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To Address M23 Abuses, Sanctions on More Senior Officials Also Needed On Friday, the European Union imposed targeted financial and travel sanctions against seven people from the Democratic Republic of Congo, one from Rwanda, and one from Tanzania for “acts that constitute serious human rights violations and abuses” in eastern Congo. Most newly sanctioned individuals are leaders or senior commanders of known abusive armed groups operating […]
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The project is estimated at USD 20 million. The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), represented by its CEO, Mr. Sultan bin Abdulrahman Al-Marshad, signed today in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, with the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr. Uzziel Ndagijimana an agreement for a concessional development loan of $20 million to finance the electricity delivery project in the […]
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AstraZeneca has today announced the expansion of its global AZ Forest reforestation and biodiversity initiative, including new and expanded projects in Ghana and Rwanda AstraZeneca (AstraZeneca.com) will expand its existing AZ Forest project in Ghana by planting an additional 2.2 million trees, aiming to increase the total number of surviving trees to 4.7 million; In Rwanda, […]
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Following Africa Day, the Basketball Africa League (BAL), Shooting Touch, and Speak Up Africa united and organized a basketball and health clinic to equip youth and BAL Ambassadors with the knowledge and tools they need to drive effective change in support of NTD elimination. Youth engagement is key to influence positive change and harness energy, […]
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By Aimable Twahirwa Following severe flooding and landslides that hit major parts of Rwanda earlier this month, experts are convinced that investing in the mapping of erosion risk areas could go a long way to keeping the number of casualties down. Many villagers living along major rivers in Western Rwanda have been among the victims of […]
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Rwandans have always cherished and loved their culture and hair has always played a large role in their culture. Rwandans used to wear the amasunzu style in more than 30 different ways. Amasunzu is a traditionally Rwandan hairstyle that was once worn by men, as well as by unmarried women in order to indicate to potential […]
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By Joyce Chimbi Against a brutally painful historical backdrop, a story of hope and resilience unfolds in Rwanda. A story that lays bare Rwanda’s innovative approaches to empowering her people, for an estimated half of the population still lives in poverty. In the 2022 Global Hunger Index, Rwanda ranked 102nd out of 121 countries with sufficient […]
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By Leizl Eykelhof The community built a safe space for their children, but it needed a little attention and a helping hand “Termites wanted to take over!” says Pacifique Mahirwe, ForAfrika’s projects co-ordinator in Rwanda He was at the Ubuzima Bwiza Early Childhood Development centre, showing off the recently renovated building. The centre lies high […]
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After the 1994 genocide, moved by compassion, two couples felt compelled to take care of those left behind “Business speaks about return on investment, but the greatest return on investment is to invest in people,” said Ann Pretorius, co-founder of the continent’s largest indigenous non-governmental organisation, ForAfrika (formerly JAM). She was speaking at the official […]
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By Aimable Twahirwa Every morning, Valerie Mukamazimpaka, a businesswoman selling various food products from Rubavu, a district in Northwestern Rwanda, wakes up early morning to cross “Petite Barrière,” one of the busiest border crossings with the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The mother of three takes advantage of the ‘Jeton,’ a daily authorization paper allowing […]
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