Countries have been advising their nationals against non-essential travel, but series of tourism spots are slowly easing Covid-19 border restrictions and are allowing visitors back. Rwanda eased tourism restrictions in June, allowing tourists to flock some of the popular places. Barely three months down the road, numbers show positive trends for different tourism destinations in the country, including the Volcanoes, Akagera and Nyungwe national parks. […]
In partnership with the Gender Monitoring Office (GMO) and two UN agencies, Rwanda’s Private Sector Federation (PSF) has embarked on an initiative to eradicate rampant gender gaps which remain rampant in different industries. Driven by a four-year Gender Mainstreaming Strategy, the programme dubbed Gender Equality Seal the campaign intends to help private companies lay out a gender-responsive work environment. The Chief Gender Monitor at GMO Rose Rwabuhihi […]
President Paul Kagame has said that the initiative to accelerate the availability and access to Covid-19 vaccine will play a key role in ending the pandemic and in getting African countries’ economies and people back to work. He was speaking on Thursday, September 10, during the inaugural meeting of the Access to Covid-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator Facilitation Council. A total of US$35 billion is still needed for […]
President Paul Kagame has emphasized the need to invest in modern technologies as one of key metrics to drive Africa’s agricultural sector and agribusiness activities. He was speaking during a Presidential Panel at the just-concluded African Green Revolution Forum 2020, hosted by Rwanda. Kagame said agricultural exchange involves both a producer and a consumer in a relationship of buying and selling. “The goal for agricultural […]
President Paul Kagame has said that African youth must challenge themselves and reflect on their contribution to the future of food in their communities, underscoring the need for innovation to advance the continent’s agriculture sector. Kagame made the observations on Thursday, September 10, 2020, while participating in a youth town hall meeting which was held under the theme “Africa’s Food System of the Future.” The session […]
Rwanda’s High Commissioner to the Commonwealth of Australia on Wednesday, September 9, presented his letter of credence to General David Hurley, Governor-General of Australia, in a virtual ceremony. A statement from Rwanda’s High Commission in Singapore noted that Amb Uwihanganye conveyed warm greetings from the President Paul Kagame and appreciation for the warm bilateral relations between Australia and Rwanda. The High Commissioner also expressed commitment […]
The new City of Kigali master plan launched on September 4, brings flexibility in building and also enhances social inclusion, among others, an urban planner has told The New Times. The master plan, Marie-Solange Muhirwa, an Architect and Chief Urban Planner of the City of Kigali, said, introduced flexibility of zoning regulations in order to respond to commercial real estate market demands. She stressed that it is responding […]
The National Public Prosecution Authority (NPPA) has received the case file of terror suspect Paul Rusesabagina from the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB). Rusesabagina himself was spotted at the NPPA offices in Kimihurura, Kigali around the same time RIB handed over the file. He was flanked by his lawyers Emeline Nyembo and David Rugaza. Prosecution has five days to produce the suspect before the court, according to Rwandan laws […]
9 September 2020 Ambassador Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye, High Commissioner of the Republic of Rwanda to the Commonwealth of Australia presented his Letter of Credence to His Excellency General David Hurley, Governor-General of Australia, in a virtual Ceremony on Wednesday 9 September 2020. In his speech addressed to Governor-General Hurley, High Commissioner Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye conveyed warm greetings from the President of the […]
Rwanda’s Prime Minister, Edouard Ngirente, has said that fertiliser use in Africa is far below the global average, urging the continent to increase its uptake for its agricultural development. The Premier made the request on Tuesday, September 8, as he officiated at the opening ceremony of the 10th Edition of African Green Revolution Forum Summit 2020, taking place, in a hybrid model – with few […]
