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Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:01:03 GMT
Rwanda Protests UK Travel Ban
[East African] Rwanda has protested the decision by the United Kingdom government to ban passengers who have been in or transited through the country.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 08:24:33 GMT
Rwanda Adopts 160 UPR Rights Recommendations
[New Times] Rwanda received 284 recommendations from the United Nations Human Right Council, of which the country accepted to implement 160 and took note of 75 during the just concluded Universal Periodic Review that was held last week.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 08:20:56 GMT
Over 79,000 Kigali City Households Get Food Relief
[New Times] A second group made of 79,000 households in Kigali, who currently have no source of income due to the latest Covid-19 lockdown celebrated Heroes Day with food relief, on February 1.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 08:17:50 GMT
Rwanda Rejects 49 UPR Recommendations
[New Times] Rwanda will not support 49 of the 160 recommendations made by the United Nations Human Right Council that will be implemented over the next five years, the Head of the Ministry of Justice's International Justice and Judicial Cooperation D...

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 08:16:49 GMT
Kagame Pays Tribute to Rwandan Heroes
[New Times] President Paul Kagame, on Monday, February 1, paid tribute to Rwandan heroes who exemplified and defended the highest values of patriotism and sacrifice for the wellbeing of the country and its citizens.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 08:15:38 GMT
Mwinuka Drops Five Players Ahead of Afrobasket Qualifiers
[New Times] The national basketball team head coach Henry Mwinuka has dropped five players from his provisional squad, as the rest embark on intensive preparations ahead of the upcoming second window of the Afrobasket qualifiers will run from Februar...

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 05:30:59 GMT
Young Woman Entrepreneur Develops Software for Covid-19 Contract Tracing
[New Times] A young Rwandan lady, a software engineer by profession, Jeanne Bovine Ishemaryayo has developed a software programme dubbed "E-Rinde" loosely translated as "protect yourself" that helps frontline workers trace persons who may have come i...

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 05:23:23 GMT
Amavubi Coach Praises Players Despite CHAN Elimination
[New Times] The national football team head coach Vincent Mashami has commended his troops for showing character despite their exit from the Total African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2020 hosted in Cameroon.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:07:47 GMT
Chronically Ill Rwandans Speak Out On Prioritising Them for Covid Vaccine
[New Times] If things go as anticipated, the first consignment of Covid-19 vaccine will be in Rwanda in a matter of weeks.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:14:20 GMT
Covid-19 - How Top-Flight Clubs Are Financially Coping After Pandemic
[New Times] The Ministry of Sports on December 11 suspended the 2020/21 Rwanda Premier League season indefinitely after just three match days, having found that some players and clubs had violated covid-19 guidelines, which resulted in new cases.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:10:09 GMT
Covid-19 Disrupts Water Supply Project in Kigali
[New Times] Residents who often face water shortage in some parts of Kigali city and Kigali peri-urban areas are likely to wait a bit longer after Covid-19 disrupted the progress of the water supply project.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:09:26 GMT
Rwanda Knocked Out of CHAN 2020 Tourney
[New Times] The national football team, Amavubi was eliminated from the CHAN 2020 tournament after suffering a 1-0 defeat to Guinea on Sunday, January 31 in Cameroon.

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 18:14:02 GMT
Rwanda, Burundi Placed on UK Travel Ban
[East African] The United Kingdom has added Rwanda and Burundi to its travel ban red list to prevent the spread of new variants of Covid-19.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:14:40 GMT
Mutokambali On How He Plans to Develop Rwandan Basketball
[New Times] Two weeks ago, the Rwanda Basketball Federation (Ferwaba) named Moise Mutokambali as new technical director.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:08:36 GMT
Rwandan Heroes Celebrated Virtually
[New Times] Rwandans will on Monday, February 1, mark Heroes Day, an annual event organized to pay tribute to the people who exemplified and defended the highest values of patriotism and sacrifice for the wellbeing of the country and its citizens.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:28:11 GMT
Rwanda Ranked 6th Globally in Covid-19 Management
[East African] Australian think tank Lowy Institute has placed Rwanda in sixth place in managing the Covid-19 pandemic and for making its information about the pandemic publicly accessible.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:07:39 GMT
The Disappearance of Half a Million Young People From Rwanda's Stats
[African Arguments] Analysis of Rwanda's survey data reveals interesting findings about the country's youth, including a mysterious anomaly.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 08:10:36 GMT
Kenya Drops, Rwanda Shines in Global Corruption Index
[Nation] Kenya dropped three places in the 2020 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) published on Thursday by Transparency International (TI).

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:27:03 GMT
Kigali City Residents Hail Free Covid-19 Testing Service
[New Times] Testing people for Covid-19 from areas where they live, and free of charge, is an important factor showing that the Government cares about their health, Kigali City residents have said.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:27:00 GMT
Minister Ingabire Named on Board of Global Body for Bridging Digital Divide
[New Times] ICT and Innovation Minister Paula Ingabire has been named founding board member of EDISON Alliance, a new global venture set to close the digital divide.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:26:58 GMT
Over 10 Million Land Title Deeds Could Go Paperless
[New Times] Land titles are set to go 'paperless' as the government prepares to digitise the property registration process.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:55:29 GMT
Rwanda Among Top 10 Countries That Responded Best to Covid-19 Outbreak
[New Times] Rwanda is ranked sixth globally among the countries that handled Covid-19 outbreak best, according to a new analysis that found smaller populations and capable institutions are the major factors in managing the global pandemic.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 05:56:01 GMT
Kigali - 4% Test Positive During Covid-19 Grassroots Campaign
[New Times] The positivity rate from the ongoing Covid-19 screening that is being done at the cell level in the city of Kigali is 4 per cent, according to the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC).

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 05:55:34 GMT
Rwanda's Agriculture Export Revenues Drop By 5.5%
[New Times] Rwanda generated $113.9 million from agriculture exports in the second quarter of the 2020/21 fiscal year compared to $120.6 million in the same period last year.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 05:54:39 GMT
APR Will Not Back Down on 'Homegrown Talents Only' Policy - Chairman Muganga
[New Times] While the majority of top-flight clubs have been pushing Rwanda Football Federation (Ferwafa) to relax restrictions on foreign players, APR FC chairman Gen. Mubarak Muganga and his club are of a different view.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 05:53:00 GMT
Covid-19 Restrictions Hurt Students With Disabilities
[New Times] Almost two weeks after the government gave a green light to schools to start admitting nursery and lower primary students, some children with disabilities are still stuck at home after they failed to find transportation means due to the b...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 05:51:06 GMT
Kigali Rides - a Cycling Initiative to Promote Adventure, Healthy Lifestyle
[New Times] Kigali Rides has embarked on a journey to help people make sports part of their lives, particularly for cycling fans and others who would wish to exercise in a fun way.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:53:50 GMT
CHAN 2020 - Rwanda to Face Guinea in Last Eight
[New Times] The national football team, Amavubi, will take on Guinea in the quarter-finals of the ongoing 6th African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Cameroon.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:50:01 GMT
Why Rwanda Adopted Law on Mutual Legal Assistance
[New Times] Last week parliament adopted a law governing mutual legal assistance in criminal matters which allows cooperation between countries for the purpose of collecting and exchanging information in an effort to enforce criminal laws.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:47:42 GMT
Kiyovu Defender Irambona Ruled Out for Six Months
[New Times] Sports club Kiyovu left-back Eric Irambona is expected to be out of action for at least six months after undergoing a successful ankle surgery.



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