A new software has been developed to help employers monitor employees spending much of their time on social networking websites especially facebook. This aims at improving productivity of staff in organizations. Cyberoam (Indian company offering IT solutions) has unveilled a program meant to offer network security to small, medium and large enterprises. The program is […]

Members of PS-Imberakuri opposition political party have expressed concerns over the sudden disappearance of a party official Jean Baptiste Icyitonderwa who has been in charge of awareness in the party. Some members of the party started speculating that the police had secretly detained Icyitonderwa however; Police Spokesman Supt Theos Badege says this is mere hearsay. […]

A Ugandan musician/dancer Sheebah Karungi has relocated her performance base to Kigali where she intends to help local upcoming artists develop their talent. “I’ve been listening to Rwandan music for a while and it’s amazing. However, music produced by emerging musicians is rarely played on radio. This has to change because I’m optimistic that my […]

Aurelien Agbenonci, Rwanda’s One UN representative has been transferred to Mali. Agbenonci had stayed in Rwanda for four years. Before leaving the country, he met with President Paul Kagame and thanked him for the cooperation he has received from the government in especially executing some of the UN projects. “The government has been so helpful, […]

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has granted an early release to former Rwandan military officer, Lieutenant Colonel Tharcisse Muvunyi, after having served more than twelve years of a 15-year jail term for his role in the 1994 genocide. According to a press statement, on April 18, 2011 Muvunyi wrote to the ICTR President requesting […]

Civil Society Organizations (CSO’s) have initiated collaboration with journalists in order to hasten their campaign on educating public about their rights. In this respect seven CSOs were elected to lead the network that includes media associations of which a Memorandum of Understanding waits to be signed next month to establish the mandate of the leadership. […]

Rwanda’s Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources Dr. Agnes Matilda Kalibata has wooed Indian investors to invest in infrastructure, agriculture, energy, mining, IT and tourism sectors, igihe.com has learnt. Information from New Delphi, India indicate that Minister Kalibata who is currently attending the 2nd Rwanda Investment Road show in India, told Indian investors that they […]

A study conducted by ActionAid-Rwanda shows that women have more potential to contribute towards food security. However, majority of women are vulnerable and small scale farmers who rarely benefit from various government initiatives aimed at improving agriculture. ActionAid’s country director Josephine Uwamariya, says the campaign aims at assisting women engaged in small scale farming particularly […]

Doctor Jean Damascene Ntawukuriryayo has this afternoon been voted as the new Rwanda Senate President with 20 votes out of 4 votes from his opponent Teddy Gacinya. The remaining two posts of senate vice presidents were taken by former Prime Minister Bernard Makuza and Jeanne d'Arc Gakuba the ex- Kigali City Vice Mayor in charge […]

Three incoming ambassadors representing United States of America (USA), Belgium and Northern Sudan have vowed to contribute towards the development of Rwanda’s economic growth They said they will work hard in encouraging investments, development activities and judicial cooperation. After presenting their credentials to President Paul Kagame at his office Village Urugwiro, they addressed journalists separately […]