Former Italian honorary consul in Rwanda dies at 81

Former Italian honorary consul in Rwanda Pierantonio Costa passed away on Friday night in Germany. The 81-year-old served as Rwanda’s honorary consul between 1988 and 2003. Costa had initially moved to Congo to join his father before moving to Rwanda in 1965 where he later served as the honorary consul. During the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, the late Costa was credited for saving lives by sneaking survivors into nearby Burundi. Using his diplomatic privileges, Costa is said to have made multiple trips between Rwanda and Burundi rescuing survivors including…

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Bangui: Rwanda National Police developed a project of clean water to the citizen

December 2019, Rwanda Formed Police Unit-One (RWAFPU-1) contingent serving under the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) developed a project to address the shortage of clean water in the capital Bangui. The implementation of the MINUSCA funded project worth US$50,000 was rolled out in July 2020 to construct boreholes in one of the most affected areas of Ngongonon Two, Ngongonon Four and Galabadja Four, all in the 8th Arrondissement. The clean water project was developed under the mandate of “protection of civilians.” Today, beneficiaries attest…

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Covid-19: Students fêted their festive season at school

As opposed to the norm, all high school students in the boarding schools fêted their festive season at school owing to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. However, a tour to the schools conducted by The New Times indicated that various schools made special arrangements for students as part of the efforts to usher in the New Year. “The main thing to remember is that both Christmas and New Year were not cancelled in schools,” said, Samuel Nkurunziza, the head teacher of Kagarama Secondary School, adding that, celebrations were different. “It is…

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USA: Covid-19 itumye habaho impinduka zidasanzwe mu magereza

Mu gihugu cy’igihangage ku isi hitezwe impinduka zidasanzwe mu magereza, biturutse k’ubwiyongere bukabije bwa Coronavirus bwatumye bamwe mu mfungwa, abagororwa n’abarinzi ba gereza barwara Covid-19, gereza zimwe zigiye gufungwa muri Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika. Gereza zo mu turere n’iza Leta zitandukanye muri Amerika ziri gushaka uko zimurira abagororwa bamwe mu zindi gereza ndetse aho bishoboka boherezwe mu miryango yabo kugira ngo zifungwe. New York Times yatangaje ko Leta za Missouri na Pennsylvania benshi mu bacungagereza barwaye Coronavirus ku buryo bitagishoboka gukora akazi kabo. Muri gereza zo muri Amerika hamaze…

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Impinduka zikomeye ku Rwego rw’Igihugu rw’Imfungwa n’Abagororwa “RCS”,

Abofisiye bato n’Abawada birukamywe n’Iteka rya Minisiitiri ryemejwe n’Inama y’Abaminisitiri yateranye kuwa 14 Ukuboza 2020 iyobowe na Perezida wa Repuburika Paul kagame . Ibi byabaye mu Rwego rw’Igihugu rw’Imfungwa n’Abagororwa “RCS”, aho hirukanywe burundu abacungagereza barimo abasuzofisiye n’abacungagereza bato bagera kuri 35, biturutse ku  makosa yo mu kazi nk’uko iteka rya Minisitiri  ryasohotse mu igazeti ya Leta kuwa 31 Ukuboza 2020 ribigaragaza. Hirukanywe burundu abofisiye bato 22 n’abawada bagera kuri 13 bo mu rwego rw’Igihugu rw’Imfungwa n’Abagororwa kubera amakosa yo mu kazi . Iri teka kandi ryazamuye mu ntera abofisiye…

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