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THE CREATION OF A NATION’S SAVIOUR

03-01-2013

25 years ago this December, the Rwandese Alliance for National Unity [RANU] changed its name to Rwan... Read more

RwandAir’s expansion continues through m…

06-11-2012

RwandAir’s expansion strategy is not going to be threatened by the decrease in number of internati... Read more

New digital media school in Kigali

27-10-2012

The Africa Digital Multimedia Academy (ADMA), the first in Africa officially inaugurated in Kigali... Read more

Rwanda leads region in ease of doing bus…

26-10-2012

Rwanda's efforts to raise conducive reforms for business operations has continued to maintain the ... Read more

EAC Week starts as Rwanda seeks to invol…

25-10-2012

The annual week for East African Community (EAC) will be kicking off this Saturday, with awareness a... Read more

BK profits improve for half of 2012

24-10-2012

Bank of Kigali (BK), Rwanda’s largest commercial bank by assets, with a reported 32% market share ... Read more

Rwanda takes seat on UN Security Council

19-10-2012

Kigali: Rwanda has been elected to represent the Africa region in the United Nations Security Coun... Read more

More Rwandans seeking financial services…

05-10-2012

FinScope 2012 survey reveals a significant shift in Rwanda’s financial landscape since 2008. Read more

Congo Conflict: Rwanda stands to lose mo…

01-06-2012

BY MAGNUS MAZIMPAKA REPORTS LINKED TO THE UNITED NATIONS CLAIMING THAT RWANDA I... Read more

Dragging Rwanda’s name into conflict

01-06-2012

RWANDAN Foreign Minister Louis Mushikiwabo reacted angrily on 30th May following the BBC Wo... Read more

Rwanda successfully hosts ITU Regional D…

01-06-2012

THE ITU ANNUAL REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FORUM for Africa which was hosted in Kigali from 7-11 May... Read more

Rwanda Dispatch recognised for promoting…

01-06-2012

PROMOTING GOOD GOVERNANCE in public and private institutions is not an easy task in a populatio... Read more

Kagame honoured in US

01-06-2012

PRESIDENT PAUL KAGAME over the years has been recognised for his contribution to the socio-ec... Read more

Special Writers

	DRC crisis: Who is to blame? Is it Rwanda, the UN or President Joseph Kabila?
	One needs a shot of Vodka to get over this madness! Any UN force is saddled with the noble task of protecting civilians
	The Kagame, Zenawi link on governance Kagame eulogized Meles as a great son of Africa
	Social safety nets: How Rwanda and others in Africa are doing it How programs that invest in poor people work
	WOMEN: The superior financial managers Women do handle hard financial times better than men

Commentary

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The Second Coming of Barack Obama

07-11-2012 Hits:103 Commentary Kemal Derviş

WASHINGTON, DC – The race was tough, but US President Barack Obama has won re-election. The question now, for the United States and the world, is what will he do with a fresh four-year term? Read more

Inside Africa’s Consumer Revolution

07-11-2012 Hits:98 Commentary David Fine

JOHANNESBURG – Nowadays, Africa’s economic potential – and the business opportunities that go with it – is widely acknowledged. Poverty and unemployment are still more widespread than in other emergin... Read more

Private Education’s Public Benefits

06-11-2012 Hits:102 Commentary Olusegun Obasanjo and Sunny Varkey

LAGOS – Africa’s economies are finally beginning to roar. In 2000-2010, after decades of sluggish growth, six of the world’s ten fastest-growing economies were in sub-Saharan Africa. By 2060, Africa’s... Read more

The Kagame, Zenawi link on governance

23-10-2012 Hits:102 Commentary Muganwa Gonzaga

Two big news events this year have reactivated debate on governance models and how Western governments should relate with ‘complicated’ African leaders. The first was the emergence of a new insurgency... Read more

Europe’s Flawed Banking Union

22-10-2012 Hits:101 Commentary Howard Davies

PARIS: The European Union is now the proud owner of a Nobel Peace Prize. When the choice alighted on Barack Obama three years ago, the Norwegian Nobel Committee was criticized for honoring someone who... Read more

Social safety nets: How Rwanda and other…

24-06-2012 Hits:179 Commentary

BY PROF. NCUBE SAFETY NETS—programs that invest in poor people and help them enhance their livelihoods and productivity by transferring resources to poor households—have been on the rise in... Read more

What a Darling “Dictator”

24-06-2012 Hits:187 Commentary

AN OPINION PIECE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES/ HERALD TRIBUNE ON 28TH MAY 2012 BY ONE MARC SOMMERS “THE DARLING DICTATOR OF THE DAY” WHILE REPEATING THE OLD NEGATIVE NARRATIVES ABOUT PRESIDENT PAUL KAGAM... Read more

Business

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Who owns Crystal Ventures

03-01-2013 Hits:571 Business Magnus Mazimpaka

Following the 1994 genocide in Rwanda the country was written off in almost everything. The surviving population was looking up to the new leaders not only for political leadership but also pulling ... Read more

Rwanda launches business licensing porta…

07-11-2012 Hits:105 Business GEORGE MANGULA

Rwanda’s ministry of Trade and industry, in partnership with the Investment Climate Advisory Services of the World Bank Group, have launched the Business Licensing Portal (www.businesslicenses.gov.rw)... Read more

Akagera Aviation in bid to reach custome…

20-10-2012 Hits:112 Business RD Reporter

Akagera Aviation, one of Rwanda’s aviation companies is seeking ways to reach more customers, opening up to the public, showing the various services offered, the company exhibited its services in Ki... Read more

Airtel Rwanda introduces new package for…

19-10-2012 Hits:87 Business RD Reporter

As competition in Rwanda’s telecom sector hits up, companies are becoming innovative to attract clients. Bharti Airtel or Airtel Rwanda has now introduced unlimited call packages for its subscribers... Read more

Educat takes jump to accelerate entrepre…

19-10-2012 Hits:87 Business GEORGE MANGULA

Educat in partnership with Banque Populaire du Rwanda (BPR) is offering ten high-potential entrepreneurs a unique opportunity to accelerate their business through a week-long intense incubator program... Read more

Letter to the Editor

‘Agaciro’ is our pride

24-10-2012 Hits:82 Letter to the Editor CELESTIN GAHIGI, HUYE, RWANDA

Dear editor, recently a friend of mine from a neighbouring country was surprised when I told him about the good things of Agaciro Development Fund. He was surprised that even ordinary Rwandans in the ... Read more

More scrutiny needed for electronics

24-10-2012 Hits:79 Letter to the Editor

Dear, Editor, the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA), recently announced it that it would soon block fake mobile phones already in use as happened in Kenya. Uganda is another country that ha... Read more