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Rwanda's orphanage closure: A 12-year journey in transforming child care
Rwanda embarked on a plan to close all orphanages and reintegrate children into family-based care. Currently, only three of the original 33 orphanages remain, and more than 3,000 children have been ...
The New Times on MSN11h
Set minimum wage to address in-work poverty — UN Special Rapporteur
Despite Rwanda’s commendable strides in reducing poverty, more than a quarter of its working citizens remain trapped in poverty due to low wages. This was one of the concerns raised by Olivier De ...
The New Times on MSN12h
Over 500 genocide victims remembered as Intwararumuri stands with Intwaza in Nyanza
Members of Unity Club Intwararumuri on Friday, May 30, joined elderly genocide survivors, known as Intwaza, from Impinganzima homes in Nyanza District to mark the 31st commemoration of the 1994 ...
The New Times on MSN15h
AFC/ M23 leaders, Kabila discuss ways to establish lasting peace, national cohesion in DR Congo
Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila and his team on Friday, May 30, held inaugural discussions with AFC/M23 political leader Corneille Nangaa in Goma, the capital of eastern DR Congo’s North Kivu ...
The New Times on MSN18h
Niyigena wins Rwanda Premier League player of the season award
FC defender Clement Niyigena has been voted best player for the 2024/25 Rwanda Premier League season. The Rwanda international beat teammate Djibirl Ouattara and Bugesera FC striker Umar Abba to the ...
AllAfrica on MSN23h
La Francophonie Assembly Hopes Parliamentary Diplomacy Can Help End Eastern DR Congo Conflict
The president of the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie (APF), Hilarion Etong, has expressed optimism for the establishment of an inter-parliamentary committee bringing together Rwandan and ...