MKUR to get a female Guild president
For the past years, Mount Kigali University Students Association(MKUSA) has been dominated by male students: they not only take up the biggest percentage but also the top offices. This however is yet to end as ‘Florence Kudembe’ is going to go down in history as the first female student to aim for the highest office. […]
MKUR International students not pleased with the university’s accreditation
During the launch of ‘Mountain meets land of 1000 hills’ memoir in February, 2023,(Mountain meets Land of 1000 hills-a book by the founder of MKUR), the chairman of board Professor Simon N. Gicharu hinted on the possibility of Mount Kenya University Rwanda(MKUR) becoming a fully accredited university. Barely two months later, it has come to […]
FPR ‘Inkotanyi’ celebrates 35 years of Productive service
On 2nd, April, 2023 in Intare arena at Rusororo, Rwanda Patriotic Front(RPF) celebrated its 35th anniversary and elected new leaders where H.E Paul Kagame retained his seat as party chairman. Background of RPF Following the overthrow of Idi Amin in 1979, the Tutsi refugee intelligentsia in Uganda set up the region’s first political refugee organization: […]
Rwanda named among the countries where women can travel safely
Rwanda has been included in the five most reliable and safe countries in the world where women can do tourism on their own, without any disturbance according to a list by BBC media in the area of tourism released on 3rd, April, 2023. The high levels of security and stability, the value given to women […]
Dubai emerges as World’s second crypto-ready city
Recently, crypto currency trade has boomed around the world. It increased 400% between 2020 and 2022 and still goes on the trend in 2023. According to Recap’s Study that cited out 50 cities on which the research findings were based: New York city, Singapore, Los Angeles, Zug, Hong Kong, Paris, London and other developed cities […]
A journey into entrepreneurship
“When two elephants fight, it’s the grass that suffers”- African proverb. This proverb fits well with what happened when Rwanda and Uganda closed their boarders; this affected many especially those in business who imported and exported products within the two countries. The trade barn caused a shortage of hygienic products such as; toilet papers, washing […]
Kenya potentially loses milk war to Uganda
On March 6, Monday 2023, the Kenya Diary Board announced an indefinite suspension of milk powder imports. It said the long absent rains were expected to come along at last, and therefore Kenyan milk production that had fallen considerably because of drought and the unusual prolonged dry weather spell. Without the ban, it argued, there […]
Rwanda launches the National Chapter of the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN)
The Rwanda administration launched the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) during the Rwanda Women Leaders Network (RWLN) Summit held under the theme ‘Building the Next Generation of Women Leaders’, a great kick start of the International Women’s month. The launch of the AWLN Rwanda Chapter was attended by over 250 women leaders from various sectors […]
What to expect in the parliament and presidential elections combination journey
In February, the head of the National Electoral Commission, Odda Gasinzigwa, mentioned the wish of combining the parliament elections that were expected this year with the presidential elections that are expected in 2024 to the press. The National Electoral Commission(NEC) concern comes as an effort to reduce the costs: one election costs up to 7 […]
Living alone increases depression by 42%-research shows
A report published in ‘Psychology Today magazine’ according to Chinese researcher Wu and group, living alone increases your risk of mental illness and depression by 42% compared to living with others. In their research, Wu and group cited among others; long-term illness and shame as a result of poverty to be among the major reasons […]
