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Rwanda has plans to start exporting processed minerals by the end of the year, in an effort to help stimulate domestic processing. Emmanuel Munyangabe, the deputy director-general for Geology and Mining at the Ministry of Natural Resources revealed this to reporters on Jan. 21. He said the country plans to …

Donates 500 solar panels to poor households Bank of Kigali (BK) officially launched yearlong activities while marking 50 years anniversary since incorporation in 1963. Among the activities, BK donated 500 solar panels that will benefit at least 2,500 members of needy households that currently do not have electricity as a …

Rwanda has imposed temporary ban on all imported poultry products from Uganda and European countries due to outbreak of Avian Influenza (bird flu). Avian Influenza is an infectious type of influenza that spreads among birds. In rare cases, it can affect humans, according to medical scientists. Uganda has confirmed the …

Hundreds of people turned out for the funeral of Rwanda’s last king, Kigeli V, in the country’s former royal capital Nyanza on Jan.15. Kigeli was buried in his homeland after his body was repatriated from Washington on Jan.09. He had been living in exile in the United States since 1992. …

In July 2014, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), in a press release titled “Rwanda gears up for surge in tourism demand” announced an $860-million tourism income target by 2017. Even though the jury is still out regarding this then ambitious target, Rwanda’s tourism industry is clearly more boisterous today. It …

Renowned American travel writer, speaker, and humourist Spud Hilton has listed Rwanda among the places he would recommend for tourist in 2017. Hilton, who is the Travel Editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, listed Rwanda together with South Korea, Oman, Mozambique, Wales, and Japan. The San Francisco Chronicle is one …

Rwandair, Agriculture, Energy, Defense to benefit Rwanda President Paul Kagame while on a visit to India invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Jan.10 to work out collaboration on exploring the methane reserves in his country. India which is in the midst of an energy quest, according to news reports there, …

American couple gives vulnerable children a chance to attend school It is 8am on a chilly Monday morning and assembly time at City of Joy, a private school for vulnerable children located in Gatagara in Nyanza town in the Southern Province of Rwanda. The pupils listen with attentive ears as …

Historically Marginalised People want more from the government Joseph Ngizwenimana is from the Rubavu district of Rwanda. He belongs to the Batwa community which is considered among the Marginalised People of Rwanda. Recently, Ngizwenimana is one of several Twa people asking the government to initiate affirmative action programmes for the …

As Congo prepares for a general election likely to be held by the end of the year, a new deal was on Dec.30 struck by political parties for President Joseph Kabila to step down paving way for the first peaceful transition of power in the central African nation.   “The government …