By Kwanta Douglas – Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame Monday announced the replacement of Claver Gatete as Minister of Infrastructure, and sent him to New York as Ambassador designate and Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations. He named Ernest Nsabimana, a former Kigali City deputy Mayor, as the new Minister of Infrastructure, elevating him … Read more
By Kwanta Douglas – Rwandans will be allowed to cross the Gatuna/Katuna border with Uganda starting Monday, for the first time in three years, after the two countries moved to end an impasse at the centre of its February 2019 closure. A day after Rwanda announced the reopening of the border effective January 31, business … Read more
By Kwanta Douglas – Rwanda has agreed to open its common border with Uganda almost three years after it closed it in protest of mistreatment of Rwandans in Uganda. At the time, Kigali also accused Kampala of hosting opposition groups interested in overthrowing the Kagame administration. While Rwanda had earlier insisted that the Gatuna/Katuna border … Read more
By Kwanta Douglas – Rwanda has eased Covid-19 rules allowing social gatherings and public events to resume after the country recorded a decline in Covid-19 infections. It has also adjusted the curfew from midnight-4am, and businesses are allowed to open until 11pm. A Cabinet meeting chaired by President Kagame on Wednesday reviewed Covid-19 preventive guidelines and … Read more
By Kwanta Douglas – As part of the ongoing countrywide vaccination campaign, the Covid-19 vaccination has been narrowed down to the village and family levels. The aim is to help vulnerable people who cannot reach vaccination sites and educate those who are hesitant to take the vaccine. Teams of youth volunteers, local leaders, and health … Read more
Tanzania and Burundi have signed an agreement for the joint construction of a 282-kilometer standard gauge railway (SGR). A statement, issued on Sunday night by the Tanzanian Ministry of Finance and Planning, said the rail line will start in Uvinza, in Tanzania’s western region of Kigoma, and terminate in Gitega in Burundi. The agreement was … Read more
By Kwanta Douglas – Local rights watchdogs have questioned the legality of public parading of crime suspects by law enforcement agencies indicating that it violates fundamental human rights and has far reaching effects on the victims and their families. In a letter to the minister of justice and attorney general, a local umbrella association of … Read more
By Kwanta Douglas – One month after an aggressive Covid-19 vaccination campaign launched in November, almost 6 million Rwandans out of its 12.9 million population are fully vaccinated. The countrywide vaccination campaign was launched after Rwanda recorded six cases of the new Omicron variant in early December. Mobile vaccination sites were established at bus stations … Read more
By Kwanta Douglas – Eight Rwandan nationals who were released or acquitted by the UN tribunal for genocide crimes recently expelled by Niger hangs in the balance after parties came at loggerheads with their fate over their controversial relocation from Tanzania. While Rwanda finds their repatriation to a third country unjustified and Niger, which took … Read more
By Kwanta Douglas – Eighteen major restaurants and hotels in Rwanda’s capital Kigali have been temporarily closed and fined for violating the rules, as the country steps up efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Rwanda has also revised Covid-19 rules, with the country now requiring all Rwandans travelling out of the country to … Read more
By Kwanta Douglas – Ahead of Christmas and New Year holidays, the Rwandan government has imposed restrictions for unvaccinated people in the country, excluding them from indoor restaurants, worship places, public transport and bars starting on Dec. 20 to minimize the spread of coronavirus and encourage vaccine skeptics to get their jabs. This development was … Read more
By Kwanta Douglas – Rwanda maintains that its new ambassador to the United Kingdom will report to work in the New Year, despite growing calls from human-rights activists for the government to reject President Paul Kagame’s nomination. The Kigali government claims that those “desperate to salvage the reputation of Paul Rusesabagina,” who was recently sentenced … Read more
“It was not easy to identify BXW symptoms on a banana plant. We confused it with fusarium wilt or any other banana disease that shows similar symptoms like wilting of leaves and rotting,” says Etienne Hakizimana, a Farmer Promoter from Rusizi District, Western Province. Hakizimana is one of the Scaling Champions, working with the ICT4BXW … Read more
China and Rwanda have signed the Agreement on the Elimination of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and its affiliated Protocol. The agreement was signed here Tuesday by Rao Hongwei, Chinese Ambassador to Rwanda, and Uzziel Ndagijimana, Rwanda’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning. “The cooperation on … Read more
By Kwanta Douglas – Rwandan Minister of Education, Valentine Uwamariya, on Thursday, said the country is seeking more science and technology cooperation with China in order to boost innovation and research education. “We know that China has different industries where prototypes created by students and researchers can be taken to the next level and commercialized,” … Read more
