Kagame to address IFAD

President Paul Kagame President Paul Kagame, arrived in Rome yesterday where he is expected to address the annual meeting of the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD). In a keynote speech to representatives from IFAD member countries, Kagame will outline Rwanda’s experience in modernising agriculture, which has led to achieving food More...

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Local Government ministers Adolf Mwesigye of Uganda and James Musoni of Rwanda at the JPC meeting in Kigali on Monday. The New Times / John Mbanda.
On Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
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Rwanda, Uganda to renovate border points

Local Government ministers Adolf Mwesigye of Uganda and James Musoni of Rwanda at the JPC meeting in Kigali on Monday. The New Times / John Mbanda. Rwanda and Uganda have agreed to renovate two entry points at Rwempasha, More...

On Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
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Kayumba Nyamwasa group eye Mozambique

Kayumba Nyamwasa In a bid to regain lost ground following their loss of credibility after a South African court threw out a case they had filed, Rwanda dissidents Kayumba Nyamwasa and Patrick Karegeya have now set More...

On Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
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KCC scrambles to beat road projects deadline

Road construction KIgali Kigali City Council (KCC) is working round the clock to meet the June, 2012 deadline for the ongoing road repairs and construction works. More than halfway into the timeframe and with just More...

L-R: Dr Edward G. Hoseah from Tanzania, UN Resident Coordinator Aurelien Agbenonci, Ombudsman Augustin Nzindukiyimana, and Antonio Pedro from UN Economic Commission for Africa at the meeting on corruption yesterday. The New Times/J. Mbanda
On Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
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African countries urged to emulate Rwanda’s anti-corruption drive

L-R: Dr Edward G. Hoseah from Tanzania, UN Resident Coordinator Aurelien Agbenonci, Ombudsman Augustin Nzindukiyimana, and Antonio Pedro from UN Economic Commission for Africa at the meeting on corruption yesterday. More...

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On Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
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Harvard to launch course in Rwanda

Harvard Medical School Over 41 senior faculty members and students from Burundi, Haiti, Rwanda, and the United States gathered in Rwinkwavu, Kayonza District, to launch the Global Health Delivery course, led by More...

On Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
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Rwanda MPs move to fix weaknesses in medical insurance system

Lawmakers on Tuesday brought to light a critical hitch in the insurance sector which, when solved, will save accident victims and health insurance providers like Mutuelle de Santé and Military Medical Insurance More...

Justine Mbabazi during addressing journalists in Kigali this week. The New Times
On Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
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Book on post-Genocide recovery out

Justine Mbabazi during addressing journalists in Kigali this week. The New Times A new book on Rwanda’s development path and recovery from the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi will be launched, this week. Titled, More...

On Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
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US Embassy launches reading culture campaign

Kigali – The US Embassy has embarked on a pilot project to promote writing and reading of the English language. Estimated to cost $50,000, the project will give free access to various types of text books and More...

President Kagame and the outgoing Israel Ambassador, Oded Ben-Haim, at Village Urugwiro yesterday. The New Times / Timothy Kisambira.
On Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
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Israeli envoy bids farewell to Kagame

President Kagame and the outgoing Israel Ambassador, Oded Ben-Haim, at Village Urugwiro yesterday. The New Times / Timothy Kisambira. President Paul Kagame, yesterday, received the outgoing Israeli Ambassador to More...