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2016 Rwanda Cultural Fashion Show Casting Kicks Off
Rwandan and East African fashions designers will be selecting the finest fashion models during the casting slated for Sunday, April 24. Rwanda Cultural Fashion Show organizer and founder, Celestin Ntawirema says fashion lovers should expect a lot as more exciting innovations will be showcased this time around. “Fashion lovers are getting curious about the upcoming…
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Choosing a Rental Car for Travels in Rwanda
Are you planning for a self drive safari in Rwanda? Would you like to take your rented car and adventure in the neighboring destinations? Here are hints to help you plan a perfect trip! This information will help you to decide which type of car you should use if you are to adventure through East…
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Fashion Show to Promote Rwandan Culture
Rwanda’s two leading fashion houses signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the beginning of the year that saw them conduct joint fashion shows. The Rwanda Cultural Fashion Show and Kigali Fashion Week now organise and host fashion shows together but each focuses on its own specialty; that is contemporary designs in vogue and promotion of…
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Rwanda Hosts Regional Workshop on Climate Change Mitigation
The Ministry of Natural Resources is hosting a 3-day workshop on the regional United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) focusing on nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs). The workshop meeting that was co-organized by UNFCCC Secretariat has attracted over 70 climate change experts and participants from Africa. “This meeting is an opportunity for Rwanda…
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18 Baby Mountain Gorillas Named at 2015 Kwita Izina
Recently Rwandans celebrated the birth of 18 baby gorillas at the 10th anniversary of Kwita Izina, the naming ceremony of these rare mountain gorillas took place on July 3rd 2015 at the slopes of Virunga mountains at Kinigi in the north western part of Rwanda. More than 40,000 residents from Musanze and all over Rwanda…
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Business Development Centers to Help in Access to Credit
The Business Development Fund (BDF) is planning to open all its Business Development Centers (BDCs) before the end of March, its CEO Innocent Bulindi has told The Rwanda Focus. 17 BDCs are already operational, while the refurbishment of 13 others is in the final stages.. “BDCs play a significant role in offering a lot of…
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RSSB Voted Best Service Provider of 2014
The Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) has been voted the best service provider of 2014. The awarding ceremony of the best service providers held on Thursday follows a survey organized by the ServiceMag from January 15 to February 6, during which the public could vote in different categories. The categories are air transport, banking services,…
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Nyamagabe Community Starts Campaign Against Malnutrition
Nyamagabe is one of the districts still most affected by poverty due to acidic soils that have affected crop production which in turn is the main cause of malnutrition. As a way of eradicating malnutrition, many households in Nyamagabe benefited from the One-Cow-per-Poor-Family program, provided by the government, while World Vision also provided cows to…
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A Splendid Experience at the Rz Manna Café
Over the weekend an old friend introduced me to a place I didn’t know, the Rz Manna Café in Nyarutarama, which proved to be a pleasant experience. When I entered the comfy Korean café, a waitress welcomed me, showed me to a table and brought the menu. Since my friend hadn’t arrived yet, I decided…
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‘My Artwork Comes from Inspiration and Admiration of Other People’
“Survival is all about being creative especially in our field and the only way to lead others is through coming up with unique products,” says Tony Cyizanye. Born in Burundi in 1987, Cyizanye moved to Rwanda with his parents in 1995 with very many ambitions just like any other person, of either becoming a medical…