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Category: Current Affairs

AUDIT: Rwanda loses billions to projects delays, mismanagement

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The audit flagged 88 cases of idle assets worth Rwf37.2 billion were identified in 49 public institutions. They comprise 54 new cases worth Rwf28.8 billion, and 34 cases worth Rwf8.4 billion flagged by last year’s audit by Mr. Kamuhire’s predecessor Obadiah Biraro.

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Johnson Kanamugire May 12, 2022 Current Affairs, Economy, Latest

Rwanda inflation hits 10.5pc as food, energy costs soar

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Soaring inflation means consumers, and especially low income and poor families struggle to afford key food and non-food items, while meeting other households’ expenses such as rent, transport, school fees, water and electric, among other bills.

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NewsPaper Africa May 10, 2022 Current Affairs, Latest

Silence, inaction by Miss Rwanda sponsors is telling

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There is no way the sponsors, just like relevant organs of government, would not have sensed that something was amiss in the Miss Rwanda contest way before things got out of hand.

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Johnson Kanamugire May 10, 2022 Current Affairs, Latest, Opinion

Fingers point at influencers, journalists on fake news

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There has been a rise in incidences of viral online spread of fake news over the recent past from false announcement of death of high ranking officials to defamatory claims that name and shame, and assassinate characters linked to criminal cases under investigations.

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NewsPaper Africa May 7, 2022 Current Affairs, Latest

Bamporiki graft case: What the law says about house arrest

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According to legal experts house arrest implies the suspect is confined to his or her home and is subjected to certain requirements/restrictions. Details of Mr. Bamporiki’s terms of house arrest were not made public.

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NewsPaper Africa May 5, 2022 Current Affairs, Latest

Zero deaths, admissions. Is Covid-19 fading in Rwanda?

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Rwanda health ministry Covid-19 data show the last patient was admitted on April 2. There were five patients in total. Four of them were subsequently discharged after recovery.

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NewsPaper Africa April 19, 2022 Current Affairs, Latest

$9.8m needed to reverse ration cuts for refugees in Rwanda – WFP

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Only refugee families deemed highly vulnerable have been receiving aid which is equivalent to 92 per cent of the full food rations.

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NewsPaper Africa April 19, 2022 Current Affairs, Latest

BACK TO SCHOOL: Parents, inflation and the fees dilemma

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Schools’ reopening for the third term Monday is expected to induce a further rise in costs of essentials as most rush to the market to fill their stock.

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Johnson Kanamugire April 17, 2022 Current Affairs, Latest, Opinion

UNHCR voices concerns over UK asylum transfer plan

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The UN refugee agency expressed “strong opposition and concerns” about the plan and urged both UK and Rwanda to rethink the plans.

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NewsPaper Africa April 14, 2022 Current Affairs, Latest

UK-Rwanda migrants deal: What UNHCR thinks of externalization of protection

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What do humanitarian agencies or the United Nations think of such schemes? Is it legal for a country to transfer its migrants, refugees or asylum seekers abroad, and under what circumstances is it acceptable?

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Johnson Kanamugire April 14, 2022 Current Affairs, Latest, World

US, UK refusal to adopt genocide appellation fueling denial – Scholars

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UK and US ambassadors fought against the use of the word genocide, argued for hours that the word should not be used, Melvern said.

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Johnson Kanamugire April 13, 2022 Current Affairs, Latest, World

Rwanda inflation rises to 7.5pc on high energy, food bills

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The gauge of routine changes in the cost of living nationally shows the index increased to 7.5 per cent last month from 5.8 per cent in February after prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 10.2 per cent on annual basis and 5.1 per cent on monthly change.

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NewsPaper Africa April 11, 2022 Current Affairs, Latest

ARCHIVES: Rwandan journalists jailed for stirring up hate

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Journalists Ferdinand Nahimana, founding member of the infamous Radio Television Libres des Milles Collines (RTLM), Jean Bosco Barayagwiza who was also top executive of the station, and Hassan Ngeze who was editor of Kangura newspaper will go down in history as the first to get lengthy prison sentences for incitement to murder in their reporting.

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NewsPaper Africa April 10, 2022 Current Affairs, Latest

VIDEO: First ‘Muzungu’ convict of Genocide against the Tutsi

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Mr. Ruggiu had initially denied any involvement in the Genocide gainst the Tutsi but later pleaded guilty to all crimes for which the court handed him 12 years in prison in a judgment read on 1 June, 2000.

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NewsPaper Africa April 9, 2022 Current Affairs, Interviews, Latest

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