Mark Pawsey, member of the British Conservative Party delegation that visited the country recently, took some time to talk to students at the School of Finance and Banking on how to start a new business and keep it going.
30 teachers from United Kingdom (UK) have been teaching and giving more skills to the English teachers in the eastern province. The project was introduced by Andrew Mitchell, a conservative member of the British Parliament, and Shadow Secretary of state for International Development.
Kigali Serena hotel is soon to start renovation and expansion works worth US$ 15 million, with the aim of increasing its capacity and offering more high-end services. “We aim at being the catalysts of Rwanda’s tourism industry, in line with the government’s vision”, managing director Mahamud Jan Mohamed said.
With worldwide discussions about global warning, it is (too) slowly getting clear that protection of the environment is everyone’s business. The Rwandan private sector got its wake-up call last week, during a workshop on cleaner production. When you stay at the Novotel Hotel in Kacyiru, you might find the notice in your room a bit [...]
Underestimations, errors of judgment… the final report of the Information Mission on Rwanda, which examined the role of France in Rwanda between 1990 and 94, is filled with such expressions. As to the essential questions, the report does not find anything to reproach to France.
Our new columnist makes a compelling case why the government should consider legalizing abortion. The Rwanda constitution states that every person has the right to live. It goes ahead to say that life begins at conception and that abortion will not be permitted unless it is for medical reasons.
The youth, particularly in Africa, have been ignored. Absent from most development agendas, the young of Africa have been marginalized. Often used, confused and abused by unscrupulous political dynamics, they have also abused others and are key players in the continent’s incessant conflicts and violence.
President Kagame has a point when he says slavery and colonialism may have ended ages ago but certain Western powers—which were the main initiators and benefactors of the twin evils—still have an agenda to control and manipulate poor countries and their peoples. Mostly African. This they do either unilaterally or through a multitude of international [...]
Jacques Ingabire, a student at FBK high school, is adamant to go for a voluntary AIDS testing and counseling (VCT). Having had some unprotected sex, he fears that he might have contracted the HIV virus—a thought he cannot bear.
Following the public release of the bombshell ‘Mucyo Commission’ report detailing the complicity and active participation of France in the 94 Genocide, Rwanda is preparing to initiate criminal charges against senior French civilian and military officials who served in the administration of former president François Mitterrand.
