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Findings from a new survey by the Gender Monitoring Office (GMO), indicate that men are holding far more leadership positions, compared to women in various sectors in governance, and also dominate in both agriculture and business.

MEMBERS of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), yesterday, elected Margaret Zziwa Nantongo as the next Speaker of the regional assembly in a tight contest in Arusha.

GICUMBI Mayor, Bonane Nyangezi,, has resigned citing personal reasons. Nyangenzi announced his resignation on Monday evening in a meeting which had brought together district officials.

ABOUT 100 of the 300 English teachers recently recruited from Uganda and Kenya have arrived in the country, according to the Director General of Rwanda Education Board (REB) Dr John Rutayisire.

NYAMAGABE – Refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are scheduled to be moved from the Rubavu-based Nkamira Transit Centre to the new Kigeme Camp in Nyamagabe.

FARMERS have appealed to government to come up with more mechanisms aimed at easing access to loans from financial institutions to facilitate large scale farming.

TRANSPARENCY International-Rwanda was voted best organisation to come up with initiatives that promote good governance in the country.

RWAMAGANA – Local leaders who just concluded a two-week national civic education programme commonly known as Itorero ry’Igihugu in Burera District, have vowed to serve their communities diligently.