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 Charles Nyandwi
Charles Nyandwi
The New Times
Agriculture
Mango farmers call for stable prices as productivity rises
Wetlands serve as a habitat for snails that host the parasites that cause bilharzia. People working is such areas are encouraged to always wear protective gear like long rubber boots.
How Bilharzia is still a concern for rural children in Rwanda
Maj Gen (Rtd) Clayton Boanubah Yaache from Ghana shares his story while on a visit in Rwanda this week.
Kwibuka
‘I never thought I’d return to Rwanda’ - Ghanaian peacekeeper recounts 1994 horrors
Brig. General Rwivanga speaks at the event. Photo by Aergis Trust.
Security
Gen Rwivanga salutes firm stance of peacekeepers who refused to withdraw in 1994
Some members of the delegation of the former UN peacekeepers visiting the Kigali Genocide Memorial on Thursday.
Kwibuka
‘Witnessing Genocide was no privilege,’ say former UN peacekeepers in Rwanda
Joseph Murekeraho, a former Minister of State for Education who died on August 8. Courtesy
Education
Ex-minister Murekeraho eulogised as a compassionate public servant
Former UN peacekeepers who served in Rwanda during 1994, arrive at Kigali International Airport  on Wednesday, August 13, for a commemorative tour in Rwanda. Courtesy
Rwanda
PHOTOS: 1994 UN peacekeepers return to Rwanda on commemorative tour
Aisa Kirabo Kacyira died on August 12, aged 61.
Politics
Somali president, other leaders mourn Rwandan diplomat Kirabo Kacyira
Workers dry rice produce in Bugarama in Rusizi District.
Agriculture
Govt targets to cut post-harvest losses to 5% in five years
A bank teller counts money while serving customers at Bank of Kigali head office. Numbers show that Rwanda's inflation rose 7.3 per cent year-on-year in July, up from 7 per cent in June. File
Economy
What is behind the rise in inflation?
Rain and thunderstorms are forecast on Monday night
Environment
Weather: Rain and thunderstorm alert on Monday night
The increase was driven mainly by higher prices for health services, restaurants and hotels, and alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and narcotics.
Economy
Rising health, hotel costs push July inflation to 7.3%
Farmers spraying pesticides in a maize plantation in Burera District.
Agriculture
Potato, maize farmers decry rising pesticide prices
Moise Nkundabarashi, president of the Rwanda Bar Association. File
Crime
Over 20 lawyers sanctioned for misconduct
Rwanda introduces specific regulations on surrogacy as a form of assisted reproductive technology allowed in Rwanda.
Health
Surrogacy in Rwanda: What are the terms of agreement?
Members of Parliament on Tuesday, August 5, called on the Ministry of Justice to instruct the National Public Prosecution Authority (NPPA) to investigate questionable expenditure amounting to more than Rwf5 billion
Rwanda
10 govt institutions could be investigated over questionable spending
Workers on duty in a mattress firm at Kigali Special Economic Zone. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Economy
Industrial output grows by 8.5% in June
Children pose for a photo after a performance during Umuganura Ceremony in USA. COURTESY
Culture
RECAP: How Rwandan communities abroad celebrated Umuganura

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