Tag: Rwanda
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Rwanda begins distribution of essential food items to citizens affected by COVID-19 lockdown
London, March 29, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Rwandan government on Saturday inaugurated a support initiative by distributing essential food items to vulnerable families who have been affected by the lockdown aimed to curb the spread of COVID-19. The move was in line with what President Paul Kagame promise in his address to the nation on Friday, March 27, that the government would ... -
Rwanda bans religious congregation, funerals, in response to first Covid-19 case
London, March 15, 2020 (AltAfrica)-In the wake of its first COVID-19 recorded infection, Rwanda has suspended religious congregation, academic activities in schools , funerals and weddings and large gatherings among others for an initial period of two weeks effective In a statement by the ministry of health on Saturday, the government said places of worship ... -
Rwanda scraps visa fees for over 90 countries to boost tourism
London, March 11, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Rwanda has started rolling out its new visa regime, a policy that scraps visa fees for hundreds of countries. The new policy took effect on March 10 as the country takes steps to boost tourism and trade. Per the new regime visa fees have been scraped for over ninety member states of the ... -
Rwanda collecting, refurbishing damaged laptops for re-use in schools
London, March 6, 2020 (AltAfrica)- In Rwanda, damaged laptops are no longer waste and nuisance to the environment. They are being refurbished so they can be put to good use in schools Rwanda’s capital city Kigali is dubbed the cleanest city in Africa and to ensure that it maintains that node, it want’s to put ... -
Rwandan drones for blood project saves thousands of lives in 25,000 blood, medicine delivery
London, March 1, 2020 (AltAfrica)-A robotics firm operating unmanned aircraft-drones that deliver blood to hospitals in remote areas has completed 25,000 flights that saved thousands patients in emergency cases Zipline Rwanda the company which introduce the world first service of drone use in blood delivery since the last four years managed to deliver over 45000 ... -
Rwanda inaugurates special centre for children to learn robotic engineering
London, Feb. 11, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Rwanda and government of Japan have inaugurated the first integrated science and innovations children’s centre- known as Keza Learning centre, which will groom and mould Rwandan kids into little engineers and future innovators in robotic engineering READ ALSO: FREE DRINKS, BREAD FOR FIRST 30,000 MOURNERS AT ARAB MOI’S BURIAL IN KENYA ... -
France, Sweden to receive 350 African refugees
London, Jan. 12, 2020 (AltAfrica)-France and Sweden have pledged to take in hundreds from the group of African refugees brought to Rwanda after they were trapped in Libya for years, according to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. READ ALSO: RWANDA BEGINS DISTRIBUTION OF FIRST LOCALLY MADE MOSQUITO NETS After it was announced earlier this ... -
Rwanda begins distribution of first locally made mosquito nets
London, Jan. 11, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The first locally made mosquito nets in Rwanda will be distributed to the needy this year according a statement from the Rwandan Ministry of Health Dr Aimable Mbituyumuremyi, Malaria and Other Parasitic Diseases Division Manager, Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), said that out of seven million mosquito nets that are set to ... -
Rwanda demolishes hundreds of houses built near wetlands amid ‘climate danger’
London, Dec. 16, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Authorities in Rwanda have begun demolishing homes in the capital Kigali which they say are threatened by “climate dangers”. Officials say the destruction of hundreds of houses built on or near wetlands is necessary to protect people from flooding and landslides after unusually heavy rains. But residents complain that they have ... -
Rwanda announces new cervical cancer prevention programme for middle-aged women
London, Dec. 4, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Rwandan government has announced a new programme that will provide cervical cancer prevention options to women aged between 30-49, that have not had a chance to get vaccinated against the Human Papilloma Virus, when they were younger. The new programme set to commence in January 2020, will complement the existing efforts that ...
