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University of Rwanda students wave on their graduation day at Huye Stadium last year. Courtesy.
Rwanda

Students share their experiences on three-year degree policy

Tuesday, October 08, 2019
Kigali Arena, a 10,000-seat capacity facility for sports and other events. The new management will take over the roles of operation, marketing, and financing its maintenance. Emmanuel Kwizera.
Rwanda

Govt seeks investor to manage Kigali Arena

Tuesday, October 08, 2019
Evode Uwizeyimana, the Minister of State for Constitutional and Legal Affairs. Emmanuel Kwizera.
Rwanda

Does Rwanda require a legal aid law?

Tuesday, October 08, 2019
Minister of ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire (centre) speaks at a news conference to give an update on RWASAT-1, a satellite built by Rwandan engineers, yesterday. Looking on is Patrick Nyirishema, the Director-General of Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (left) and Takayuki Miyashita, the Japanese Ambassador to Rwanda. Craish Bahizi.
Rwanda

Rwanda's satellite to be launched into orbit next month

Tuesday, October 08, 2019
Industrial electricity, and plumbing candidates on Day I of the 2019 TVET practical national examinations at Nyamirama exams centre in Kayonza District yesterday. Photos/Jean de Dieu Nsabimana.
Rwanda

Over 19,000 TVET students begin practical exams

Tuesday, October 08, 2019
Gregg Schoof Brian. /courtesy photo.
Rwanda

Immigration directorate deports American citizen Gregg Schoof

Tuesday, October 08, 2019
Philbert Zimulinda, the Division Manager of National Metrology at Rwanda Standad Board (left), speaks during the meeting with members of the parliamentary Standing Committee on Economy and Trade as RSB Director-General Raymond Murenzi looks on, yesterday. Craish Bahizi.
Rwanda

New bill seeks to ensure standard system of measurement

Tuesday, October 08, 2019
The Court of Appeal adjudicated 810 cases over the last one yaer. Emanuel Kwizera.
Rwanda

Appeals court has adjudicated 94% of pending cases in a year

Tuesday, October 08, 2019
Some of the e-bikes on display at Gura-Safi head offices in Kimihurura yesterday. Photos/Craish Bahizi.
Rwanda

Rwanda to unveil shared electric motorcycles this week

Tuesday, October 08, 2019
President Kagame together with other officials (L-R); Ashish Thakkar, the CEO of the Mara Group, Clare Akamanzi, the chief executive of Rwanda Development Board and the Minister for ICT and Innovation Paula Ingabire inspect one of the production units of Mara Phones. The plant, once at full capacity, will be able to manufacture up to one million phones a year. The firm targets regional and the continental market for their smartphones. Photo/Village Urugwiro.
Rwanda

Kagame: The Mara Phone is a milestone for Rwanda

Tuesday, October 08, 2019
IGP Dan Munyuza giving a souvenir to the visiting Rhineland-Palatinate State Minister for Interior, Randolf Stich
Rwanda

Rhineland-Palatinate State Minister for Interior visits RNP

Tuesday, October 08, 2019
Participants attend an exhibition during Rwanda Day in Bonn, Germany over the weekend. Photo/Courtesy.
Rwanda

Rwanda Day: PSF, German SMEs sign deal

Tuesday, October 08, 2019
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Rwanda

Eight things to know about Mara Phones

Tuesday, October 08, 2019
Participants during a u201dRwanda Dayu201d event in Brussels, Belgium in 2017. Courtesy.
Rwanda

Rwanda Day gets underway in Bonn

Friday, October 04, 2019
RFTC recently unveiled 11 new buses with provisions such as ramps that aid people with disabilities to board and disembark with ease. There have been deliberate efforts to make public transport as inclusive as possible, including making it easy for persons on wheelchairs to board. Emmanuel kwizera.
Rwanda

Battle for decency on Kigali’s bus rides

Friday, October 04, 2019
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Rwanda

Digital literacy: Over 100 ‘digital ambassadors’ to be deployed

Friday, October 04, 2019
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Rwanda

Rwanda’s poultry industry on the rise

Friday, October 04, 2019
EALA members during a past plenary session in Arusha, Tanzania. The regional parliament has called on the blocu2019s Council of Ministers to address the issue of members states that default on their financial obligations. Courtesy.
Rwanda

EALA tasks ministers on defaulting partner states

Friday, October 04, 2019
Some of the 66 African refugees and asylum-seekers are cleared at the immigration counters on arrival at Kigali International Airport from Libya on September 26. Photo/UNHCR.
Rwanda

Tracking Rwanda’s solidarity with other countries

Friday, October 04, 2019
Residents of Cyeza sector cross Makurungwe River to Muhanga sector, on the newly constructed bridge. Courtesy.
Rwanda

Rwanda to construct over 350 pedestrian bridges

Friday, October 04, 2019