THE United Kingdom’s Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, and Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vincent Biruta, on Saturday, March 18, signed an addendum that will expand the scope of the existing UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership. Braverman made the announcement at a press briefing in Kigali. She did not reveal details about the addendum. “Today, […]
The partnership between Rwanda and Zipline can be used as a case point of transformation of economic prosperity that changes people’s lives for the better, President Paul Kagame has said. “The growth and the value of this partnership, more or less, speaks for itself,” he said in an interview with Keller Rinaudo Cliffton, co-founder and […]
Kigali International Airport has been ranked among the top 10 airports in Africa by the SKYTRAX World Airport Awards 2023, because of its excellent customer service and efficient operations. The airport was also recognized as the third best regional airport in Africa, the fifth cleanest airport in Africa and had the sixth best airport staff […]
This is a very important week for Rwanda. It is important for both the sports fraternity but most important for the general public especially when you look at it through the prisms of MICE – the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibition strategy. Rwanda is hosting an estimated 2000 guests from across the world who are […]
Close to 2,000 delegates including top football executives from world football governing body (FIFA) meet in Kigali on Thursday, March 16, for the long-awaited 73rd FIFA Congress. The FIFA Congress, the supreme legislative body of FIFA, brings together top executives from FIFA, confederations and representatives from 211-member associations and other football stakeholders. The congress will […]
Six mobile vaccine-production units developed by German pharmaceutical company BioNTech have arrived in Rwanda. This is the first such shipment to Africa as the continent seeks to boost local production of mRNA vaccines. The units, made from recycled shipping containers, arrived in the capital Kigali on Monday. Once assembled, they will become a vaccine production […]
The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) Chief Tourism Officer, Michaëlla Rugwizangoga, on March 13, discussed the importance of Rwanda’s partnership with the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in terms of sports promotion and tourism. For the past three years, Rwanda has been partnering with the BAL and as part of this partnership, the country hosted the regular […]
The High Commission of Rwanda to India joined the Commonwealth family in celebrating the Commonwealth Day, on March 13. The celebration was staged in a double function, the cycling rally in New Delhi and the plantation of trees in the Primary School of the Municipal Corporation Delhi (MCD), New Friends Colony. Both activities matched with […]
Musanze District has agreed with investors to close old buildings for renovation. Also in plan is the construction of new multi-storey structures. Musanze is among Rwanda’s secondary cities under rapid urbanisation. Ramuli Janvier, the Mayor of Musanze District, told The New Times that at least 30 buildings have to be closed to pave way for […]
The Rwanda Meteorology Agency has reported a rare upsurge of heat in different parts of the country especially in the City of Kigali where a temperature of above 32 degrees Celcius was recorded. This is the highest ever recorded temperature in the past six years. The heatwave was recorded in the past few days, starting […]
A UN court will on Thursday decide whether to proceed with the trial of genocide mastermind Felicien Kabuga or discontinue it following a medical report that stated that the 90-year-old was “too ill to stand trial”. Prosecution challenged the medical report which indicated that the man who is known to have bankrolled the 1994 Genocide […]
Rwandan international referee, Salima Rhadia Mukansanga, on Wednesday, March 8, received the 2023 FORBES Woman Africa Sports Award in a colourful awarding ceremony held in Pretoria, South Africa. Mukansanga was among outstanding women recognized during the 2023 FORBES Africa Women Awards presented during the FORBES Africa Women Leading Summit. The 34-year-old, who became the first […]
Government says it plans to expand, by more than double, the size of Kigali Special Economic Zone in a move aimed at further addressing some of the domestic private sector constraints including the availability of industrial and commercial land, limited transport linkages as well as availability and the cost of energy. The Kigali Special Economic […]
President Paul Kagame has saluted women the world over, on the occasion of the International Women’s Day (March 8), a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. Kagame tweeted: “We are with you in this Gender equality struggle in its real sense!!” From the beginning, RPF has walked the talk […]
Retired General Marcel Gatsinzi who served as Rwanda’s Minister of Defence from 2002 to 2010, has passed on, The New Times has learnt. According to reports, Gatsinzi died of sickness in Belgium where he had gone for treatment. By press time, his family was yet to release more details about the funeral. Apart from serving […]
The government is building a 32 kilometres road that could be used in case of a landslide emergency that usually blocks movement on Kigali-Musanze highway at a place called Buranga. On several occasions, the Musanze-Kigali highway got blocked by landslides around areas commonly known as Buranga in Nemba Sector and Rusenge from Kivuruga Sector, both […]
French President Emmanuel Macron over the weekend emphasized the need for Congolese authorities to look within for solutions to their security challenges, especially in the country’s eastern region, instead of always looking for solutions elsewhere. Macron emphasized this during a joint press conference held with his Congolese counterpart, Felix Tshisekedi during the former’s visit to […]
Rice farmers in Cyimpima marshland in Rwamagana District have adopted an innovative integrated rice and fish farming method that helps them increase yields and cut production expenses. According to the farmers, fish eat weeds and pests, thereby helping in weed control and reducing insect damage in the rice fields. Fish compost also serves as fertiliser, […]