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The New Times
April 11, 2018
The Mayor of the City of Kigali, Pascal Nyamulinda, resigned from the position effective Tuesday. In his resignation letter to the city council, Nyamulinda cited personal reasons. The resignation was confirmed by Kigali City Spokesperson Bruno Rangira. Nyamulinda assumed office in February last yearÃâà...
KT Press
April 11, 2018
Pascal Nyamurinda, the mayor of City of Kigali has resigned from his functions, city officials said on Wednesday. According to Athanase Rutabingwa, president of City council, Nyamurinda tendered in his resignation on April 10th after serving as Lord Mayor for 14 months. “He resigned citing personalÃâà...
New York Times
April 4, 2018
On my recent trip to the Rwandan capital of Kigali, a city of verdant hillsides and 1.1 million people, I met Daniel Ndayishimiye, who, in 2016, established Fashion Hub Kigali, a nongovernmental organization that is also supporting designers. Fashion Hub helps more than 100 designers in Rwanda byÃâà...
Premium Times
April 2, 2018
In 2018, Nigeria appears to be inching towards the apocalypse that Adekunle predicted in 1993 but which the country escaped by the whiskers. The reflections coming from our present prisms are so grim that if urgent remedies are not provided, Nigeria may be buried in the perils of the widespread anger inÃâà...
Council on Foreign Relations (blog)
March 27, 2018
In Kigali on March 21, more than forty African nations signed a deal to create the African Continental Free Trade Area. The dream is of a free trade area from the Cape of Good Hope to the Mediterranean Sea that encompasses some 1.2 billion people and that will boost trade and development. At presentÃâà...
KT Press
March 27, 2018
The first pan Africa scientific journal has been launched in Kigali with an aim of putting visibility to African research work. The Journal “Scientific African” was launched by Thierry Zomahoun, the Next Einstein Forum (NEF) founder at the ongoing 3-day NEF2018 global gathering opened on March 26th.
The New Times
March 25, 2018
This past week was a really interesting time for one to be in Kigali. It was a time when so much seemed to be happening and yet a lot also seemed not to be working. There have been times when the city felt frozen like this but this time was quite different in many ways. The last time it felt close to this wasÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
March 25, 2018
Kigali — The Mo Ibrahim Foundation will hold its annual flagship event, the Ibrahim Governance Weekend (IGW), between 27 and 29 April 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda. The IGW brings together a powerful coalition of organisations and individuals - from Africa and around the world - for an informed and frankÃâà...
KT Press
March 25, 2018
As Rwanda prepares to commemorate 24 years after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, more victims in addition to more than a million killed, are still being uncovered. Workers digging up ground for sewage system for a new house in Kigali were shocked when their tools began hitting on human remainsÃâà...
East African Business Week
March 24, 2018
KIGALI, RWANDA- The Mo Ibrahim Foundation will hold its annual flagship event, the Ibrahim Governance Weekend (IGW), between 27 and 29 April 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda. The IGW brings together a powerful coalition of organisations and individuals – from Africa and around the world – for an informedÃâà...
The New Times
March 24, 2018
Kigali city roads that are currently under expansion will ease traffic jams experienced whenever the city hosts major meetings, an official has said. Bruno Rangira, the spokesperson for the City of Kigali, was speaking about response plan to ease heavy traffic jams on city roads whenever the country hostsÃâà...
Africa.com
March 24, 2018
THE STORY: It is essential to build a science base and research capacity in Africa for the benefit of the local and global population. Contingent on the success of this are important components of our daily life and of our future: climate change, health, food security, energy, urban planning and transport,Ãâà...
AllAfrica.com
March 23, 2018
Driving around Kigali a day after the 10th Extraordinary African Union Summit was a delight after a few days of traffic nightmares. Delegates from some of our East African neighbours saw nothing out of the ordinary with the monster jams because by their standards, Kigali's temporary snarled up traffic wasÃâà...
africanews
March 22, 2018
However, like many other African capitals, Kigali is critical to ICC and to its focus on Africa. In December, last year, Rwanda's president Paul Kagame held talks with Bashir in Khartoum and the two leaders agreed to jointly fight the ICC, accusing it of bias against African leaders. Kagame, who is the AfricanÃâà...
