President Paul Kagame on Thursday, evening, arrived in Riyadh for the inaugural Saudi-Africa Summit slated for November 10, the president’s office has announced. The summit, expected to take place at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center, brings together leaders from over 50 countries throughout the Middle East and Africa. Saudi and African officials hope the […]
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Rwanda National Police (RNP) has warned against criminal acts of bribery, which undermine service delivery and good governance. The RNP spokesperson, Commissioner of Police (ACP) Boniface Rutikanga, said that tendencies of bribery are sometimes reported in traffic-related services. He warned of severe measures to hold accountable anyone who will be caught in such criminal acts. […]
Rwandan-born Grace Mutesi on Thursday, November 9, was honoured among the 2023 award-winning Laureates by Fondation L’Oréal and UNESCO for her scientific work in preventing cervical cancer. Mutesi is a Ph.D. student in Life and Environmental Sciences and was recognised for her work in promoting women’s health through improved HPV vaccination coverage in Kenya. Her […]
The third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) will be held in Kigali, in 2024. The global summit which will be held on the African continent for the first time, is key to addressing problems that landlocked countries face, especially for the African continent that accounts for the majority of such nations, a […]
The Kicukiro Primary Court on Thursday, November 9 started the bail hearing of Valens Uwitonze, a technical assistance specialist at the Rwanda Standard Board (RSB), and his co-accused, John Manzi. Uwitonze is accused of soliciting and accepting bribes, while Manzi is charged as an accomplice in corruption and using forged documents. During the bail hearing, […]
Up to 6,600 refugees in Rwanda were “safely” resettled in third countries in 2023, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). With the departure of 13 refugees on a flight bound for Toronto, Canada, on Wednesday, November 8, the total number of refugees resettled from Rwanda reached 30,000 since 2010, the IOM said. They […]
Rwanda u-15 coach Sosthene Habimana has expressed mixed feelings about his side’s early eliminated from the 2023 CECAFA U15 Boys Championship. Rwanda’s campaign at the 2023 CECAFA U15 Boys Championship in Uganda came to an end the time they lost their second consecutive game in the group stages following Wednesday’s 2-1 defeat to Tanzania at […]
Harare — Due to a surge in rebel warfare in the area, the major power lines to the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have been severed, cutting off power to hospitals and water systems, Reuters reports. Goma is home to nearly two million people and serves as the seat […]
President Paul Kagame, on November 7, 2023, had a productive phone conversation with UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the worrying escalation of armed violence and ethnic rhetoric in eastern DR Congo, the office of the president announced. According to a brief notice posted by the Presidency on X, formerly Twitter, President Kagame reiterated his view […]
Rwanda journalists, on November 7, celebrated Africa Day of Information by reflecting on past achievements and calling for more initiatives to ensure their financial sustainability and their role in achieving Agenda 2063. The event was organised by the Rwanda Journalists Association (ARJ) in collaboration with Rwanda Media Commission (RMC) and the active support of Rwanda […]
Government has announced an ambitious plan to introduce at least 200 more public services on the online public portal Irembo by the end of this fiscal year. Currently, over 100 government services are accessible electronically via Irembo. Irembo has made life so easy for Rwandans that the mere thought of how things were before it […]
Beekeeping is reducing human-wildlife conflict around Gishwati-Mukura National Park and Biosphere Reserve. According to the local community around the park, beekeeping has emerged as a sustainable solution for activities such as poaching, grass cutting, grazing, and bamboo cutting. Beekeeping is a popular economic activity in Rutsiro District and other parts of Western Province. It is […]
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has introduced visa-free travel for all Africans, making Rwanda the fourth African country to do so. “Let there be no mistake about it. Any African can get on a plane to Rwanda whenever they wish and will not pay a thing to enter our country,” President Kagame said on Thursday. He […]
Miss Rwanda Photogenic 2019 and socialite, Claudine Uwase Muyango and AS Kigali goalkeeper, Yves Kimenyi, are set to tie the knot on January 6, 2024. The celebrity couple will finally take their relationship to the next level after a two-year engagement. Yves proposed to Claudine in a colourful ceremony on February 28, 2021. The New […]
Low-income earners, like primary school teacher Angelique Uwubuntu, will, starting this November, receive relatively higher pay as the government moves to enforce a relevant provision of the 2022 income tax law, The New Times understands. Uwubuntu told The New Times that the current tax rates of 20 per cent levied on a monthly income of […]
Rwandan actress Isabelle Kabano has been named among the cast of a new ground-breaking film on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, particularly focussing on the massacres that happened in Bisesero, Western Province. The feature film, dubbed “Bisesero: A Daughter’s Story”, will recount the little-known true story of the Bisesero Resistance, in which tens of […]
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Rwanda: Kendrick Lamar Expected in Kigali
Celebrated American hip hop legend Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, popularly known as Kendrick Lamar, is expected in Kigali in December, The New Times has learnt. The multiple Grammy winner is said to be among performers of a mega event scheduled to take place early December in Kigali, Rwanda, at BK Arena, before headlining “Hey Neighbour Festival” […]
For Me and the 40-somethings of Kigali, the Boyz II Men concert at the BK Arena on Saturday night, was one for the history books. It was an event, for me, that was tinged with nostalgia as I watched the three members of the iconic RnB group play some of the songs that were the soundtrack […]