World

Hotel Rwanda film hero Paul Rusesabagina arrested on terror charges

Ihesiulo Grace 1 September 2020 0

Daily Times gathered that a man who inspired Hotel Rwanda, a Hollywood film about the 1994 Rwandan genocide has been arrested for leading “terrorist movements”, officials say. Paul Rusesabagina, a Hutu, became well known after Hotel Rwanda depicted his efforts to save hundreds of

World

Robots protect doctors working with COVID-19 Patients in Rwanda – Minister

Ihesiulo Grace 7 August 2020 0

Rwanda uses robots to protect doctors, who treat COVID-19 patients through minimising contact, Health Minister Daniel Ngamije said on Thursday. Ngamije said this at a news conference in Moscow. READ ALSO: Rwanda deploys robots to support treatment and care… “We have some health personnel who have been infected with COVID-19. “I think there are less […]

Tech

Rwanda deploys robots to support treatment and care for COVID -19 patients

Ihesiulo Grace 20 May 2020 0

The Government of Rwanda has deployed robots in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The Rwanda Biomedical Centre, which made this known on Tuesday via Twitter, said the robots would, importantly, reduce the exposure of health workers to possible infections. READ ALSO: NIPOST says work goes on notwithstanding HQ’s inferno, awaits report According to the centre, the

Aviation Business

AFRAA wants govt to develop policy for airlines ownership

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2019 0

African Airlines Association (AFRAA), has called on African governments to develop a policy that would enable their airlines to own airports in their countries or vice versa in order to reduce losses. Director of Government, Legal and Industry Affairs, AFRAA, Mr Aaron Munetsi, canvassed this position on the side-lines of a recently concluded African Travel […]

Tech

Rwanda’s president launches Africa’s first smartphone factory

Ihesiulo Grace 8 October 2019 0

The president of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, has launched a smartphone manufacturing plant said to be the first of its kind in the African continent Kagame launched the factory, Mara Phones Production Plant on Monday at the Kigali special economic zone in Gasabo district. Rwanda’s Mara Group described the phones as the first “Made in Africa” […]

Business

AfCFTA: Buhari receives report advising Nigeria to sign free trade deal

Ihesiulo Grace 28 June 2019 0

Mathew Dadiya – Abuja Nigeria May sign the long-awaited African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) as President Muhammadu Buhari has received the report of the Presidential Committee on Impact assessment and Readiness for the signing of the free trade agreement. The AfCFTA is a trade agreement between 52 African Union member states, with the goal […]

Sports

Nigeria to host Rugby Africa Silver Cup 2019

Ihesiulo Grace 8 March 2019 0

Rugby Africa has confirmed Nigeria to host the Africa Silver Cup 2019 Pool A tournament from 6th-17th June in Lagos. The tournament which will see Nigeria play host to Madagascar, Botswana and Ghana, is a huge opportunity to greatly increase Rugby’s awareness in the country. Cote d’Ivoire will also play host Senegal, Mauritius and Rwanda […]

News Nigeria

Abia, Rwanda agree to strengthen economic cooperation

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2018 0

The governments of the Republic of Rwanda and Abia State have agreed to work together for the mutual development of both governments and their peoples. The agreement was reached on Wednesday, May 9, at the Ministry of External Affairs, Kigali in the Republic of Rwanda. According to the state Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi […]

Africa

Rwanda to probe pastor who branded women ‘source of all evil’

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2018 0

The Rwandan Media Commission (RMC) is set to deliberate on anti-women comments made by a preacher on a local radio station. RMC said it will sit early next week following a complaint filed by a women’s civil society Pro – Femmes Twese Hamwe. According to Africanwes,a former Seventh Day Adventist priest in late January 2017 […]

Sports

Rwanda bid for 2019 Under-17 World Cup

Ihesiulo Grace 22 August 2017 0

Rwanda’s Football Association (Ferwafa) is preparing to finalise its bid to host the 2019 Under-17 World Cup. The Ferwafa president Vincent Nzamwita insists the country is capable of hosting a tournament of such a stature. “We have already submitted a formal request to Fifa to host the event and they have registered us and sent […]

Entertainment

All set for AMAA nomination gala in Rwanda

Ihesiulo Grace 25 April 2017 0

As precursor to the annual Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA)’s main event, a nomination announcement has been scheduled to hold in Kigali, Rwanda, with assurances of various sponsors who are poised to make the event thick. A statement from the organisers revealed that RwandAir, Rwanda Development Board and Radisson Blu are partnering AMAA to host […]

Africa News

Rwanda Seeks Information on French Declassification of Genocide Documents

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2015 0

  Rwanda wants to know how the French government will go about releasing declassified documents relating to the 1994 genocide that left about 800,000 — mostly minority Tutsi — dead in a hundred-day massacre.   Rwandan Attorney General Busingye Johnston said his government has asked its diplomatic representative in France to find out more about […]

News

Rwanda, best place to live in Africa

Ihesiulo Grace 5 April 2015 0

A global survey by an American research firm has named Rwanda as the best place to live in Africa. According to a survey conducted by a US research firm, Gallup, which ranks the country fifteenth globally. At an index score of 79, Rwanda tied with US and Bhutan. This score was eight positions higher than […]

News

Gowon, Atiku, US Envoy, Others Visit Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2015 0

President-elect General Muhammadu Buhari has been receiving congratulatory messages from world leaders among who are the leaders of The United Kingdom, UK, France, Rwanda, Somalia and Niger Republic. In their separate messages, Prime Minister Tony Blair, President Francois Hollande, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, Rwandan leader Paul Kagame and Prime Minister of Niger, Mahamadou

Africa News

Polls: Rwandan Says stability of Nigeria crucial to Africa

Ihesiulo Grace 28 March 2015 0

A Rwadan, Mr Seth Karamage, has urged Nigerians to learn from the experience of Rwanda, saying the stability of Nigeria is crucial the sub-region and the entire continent. Karamage, a Conflict and Peace Consultant with the Inter-Faith Mediation Centre, Kaduna, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday that the Rwandan crisis […]