The New Times
March 19, 2018
About 3,000 delegates are expected in Kigali for the African Union Summit. There are also other visitors in the City for the regional energy conference. Amidst the meetings and busy schedules, you are advised to make time for winding down. We put together a list of activities to help you relax, enjoy yourÃâà...
East Africa Monitor
March 16, 2018
Mosques in the Rwandan capital of Kigali have been banned from using loudspeakers during calls to prayer. The move comes less than a month after hundreds of churches were closed across the city for failing to meet building regulations and contributing to noise pollution. One mosque was also closedÃâà...
Seattle Times
March 16, 2018
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda's Revenue Authority said Friday it will auction off assets belonging to the family of a jailed critic of President Paul Kagame's government to pay a tax debt — a move that family members call politically motivated. Assets of the cigarette maker Premier Tobacco Company,Ãâà...
New Vision
March 16, 2018
The Entebbe- Kigali friendship Cup was started seven years ago to enable the two clubs build a good relationship among them-selves. The first visit to Kigali golf club was done in February 2011 with a contingent of 15 golfers from Entebbe Club. Kigali Golf Club won the event during that visit and when theyÃâà...
P.M. News
March 15, 2018
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved that Nigeria should sign the framework agreement for the establishment of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in Kigali, Rwanda. AfCFTA is the first step in the implementation of AU Agenda 2063: the “Vision” for an integrated,Ãâà...
BBC News
March 15, 2018
Rwanda has banned mosques in the capital, Kigali, from using loudspeakers during the call to prayer. They say the calls, made five times a day, have been disturbing residents of the Nyarugenge district, home to the capital's biggest mosques. But an official from a Muslim association criticised it, saying they could insteadÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
March 14, 2018
At least 26 Heads of State and Government are expected in Kigali next week for the signing of the African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) agreement. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Government Spokesperson, Louise Mushikiwabo, confirmed attendance of the extraordinary summit during a newsÃâà...
The New Times
March 13, 2018
At least 26 Heads of State and Government are expected in Kigali next week for the signing of the African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) agreement. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Government Spokesperson, Louise Mushikiwabo, confirmed attendance of the extraordinary summit during a newsÃâà...
The New Times
March 12, 2018
Rwandan importers and exporters will no longer have to travel to Dar es Salaam port, Tanzania to clear their shipments, thanks to the new Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) liaison office, which opened last week in Kigali. The liaison office is expected to operate as a one stop centre for traders to pay and clearÃâà...
The Star, Kenya
March 12, 2018
“Today in Kigali, Africa ministers of trade approved the agreement establishing the Africa Continental Free Trade Area expected to be signed during Extra Ordinary Summit of AU on 21 March 2018,” he said. The ministerial approval came six years after the decision to form the free trade area was adoptedÃâà...
KT Press
March 10, 2018
Tanzanian-Rwandan Ministers of Transport cut the ribbon to mark the launch the Tanzania Port Authority office in KigaliRwanda and Tanzania ministers in charge of transport have today launched Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) office in Rwanda in a bid to improve business flow between both countries.
The New Times
March 10, 2018
Seven people suspected to be part of a ring that breaks into houses and vandalise public infrastructures, have been arrested in separate Police operations conducted in the City of Kigali. They were paraded on Friday at Kigali Metropolitan offices in Remera. Police spokesperson for the City of Kigali, SeniorÃâà...
The Australian
March 9, 2018
One particularly impressive man found love with a young fellow-student at Kigali University, herself an orphan. He said he'd learned to smile again at the prospect of new hope after years of bewilderment, of half-life. The video at Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre introduces us to their new little family, withÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
March 9, 2018
As Kigali defeated Amagaju FC 3-0 at Nyagisenyi stadium in Nyamagabe district on Wednesday to go top of Azam Rwanda Premier League table standing after 14 rounds of matches. Burundian striker Emmanuel Ngama scored twice on 12th and 38th minutes respectively before Jimmy MbaragaÃâà...
KT Press
March 4, 2018
Mid last year, Primary school children were crossing a road in the busy Kicukiro 'Centre' area in the capital Kigali. In the middle of the crowd, a traffic Police officer was thrown into a frenzy of confusion. He was swarmed by angry school children, calling for his attention to arrest a driver who had just thrownÃâà...
