Presidents Paul Kagame and Yoweri Museveni, who is on an official 4-day visit, participated in the umuganda on Saturday which focused on the construction of classrooms for the 12-year basic education.
The 14th international trade fair Expo 2011 was opened on Friday by Prime Minister Bernard Makuza.
The UNFPA, through the ministry of health, has donated medical equipment, including six ambulances, to help further reduce maternal mortality.
In order to continue helping heads of public institutions and human resources managers in accomplishing their tasks, the Public Service Commission is set to improve their understanding of laws and decrees regarding the recruitment of staff.
Provincial governors, the mayor of Kigali and those of districts on Tuesday presented to President Kagame their performance contracts highlighting their achievements for 2010/11 and their targets for 2011/12. Rulindo in Northern Province was crowned best-performing district.
In a remarkable collaboration between the wildlife authorities of Rwanda and the DRC. plus several conservation organizations, six Grauer’s gorilla orphans were recently successfully moved from temporary housing in Rwanda to a lush new sanctuary in Congo.
Rwandan teas took two out of the three top positions in a tea-tasting competition held on the sidelines of the just concluded African Tea Convention & Exhibition that brought together over 27 tea-producing countries.
President Paul Kagame called upon the youth to seize opportunities and work hard in order to be useful for themselves and for their country, since they are leaders of tomorrow.
In a bid to ensure an effective resolution of commercial disputes, the Rwandan private sector federation is in the process to establish an arbitration center, the Kigali International Arbitration Center (KIAC), which should be operational by September.
Andrew Rugege chief operating officer of MTN Rwanda, has been appointed as the International Telecommunication Union Regional Director for Africa.
