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Kanyankole was arrested in October last year. File.
Rwanda
Prosecution seeks seven years for Kanyankole
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente (L) shakes hands with Hafez Ghanem, the Vice President of World Bank for Africa at his office in Kimihurura. (Courtesy)
World Bank pledges $200m to Rwanda’s education sector
Tomato farmers work in a plantation in Muko Sector in Musanze District. RSSB has encouraged Rwandans to embrace the Ejo Heza scheme. / Sam Ngendahimana
Ejo Heza: Can new savings scheme secure the future of informal workers?
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Rwanda
Govt seeks to create 235,000 new jobs
ICT and Innovation minister Paula Ingabire addresses Members of Parliament recently. / Sam Ngendahimana
Rwanda
Govt moves to regulate social media content amid misinformation
The Minister for ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire, speaks to journalists after the parliamentary session on her ministryu2019s 2019/2020 budget at the Parliamentary Buildings in Kimihurura on May 10, 2019. Craish Bahizi.
Rwanda
Key ICT project faces huge budget deficit
Farmers sow seeds in Nyamagabe District, Southern Province last year. Governor Emmanuel Gasana said that increase in poverty necessitates the provincial authorities to step in and reverse the trend. Courtesy.
Rwanda
Southern Province: Poverty alleviation to take lion’s share of budget
Eastern Province Governor Fred Mufulukye addresses the parliamentary Standing Committee on National Budget and Patrimony on May 6, 2019. Looking on is Habimana Kizito, the Executive Secretary. Craish Bahizi.
Rwanda
MPs want special budget for drought prone eastern regions
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente interacts with  Shenggen Fan, Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), during the official launch of  the 2019 Global Food Policy Report in Kigali yesterday. The report recommends that governments increase financial and policy support to rural communities in order to address the problem of a big number of the worldu2019s poor and malnourished people living in rural areas and dependent on the agriculture for food and livelihoods. Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda
Report calls for increased funding for agriculture
The newly inaugurated Statistics Training Centre and Data Science Campus in Kigali. / Sam Ngendahimana
Rwf9bn data complex unveiled
Job seekers interact with a member of staff of the Ministry of Public Service and Labour during Kigali job fair, an event in which job seekers meet with job employers for employment related information or opportunity
Rwanda
Unemployment rate still higher among women, youth
Participants follow a presentation at the UNBigData2019 event in Kigali yesterday. Emmanuel Kwizera.
Rwanda
Effective use of big data ‘could improve policy-making’
The technology could help address the issue of farmersu2019 milk produce that was subject to rejection by collection centres and agro-processing industries over standards. Net photos.
Business
French firm seeks to introduce solar-powered milk coolers to help cut farmers’ losses
Rice marshlands are most affected by inundation. Michel Nkurunziza.
Rwanda
Bugesera farmers receive govt bailout after devastating floods
A veterinarian marks a cow during the launch of Agriculture and Livestock Insurance Scheme in Mukingo Sector of Nyanza District, Tuesday, April 29, 2019. Courtesy.
Rwanda
Tech-based insurance scheme to cushion farmers against losses
Motorcycles that are not insured are on the rise according to the Special Guarantee Fund, an insurance agency of the Government. File.
Rwanda
Special Guarantee Fund losing money through uninsured motorcycles
Speaker Mallard (L) hands over to Minister Sezibera physical copies of the archives related to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Courtesy.
Rwanda
New Zealand hands over archives on genocide against Tutsi
Ignace Murwanashyaka was a leader of FDLR terrorist group. Net photo.
Rwanda
Convicted FDLR rebel leader Murwanashyaka dies in Germany

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