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Julius Bizimungu
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Infrastructure minister Claver Gatete delivered a keynote speech at the launch of a virtual event on sustainable urbanisation on Wednesday, June 24. / Photo: Courtesy.
Rwanda
Gatete: Rwanda keen to play role in Commonwealth urban development
Thursday, June 25, 2020
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Trade falls sharply in first quarter of 2020
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Banque Populaire du Rwanda Plc customers carry out transactions at the Nyabugogo Branch in Kigali in 2019. Since the Covid-19 outbreak in mid-March, commercial banks have reportedly restructured combined loans worth Rwf647 billion as part of the relief efforts towards distressed borrowers. / Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda
Banks restructure loans worth Rwf647 billion
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Uzziel Ndagijimana arrives at the parliament to present the national budget for the 2020/21 fiscal year yesterday. In the coming fiscal year, which starts on July 1, the government will put strong focus on supporting economic recovery after various sectors of the economy were hit by coronavirus. / Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda
10 key highlights of Rwanda’s 2020/21 budget
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
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Government to table final budget for 2020-2021
Monday, June 22, 2020
Mountain gorillas from Susa Group in Karisimbi thicket of Volcanoes National Park. Rwanda has reopened tourism activities after months of inactivity due to the Coronavirus outbreak. To incentivize the industry, Rwanda Development Board has offered promotional packages for gorilla trekking whereby Rwandans will pay USD200 while foreigners resident in Rwanda will pay USD500, down from USD1500. / Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda
Rwanda announces promotional prices of gorilla-trekking permits
Thursday, June 18, 2020
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Covid-19 will slow hotel development in Africa, report says
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
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Rwanda
UK premier announces DfID merger with Foreign Office
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Military Police officers remove handcuffs from captured P5-RNC suspects at the Military Tribunal in Nyamirambo, Nyarugenge District in October 2019. / Photo: File.
Rwanda
UN report: Kayumba’s P5 militia weakened but still operational
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo. / Photo: Net.
Rwanda
What chance does Africa stand to lead the WTO?
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Gen Dallaire speaks at a past event. The Canadian General is the founder of the Dallaire Institute. / Photo: Courtesy.
Rwanda
Roméo Dallaire Institute, Giants of Africa join hands in celebration of Day of the African Child
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Cross-border cargo trucks from Tanzania to Rwanda.
Covid-19: What’s at stake for developing countries?
Sunday, June 14, 2020
President Kagame and Prime Minister Trudeau during a previous meeting. The two leaders on Thursday, June 11 held a telephone conversation during which they discussed various issues of bilateral interest. (Village Urugwiro)
Kagame, Canadian Premier hold discussion over Covid-19
Friday, June 12, 2020
Dr. Clet Niyikiza, LEAFu2019s Founder and Chief Executive Officer.
LEAF’s novel cancer drug proves 80 times more effective
Thursday, June 11, 2020
The late Burundi president Pierre Nkurunziza who passed away on June 8. / Net photo.
Rwanda
What next after the death of Burundi’s Nkurunziza?
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
A quarry site in Jabana, Gasabo District. The slowdown in mining and mineral trading has prompted the Government to devise new strategies to boost the sector and put it on a path to speedy recovery from the Covid-19 impact. / Photo: Julius Bizimungu.
Rwanda
Government lays out new strategies to revive mining sector
Tuesday, June 09, 2020
A teller inside Bank of Kigali. / File
Business
Remittances to Rwanda plummet by 16% in March
Monday, June 08, 2020
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EU offers Rwf55 billion to Rwanda in Covid-19 grant
Monday, June 08, 2020

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