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Kigali City is set to pilot Dedicated Bus Lanes (DBL) within the next six months. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

Kigali to pilot dedicated bus lanes in six months

Thursday, September 12, 2024
Vincent Ngirikiringo, the newly appointed Chief Finance Officer at BPR Bank Rwanda Plc. Courtesy
Rwanda

Corporate moves: BPR names Vincent Ngirikiringo as new CFO

Thursday, September 12, 2024
Mungo Jitiada, the 67-year-old veteran coach, commonly known as Vigoureux, died on Thursday morning in Rubavu .
Football

Celebrated Rubavu youth coach ‘Vigoureux’ dies at 67

Thursday, September 12, 2024
Road users wade through a flooded street after heavy rains in Kigali on January 28, 2020. Rwanda has its sights set on the next round of global climate talks at the upcoming COP29, which will take place in Azerbaijan in November. File
Environment

What Rwanda expects from COP29 in Azerbaijan

Thursday, September 12, 2024
Nelly Mukazayire, the newly appointed Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Sports.

Mukazayire appointed Sports Ministry Permanent Secretary

Wednesday, September 11, 2024
(L-R) Joseph Nsengimana, the new Minister of Education, Gaspard Twagirayezu, new Chief Executive Officer of the Rwanda Space Agency and Nelly Mukazayire, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Sports. Courtesy
Politics

Kagame names new education minister, sports ministry PS

Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Gao Zhiqiang, the Economic and Commercial Counselor at the Chinese Embassy (R) addresses journalists as Ambassador Wang Xuekun, the envoy of China to Rwanda looks on. All photos by Craish Bahizi
Business

Chinese diplomat on Rwanda’s honey export protocol, railway project

Thursday, September 12, 2024
A picturesque view of the sunset photographed from Kayonza District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

The sunny side of life

Thursday, September 12, 2024
Ivan Murenzi, the Director General of the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda speaks to The New Times during the interview on on August 29, 2024. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

NISR boss explains why body is adopting new tech in stats

Thursday, September 12, 2024
Rwanda has set an ambitious target to double pre-primary enrolment from the current 35 per cent to 65 per cent by 2029. Courtesy
Education

Rwanda set to increase pre-primary enrolment to 65%

Wednesday, September 11, 2024
EAC Secretary General Veronica Nduva (3rd right) in a group photo with participants at the two-day roundtable discussion. In the front row are (from left) Prof Njuguna Ndung’u of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, EAC Deputy Secretary General Annette Ssemuwemba, Dr Joy Maria Kategekwa of AfDB, Allen Asiimwe of TradeMark Africa, and Amani M’Bale of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, on Wednesday, September 11. COURTESY OF EAC
Africa

Region’s Central Banks urged to embrace technology, facilitate cross-border trade

Wednesday, September 11, 2024
The World Bank has approved new funding to empower and build the skills of more than 200,000 youths in Rwanda. Courtesy
Education

World Bank approves $200mn for skills development in Rwanda

Wednesday, September 11, 2024