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Many places of worship, such as the Kacyiru Anglican church (pictured), have taken steps to ensure social distancing once they have reopened. / Dan Nsengiyumva.
Rwanda

Places of worship gear up for cautious reopening

Friday, July 17, 2020
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Rwanda

RwandAir confident demand for air travel will gradually pick up

Friday, July 17, 2020
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Rwanda

Govt okays reopening of places of worship, but with restrictions

Thursday, July 16, 2020
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Rwanda

Govt issues guidelines ahead of strong winds

Thursday, July 16, 2020
Auditor General Obadiah Biraro during a previous session in parliament.u00a0Biraro saidu00a0that leadership should come with accountability and those trusted with the task to disburse public funds should be stripped of these responsibilities and tasked to refund the monies they lost. / Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

48 institutions summoned for PAC hearings

Thursday, July 16, 2020
Random Covid-19 testing in Remera on on July 2. . / Dan Nsengiyumva.
Rwanda

Two new Covid-19 labs set up in Kigali, Huye

Thursday, July 16, 2020
Students drink water at Groupe Scolaire Rweru in Bugesera District. Public and government aided schools have requested to be charged lower prices on water they consume. / Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

Schools appeal for lower water tariff

Thursday, July 16, 2020
BAG Innovation founders, Gabriel Ekman, a Swedish national and Yussouf Ntwali, a Rwandan. / Courtesy.
Rwanda

Rwandan duo wins over Rwf100 million innovation award

Thursday, July 16, 2020
Bottles of banned poisonous local brew known as Ku2019BAMBA manufactured by BIO-HAP Ltd. / Photo: Coutersy.
Rwanda

What will it take to do away with toxic beverages?

Thursday, July 16, 2020
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Rwanda

US makes U-turn on foreign students restrictions

Wednesday, July 15, 2020
An internet user watches a video on Instagram in Kigali. Internet users in Rwanda spend 7.1 per cent of their income on mobile data./ Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

Report: Rwandans spend 7% of their income on internet

Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Cross border Cargo Trucks from Uganda to Rwanda via border on December 12, 2019. / Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

Intra-regional trade projected to fall sharply in 2020 - report

Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Birth control, also known as contraception and fertility control, are methods or devices used to prevent pregnancy, like pills, among many others. Photo: File.
Rwanda

Revive conversation on contraceptives- activists

Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Rose Rwabuhihi, the Chief Gender Monitor, speaks during a news conference on gender equality in political organisation structures on December 29, 2019. / Photo: Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

How businesses can benefit from more women in boardrooms

Wednesday, July 15, 2020
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Rwanda

Pockets of Nyamagabe, Nyamasheke districts go under fresh Covid-19 lockdown

Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Minister for Environment Jeanne du2019Arc Mujawamariya speaks during a news conference in January. Mujawamariya is expected to appear in the Lower Chamber of Parliament this week and respond to questions related to water and land use. / Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

Parliament summons environment minister

Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Students during an IT class at Groupe Scolaire Rweru in Bugesera District. / Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

Internet connectivity to exceed 60 per cent in public schools

Tuesday, July 14, 2020
RwandAir, Qatar Airways and Ethiopian Airlines planes at Kigali International Airport. / Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

Most Kigali-bound flights to resume in August

Monday, July 13, 2020
Participants discuss the role of a Rwandan woman in national development. / Photo: Courtesy.
Rwanda

Renewed call to ease women access to reproductive health services

Monday, July 13, 2020
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Rwanda

RAB on the spot over Rwf2 billion dormant irrigation projects

Monday, July 13, 2020