The national women’s basketball team will be looking for a crucial win against Kenya when the two sides square-off on Friday in the semi-finals of the ongoing Afrobasket Zone V qualifiers. Head coach Cheikh Sarr has described it as a ‘deciding game’ needed to advance to the finals and eventually win the mini-tournament, as they […]
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The government has received a $53m grant from the Global Fund as a contribution towards a whopping Rwf295bn ($280 million) required in malaria prevention and treatment efforts running between 2020 and 2024, The New Times has learnt. The Global Fund is a global partnership designed to accelerate the end of AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria as […]
Maputo — Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi declared on Monday that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has given its consent to the deployment of troops from Rwanda in the fight against islamist terrorists in the northern province of Cabo Delgado. A contingent of 1,000 Rwandan troops and police began arriving in Cabo Delgado last Friday, […]
In Kigali City, there is a shortage of over 30,000 dwelling units out of 31,279 units in demand every year, studies show. With urbanization expected to rise to 35 per cent urban by 2024, the housing demand is expected to rise further in coming years necessitating more real estate firms to invest in affordable housing […]
As the target dates of goals set by the government about clean cooking are fast approaching, there is a sense that, while the government is doing what it can, there is more that needs to be done for the goals to be achieved. Oreste Niyonsaba, the manager for clean cooking and biogas use at Energy […]
Rwanda Triathlon Federation president Alexis Kalisa is confident that hosting the FRATRI (Association of Francophone Triathlon Countries) annual congress will be a game-changer for the sport in Rwanda. This comes after the French Triathlon governing body (FRATRI) confirmed that member associations will hold this year’s general assembly in Rubavu District, Western Province from December 3-5. […]
Diplomats and intelligence chiefs from Rwanda and South Africa held their first bilateral meeting in Kigali, a fortnight ago during which Foreign Affairs ministers of both countries set up a technical committee that is expected to come up with a roadmap to restore relations. On June 6 and 7, a technical committee of top officials […]
Kigali — The Zone Five qualifiers of 2021 Fiba AfroBasket women’s tournament tip off Monday in Kigali, with Kenya taking on hosts Rwanda in the opening match at 6pm local time (7pm Kenyan time). Teams from Kenya, Egypt, South Sudan, and hosts Rwanda will battle it out for a single ticket reserved for Zone Five […]
Rwandan troops have arrived in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province to help battle an insurgency that has rocked the region. Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi confirmed the contingent of 1,000 soldiers and police from Rwanda had arrived in Mueda village following a deal between the two countries. They will be charged with helping to restore state authority […]
Rwanda has rattled South Africa and other southern African governments by beating them to the battlefield against Islamist insurgents in Mozambique. A standby force from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is meant to start deploying in Mozambique’s violent Cabo Delgado province this Thursday, July 15. But as of Friday, 9 July Mozambique had still […]
Rwandans living in Zimbabwe and the nearby Botswana on Saturday met to celebrate the 27th anniversary of Liberation Day, which was marked in Rwanda on July 4. In a virtual event hosted by Rwanda’s ambassador in Zimbabwe, James Musoni, he paid homage to forces of RPA which not only liberated the country, but also managed […]
The national football team, Amavubi, will not take part in the upcoming CECAFA U-23 tournament that will be held in Bahir-Dar, Ethiopia from July 17-31. The Rwanda Football Federation (Ferwafa) confirmed the development on Friday through a statement. The statement said “Rwanda Football Federation would like to inform the general public and members of the […]
Less than a half of Rwandans who use Mutuelle de santé have so far paid their fees for this fiscal year owing to the Covid-19 pandemic that has eroded some people’s incomes. According to figures from Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB), so far only 44 per cent of the subscribers to the community-based health insurance […]
The Women’s U-20 national volleyball team head coach Christopher Mudahinyuka has admitted that his team will be out to avoid defeat in opening game of the 2021 FIVB Women’s U20 World Championship against Netherlands on Friday at Topsportcentrum Rotterdam in Netherlands. Under the tutelage of Christophe Mudahinyuka, the team will be seeking to win the […]
Rwandan international Bella Murekatete has said that it’s the national pride that is at stake as Rwanda gets ready for the forthcoming Women’s Afrobasket Zone V qualifiers that starts on Monday, July 12 in Kigali. Murekatete, who led Rwanda’s national team to a fourth-place finish at the U-18 Women’s Africa championships in 2018 is optimistic […]
Kayonza Distribution Company Ltd, a local retail firm, has invested $10 million in a cooking oil manufacturing plant. The investment, according to Uzziel Ndagijimana, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, will help trim the import bill for cooking oil as well as improve the country’s trade balance. While presenting the national budget for this […]
The prices of the three most commonly used fertilisers in Rwanda have increased, implying that farmers have to spend more to get farm produce. According to new prices, a kilogramme of diammonium phosphate (DAP) is now Rwf633, up from Rwf480. NPK (17: 17: 17) increased from Rwf620 to Rwf713 while urea, which has been costing […]
Vendors in Kimironko market will all undergo Covid tests as authorities seek to establish the extent to which the virus has spread in the sector in the wake of a rise in new infections. The exercise is part of the renewed efforts by Gasabo District to tackle the Covid pandemic which has permeated through all […]