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The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has called off the controversial job interviews in which Uganda felt it was unfairly edged out of the process by some of the partners states. In a statement issued yesterday, the Secretariat’s media unit said the interviews that had been scheduled to start on…

Across a range of political, scientific and medical, public and cultural issues arising from government operations, some politicians have emerged stars of the political moment. It is a sweat moment craved by political figures and they usually respond ‘appropriately’. These performances of political rhetoric exemplify observation in various studies that…

Communities supposed to be worried about the fate of Rwanda’s most significant river are actually the ones who are its biggest threat, a new study suggests. The findings of a research commissioned by the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda (DGPR) shows that the waste produced in our homes is biggest…

Two ministers and a deputy minister were held hostage on Thursday night at the St George’s Hotel in Centurion. They were the Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele, Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Thandi Modise and her Deputy Minister Thabang Makwetla.  The ministers were held by military veterans who allegedly demanded over R4 million each, housing, medical aid and bursaries for their children.  Gungubele released…

If you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, you will not need to quarantine on arrival in Rwanda. Cabinet on Wednesday endorsed the new change, which essentially makes it a first globally. The existing system has been that before you begin your journey to Rwanda, you had to fill up a…

Dushimirimana Antoinette, who appeared in a viral YouTube video last month making serious allegations is currently in detention awaiting prosecution for attempting to illegally cross border. The Immigration and Emigration Directorate says the woman was arrested September 29 after together with her husband attempted to cross to Uganda through an…

Rwanda is facing a monumental crisis. Government data shows that since 2016 to end of 2019, a total of 78,646 girls under 18 years were impregnated by men – some fit to be their grandfathers. The eastern province accounts for biggest number at 36.1% of the cases, southern at 21%,…

Researchers have calculated a key number—the threshold of protection—for other vaccines. Covid-19’s is still a mystery. Why don’t Covid-19 vaccinations last longer? Measles shots are good for life, chickenpox immunizations protect for 10 to 20 years, and tetanus jabs last a decade or more. But U.S. officials are weighing whether…

At least ten people, all of whom are from the Muslim community, have been missing since August 30 – with families searching for them unsuccessfully. Some of them, appeared today among 13 suspects including a woman, paraded by Police and RIB as having been planning to blow up busy parts…

When a finance ministry delegation appeared on Monday before the Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), it had no substantive response as to why development projects worth hundreds of billions remain on paper. The finance minister Dr. Uzziel Ndagijimana with his two deputies, Dr. Uwera Claudine and Richard Tusabe dodged the…

Appearing for the second time for hearing of his case, Dr Kayumba Christopher, founding leader of the Rwandese Platform for Democracy (RPD), has told court that his detainers are blocking his rights. In a virtual session at Kagarama Primary Court in Kicukiro which started more than six hours late, as…

Despite efforts used and put in place to prevent loss of much-needed medicines, there is still poor inventory management and big loss due to expiry of medicines at the Government’s Medical Procurement and Production Division (MPPD), the agency that handles medicine imports. During five years from 2014 up to 2018,…

Faced with a stark choice; capture or death, 18-year-old, Yussuf Abdullah chose to fight. He battled the swiftly advancing heavily armed Rwandan special forces. The rusty gun Abdallah was carrying jammed. It couldn’t fire. Today the frail-looking teenager, also wounded on the leg, is in the custody of Mozambican government…

Agriculture is the backbone of Rwanda’s economy, accounting for 80 percent of the country’s earnings and 39 percent of gross domestic product – as well as providing 90 percent of the country’s food needs (World Bank, 2013). A major threat to farmers’ crops – and both the agricultural economy and…

It was one of the most admired family names in Rwanda. They owned prime real estate and many other businesses left, right and centre, some of them fictitiously attributed to the family. Today, the family is a different self. The patriarch is no more, let him RIP. Their businesses have…

