Sources:The New Times - Rwanda BY GASHEGU MURAMIRA The funds which will be disbursed by the UK Department for International Development (DfID), will also cater for setting up of other one-stop border posts at other Rwandan border crossings like Gatuna

Econet, a subsidiary of South Africa-based Econet Wireless International, has attracted 80,000 users since April and aims to have 100,000 signed up by the end of this year. The African nation of 8 million people grew its subscriber base by

Sources: The New Times Addressing the Muslim Community during a dinner organised to celebrate Eid Adhuha at Kigali Serena Hotel, President Kagame said that Muslims in Rwanda persisted through years of persecution on religious grounds, but recovered and worked to

Time for Peace and contrition . Recently, Professor Al Mariam has written an excellent article on how much wealth was spent on Washington lobbyist group to quell the effects of HR 2003. But who is to blame here? I would

From BBC It is hoped that the deal will lead to greater economic clout for the region. The common market is due to come into effect by July 2010. The East African Community was launched 10 years ago and has

The New Times BY GASHEGU MURAMIRA The visit including a forty seven - man delegation of mainly business people and journalists, was organized by a member of the Presidential Advisory Council (PAC), Christian Angermayer, under the support of the Altira

Rwanda New Times BY EMUND KAGIRE The deal will see the two companies grow Jatropha Curcas on 10,000 hectares of marginal land near Akagera National Park from which they will be extracting estimated 20 million litres of bio-diesel annually. The

From Rwanda New Times Blair, who is on the Presidential Advisory Council (PAC) and a regular visitor to Rwanda, is here as part of the partnership with the government of Rwanda in which AGI has been providing capacity building support

New Times BY NASRA BISHUMBA Dennis Overton, the founding CEO of Aquascot Ltd and head of the delegation of 12, told the press at Urugwiro Village yesterday that the group discussed with the President about the on-going process of how

From eweekeurope.co.uk The effects of a twelve year civil war may still be very much in evidence in the African Republic of Burundi but aid-workers and educators believe the Internet could offer a brighter future for the country. Neighbouring Rwanda

Source: World Emergency Relief (WER) - UK Ben Carter Website: http:/ / www.wer-uk.org For most of the children this will be the first time they have ever touched a computer. The educational and developmental benefits of access to computers are

Imagine that airy space in the vastness of tropical jungle, the spirit of nature's beauty soothes your soul, a touch of pristine clean undefiled wilderness. All nature lovers will fall head over heals to be lost in Eden's midst. Immediately

Its one of those tedious sporting pastimes and centuries old, when it comes to Irish sports personalities angling is lifeblood. Lying on the European continental shelf, such that the warming North Atlantic drift serves to render the native marine life

Its serene, its picturesque, and the atmosphere musical, welcome to Doolin. The seaside Island village has carved out a reputation, as stepping stone for many an Irish traditional Music folklore and a blend of instrumentation glosses over many a nightly

VOA News By Douglas Mpuga Washington, DC 24 October 2009 The violence broke out after Islamists fired on Somali president's plane as he headed to Kampala for an African Union summit on refugees and internally displaced persons. Uganda's president Yoweri

From AFP On Thursday, insurgents fired on Somali president's plane as he flew out, sparking an artillery exchange with Ugandan and Burundian peacekeepers that killed at least 21 and wounded dozens. The Shebab rebels said they would attack Kampala and

Sheikh Ali Mohamed Hussein, a commander of the group Al Shabaab, was quoted as telling reporters later on Thursday in the Somali capital Mogadishu that he called on moving the fighting to the capitals of Uganda and Burundi. The development

From Sunday Nation By ANDREW LIMO After years of civil war, the landlocked nation of about nine million people is rebuilding almost every sector of its economy, creating new opportunities in trade, education, agriculture and many other fields. As in

From allafrica.com By Fred Ndoli CEPGL is an economic body that brings together Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to the Executive Secretary of the organisation, Gabriel Toyi, the Bujumbura meeting is focusing on peace, security and

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