Rwanda is a reliable development partner, says World Bank VP
The World Bank Vice-President for Sustainable Development, Rachel Kyte, has hailed Rwanda as a stable and reliable development partner with the capacity for sustainable growth.
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Binagwaho intensifies clean up campaign
But conditions in the majority of Rwandan hospitals remain bad.
Heroes Day fete gets down to villages
Rwanda will celebrate the 18th National Heroes’ Day, on Wednesday February 1 under the theme: Duharanire ubutwari, duhashya ihohoterwa rikorerwa abana (Let’s strive for heroism by fighting violence against children.)
Country on course to reduce infant deaths, but huge task ahead
One of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals is to reduce child mortality by ensuring that the number of children who die under the age of five is reduced by two-third, come 2015. So, how much progress has Rwanda made?
Business disputes’ centre opens soon despite finance shortage
Kigali International Arbitration Centre (KIAC) is set to open on February 1 and start resolving disputes of commercial nature, The Rwanda Focus has learned. At the vanguard of the establishment of the long-awaited centre is the Private Sector Foundation (PSF). Full operations of the centre are however being hampered by shortage of funds, according to [...]
New law to regulate pharmacies, drugs and therapeutic food
A law regulating therapeutic food, chemical products, cosmetics, herbal medicines and other related health commodities is currently being discussed by the committee in charge of social welfare at the Chamber of Deputies.
She left ‘American dream’ for the ‘Rwandan dream’
Despite the current economic downturn, the United States of America remains the most sought after country and dubbed the “land of opportunities!” Africans, Asians and others yearn to enter ‘Uncle Sam’s Land’ to pursue what they call “the American dream.”
PSF and coffee exporters to strengthen collaboration
The Private Sector Federation (PSF) and the Coffee Exporters and Processors Association in Rwanda (CEPAR) have committed themselves to strengthen their collaboration and thus improve an already excellent relationship.
All Rwandans can now sleep easy; impunity is at an end
The deportation of Leon Mugesera back to Rwanda by Canadian authorities early last week was a massive event, in Rwandan history, in more ways than one.
Kenya can buy Rwanda’s surplus maize, but how?
Emmanuel Birikunzira of Cyumve Sector, Musanze district is happy that recent interventions by the ministry of agriculture have helped him improve his maize and beans output, this newspaper reported last week. Yet at the same time, Birikunzira is not sure of the market for his increased maize and beans harvest.
