New stove cooks meals, lights bulbs
An American firm has presented an eco-friendly stove that not only cooks meals fuel-efficiently, but also generates energy to light a few bulbs.
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Advice to public institutions: don’t wait for access to information law, take action now
In the past seventeen years, whenever there was a public discussion about the media in Rwanda, most attention was given to two topics: the role of the media during the genocide, and the lack of professionalism among journalists. While those are certainly subjects worth discussing (and that has happened extensively), there is another issue on which there has been much less focus yet which has been a conundrum for the media: access to information, and incompetence of those who hold the information to release it.
Take responsibility and stop bad drivers, bus passengers are told
While nobody likes to be stopped by the traffic police, you might be surprised to find them in a jovial mood this week: Road Safety Week has begun. During this week’s road safety awareness conducted under the theme Make every journey home a safe one by the traffic police, drivers will be reminded on basic [...]
Rwanda to replicate Japanese system to develop districts
A team of experts from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will assist Rwanda in the implementation of a program known as One Village One Product (OVOP).
Protection of intellectual property to be stepped up
While music piracy is still rife in the country, a growing awareness of intellectual property rights and the creation of the Rwanda Society of Authors might sound a hopeful note for local artists.
Global Fund supports malaria eradication initiatives
The ministry of health has signed an agreement with the Global Fund for a grant worth US$ 23 million to strengthen health initiatives related to HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
Urwego gets boost with IFC loan
Although Rwanda is making big steps in business reforms, more work needs to be done to increase opportunities for the population to access financial services. This is why the International Finance Corporation has signed an agreement with Urwego Opportunity Bank (UOB) to allow the latter to expand its services to small and medium enterprises into rural areas.
Rwanda streamlines legislative drafting with state-of-the-art system
Policy and legal advisers across the Government of Rwanda have finished a training on a state-of-the-art, online database which will revolutionize the legislative drafting process.
MTN starts 21 days of care
MTN’s on Wednesday kicked off the 21 Days of Y’ello Care across Africa and the Middle East. In Rwanda too, the company will engage in all kinds of environmental actions.
HRW report on Gacaca is “abusive and misleading,” says Karugarama
The government has expressed dissatisfaction about a new Human Rights Watch report on the Gacaca courts.