The World Bank has canceled a prominent report rating the business environment of the world’s countries after an investigation concluded that senior bank management pressured staff to alter data affecting the ranking some countries. Launched in 2005, the report has long been viewed as a success, inspiring governments to improve…

Virginia Ironside’s book ‘You’ll Get Over It’ has an interesting subtitle – The Rage of Bereavement. That description may resonate with many of us, but even if you’ve not felt actual ‘rage’ at the loss of your loved one, ‘anger’ may be a more familiar emotion. It’s a common thread running through the…

Local and security officials in Gisagara district were shocked when they were led to a house in which a man lay in pain as a result of beatings by his wife. The case emerged from a chorus of reports recorded during a sensitisation tour in Mamba sector of Gisagara district…

Can we toilet train cattle? Would we want to? The answer to both of these questions is yes – and doing so could help us address issues of water contamination and climate change. Cattle urine is high in nitrogen, and this contributes to a range of environmental problems. When cows are kept mainly…

On March 14, 2019, heavily armed Ugandan police reportedly fired teargas and live ammunition at secondary school students participating in a protest at Kigezi High School in Kabale town and district. Students had allegedly attacked a teacher and threw stones at police. Two years earlier, on June 26, 2017, police…

Days after President Paul Kagame called for “costly” punishment for people involved in sexual abuse crimes, his team seems to have listened intently. The Rwanda Investigations Bureau (RIB) announced Thursday mid-afternoon that it had arrested Dr Christopher Kayumba, the founding president of political organization Rwandese Platform for Democracy (RPD). On…

Tackling the root causes behind Mozambique’s insurgency is the only way to provide a lasting solution, experts have said. Counterterrorism in Mozambique was one of the topics of discussion at the Sovereign Security Africa 2021 conference held in late August, which also brought together experts to look at cyber warfare…

President Évariste Ndayishimiye’s efforts to signal a more media-friendly environment do not amount to a clean break with Burundi’s recent history of media repression. The government should unconditionally lift all media bans, overturn convictions of exiled journalists, and overhaul laws that restrict the journalists’ work. NAIROBI – Jean Bigirimana, a…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Africa has relied on bilateral agreements and multilateral platforms like COVAX to deliver vaccine doses. But these have proved far from adequate, demonstrating just how important it is for the continent to develop its pharmaceutical industry. WASHINGTON, DC – During the pandemic, wealthy countries led the…

The relationship between President Paul Kagame and Ugandan counterpart Tibuhaburwa Yoweri Museveni appears to be over unless Rwanda’s neighbour to the north does something spectacular. That’s the message one gets from the words and body language of Kagame at a television engagement with journalists and selected citizens today. For the…

The last time a public concert took place in Rwanda was in February last year. The nearly 2m vaccinated people can begin to prepare for fan – the country is beginning to slowly open up. Cabinet meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame has this Wednesday announced a relaxation of sectors…

Success At November’s UN Climate Summit Hinges On The Wealthy World’s Ability To Foster Solidarity, Fairness And Prosperity With Poor Countries, Which Have Been Battered By The Climate Crisis, Covid-19 And Mounting Debt, According To A New Five-Point Plan Backed By More Than 100 Developing Countries. The COP26 summit in…

A debate has been raging as to whether Rwandan authorities acted properly when they deported a Belgian lawyer Vincent Lurquin who showed up in the court session of “Hotel Rwanda” movie figure Paul Rusesabagina. Subsequent explanations by government and the Rwanda Bar Association, was that Lurquin had entered Rwanda on…

With an economy battered, a tired population treated to regular images of people in neighbouring countries going about normal, government appears to be preparing the Rwandan population for full reopening. The ongoing restrictions are simply too costly at different levels. The way the messaging is evolving since the beginning of…

The High Court sitting in Nyanza district, Southern Rwanda, has set September 30 to deliver verdict in a case of a woman who claimed in YouTube videos that President Paul Kagame had died. Idamange Iryamugwiza Yvonne, 42, and mother of 4, has been hearing her case in camera since June.…