Rwanda U-20 men’s handball team claimed their first ever regional title after defeating neighbors Uganda in the final of the 2024 Men’s IHF Trophy Zone 5 held Friday, May 17, at Ethiopian Sports Academy in Ethiopia. Rwanda U-20 crowned IHF Africa Zone 5 champions Facebook

The ruling Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi), and Liberal Party (PL), on May 17, submitted, separately, lists of candidates that they want to represent them in the upcoming pa… Source link

President Paul Kagame has formally submitted his candidature as he seeks re-election in the upcoming polls due in July. The National Electoral Commission (NEC) received his file at around 10:30am on Friday, May 17. The President was accompanied, at the electoral body’s head office, in Kiyovu, Nyarugenge District, by First Lady Jeannette Kagame, RPF-Inkotanyi’s Secretary-General Wellars Gasamagera, and other senior party officials. No other presidential aspirant has submitted their candidature yet, according to NEC. BREAKING: President #Kagame formally submits his candidature to the National Electoral Commission (NEC) as ruling party RPF-Inkotanyi’s presidential candidate in the July elections. : @MugwizaO /TNT pic.twitter.com/hAvMTTMYeM— The New Times (Rwanda) (@NewTimesRwanda) May 17, 2024 Earlier, on May 9, Kagame’s party, the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF)-Inkotanyi, elected him as its flag-bearer in the 2024 presidential elections. For the first time, elections for the President and lawmakers are set to be held on the same dates. The...

Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente met with his Guinean counterpart Amadou Oury Bah, on May 17, to discuss strengthening the existing bilateral relations between #Rwanda and Guinea. Prime Minister Ngirente, Guinea counterpart meet to enhance bilateral ties Facebook

President William Ruto arrived in Kigali, on Friday, May 17, for the annual summit of the Africa CEO Forum where he had several engagements, including a high-level meeting with i… Source link

African government leaders should convert their commitments into concrete actions and put their countries on the path to economic development, experts have said. The call was made on Thursday, May 16, as business and political leaders discussed the conditions necessary for reducing Africa’s dependency on the rest of the world at the official opening of the 2024 Africa CEO Forum, underway in Kigali. ALSO READ: Africa CEO forum opens in Kigali Hosted under the theme; At the table or on the menu; A critical moment to shape a new future for Africa, the forum, in its 11th edition attracted over 2,000 participants including Heads of State, leaders of international organizations, captains of industry, and investors,among others. “When preparing for this edition, we had a private sector that was worried about three issues,” said Amir Ben Yahmed, the CEO of Jeune Afrique Media Group, the organizers of the forum. ALSO READ:...

How being “young and fearless” prepared logistics expert Julie Mutoni for male-dominated industry https://buff.ly/3K6jCz1 How being “young and fearless” prepared logistics expert Julie Mutoni for male-dominated industry Facebook

The inaugural Veterans Club World Championship (VCWC), scheduled for September 1-10 in Kigali, and which is expected to attract over 150 former international football stars, is a… Source link

New York — Denial of Entry Reflects Intolerance for Rights Monitoring Rwandan immigration authorities denied entry to Clémentine de Montjoye, a senior researcher in the Africa division at Human Rights Watch, upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, on May 13, 2024, Human Rights Watch said today. De Montjoye traveled to Rwanda for meetings with officials from foreign embassies but was told upon arrival that she was “not welcome in Rwanda” for undisclosed “immigration reasons,” and Kenya Airways was instructed to ensure her removal from the country. “Rwanda touts itself as an open and welcoming destination, but the treatment reserved for those who may investigate abuse exposes the government’s deep-seated hostility to human rights monitoring and independent scrutiny of any kind,” said Tirana Hassan, executive director at Human Rights Watch. “The Rwandan authorities can demonstrate that their projected openness is not just a façade and allow de Montjoye to return to...

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