Rwanda has been known for its infamously pitiable and pathetic customer service. Recently, however, enormous strides have been taken to improve comfort, luxury and service of hotels and restaurants countrywide, focusing on better delivery to customers. The Work force Development Authority (WDA) has been the driving force behind these commendable efforts which have contributed substantial […]

The ministry of health and the private sector are working on a framework to enhance collaboration from both parties with the aim of facilitating better healthcare. Though the private sector has contributed to improvement in health activities, the Health Minister Agnes Binagwaho argues more needs to be done to provide health services especially in […]

This year’s Kigali National Agricultural show is set to highlight among other things the performance strides the agricultural sector has taken. The annual show slated to take place from 6-12 June, 2011 at Mulindi Agricultural Show ground in Gasabo, Kigali will bring together farmers and traders countrywide. Speaking to journalists Tuesday, Agriculture Minister Agnes […]

The Rwanda Bureau of standards (RBS) has equipped its laboratories with new equipments meant to enhance consumer protection as well as facilitate traders to sell high quality products. Antoine Mukunzi, the director of Bio chemical Labs encouraged traders to sell genuine products. “Manufacturers can now bring their products for verification if they want to gain […]

The Rwanda music scene has registered massive growth over the years with the rise of “new school “musicians such as Meddy, Tom Close, The Ben among others that continue to showcase their talent over the airwaves. However, this progressive cycle has inevitably stagnated. This is due to an increase in mediocre artists in the industry […]

The ministry of Trade and Industry yesterday launched a distinctive economic and trade atlas. The Atlas that was published by German Development cooperation in partnership with the government. During the launch, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Francois Kanimba, pointed out that the new Economic and Trade Atlas is a fundamental tool that will facilitate both […]

The United States said Thursday the genocide conviction and sentence of ex-Rwandan army chief Augustin Bizimungu shows that even top military officers are not immune from prosecution. The four sentenced are Bizimungu, Augustin Ndindiliyimana, a former Rwandan General Francois Xavier Nzuwonemeye, and Innocent Sagahutu. Bizimungu was sentenced to 30 years of imprisonment. A general of […]

UNICEF has welcomed the announcement of a national campaign to eliminate the vertical transmission of HIV from mother to child in Rwanda and confirmed its commitment to support the government in ensuring that all women in need will be reached with a new, more efficacious HIV regimen by 2015. The campaign was launched on Thursday […]

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei through its local subsidiary is soon to launch android powered smartphones in the Rwandan market through telco operators MTN Rwanda and TIGO. The smartphones to be powered by the popular android operating system offer a full range of remarkable features and applications. According to the Chief Operating Officer of Huawei Rwanda […]

Imagine wandering into a village and everything motionless. Just a mound of lifeless bodies lying around, leaving you horrified. Such a terrible scene would qualify for horror movie but this is exactly what happened in the villages around Lake Nyos in Cameroon in 1986, where more than 1,700 people instantly died from asphyxiation after inhaling […]