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Kigali begins upgrade of bus stop shelters

Tuesday, March 22, 2022
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Kagame meets WAIFC members in Kigali

Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Edouard Bamporiki, Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth and Culture during the event.

New policy to commercialise Rwanda’s creative industry

Tuesday, March 22, 2022
A view of classrooms that were damaged by strong winds at Groupe Scolaire Kibuye in Karongi District on March 9. Courtesy

Weatherman warns of strong winds

Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
International

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy ready for direct talks with Putin

Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Suspect Marie-Chantal Mukanzabarushimana (Akezau2019s stepmother) arrives at Kicukiro Primary Court in January . File

Mukanzabarushimana denied bail on appeal

Tuesday, March 22, 2022
A view of a cargo container terminal at Dar es Salaam port. The regional business body recently urged East African Community partner states to adopt the proposed 35% as the maximum CET rate.

Decision on EAC common external tariff pushed to April

Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Greencare also produces paver blocks from plastic waste.
Business

Young greenpreneurs turning waste into fertilisers and pavers

Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Traffic at Gishushu. The State of Environment and Outlook Report 202 suggests increasing taxes on personal fossil fuel driven cars in order to deter the public from using them.

Experts weigh in on proposal to raise tariffs on fossil fuel-powered cars

Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Hence Technologies staff pose for a group photo.
Business

Rwandan tech startup for lawyers secures $1.8 million in funding

Tuesday, March 22, 2022
President of the African Development Bank Group Akinwumi A. Adesina.
Business

EAC takes over 25% of investment attracted at Africa Investment Forum

Tuesday, March 22, 2022
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Karabaranga presents credentials in Cabo Verde

Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Ndera Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Gasabo District. A recent mental health survey by the Ministry of Health estimated that 20.49 per cent of the general population met the diagnostic criteria for one or more mental disorders.

Calls grow for more mental health services

Monday, March 21, 2022
Graduates put on their masks during the graduation ceremony in Kigali on December 2, 2021. RBC has said that it is still early for Rwanda to lift the mandatory wearing of a face mask.

Rwandans to wait longer for lifting of mask mandate

Monday, March 21, 2022
A total of 25 senior officers of the Rwanda Defence Force begin the United Nations staff officersu2019 course at Rwanda Peace Academy in Musanze on March 21, 2022. Seen here with officials and trainers in a group photo.

25 RDF senior officers attend UN staff course

Monday, March 21, 2022
Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Uzziel Ndagijimana addresses journalists as the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda releases the report on Rwandau2019s Gross Domestic Product in Kigali on Monday, March 21, 2022. The statistics show that Rwandau2019s GDP grew by 10.9 per cent in 2021 to reach Rwf10,944 billion, up from a contraction of 3.4 per cent in 2020.

Rwanda registers double-digit growth as more sectors recover from Covid-19

Monday, March 21, 2022
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Rwanda on high alert as yellow fever breaks out in region

Monday, March 21, 2022
Rusumo One Stop Border Post in Kirehe District. According to the Mayor of Kirehe, Bruno Rangira, the district has potential to be a logistics hub, especially in that the imported goods can be stored near the border. Dan Nsengiyumva.

Kirehe looks to position itself as a logistical hub

Monday, March 21, 2022
Forests are contributing six percent to the National GDP. File

Districts generate Rwf62bn income from forestry – report

Monday, March 21, 2022
Convicts Callixte Nsabimana and Herman Nsengimana interact during the appeal hearing of the FLN terror case in Kigali on January 17, 2022.

FLN-MRCD appeal verdict postponed to April 4

Monday, March 21, 2022