Tag Archives: Rwanda

Blockbuster finish awaits Uganda Open final with Nsanzuwera holding lead over Indiza Lugazi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & UGU MEDIA | This is just what the doctored ordered. A day four at the picturesque Lugazi Hills Golf & Country Club with a main group featuring Mary Louise Simkims Golf Club’s …

KUNMING, China, | Xinhua |  Media outlets from the Global South should strengthen their collective voice through collaboration and exchanges so that the true development stories of their countries can be told accurately and effectively, said a senior media professional. Meilleur Derek Murindabigwi, CEO of IGIHE, a leading news and …

KIGALI, RWANDA | Xinhua | Rwanda’s visa-on-arrival and e-visa policies have made it exceptionally accessible, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in a report. The Value of Air Transport study for Rwanda, released at the ninth edition of the Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition on Thursday in Kigali, the …

The two countries are outpacing global heavyweights. Tanzania is propelled with a reformist push under a woman president, while Rwanda is institutionalising gender equality in various sectors. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Rwanda and Tanzania are emerging as Africa’s strongest governance performers, according to a new report. Chandler Good …

KIGALI, RWANDA | Xinhua |  Rwanda has received a group of seven migrants from the United States, marking the first arrivals under a recently signed bilateral resettlement agreement, government spokesperson Yolande Makolo told local media on Thursday. She said the migrants arrived in mid-August and are being housed with support …

Kigali, Rwanda | BBC | Seven migrants deported from the US have arrived in Rwanda, the first of 250 expected to be taken in by the African state under a deal reached with President Donald Trump’s administration. “The first group of seven vetted migrants arrived in Rwanda in mid-August,” Rwandan …

Bees pollinate crops including coffee, tea, avocados, mangoes, beans and tomatoes — making them key to an agricultural sector that accounts for 30 percent of GDP and 70 percent of employment in Rwanda ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | The use of pesticides in East Africa, some sold by European firms despite being …

In 2024, malaria cases rose by more than 45 per cent in one year, reaching 620,000. Kigali, Rwanda | KELLY RWAMAPERA | After years of progress in reducing malaria cases, Rwanda is confronting a surprising resurgence and signs of treatment resistance that have forced officials to revisit vaccine intervention the country …

KIGALI, RWANDA | Xinhua | Norway on Friday extradited to Rwanda a suspect in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, which claimed the lives of more than 1 million people, the majority of them ethnic Tutsi. Francois Gasana, also known as Franky Dusabe, who had been living in Norway, arrived …

Neighbouring countries agree on terms of economic cooperation in several areas, including energy and supply chains for minerals ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have agreed on terms of economic cooperation in several sectors, as the two countries move towards delivering on a peace …