Trump to suspend duty-free apparel imports from Rwanda, spares Uganda and Kenya Washington, United States | AFP | President Donald Trump suspended the duty-free status of Rwanda’s apparel after finding the African nation unfairly blocked US exports of used clothing (commonly known as Mivumba), officials announced Thursday. However, the …
Read More »Ugandan scientist scoops award in Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Justus Masa, a Ugandan Lecturer at Kyambogo University and Senior Group Leader of Electrocatalysis and Energy at Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany is among the 17 NEF Fellow award winners at this year’s Next Einstein Forum(NEF) Global Gathering in Kigali, Rwanda. The event currently taking place …
Read More »‘We have agreed 100% on all aspects’
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and Rwanda have agreed to investigate recent incidents that have reportedly soured relations between the two countries. President Yoweri Museven told a press conference that Sunday’s talks were positive. “We have discussed many things ranging from Infrastructure, transportation, economy and security, and …
Read More »Kagame in Uganda
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda President Paul Kagame has arrived in Uganda for a one-day working visit. The African Union chairman moved straight into a closed meeting with his host, President Yoweri Museveni at State House Entebbe. The meeting is a follow up on the Addis Ababa talks of …
Read More »Kagame arrives in Uganda on Sunday
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda President Paul Kagame will have a one-day working visit to Uganda on Sunday March 25, 2018. The meeting with President Yoweri Museveni in Entebbe will be a follow up on the Addis Ababa talks of February, whose aim, according to sources, is to find …
Read More »CARE International: Supporting women and girls in rural areas
Her Dignity, Our Pride: CARE International in Rwanda; supporting women and girls in rural areas to graduate out of poverty and live with dignity **** Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over the past 34 years, CARE International in Rwanda has and continues to support a significant number of women and …
Read More »LIVE: 10th Extraordinary Summit of the African Union
Countries and Signatories: 1.Niger – President Mahamadou Issoufou 2.Rwanda – President Paul Kagame 3.Tchad – President Idriss Deby 4.Angola – President Joao Lourenço 5.Central African Republic – President Faustin-Archange Touadéra 6. Comoros – President Azali Assoumani 7. The Republic of Congo – President Denis Sassou Nguesso 8. Djibouti – President …
Read More »Commercial Bank of Africa starts operation in Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda | ISAAC KHISA AND AGENCIES | Kenyan-based Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) officially started its banking operations in Rwanda on March 19 following the successful acquisition of Crane Bank Rwanda Ltd, now relaunched as CBA Rwanda Limited. Acquired from Dfcu Uganda, CBA Rwanda Ltd becomes the 16th commercial …
Read More »Rwanda goes for electric trains to Dar
Kampala, Uganda | INDEPENDENT TEAM & AGENCIES | Rwanda and Tanzania have agreed to review the design of Isaka-Kigali standard gauge railway. They have dropped the proposed use of diesel engines in favour of electric locomotives. The line is proposed to link the Tanzanian port of Dar-es-Salaam and Kigali; a stretch of …
Read More »Israel court suspends plan to deport African migrants ‘to Uganda and Rwanda’
Jerusalem, Undefined | AFP | Israel’s supreme court on Thursday suspended a controversial government plan to deport thousands of Eritrean and Sudanese migrants in response to a challenge from those opposed to the move. The court said in its decision the state was given until March 26 to provide …
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