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[caption id="attachment_58674" align="alignnone" width="860"] Top-Down from Left: Guillaume Serge Nzabonimana first counsellor in the Embassy of Rwanda to Dakar-Senegal, Opirah Robert  First Counsellor in the Embassy of Rwanda to the Republic of Ethiopia/Permenant Mission of Rwanda to the African Union, Col Joseph Rutabana High Commissionner in Kampala - Uganda, Kayitesi Ornella, First Secretary in the…

[caption id="attachment_25568" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Maranyundo Girls' School[/caption] The cabinet meeting that was held at Village Urugwiro on September 26 has allowed schools to reopen gradually, put the COVID-19 curfew from 10 PM and allowed the public transport to reopen countrywide including in Rusizi. Chaired by President Paul Kagame, the cabinet which also relaxed several other…

[caption id="attachment_44065" align="alignnone" width="1900"] Gorilla Silverback[/caption] The 16th Gorilla Naming Ceremony -'Kwita Izina' in Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills, was an event everyone was wondering how it would unfold. Kwita Izina is the annual ceremony to name newly born baby gorillas and this year, 24 babies were named including 15 baby boys and…

[caption id="attachment_58517" align="alignnone" width="800"] Car Free day in Kigali[/caption] Some countries, like Iceland, are known for promoting Gender equality and three nordic neighbors including Norway, Finland, and Sweden have been on top in Global Gender Gap Index, which benchmarks countries according to how close they are to reaching gender equality. Rwanda, among a few other…

[caption id="attachment_46568" align="alignnone" width="1080"] Internet provided through a router[/caption] Rwanda has been ranked 11th among the cheapest countries in sub- Saharan Africa and 64th globally out of countries with the cheapest internet prices. The ranking  was released by this weekend by Cable- a UK based internet and broadband research and monitoring venture which conducted its…

Rwanda National Police (RNP) has donated a bull to the village of Sebukiniro in Rugwogwe Cell, Uwinkingi Sector of Nyamagabe District to help the local farmers increase hybrid cows, improve breeds and raise milk production. The bull pledged by RNP to Sebukiniro village last month, was officially handed over on Saturday, September 12, by the…

The cabinet has reviewed the COVID-19 curfew hours which will start at 9 PM through 5AM. The cabinet further allowed resumption of private transport to/from Rusizi, provided respect of COVID-19 prevention measures. Chaired by President Paul Kagame at Urugwiro Village on Thursday, the cabinet maintained several decisions that were taken on August 26,2020 but revised…

[caption id="attachment_57467" align="alignnone" width="702"] Burrial of the first victim of COVID-19 in June 2020[/caption] Rwanda has confirmed another COVID-19 death which brought the number to 19 since the first case was confirmed on March 14. "Condolences to family of 76-year-old woman who passed away in Kigali," Ministry of Health update reads in part. The victim…

Amatavu FC, a team of Burundian refugees from Mahama refugee camp located in Kirehe District-Eastern province of Rwanda has written to Rwanda's football body-Ferwafa, requesting to join the second division of Rwandan league. The team officials quoted the decision of the International Olympic Committee which directs that refugees should be allowed in the tournaments/competitions from…

It has been 17 difficult days for the traders of Kigali City Market and their neighbors who closed business on August 17 following a spike of COVID-19 cases which was blamed on loosening in observing measures among the occupants. On Thursday morning, Kigali City reopened the shop which is allegedly the biggest of the country…

[caption id="attachment_57557" align="alignnone" width="750"] Taken during a party in Kigali, under COVID-19-A photo that would attract several fines[/caption] The cost of violating measures intended to fight COVID-19 is becoming higher and higher in Rwanda’s capital city-Kigali and across the country. A nine page instructions of by the City Council including fines that to be paid…

A citizen from Rusizi district, Western Rwanda has become the 17th victim of COVID-19 in the middle of the country's intense fight against COVID-19. "Condolences to the family of 71-year-old Rwandan who passed away in Rusizi,"reads part of the communique by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday. The country entered a difficult period in the…

Rwanda has registered 180 new recoveries on a single day of Septmber 14, the biggest number the country has registered since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed, March 14. This brought the number of total recoveries to 2,736 out of 4602 total comfirmed cases while the number of patients still under treament commonly called…

[caption id="attachment_57923" align="alignnone" width="800"] President Paul Kagame[/caption] President Paul Kagame has addressed rumours that were recently propagated around his health while suggesting that there should be a balance to strike between governments that seek to protect people and their interests and providers of the technology that gives access and freedom on social media platforms to…

[caption id="attachment_57755" align="alignnone" width="1080"] Kampogo Beltilde tells the story of her brother Rusengo Glegoire and his family. She recognised these clothes of their 3-week old baby who was murdered during the Genocide. Neighbors tell Rusengo's story but none knew how his family was killed until Mid August this year.[/caption] During the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi,…

[caption id="attachment_12812" align="alignnone" width="675"] Rusororo cemetery[/caption] There has always been evidence that challenges the youth to understand that COVID-19 is as dangerous to the elderly as it is to the youth. Rwanda registered 18 victims since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed on March 14, 2020, and the latest, this Thursday, is a young…