Africa Rwanda The local office of the Mechanism in charge of the last files of International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the special court in charge of trying those responsible for the Rwandan genocide and other human rights violations, is about to close its doors
Africa Rwanda The Rwandan Ministry of Health has urged citizens to take precautionary measures, such as regular hand washing, to prevent the spread of the highly infectious 'red-eye disease'
Africa Rwanda Rwanda Group Trust, a Preston-based charity, raised £48.000 to help the poor in the country in 2023
Africa Rwanda Rwanda's Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events sector recorded significant growth in 2023, generating more than US$91 million in revenue, up from US$64 million the previous year
Africa Rwanda One hundred new buses started passenger service in Kigali in the frame of the city's commitment to improving public transport
Africa Rwanda Presidential elections will be held on 15 July 2024, the country's Electoral Commission announced, campaigning will begin on 22 June 2024 and end on 13 July 2024; it is the first time that legislative and presidential elections will be held simultaneously
Africa Rwanda The National Basketball Association has appointed Rwanda’s Clare Akamanzi as the Chief Executive Officer of NBA Africa
Africa Rwanda The Rwanda International Students Film Festival, open to students and emerging filmmakers from local and international educational institutions, will organise screenings and workshops, to use the film as medium to promote awareness on human rights issues
Africa Rwanda The Rwanda Mining Board has stated that the country is rich in mineral deposits and that their represents an investment opportunity, as the country only extracts 30-40% of the potential products and deposits
Africa Rwanda The government has opened up the public transport market to privately owned buses as a measure to address the shortage of vehicles and long queues in Kigali; previously, only public transport companies or cooperatives were allowed to transport passengers
Africa Rwanda Visa exemption for all Africans wishing to enter Rwanda has been introduced, making the country the fourth African nation to do so; this decision aims to capitalise on the booming African tourism market, driven by the continent's growing middle class
Africa Rwanda Theofrida Muginga, a student at the University of Rwanda, is creating 'Mkulima GPT', a chatbot in Swahili led by ChatGPT, to empower smallholder farmers by detecting crop diseases and providing culturally sensitive agricultural advice
Africa Rwanda The construction and equipping of a new aviation training facility in Kigali will be possible thanks to a $23,6 million loan from the African Development Bank