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 Michel Nkurunziza
Michel Nkurunziza
President Kagame, First Lady Jeannette Kagame with members of the US Congress during a prayer breakfast at Kigali Marriott Hotel yesterday.  Village Urugwiro.
Rwanda
President Kagame and First Lady attend prayer breakfast with US congressional delegation
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Rwanda
Lack of certification impedes agro-processing exports
A mother and her child under a mosquito net. Rwanda spends a staggering $17 million (about Rwf15 billion) every year on importing mosquito nets. File.
Rwanda
New plant to produce 1.7m mosquito nets every month
A vehicle is covered in raiwater during a heavy downpour at Rwandex, Kigali last year. Emmanuel Kwizera.
Rwanda
Weatherman predicts low rainfall in five districts
High cost of land, and imported construction material, as well as high interest rates for loans have been cited as the major factors undermining affordable housing ambitions. Michel Nkurunziza.
Business
Understanding the affordable housing challenge in Kigali
Some of the elderly genocide survivors whose families were completely wiped out in the Genocide against the Tutsi with youth in Nyanza District yesterday.  Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda
Elderly Genocide survivors urge youth to protect national achievements
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Reduction of imported cereals seeds to save Rwanda Rwf4bn
Jeanu2005deu2005lau2005Mennaisu2005schoolu2005inu2005Burerau2005District. Emmanuel Kwizera.
Rwanda
Mad rush to complete classrooms as schools grapple with shortages
Studies show that livestock cooperatives have little knowledge on quality milk management which often leads to low milk production. Michel Nkurunziza.
Business
Livestock farmers decry challenges in milk value chain
Agents of Rwanda Online platform ( Irembo) that provide services related to Mutuelle de Sante premiums payment are set to benefit from an increase in commission fees as an incentive. File.
Business
Irembo agents to benefit from increased commission fees
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Business
EU commits €225m for job creation in African countries
Minister for Environment  Vincent Biruta.  Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda
Extreme weather costs 10% of national budget – Biruta
Beekeepers demonstrate how bees enter hives. Inset  are modern beehives. Michel Nkurunziza.
Business
Why beekeepers are grappling with drop in honey production
Rwanda Private Sector Federation (PSF) chief executive Stephen Ruzibiza addresses members of the East African Legislative Assembly yesterday. PSF has challenged regional legislators to step up advocacy for policies designed to eliminate trade barriers, which continue to undermine regional integration. Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda
PSF urges regional MPs to back business friendly policies
A man is carried across a flooded Nyabugogo highway in April 2012. The Ministry of Environment has outlined a plan to end flooding in the area. File.
Rwanda
Minister Biruta outlines plan to end flooding in Nyabugogo
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Business
New model to boost 20,000 rural farmers’ productivity
Children of ex-combatants pose with officials after recieving a cheque to pay their tuition fees. Photos by Sam Ngendahimana.
Business
Sponsored: MTN Foundation pays Rwf24m in tuition fees for ex-combatants’ children
Rugezi wetland in Burera District. Over 7,000 illegal activities encroaching wetlands in the City of Kigali are set to be evicted. Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda
Over 7,000 activities face eviction from city wetlands

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