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Valencia Jhonatan Restrepo (L) edged a host of riders in a photo finish to win Stage 5 in Musanze on Thursday afternoon, making his second victory in this year's Tour du Rwanda following his Stage 3 triumph on Tuesday. Photo:
Rwanda

Tour du Rwanda 2020: Restrepo wins Stage 5, Tesfazion stays in Yellow

Thursday, February 27, 2020
Mothers pose in a group photo with their Mutuelle de Sante cards. File
Rwanda

Employees to finance community health insurance with 0.5 % salary deduction

Thursday, February 27, 2020
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Rwanda

Kagame reshuffles cabinet, overhauls Health and Education Ministries

Thursday, February 27, 2020
Sam Nkusi, the Chairman of Liquid Telecom East Africa addresses the media on Wednesday, February 26. / Craish Bahizi.
Rwanda

Liquid Telecom slashes home fibre internet prices by 60%

Wednesday, February 26, 2020
The Minister of Justice, Johnston Busingye addresses court bailiffs during the meeting in Kigali./ Sam Ngendamana
Rwanda

Busingye challenges bailiffs to neutralise property ring

Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Moise Mugisha (second), seen here part of a breakaway group in Stage 4 on Wednesday, is making his third Tour du Rwanda appearance since the 2018 debut. / Photo: Courtesy.
Rwanda

Tour du Rwanda 2020: Mugisha eyes Tesfazion’s Yellow Jersey

Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Two women carry their babies who were born on Christmas at Kacyiru Hospital. Parents are upbeat about the new system, which allows them to register their children from health centres at birth. / Craish Bahizi.
Rwanda

Relief as Rwanda eases registration of births

Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Bank of Kigali clients inquire about the Banku2019s services. Central Bank figures show that only 3.5 per cent of the Rwandan population borrowed money from commercial banks in 2019./ Emmanuel Kwizera.
Rwanda

Why only 3.5% Rwandans borrowed from banks in 2019

Wednesday, February 26, 2020
A team of health workers test government officials and business executives who were on their way to Gabiro for the National Leadership Retreat recently. Rwanda has devised measures to prevent coronavirus. / File.
Rwanda

14 things you should know about coronavirus

Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Minister of Environment Jean du2019Arc Mujawamariya. / Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

Government to waive taxes on agric land ‘wrongly reserved for construction’

Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Natnael Tesfazion is the new Yellow Jersey bearer after winning Stage 4 in Rubavu District on Wednesday afternoon. He is the 13th Eritrean to win a Tour du Rwanda stage since the race turned international in 2009. Photo:
Rwanda

Tour du Rwanda 2020: Mugisha moves into second behind Eritrean Tesfazion

Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Auditor General Obadiah Biraro speaks during a panel discussion on corruption at the 17th National Leadership Retreat in Gabiro on February 18. He was joined by Marie Immaculu00e9e Ingabire, the Chairperson of Transparency International Rwanda (left), and MP Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze, PAC Chairperson. Parliament wants government to urgently investigate possible abuse of public funds. / Photo: Village Urugwiro.
Rwanda

Parliament orders probe into misuse of public funds by May

Tuesday, February 25, 2020
An aerial view of factories at the Kigali Special Economic Zone in Gasabo District. / Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

How Coronavirus may affect Rwanda economy

Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Bank teller counting Rwandan money in one of commercial banks in Kigali. / Emmanuel Kwizera
Rwanda

Rwandan SMEs seek to raise Rwf24 billion at continental summit

Tuesday, February 25, 2020
The office of Kacyiru Umurenge Savings and Credit Cooperative in Kigali. / Emmanuel Kwizera.
Rwanda

Will automation address Sacco challenges?

Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Biniam on the podium after managing well the stage three from Huye to Rusizi in distance of 142km. / Photo: Courtesy.
Rwanda

Eritrean leads after stage 3 as Rwandans struggle

Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Colombia's Valencia Restrepo celebrates as he crossed the finish line to win Stage 3 of the Tour du Rwanda 2020 in Rusizi town on Tuesday afternoon. No Rwandan is among the top ten after three stages into this year's race. Photo:
Rwanda

Tour du Rwanda 2020: Tough day for Rwandans as Valencia wins Stage 3

Tuesday, February 25, 2020
In Arts, Sheila Teta (2nd left), who studied History, Economics and Literature at Riviera High School was the best female candidate. / Photo: Emmanuel Kwizera.
Rwanda

S.6 results: Slight rise in pass rate as girls outshine boys

Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Elias Nsengiyumva from EAV Ntendezi (C)./ Kwizera Emmanuel
Rwanda

TVET pass rate drops

Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Ndagijimana (centre) presents the revised 2019-2020 budget to Parliament on Monday, February 24. Looking on are Rehema Namutebi, the Director of National Budget (left), and Edda Mukabagwiza, the Deputy Speaker in charge of Government Oversight and Legislation. / Photo: Emmanuel Kwizera.
Rwanda

Government increases public spending by Rwf140 billion

Tuesday, February 25, 2020