Tag: Rwanda
Rwanda confirms six cases of Omicron
Some 40 per cent of the Rwandan population have received two vaccine doses and it has started issuing booster shots.
Omicron: Rwanda bans flights to and from southern Africa
The Rwandan government has imposed a ban on all inbound and outbound flights to southern African countries in the wake…
Rwanda suspends direct flights with southern Africa
The decision was taken after an extraordinary cabinet meeting on Rwanda’s response to the Omicron variant
Tech entrepreneur, Favour Ori breaks record in Rwanda
Payday, a Pan-African Fintech startup will now join notable firms that include; SalesLoft, SendGrid, ZipLine, Chainalysis, and DataRobot, at Techstars…
Rwanda to host cycling world championship, first time in Africa
Rwanda enjoys a healthy cycling culture and runs an annual eight-day stage race, the Tour of Rwanda around the hilly…
JUST IN: Hotel Rwanda hero Rusesabagina found guilty of terrorism
Rusesabagina became a global celebrity after the film, which depicted him risking his life to shelter hundreds as the boss…
Nigeria’s women volleyball team departs for Rwanda
The team’s head coach, Samuel Ajayi, told newsmen shortly before their departure on Thursday that he was confident his players…
Rwanda deports lawyer Lurquin defending Paul Rusesabagina
Lurquin was deported on Saturday after appearing in court as one of Rusesabagina's lawyers the previous day despite lacking legal…
Rwanda goes into lockdown from tomorrow
Rwanda will from tomorrow put the capital Kigali and eight other districts across the country under lockdown as COVID-19 cases…
Rwanda begins COVID-19 vaccination for health workers, others
Rwanda says it has commenced vaccinating high-risk groups against COVID-19 nationwide, notably frontline healthcare staff, with limited vaccine doses acquired…
Rwandan government to offer free COVID-19 vaccination
The Rwandan government says it will offer free Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination to citizens after the country receives the vaccine next…
Rwanda to offer free COVID-19 vaccination
The Rwandan government says it will offer free Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination to citizens after the country receives the vaccine next…
Rwanda to issue licences for growing cannabis for export
The Rwandan government will issue licenses for growing cannabis for medical use and export, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) said…
Paul Rusesabagina, Hotel Rwanda hero, charged with terrorism
Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, appeared in a Rwandan court on…
Rwandan officials donate salary to back Coronavirus battle
Cabinet members and other senior government officials in Rwanda have promised to donate their April salary to show solidarity with…
Coronavirus: Soldiers arrested for raping women during lockdown
Five Rwandan soldiers have been arrested after residents of a slum in the capital, Kigali, alleged that they raped women…
What Rwanda’s Chief Justice says on corruption
Rwanda's Chief Justice Faustin Ntezilyayo on Thursday said there was need for concrete actions to plug loopholes in the fight…
Rwanda gets new foreign, internal security ministers, in shake up
Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Monday evening reshuffled the cabinet, appointing a new foreign minister and and another one for…
Rwanda opposition politician stabbed to death
Syridio Dusabumuremyi, a prominent opposition politician in Rwanda has been stabbed to death, the BBC has reported quoting the victim's…
Rwanda ready to curtail outbreak of Ebola – Ministry
With the air distance between the two countries just 979 miles, Rwanda has spoken of its readiness to check the…
Rwanda denies closing border with Congo DR
Rwanda’s health minister said the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo remained open on Thursday, appearing to contradict an…
Ebola scare: Rwanda shuts DR Congo border, Tshisekedi furious
Rwanda has provoked the fury of President Felix Tshisekedi, after it shuttered its frontier with Ebola-hit Democratic Republic of Congo,…
Ebola: Rwanda closes border with DRC
Rwanda has closed its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where a deadly Ebola outbreak that started a…
Rwanda inaugurates water treatment plants
The Rwandan government on Monday inaugurated new water treatment plants to ease access to clean water for residents of the…
Obasanjo, others lay wreaths marking 25th anniversary of Rwanda Genocide
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo was among world leaders, former and present who laid wreaths on Sunday morning at Kigali…
Rwanda honours victims of genocide 25 years after
Rwandans gathered on Sunday to begin a solemn commemoration of the lives of 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutus murdered during…
25 years after genocide: Rwanda is emerging like a colossus – Obasanjo
Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday reflected on the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and declared that…
Corruption: Rwanda recommends online assets declaration for Nigeria
The Rwandan Government Board (RGB) says online assets declaration by public office holders is one of the methods that can…
HIV/AIDS: Rwanda launches nationwide survey
Rwanda on Wednesday unveiled a nationwide survey to ascertain the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and the impact of preventive measures in…
Rwanda launches campaign to eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission
Rwanda on Monday launched a national campaign to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of new HIV infections and keeping mothers alive.