Rwanda News – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Tue, 25 Jul 2023 19:34:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Rwanda News – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Ten Reasons to Visit Rwanda More Than Once https://www.theinfostride.com/ten-reasons-to-visit-rwanda-more-than-once/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ten-reasons-to-visit-rwanda-more-than-once/#respond Tue, 25 Jul 2023 19:34:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=351480 Despite its relatively small size, Rwanda has a diverse range of wildlife, including gorillas, buffalo, chimpanzees, elephants, lions, leopards, mountain gorillas and white and black rhinos. However, the country’s wildlife population has faced significant challenges in the past, including habitat loss, poaching, and conflict. In the 1990s, Rwanda’s civil war and genocide had a devastating [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ten-reasons-to-visit-rwanda-more-than-once/feed/ 0 Facebook and Instagram help put African Tourism on the Social Media Map https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-and-instagram-help-put-african-tourism-on-the-social-media-map/ Sat, 02 Sep 2017 13:19:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180663 Facebook and Instagram has helped put African Tourism on the social media map. The Facebook and Instagram team while showcasing how tourism operators and agencies can leverage Instagram, Facebook Live and Facebook 360; discussed how new technologies can be used to create a seamless experience for both the tourist and the operator. Attending the Annual [...]

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]]> SAP Skills for Africa: First East African Chapter launched with Participation from Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda https://www.theinfostride.com/sap-skills-for-africa-first-east-african-chapter-launched-with-participation-from-ethiopia-kenya-rwanda-and-uganda/ Wed, 19 Jul 2017 21:46:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=172598 SAP Skills for Africa today, 19th July 2017 launched its first-ever East African programme at an event held in Nairobi, Kenya. Skills for Africa is a skills development initiative between SAP Africa, its customers, and various public and private sector partners. It focuses on training and certifying graduates in a broad spectrum of SAP software [...]

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]]> Carnegie Mellon University Partners MasterCard Foundation To Educate Next Generation Of African Tech Leaders https://www.theinfostride.com/carnegie-mellon-university-partners-mastercard-foundation-to-educate-next-generation-of-african-tech-leaders/ Tue, 21 Jun 2016 12:12:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=133028 Carnegie Mellon University’s commitment to educating Africa’s next generation of technology leaders and entrepreneurs received a boost on June 20 in Kigali, Rwanda with a $10.8 million commitment from The MasterCard Foundation. This new partnership, which will be established at Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering program in Kigali, Rwanda, will benefit 125 academically talented but [...]

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]]> Wellbeing Foundation Africa Remembers Victims of the Rwandan Genocide, Calls for a Celebration of a Bright Future https://www.theinfostride.com/wellbeing-foundation-africa-remembers-victims-of-the-rwandan-genocide-calls-for-a-celebration-of-a-bright-future/ Thu, 07 Apr 2016 15:58:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=125110 [Abuja, April 7] Speaking on the 22nd Rwandan Genocide Memorial Day, the Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), Her Excellency, Mrs Toyin Saraki, today, reminded all of the calamity and loss that Rwanda suffered, but also how the country later attained ultimate triumph in the protection and empowerment of women and girls, including through advancements [...]

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]]> Rwandans Back The President’s Third Term Contest https://www.theinfostride.com/rwandans-back-the-presidents-third-term-contest/ Sat, 19 Dec 2015 15:45:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=113929 Rwandan National Electoral Commission (NEC) ‎has announced the provisional results of the referendum that show the majority have voted for an amendment to the constitution to allow the president to contest for a third term. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb, reporting from Kigale, said voters have overwhelmingly backed a referendum that would allow President Paul Kagame [...]

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]]> French Army Officers deny Allegations of aiding Rwanda Genocide https://www.theinfostride.com/french-army-officers-deny-allegations-of-aiding-rwanda-genocide/ Thu, 03 Dec 2015 22:46:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110183 French army officers have denied allegations by rights groups that the country’s peacekeeping force knowingly failed to prevent the killing of hundreds of Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994. Three groups, including the International Human Rights Federation (FIDH), last week called for two French officers to be charged with aiding and abetting genocide by failing to [...]

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]]> Rwandan Senate votes to allow Third Term for President Kagame https://www.theinfostride.com/rwandan-senate-votes-to-allow-third-term-for-president-kagame/ Wed, 18 Nov 2015 14:45:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=107625 Rwanda’s upper house of parliament has unanimously approved a constitutional amendment to allow President Paul Kagame to seek a third term. The vote by the Senate on Tuesday clears the path for a referendum that is not expected to face much opposition. Earlier this year, more than 60 percent of voters signed a petition calling [...]

