{At least 5,235 families in Gahengeri Sector of Rwamagana District can now access clean water following the inauguration, on Saturday, of a 13.2-kilometre water supply system that will serve residents, schools, hospitals and local businesses.} According to Eng. Olive Mukandayishimiye, until the development, only two cells in the sector accessed clean drinking water. “It is […]

{The torrential rain that pounded the country last week caused damage worth millions of francs in Huye District.} Although the exact extent of the damage was still being assessed, the Huye vice-mayor for finance and economic development, Cyprien Mutwarasibo, said about nine houses were destroyed in Karama and Mbazi sectors, while seven hectares of maize […]

{Nothing beats a dialogue over a glass of wine and that was the case Wednesday evening when the Rwanda Private Sector Federation (PSF) lured members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) into the serenity of the Serena Hotel ballroom where a warm dinner awaited.} The regional assembly is holding its plenary sitting in Kigali […]

{Following the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, Rwanda was a physical, moral, and spiritual wasteland doomed, in the eyes of many, to be a failed state. After 100 days of a killing frenzy that took the lives of more than one million people, destroyed the social fabric of a society, and stripped the country of […]

{Domestic laws that run contrary to international treaties and conventions that Rwanda signed and ratified are to be reviewed following a study commissioned by the Rwanda Law Reform Commission (RLRC).} This was announced on Thursday during a validation workshop that brought together officials from the RLRC. Speaking at the workshop, Judith Mbabazi, the Commission’s acting […]

President Paul Kagame and his family yesterday paid their last respects to Asteria Rutagambwa as she was laid to rest in her hometown of Ruhango. The requiem mass was attended by more than 2000 family and friends from Rwanda, the region and beyond, including a delegation from Uganda led by Foreign Affairs minister Sam Kutesa. […]

{Private Sector Federation chief executive Stephen Ruzibiza (L), chats with the chief executive of Horizon Group, Eugene Haguma, at a workshop to disseminate study findings on the construction of environmental-friendly green homes in Rwanda, a joint initiative between Horizon Group – an investment company concerned with the financial, social and environmental impact of businesses in […]

{Local governments have called on the central government support in attracting investment in local economic development projects.} “We call for further public and private partnership in order to promote ‘Local Economic Development’ (LED) investment. We are exploring untapped opportunities in districts across the country and some potentialities have already been identified. We want to implement […]

{Entrepreneurs at an ongoing trade fair in Huye District have vowed to take advantage of the marketing opportunity presented by the expo.} The exhibition, which opened on Monday, drew mostly businesses operating in the Southern Province. The event, at the Institute of the National Museums in Huye, will close on November 30. It was organised […]

{The Chamber of Deputies has passed a draft law that allows the government to ratify an agreement that re-admits the country to the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS).} Rwanda officially rejoined ECCAS in May, eight years after it pulled out of the regional bloc to “avoid overlapping memberships in several regional community groupings.” […]