiyovu President Backtracks On Resignation Decision
[New Times] Kiyovu Sports have announced that Juvenal Mvukiyehe will continue leading the club just 24 hours after announcing his resignation.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 07:19:39 GMT
Minister of Education, Singaporean Tech University Sign Academic Exchange Deal
[New Times] Starting next year, Rwandan students will be given opportunities to attend Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, as part of a new partnership signed Friday, September 30.

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 22:22:43 GMT
Educationists Express Concern Over New School Feeding Programme
[New Times] The Government's school feeding program that was announced mid this month, means that a pupil in nursery and primary school will get Rwf150 for a meal per day, which actors in the education sector said is inadequate for a child's nutritio...

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 09:29:23 GMT
Sustaining Growth in Rwanda Requires Building Resilience to Climate Shocks #AfricaClimateCrisis
[World Bank] World Bank Group's Country Climate and Development Report calls for prioritized investments to reduce the country's vulnerability to climate change

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 11:36:42 GMT
Trial of Suspected Genocide Financier Felicien Kabuga Opens in the Hague
[RFI] The trial of one of the last fugitives charged over the 1994 Rwandan genocide opened at a United Nations tribunal in The Hague on Thursday.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 07:24:15 GMT
The Trial of Félicien Kabuga for Genocide in Rwanda
[State Department] The United States welcomes the opening statements in the trial of Félicien Kabuga at the Hague branch of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), the successor mechanism to the International Criminal Tr...

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 04:26:54 GMT
Shisha Kibondo Porridge - How Fortified Flour Is 'Driving Down' Stunting Levels
[New Times] In May 2017, two months after getting pregnant, Valentine Umuhoza, a resident of Nyaruguru District, started receiving Shisha Kibondo, a fortified grain flour offered for free to vulnerable households in the former first and second Ubudeh...

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 23:21:44 GMT
University of Kigali Appoints Professor Felix Maringe as Deputy Vice Chancellor-Academic
[New Times] The Board of Promoters of University of Kigali (UoK) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Felix Maringe as Deputy Vice Chancellor (DVC) - Academic effective October 1, 2022. Professor Maringe is a Professor in Higher Educat...

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 22:22:49 GMT
World Tourism Day - Over 80 % of Local Tourism Businesses Recovered
[New Times] Over 80 per cent of businesses in the tourism sector have recovered following the ease of the Covid-19 pandemic, said Ariella Kageruka, Head of Tourism and Conservation at Rwanda Development Board (RDB).

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 04:22:27 GMT
UN Special Adviser Welcomes Start of Trial Against Top Rwanda Genocide Suspect
[UN News] A senior UN official has welcomed the start of the trial against an alleged leading figure in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, highlighting the importance of paying attention to hate speech in deterring atrocities.

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 11:45:27 GMT
Education Ministry Explains Rationale Behind New Grading System
[New Times] For each examinable subject, six (6) is set to be the highest grade point and zero (0) as the lowest, according to a new grading system which was for the first time used in the recently released national examination results.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 07:41:29 GMT
Seven-Year-Old Twins on Why They Love to Plant Trees
[New Times] One may wonder what kids can do to contribute to the enhancement of the nation but there is a lot, especially if guided. Take for example seven-year-old twins, Ella Willémart Nshuti and Elsa Willémart Nshuti who are advocates of affores...

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 06:29:43 GMT
Amavubi Has Learnt Lessons From St Eloi Lupopo Loss, Says Coach
[New Times] The national football team head coach, Carlos Alos Ferrer, was not pleased with his team's lack of concentration in Tuesday's friendly against DR Congolese club Saint Eloi Lupopo in Morocco, but insists they picked up some valuable lesson...

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 04:01:07 GMT
Ebola Virus Is Nearby. Time to Step Up Vigilance
[New Times] The Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, September 27, declared the end of an Ebola outbreak that had re-emerged six weeks earlier in the country's North Kivu Province.

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 23:24:32 GMT
Improved Internet, Innovation Could Boost Rwanda's Service Trade - World Bank
[New Times] With more investment in internet infrastructure and technological innovation, Rwanda could benefit more from increased trade in services, asserts the World Bank.

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 22:22:46 GMT
Kigali-Based Schools Upstaged in National Exams
[New Times] Nine out of the top ten best performers in the Ordinary Level (O'level) and Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) in national examinations are from upcountry schools, according to results released by the Ministry of Education on Tuesday, Sep...

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 21:09:46 GMT
All You Need to Know About the Orthodox Community in Rwanda
[New Times] Patriarch Theodore II, the leader of the Orthodox Church in Africa, will be visiting Rwanda next month.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 05:15:17 GMT
Rib Hands Over $8,000 Stolen From Miss Rwanda 2012
[New Times] The Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) on Tuesday, September 27, handed over $8,000 and Rwf350,700 to Miss Rwanda 2012 Aurore Mutesi Kayibanda, just days after she reported that her house worker stole the money from her.

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 23:25:57 GMT
Gorilla Tourism Revenues Up By 25%
[New Times] Rwanda Development Board (RDB) says that revenues from gorilla tourism have increased by 25 per cent from US$131 million in 2020 to US$164 million in 2021.

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 22:22:52 GMT
Genocide - Félicien Kabuga Trial to Begin on September 29
[New Times] The Hague-based UN court will on Thursday September 29 commence the hearing of Genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga who faces different charges related to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 21:53:22 GMT
Now That Kabuga Is Finally in the Dock, Let Justice Be Seen to Be Served
[New Times] Top genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga will finally appear in dock in The Hague this week to answer charges pertaining to his role in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 21:53:17 GMT
Kagame Promotes Innocent Kabandana to Lieutenant-General
[New Times] President Paul Kagame, who is also the Rwanda Defence Force's (RDF) Commander-in-Chief, has promoted Major-General Innocent Kabandana to the rank of Lieutenant-General.

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 21:53:12 GMT
One Man's 25-Year Journey to Produce First English-Kinyarwanda Dictionary
[New Times] After an arduous journey spanning 25 years, Emmanuel Habumuremyi has finally realized his dream and launched his first bi-directional dictionary (English-Kinyarwanda and Kinyarwanda-English) dubbed 'Iriza Dictionary'.



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