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The first cohort of 25 teachers of the French language to arrive in Rwanda has been undergoing a week-long orientation programme before they are dispatched to schools. Under the OIFu2019s Mobility Project, 70 more teachers are expected in the country. / Photo: Dan Nsengiyumva.
Rwanda

Why La Francophonie is sending 100 French teachers to Rwanda

Saturday, October 17, 2020
A view of Falcon Golf and Country Club, a nine-hole golf course on the shores of the Lake Muhazi in Gishari Sector, Rwamagana District. / Photo: Jean de Dieu Nsabimana.
Rwanda

The promising tourism potential of Lake Muhazi and the bid to unlock it

Saturday, October 17, 2020
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Rwanda

Former Minister Munyakazi sentenced to 10 years in jail

Friday, October 16, 2020
Eugene Rwamucyo. / Net photo
Rwanda

Survivors’ group implores France on Genocide fugitive Rwamucyo

Friday, October 16, 2020
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Rwanda

Habumuremyi back in court, requests for three-judge bench

Friday, October 16, 2020
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Rwanda

Trauma healing project seeks to foster social cohesion

Friday, October 16, 2020
Dr Tecian Musafiri checks up a patient during a campain to promote oral health at King Faisal Hospital in 2018. The new policy on duo practice allows healthcare practitioners to practice in more than one place of work u2013 public or private. / Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

Experts welcome duo clinical practice policy but urge caution

Thursday, October 15, 2020
Foodstuff vendors at Kimisagara market. The prices of food items such as potatoes, rice, peas, beans and tomatoes have been going up, leading to concerns on food security and affordability in the country. / Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Rwanda

Government explains recent fluctuations in food prices

Thursday, October 15, 2020
Chief Justice, Faustin Ntezilyayo addresses media practitioners ahead of a three-day training programme on human rights and judicial reporting in Kigali on Wednesday, October 14. / Photo: Courtesy.
Rwanda

Only 3% petitions seeking retrial are valid – Chief Justice

Thursday, October 15, 2020
Beggars with children on a street in Kigali in 2018. / Photo: Net.
Rwanda

Concerns raised over ‘child for hire’ beggars on Kigali streets

Thursday, October 15, 2020
Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa recorded the fastest accumulation of external debt stock in 2019. / Net photo.
Rwanda

Report: Africa accumulated largest external debt in 2019

Thursday, October 15, 2020
The National Public Prosecution Authority (NPPA) spokesperson, Faustin Nkusi. / Photo: File.
Rwanda

Rwanda pursues 40 Genocide fugitives believed to be in Belgium

Thursday, October 15, 2020
Residents at work under the Vision Umurenge Programme (VUP) in Kamonyi District last year. The Local Administrative Entities Development Agency (LODA) on Tuesday, October 13, launched a nationwide exercise to classify households into different groups under Ubudehe, following reforms in the programme. / Photo: File.
Rwanda

Where do you fall in the new Ubudehe categories?

Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Volunteers carry a trauma victim during a past commemoration event at Murambi Genocide Memorial. / Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

Rwf2.8 billion trauma healing programme to be launched

Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Muhanga prison is among ovecrowded correctional facilities in the country. / Photo: File.
Rwanda

Senators call for change in strategy to fix prison overcrowding

Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Alphonse Rusibana, the Managing Director of Different Express. / Photo: Courtesy.
Rwanda

How BPR has supported expansion of Rwanda’s public transport sector

Wednesday, October 14, 2020
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Rwanda

What production of medical cannabis means for the Rwandan economy

Tuesday, October 13, 2020
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Rwanda

Govt releases new school calendar

Tuesday, October 13, 2020
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Rwanda

Eight taxi-moto operators arrested over stealth number plates

Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Christine Mutesi at work in the school library at Groupe Scolaire Nyarugenge in Ruhango District. According to the head teacher at the school, all teachers are enthused by Mutesiu2019s way of conducting a classroom, which is a fusion of entertainment and learning. / Photo: Gad Nshimiyimana.
Rwanda

Meet 22-year-old Christine Mutesi, Rwanda’s most outstanding teacher

Tuesday, October 13, 2020