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]]> Sky is the limit for Rwandan capital Kigali https://www.theinfostride.com/sky-is-the-limit-for-rwandan-capital-kigali/ Sat, 03 Oct 2015 01:02:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101706 An ambitious blueprint has been put forward to revitalize the capital of Rwanda. Kigali was destroyed by 100 days of killing in 1994 – the Rwandan genocide. The present population of about 1.2 million now is expected to triple by 2040, and the master plan envisions a city with high-rise buildings the could accommodate its [...]

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]]> Rwanda’s Genocide Era: From Hatred to Reconciliation https://www.theinfostride.com/rwandas-genocide-era-from-hatred-to-reconciliation/ Wed, 30 Sep 2015 16:11:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101437 Between April and July 1994, more than 800,000 men, women and children, mostly from Rwanda’s Tutsi minority were slaughtered. In one of the worst atrocities in recent history, Hutu paramilitaries unleashed a bloodbath, killing every person they could find, as neighbours murdered neighbours. Sparked by the death of President Juvenal Habyarimana, a Hutu, when his [...]

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]]> #Rwanda > Supreme Court to hear case on President Paul Kagame’s Third Term https://www.theinfostride.com/africa-rwanda-court-to-hear-case-on-presidents-third-term/ Wed, 09 Sep 2015 13:19:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/africa-rwanda-court-to-hear-case-on-presidents-third-term/ Rwanda’s Supreme Court has said it will hear a case on whether the country’s President Paul Kagame should be allowed to run for a third term as leader. The move on Wednesday came after parliament voted to change the constitution and lifted a two-term limit amid widespread calls for Kagame not to stand down after [...]

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]]> #Documentary > Scorecard Rwanda https://www.theinfostride.com/africa-scorecard-rwanda/ Wed, 09 Sep 2015 11:45:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/africa-scorecard-rwanda/ “[Sport] is a powerful tool for progress and for development,” according to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. In post-genocide Rwanda, Felicite Rwemalika’s work is an embodiment of this idea. She has forged opportunities which have brought increased wealth and skills to women and their families – all by getting women to play football. Rwemalika used to [...]

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]]> Rwanda’s deadly methane lake Kivu becomes source of future power https://www.theinfostride.com/rwandas-deadly-methane-lake-kivu-becomes-source-of-future-power/ Sun, 25 May 2014 11:50:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44731 Beneath the calm waters of Lake Kivu lie vast but deadly reserves of methane and carbon dioxide, which Rwanda is tapping both to save lives and provide a lucrative power source. Plans are in place to pump out enough gas for power that would nearly double…

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]]> Kagame repeats charge that France took part in Rwanda genocide https://www.theinfostride.com/kagame-repeats-charge-that-france-took-part-in-rwanda-genocide/ Sat, 05 Apr 2014 13:21:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=33438 Rwanda's President Paul Kagame on Sunday once again accused France of "participating" in the 1994 genocide in an interview to mark the 20th anniversary of the killings. Speaking to the weekly Jeune Afrique, Kagame denounced the "direct role of Belgium…

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]]> Slain Rwandan ex-spymaster agreed to scrap bodyguards https://www.theinfostride.com/slain-rwandan-ex-spymaster-agreed-to-scrap-bodyguards/ Fri, 03 Jan 2014 13:11:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7681 Rwanda's murdered ex-intelligence chief agreed to scrap his South African security detail before he was strangled to death in a Johannesburg hotel room, according to a political ally. Patrick Karegeya, 53, was discovered slumped on a bed by staff at…

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]]> Partnership Africa Canada Welcomes First ICGLR-Certified Conflict-Free Mineral Certificates From Rwanda https://www.theinfostride.com/partnership-africa-canada-welcomes-first-icglr-certified-conflict-free-mineral-certificates-from-rwanda/ Fri, 15 Nov 2013 08:32:00 +0000 http://apo.theinfostrides.com/africa/partnership-africa-canada-welcomes-first-icglr-certified-conflict-free-mineral-certificates-from-rwanda/ OTTAWA, Canada, November 15, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A leading international organization working in the conflict free mineral sector today welcomes news that Rwanda has become the first country in Africa’s Great Lakes region to issue a certificate verifying that their minerals are not contributing to fuelling war and contributing to human rights violations. [...]

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