African leaders have been warned that despite rapid economic growth, rising levels of unemployment and hunger across the continent could bread social and political unrest that can undermine recent economic gains.
Traffic Police is in possession of quite scary statistics on the rate of road accidents in the country.
On Friday, Prime Minister Pierre-Damien Habumuremyi held what is called a “public accountability day.” At this occasion, he did not only invite the press to give them an overview of the government’s achievements in the past three months and the agenda for the next quarter, but the general public was also encouraged to use phones, SMS or even Twitter to ask questions and raise issues.
Religious leaders last week met President Paul Kagame with whom they exchanged views on the ongoing debate about changes to the penal code that would make abortion legal in certain circumstances.
The country is experiencing below normal rainfall even as we come close to the end of April, traditionally one of the wet months in our weather calendar.
This week, the nation commemorates the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi when nearly a million people were killed in the most heinous crimes against humanity in recent history.
Over the past fifteen years or so, enormous progress has been made when it comes to public health. Thanks to increased prevention as well as access to health care, traditional killer-diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis or hygiene-related illnesses have been brought under control. Given that such diseases were responsible for an unacceptable high number of child deaths, there is reason to be satisfied with the progress made. Add to that the great improvements in maternal care, and we can once again be confident that our children will have a chance to grow up and live a meaningful life.
The managing director of Rwanda Commercial Bank (BCR), Sanjeev Anand, says that as competition in the banking industry grows with the entry of more players, banks may be for forced to create demand by luring borrowers to take up credit they may want, but don’t actually need.
Parliamentarians from Africa who met in Kigali last week made a very serious observation about the way they relate with the executive on matters of national significance, especially economic management.
One of the major resolutions to come out of this year’s national leadership retreat the closed on March 6 is to increase electricity generation and ensure that 70% of Rwanda’s gain access by 2020.
