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Court adjourns Ingabire’s verdict

Diplomats at Ingabire case

The High Court on Friday adjourned its ruling on Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza and her four co-accused to September 7. Presiding Judge Alice Rulisa said that the court needs more time to examine the case.

June 30th, 2012 | Posted in Daily News,National | Read More »

Minagri targets huge increase in fish production

Ruzindaza Ernest - PS Minagri

With only a few interior lakes and rivers and despite the lack of ponds in the country, the ministry of agriculture and animal husbandry has announced it wants to increase fishery production from 25,000 metric tons per year today to 155,000 metric tons by 2017.

June 30th, 2012 | Posted in Business,Daily News,Other News | Read More »

New law on Genocide ideology will eliminate confusion

The American Peter Erlinder and FDU-Inkingi leader Victoire Ingabire are among the most notorious cases of people arrested for Genocide denial. (Internet photo)

A draft law on Genocide ideology and related offences approved in cabinet meeting contains more clarifications on what is understood by Genocide ideology and what the related offences are, aspects which were not clear in the previous law which came into force in 2008.

June 29th, 2012 | Posted in Daily News,National | Read More »

Scholars challenge Africans over suitable democracy

African democracy

As part of activities marking Rwanda’s 50 years of Independence and 18 years of Liberation, Rwanda is hosting a high level conference on governance and democracy with an African perspective.

June 29th, 2012 | Posted in Daily News,National | Read More »

Promotion has ended, Skol warns customers

Skol winner

Skol officials have stressed that the ‘Get connected with Skol’ promotion has ended and that the grand prize, a Mitsubishi Lancer, has found a winner. The promotion might have ended almost a month ago, but some consumers are still calling its brewers asking about prizes.

June 29th, 2012 | Posted in Business,Daily News,Other News | Read More »

Clinical APR have one foot in final

Kabange Twite_feat

MTN Peace Cup -  Semi-finals (1st leg) Yesterday’s results APR 3-1 Rayon Sport 2nd leg semi-finals - Fixtures  AS Kigali vs Police (Saturday) Rayon Sport vs APR (Sunday) Kabange Twite has warned his APR team-mates the job is only half done after yesterday’s MTN Peace Cup semi-final win against Rayon Sport at Kigali Regional Stadium. The [...]

June 29th, 2012 | Posted in Daily News,Sport | Read More »

RSSB commemorates Genocide and remembers slain staff

RSSB monument_feat

The Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) has commemorated the 18th anniversary of the Genocide against the Tutsis by honoring all the victims, and in particular former Caisse Sociale du Rwanda (CSR) employees.

June 29th, 2012 | Posted in Daily News,National | Read More »

Bank of Kigali, MTN in new mobile money deal

MTN-BK partnership

Bank of Kigali, Rwanda’s largest commercial bank by market share and assets has partnered with the country’s leading telecoms operator MTN, to offer mobile money services.

June 29th, 2012 | Posted in Business,Daily News,Other News | Read More »

Craftspeople get management training

MiNiCOM crafts_feat

A group of 75 selected handicraft makers from different districts are attending a two-day training organized by MINICOM under the theme “making handcrafts sector a cornerstone for economic development.”

June 28th, 2012 | Posted in Business,Daily News,Other News | Read More »

Rwanda condemns hasty publication UN report

Mushikiwabo_feat

Rwanda’s foreign minister and government spokesperson Louise Mushikiwabo has said that it was deeply regrettable that the media frenzy over Rwanda’s alleged involvement in the DRC has forced the hasty publication of an interim report without giving the government the opportunity to analyze its contents and respond in a systematic fashion.

June 28th, 2012 | Posted in Daily News,National | Read More »

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