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Actors in the livestock business in Eastern Province believe that a standardized measurement scale would provide a more accurate and transparent way of determining the weight of the livestock, thus ensuring fair pricing. All photos: Courtesy.
Business

Eastern Province: Rwf350m earmarked for weighing scales in livestock trade amid pricing complaints

Thursday, May 11, 2023
Rwandan and Chinese medical teams at Masaka and Kibungo hospitals joined medical practitioners at Baotou Center Hospital in China in a virtual event to mark International Nurses Day on Wednesday, May 10. Photo: Courtesy.
Featured

Chinese medics, Rwanda nurses mark International Nurses Day

Thursday, May 11, 2023
World Vision USA President Edgar Sandoval, Governor of Northern Province Dancille Nyirarugero and Pauline Okumu, the Country Director of World Vision Rwanda. Craish BAHIZI
Featured

World Vision celebrates reaching one million people with clean water in Rwanda

Thursday, May 11, 2023
Community health workers take measurements of children’s height, weight, and upper arm circumference to diagnose malnutrition. Photo by Moise Bahati
Featured

Rutsiro: How growth monitoring practices help reduce stunting

Thursday, May 11, 2023
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente meets with Edgar Sandoval, the President and CEO of World Vision USA in Kigali on May 10. Courtesy
Rwanda

PM Ngirente meets World Vision US boss

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
A voter talks to the electoral commission's volunteers before casting his vote during parliamentary elections in 2018. MPs adopted some revisions like the synchronization of presidential and parliamentary elections.
Rwanda

Lower House adopts constitutional revision with minor adjustments

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Vincent Sano, the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Operations addresses Police officers before they departed for Central African Republic (MINUSCA), and South Sudan (UNMISS). Courtesy
Security

Rwanda to replace two Police contingents in CAR, South Sudan

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
The agreement will see Visit Rwanda continue its partnership with PSG with the goal of showcasing Rwanda as a top tourism and investment destination on the African continent. Net photo
Tourism

Rwanda, PSG celebrate three years of success, extend partnership

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
President Kagame meets with Mahmoudi Ali Youssouf, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Djibouti and his delegation on Wednesday, May 10. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Security

Kagame, Djibouti foreign minister discuss Horn of Africa security

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
In the report delivered at the 20th National Congress of the CPC last year, Xi pledged to improve and strengthen the work related to Chinese nationals overseas
International

Xi Story: Thick love encased in thin envelopes from overseas Chinese

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr Vincent Biruta (right), and his Djiboutian counterpart Mahamoud Ali Youssouf exchange documents during the signing of three bilateral agreements between Rwanda and Djibouti in Kigali on Wednesday, May 10. The deals cover diplomatic training, agriculture and tourism. Photo: Dan Gatsinzi.
Economy

Rwanda, Djibouti sign new deals, eye deeper economic ties

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
SACCO teller serves a customer at Kacyiru Umurenge SACCO. Government, by the end of June 2024. will start the long-awaited automation of the 416 Umurenge Savings and Credit Cooperatives. Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

Over Rwf2bn allocated for full automation of Umurenge SACCOs

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Moses Turahirwa with his legal counsel in court on May 10. Photo: Igihe.com
Crime

Moshions' Turahirwa pleads not guilty to drug abuse, forgery charges

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Foodstuff vendors at Kimisagara market in Nyarugenge District. Craish Bahizi
Economy

Rwanda’s consumer prices decline slightly in April

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
The New Times
Featured

Irembo, a digital services afro champion becomes a member of the Smart Africa Alliance

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
On Tuesday, May 9, DR Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi met with Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi, who is the current chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Courtesy photo
Africa

Tshisekedi threatens to kick out EAC force

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
The New Times
Rwanda

EU condoles with Rwanda over victims of flood disasters

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Kenyan security and forensic officers watch as more bodies are exhumed at the Shakahola forest on May 9. This is after more than 100 members of Good News International Church led by Kenyan Pastor Paul Mackenzie starved themselves to death after he predicted the world would end on April 15 and instructed his followers to kill themselves to be the first to go to heaven. Photo: NMG.
Africa

Kenya begins crackdown on rogue preachers

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
The New Times
Technology

Video and audio calls coming to Twitter — Elon Musk

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
A segment of Musanze-Rubavu road that was damaged by floods on May 3. The government will spend Rwf41 billion on rebuilding national roads, Rwf38 billion on bridges, and Rwf25 billion on inter-district roads that were affected. Photo: Courtesy.
Infrastructure

What will it take to have disaster-resilient roads?

Wednesday, May 10, 2023