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 Emmanuel Ntirenganya
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( L-R): The Minister of State in charge of Public Investment and Resource mobilization at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Jeanine Munyeshuli; the Deputy Speaker in charge of Parliamentary Affairs at the Chamber of Deputies, Edda Mukabagwiza; Speaker Donatille Mukabalisa, and Deputy Speaker in charge Finance and Administration, Mussa Fazil Harerimana, during a plenary sitting of the Lower House that approved the relevance of a new bill governing privatisation, on October 12, 2023, in Kigali . (courtesy).
Economy
New privatisation bill to spur private sector-led economy – Munyeshuri
A new bill governing the Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority (RCAA) seeks to allow it to ensure civil aviation training and innovation in aviation, and to regulate and oversee relevant training organisations. Sam Ngendahimana
Aviation
Why law governing civil aviation is under review
According to REG in the EDPRS II program from 2013 through 2018, the Government of Rwanda made a clear policy decision to diversify electricity sources. Courtesy
Energy
Rwanda’s energy journey over the past decade
Farmers from different districts tour radical terraces that were arranged at Green Gicumbi poject. Courtesy
Agriculture
Rwanda banks on conservation farming, more terraces to control erosion
Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Ildephonse Musafiri, has said that all vacant plots of arable land across the country will be temporarily assigned to residents for agricultural cultivation. SAM NGENDAHIMANA
Agriculture
Food security: Govt to allocate idle land for cultivation
A flooded wetland at Masaka in Kicukiro District in April.
Agriculture
The menace of soil erosion: Agriculture minister appears before Parliament
MPs during the plenary session that adopted the draft law governing the Rwanda Development Board on October 9, 2023, in Kigali. COURTESY.
Parliament passes bill granting RDB greater autonomy
The sentence reduction was possible after a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court in a case where lawyer Florida Kabasinga petitioned it seeking to
declare unconstitutional one of the provisions of article 133. Net photo
Law
The Supreme Court ruling that ‘triggered’ a review of sentencing laws
RSSB CEO Régis Rugemanshuro chats with the president of Rwanda Pensioners’ Association, Dorothée Uwimana, during the launch of Imisanzu on January 31, 2023, in Kigali. EMMANUEL NTIRENGANYA
Rwanda
A pension increase considered as high cost of living pressure rises
Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Vincent Biruta, shakes hands with his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira, after signing agreements, including visa waiver, on October 5 in the country's capital, Brasilia. Courtesy
Politics
Rwanda, Brazil sign visa waiver deal
EAC Secretary General Peter Mathuki delivers his remarks at the launch of the new agribusiness growth programme (MARKUP II), on Tuesday, October 3. Courtesy
Agriculture
EAC agribusinesses get €40m boost under market access scheme
RSSB Chief Executive Officer, Regis Rugemanshuro(C) with district coordinators of EjoHeza Long Term Saving Scheme at the annual consultative meeting on August 16. Emmanuel Dushimimana
Rwanda
Why EjoHeza pension scheme was removed from district ‘imihigo’
An artist’s impression of the centre of excellence in aviation training in Kigali, aiming to build local
capacity and empower the labour force in the aviation industry. Photo: Courtesy.
Aviation
Rwanda’s proposed $53m aviation training centre: What you need to know
Rwanda’s High Commissioner to Singapore Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye and Wy Mun Kong, CEO of Singapore Cooperation Enterprise during the signing of the MoU on September 29. Courtesy
Economy
Rwanda, Singapore sign deal on ICT, carbon trading, and more
Officials and participants pose for a group photo during the closing workshop on the project in Kigali, on September 29. Craish Bahizi
Featured
FEATURED: FAO project helps improve Rwanda’s soil testing, productivity
People who turn up to welcome Kenyan conservationist Jim Justus Nyamu, as he kicked off a 12-day Elephant Conservation Education and Awareness Walk across Rwanda, at Kagitumba   on Friday, September 29. Courtesy
Tourism
Kenya’s Nyamu begins elephant conservation campaign walk in Rwanda
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Economy
Gatare outlines his vision for RDB
Francis Gatare, the newly appointed Rwanda Development Board chief executive. Courtesy
Politics
Back to RDB as boss: Who is Francis Gatare?  

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