The New Times
March 3, 2018
Nigerian musician David Adedeji Adeleke, populary known as Davido, is already in Kigali ahead of his 30 Billion Africa Tour 2018 performance today at Amahoro Stadium parking ground. Davido, 26, known for songs like; If, Fall, FIA and Aye arrived at the Kigali International Airport on Friday night.
AllAfrica.com
March 2, 2018
Local government authorities have suspended activities for a total of 714 churches in different parts of Kigali over the last one week for failure to meet minimum standards. The places of worship were found to lack basic infrastructure, fell short of hygiene, safety standards and had issues related to their legalÃâà...
New Vision
March 1, 2018
KIGALI - Youths across Africa have been urged to be critical thinkers and avoid being manipulated by wrong people if they want to be great future ... The conference is now in its 16th edition and is organised by Kigali-based peace building and social justice organisation, Never Again Rwanda (NAR).
The New Times
February 28, 2018
Professor Jacques Marescaux, the president of France based Research Institute against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD), has visited Rwanda for the second time as part of his plan to establish an IRCAD centre in Kigali. IRCAD is a renowned France based health institute specialising in minimally invasiveÃâà...
The New Times
February 28, 2018
Local government authorities have suspended activities for a total of 714 churches in different parts of Kigali over the last one week for failure to meet minimum standards. The places of worship were found to lack basic infrastructure, fell short of hygiene, safety standards and had issues related to their legalÃâà...
Eyewitness News
February 28, 2018
PRETORIA - Rwandan authorities say 714 churches and one mosque in Kigali are being shut for failing to meet safety and hygiene standards. The crackdown is expected to move beyond the capital. Anastase Shyaka, who heads the board monitoring public and private institutions, says some churchesÃâà...
KT Press
December 31, 1999
Moreover, 43 countries also signed the Kigali declaration while 27 countries signed the protocol of the free movement of people. All agreements considered however, 50 countries signed either of them. It was a long journey – right from the Abuja Treaty in 1991, which set foot for the current AfCFTA.
The New Times
December 31, 1999
About 3,000 delegates are expected in Kigali for the African Union Summit. There are also other visitors in the City for the regional energy conference. Amidst the meetings and busy schedules, you are advised to make time for winding down. We put together a list of activities to help you relax, enjoy yourÃâà...
The Herald
December 31, 1999
PRESIDENTIAL spokesman Mr George Charamba yesterday dismissed social media claims that President Mnangagwa had been barred from attending the African Union Extraordinary Summit sessions in Kigali, Rwanda as “absolute nonsense” saying the President had not only been doubly commendedÃâà...
Capital FM Kenya
December 31, 1999
By PSCU, NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 21 — President Uhuru Kenyatta this morning traveled to Kigali, Rwanda, where he will join other African leaders in the signing of an agreement that will create a continental free trade area. The Heads of State and Government will gather in Rwanda to sign the AfricanÃâà...
The New Times
December 31, 1999
A two-day conference on strengthening accountability in African health systems is opening in Kigali today. It is being oragnised by the Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa (SDGC/A) in partnership with Rwanda Ministry of Health. It will convene over 500 participants including governmentÃâà...
The New Times
December 31, 1999
Police FC will host AS Kigali on match day 12 of the Azam Rwanda Premier League on Tuesday afternoon at Kicukiro Stadium as both teams seek to close the gap on table leaders SC Kiyovu, who play away to Kirehe FC in the day's other fixture. The two teams are separated by three points – with visitorsÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
December 31, 1999
In a statement on Friday, Kigali said it remains committed to the "open door" policy on refugees but said the internal process of how they are deported is Israel's business. "As President Kagame recently reiterated -- in the context of migrants from Israel -- Rwanda will only receive refugees 'in accordanceÃâà...
KT Press
December 31, 1999
Housing units developed by the ex-combatants in Masaka – Kicukiro district. Similar houses-four in one could be an option as Kigali plans to relocate households in high risk zones. Rurangwa Innocent, a resident of Mount Rebero, Nyarurama cell, Kabeza village in Kicukiro district has always watched hisÃâà...
