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Rwandan Govt Unveils Market Infrastructure Master Plan

Rwandan Govt Unveils Market Infrastructure Master Plan

Government, yesterday, unveiled a new ‘market infrastructure master plan’ under which idle market structures in various parts of the country could be re-allocated to pave way for other ventures. Discussing the draft master plan at a validation workshop in Kigali, Francois Kanimba, the Minister for Trade and Industry, said some markets are not utilised because […]

Rwanda, a Great Place for Revival of Pan-Africanism

Rwanda, a Great Place for Revival of Pan-Africanism

Tomorrow, Saturday, August 8, August parliament will host the inaugural Pan-African National Congress. The meeting will bring together Rwandans from various sectors of society: politicians, academics, civil society, religious leaders, trade unionists, youth, women, the private sector and many others. The occasion will also be the official launch of the Pan-African Movement-Rwanda (PAM-Rwanda). A week […]

Schools to Get More Autonomy As Rwandan Govt Issues New Rules to Guide Partnerships

Schools to Get More Autonomy As Rwandan Govt Issues New Rules to Guide Partnerships

Schools under public-private partnership are set to get more autonomy from government following new directives determining the kind of assistance to be offered to them. Under the current framework, which was established in 1985, government support includes expansion and renovation of structures, which had led to a semblance of lack of ownership, according to officials. […]

Dilma Rousseff most unpopular democratically elected president since a military dictatorship

Dilma Rousseff most unpopular democratically elected president since a military dictatorship

Dilma Rousseff is now Brazil’s most unpopular democratically elected president since a military dictatorship ended in 1985, says a poll out Thursday that put her approval rating at eight percent. Seventy-one percent of those questioned in the Datafolha survey said they disapprove of the way Rousseff is doing her job, up six points since June. […]

Tribal, Religious Sentiments Fuel Boko Haram Crisis – Former Army Chief

Tribal, Religious Sentiments Fuel Boko Haram Crisis – Former Army Chief

Former Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Kenneth Minimah has blamed the escalation of Boko Haram terrorism on its use to advance sectional, tribal, religious and political interests. Minimah made this known yesterday in his valedictory speech during a pulling out parade in his honour at the Army Headquarters Garrison, Mogadishu Cantonment Abuja. He […]

Oiling the Wheels of Nigeria’s Anti-Corruption Drive

Oiling the Wheels of Nigeria’s Anti-Corruption Drive

The new head of Nigeria’s state oil firm has fired eight senior managers. His success or failure in turning around the wasteful oil sector could be a test of the resilience of President Buhari’s anti-corruption drive. It seems that Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, a former executive of Exxon Mobil and now head of the Nigerian National […]

Niger’s National Day

Niger’s National Day

On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Niger as you celebrate the 55th anniversary of your independence on August 3. I commend you for advancing peace and tolerance as you battle violent extremism along your borders. Your willingness to host over 150,000 refugees and returnees […]

Namibian Cabinet Tightens Screws On Fugitives

Namibian Cabinet Tightens Screws On Fugitives

Government is busy tightening the legal screws to ensure Namibia is no longer a safe haven for international fugitives fleeing justice in their own countries. The Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Tjekero Tweya, said this on Tuesday when he held a briefing on cabinet decisions. He announced that Cabinet had approved an action plan […]

Namibia Sees Slow Start With Poll Registrations

Namibia Sees Slow Start With Poll Registrations

The Electoral Commission of Namibia’s supplementary registration kicked off yesterday, however with a few technical hiccups and lack of enthusiasm experienced at registration points. The registration will end on 22 August. The supplementary registration gives room for people who have moved or lost their cards or have turned 18 to register and partake in the […]

African Governance Architecture Is Ready to Be Implemented

African Governance Architecture Is Ready to Be Implemented

President of the Constitutional Council Mourad Medelci said that the African governance architecture is “ready to be implemented” after the working groups’ meeting on “the constitutionalism and rule of law” and “human rights and transitional justice” whose works wrapped up Wednesday in Algiers. The African governance architecture “has today a working programme and an elected […]

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