By Kwanta Douglas – Rwanda has temporarily stopped direct flights with southern African countries due to worries about the latest COVID-19 type, Omicron. This was stated in a cabinet communique sent by the prime minister’s office on Monday. According to the statement, the decision was made following an unusual cabinet meeting on Rwanda’s response to … Read more
By Kwanta Douglas – Rwanda set to impose the necessary 24-hour quarantine for all arriving travellers on Sunday, November 28, as officials work to prevent the introduction and spread of the new deadly Covid-19 type discovered in Southern Africa. The government will shortly publish more regulations, according to the health ministry, in order “to limit … Read more
Rwanda will reintroduce the mandatory 24-hour quarantine for incoming travellers following the detection of a new COVID-19 variant in South Africa starting on Sunday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. Following confirmation of the new COVID-19 variant in South Africa, the Ministry of Health is reinstating the obligatory 24-hour quarantine in designated hotels … Read more
By Kwanta Douglas – Rwandan President Paul Kagame arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday to attend a symposium on women’s violence. According to the African Union website, the Men’s Conference on Positive Masculinity intends to “involve men in leadership to engage other men and boys in efforts to end violence against women … Read more
By Kwanta Douglas – Rwanda on Monday, said it would begin immunizing teenagers under the age of 18. This comes after months of extensive vaccination campaigns aimed at high-risk populations and businesspeople in order to assure the economy’s safe reopening. People over the age of 18, particularly frontline and healthcare workers, the elderly, and those … Read more
By Kwanta Douglas – Rwanda has expanded its Covid-19 immunization program to all public bus stations in Kigali, the capital to urge more people to get immunized. Vaccines are also available at all health centers around the country, and anybody over the age of 18 is eligible for vaccination. Following two weeks of battling to … Read more
By Kwanta Douglas – Gunmen captured at least two towns along the Uganda-Rwanda border in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on Monday, according to a local authority and an activist group. The assistant to the administrator of Rutshuru territory, Lt.-Col. Muhindo Luanzo, blamed rebels from the M23, a rebel organization that took huge swaths … Read more
By Kwanta Douglas – Kenya has barred Rwandan and Burundian lawyers from practicing in the country until the two countries agree to reciprocate by allowing local lawyers to practise in both countries. National Assembly’s Justice and Legal Affairs committee needs all East African member states to address the issue before Kenya to open trade in … Read more
Rwanda President Paul Kagame arrived in Mozambique on Friday for a two-day state visit. According to a statement from the Rwandan President’s Office, President Kagame will address Rwandan troops stationed in Mozambique on his first day in office. He will also meet with President Filipe Nyusi on a bilateral basis and sign bilateral agreements. President … Read more
For the first time since March 2020, Rwanda has eased Covid-19 restrictions allowing bars to reopen following a significant drop in new infections. The country has also accelerated Covid-19 inoculations. The new guidelines were issued on Wednesday after a cabinet meeting presided over by President Paul Kagame, according a report by The EastAfrican. Rwanda will … Read more
Isaak Kamali, a Rwandan-born naturalized French citizen was prosecuted in France on Thursday in connection with the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Isaak Kamali, who has been charged with “genocide” and “crimes against humanity” since 2009, has been charged with “genocide” and “crimes against humanity.” Kamali is accused of “involvement in the Genocide of Tutsis … Read more
By Mbafan Ade – Despite regional administrations’ best attempts to attain food security through sophisticated plans and regulations, the region continues to be food insecure. Drought, insufficient rainfall, violence, locust invasion, and the repercussions of Covid-19 have all delayed agricultural activities in Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Somalia, which are all confronting varied … Read more
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a roadmap for achieving inclusive and sustainable development across the continent, has been ratified by Tanzania’s parliament. Tanzania joins roughly 42 of the 55 African Union (AU) states who have ratified the AfCFTA, which aims to raise intra-African trade by 52 percent by 2022 and abolish tariffs on 90% … Read more
According to authorities, a Rwandan university instructor and well-known opposition member was arrested on rape charges on Thursday. According to the Rwanda Investigation Bureau, former Kigali journalism school lecturer Christopher Kayumba is facing claims from many persons, including a former pupil (RIB). “After a period of investigating him for claims of coercion and sexual misconduct … Read more
In furtherance of its campaign to boost tourism through partnerships with European football clubs, the government of Rwanda has paid an undisclosed amount as fee to extend its sponsorship deal with Arsenal FC. The deal, estimated to be upwards of $100 million, according to a source privy to the negotiations, will run up to 2023 … Read more