President Kagame meeting UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon in Kigali, yesterday. (Photo: /Urugwiro Village)
KIGALI - THE United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, left the country, yesterday, after holding talks with President Paul Kagame and other Government officials over a UN report alleging that Rwandan troops could have committed human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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C’wealth youth meeting opens in Kigali
The Minister of Youth, Protais Mitali in a group photo with the participants yesterday (Photo /T. Kisambira)
KIGALI - The Minister of Youth, Protais Mitali, has urged the youth in the Commonwealth to work towards achieving full cooperation for the betterment of the bloc. [...]
UWANYIRIGIRA PRESENTS HER CREDENTIALS AT THE HAGUE
Ambassador Immacuée Uwanyiligira arriving at the Nordeinde Palace , The Hague, to present her credentials (COURTESY PHOTO)
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Gahima haunted by his evil past – Rights activist
REVEALED: Tom Ndahiro (File photo)
KIGALI - Gerald Gahima, a former Prosecutor General, is an anarchist who meted out terror to people who expected justice from him, Tom Ndahiro, a leading researcher and human rights activist has revealed. [...]
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Muslims to celebrate Eid el-Fitr tomorrow
KIGALI - The Rwandan Muslim community will, on Friday, join the rest of the world to celebrate Eid el-Fitr, and the conclusion of Ramadan, the month of fasting. The Mufti of Rwanda, Sheik Saleh Harelimana, told The New Times in an interview last evening that it had been hoped that Eid would be on Thursday after the completion of the 29th days of fasting but it was agreed that all Muslims fast 30 days, making Friday instead the Holy Day.
Jean Claude Gasigwa, who missed the Burundi leg, will lead Rwanda’s surge in the Kigali leg. (File photo)
Uwizeyimana crashes out in Burundi
2010 ITF Men’s Futures Burundi leg
First round, results
M. Uwizeyimana (Rwa) lost to M. Dierckx (BEL) 6-0 6-2 (qualifiers) M. Dierckx (BEL) bt. D. Mugabe (UGA) 6-3 6-4 K. Mohamed (Egypt) bt. R. Buyinza (UGA) 6-0 6-1 R. Roy (IND) bt. P. Barlow (GBR) 6-2 6-2 S. Vovk (RUS) bt. C. Kim (KOR) 6-2 6-3 S. Mishra (IND) bt. J. Herrera-Eguiluz (MEX) 6-4 7-5 G. Melzer (AUT) bt. Y. Rachidi (MAR) 6-2 7-6(6) B. Leonte (ROU) bt. R.Manuja (IND) 6-2 6-1 V. Malik (IND) bt. M. Khair (EGY) 6-4 7-6(2) M. Castro (ARG) bt. A. Fattar (MAR) (5) 6-4 6-0 R. Roelofse (RSA) bt. T. Garanganga (ZIM) (6) 7-6(4) 2-6 6-1
THE UN SHOULD STOP PLAYING DOUBLE STANDARDS The UN Secretary General, yesterday, met and held talks with President Paul Kagame and senior Government officials, to discuss the malicious report linking Rwandan armed forces to killings in the DRC. [more]
BUSINESS
Maurice Toroitich the Managing Director of KCB Rwanda
KCB posts Rwf69million operating loss
Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Rwanda has reported a net operating loss of Rwf 69 million for the first half of this year for the period ending June 30....
Gender equality has been a priority of the government of Rwanda since 1994 and with a new constitution of 2003, the concept of gender equality and monitoring was firmly entrenched. Basing on the commitment statement, the government formed the Gender Monitoring Office (GMO), which started operations in October 2008 to support and monitor government strategies, policies and laws. The New Time’s Godfrey Ntagungira talked to Chief Gender Monitor, Odda Gasinzigwa (Pictured) for an insight.
