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[New Times] Rwanda Development Board (RDB) is banking on festive season events to revitalise the MICE (Meetings, Inceptives, Conferences and Events) industry which has been much affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
A November 26 letter from the presidency asked the head of Uganda's national drug authority to 'work out a mechanism' to clear the importation of the vaccines.
China has about five COVID-19 vaccine candidates at different levels of trials. It was not clear what vaccine was being imported into Uganda.
One of the frontrunners is the Sinopharm vaccine developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Product, a unit of Sinopharm’s China National Biotec Group (CNBG).
On Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates said the vaccine has 86% efficacy, citing an interim analysis of late-stage clinical trials.
China has used the drug to vaccinate up to a million people under its emergency use program.
On Tuesday, Morocco said it was ordering up to 10 million doses of the vaccine.
Record cases
Uganda on Monday registered 701 new COVID-19 cases, the highest-ever daily increase, bringing its national count to 23,200.
The new cases were out of the 5,578 samples tested for the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the country's health ministry said in a statement.
Tuesday's tally was 606, the second-highest ever number of new infections, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the east African country to 23,860.
Health authorities have blamed ongoing election campaigns which have drawn huge crowds for the rise in infections.
[New Times] Last year, Rwanda was the only African country ranked in the top 10 of the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2020. It was ranked ninth in the Report's political empowerment category, in recognition of the high proportion of Rwandan female lawmakers and ministers.
[New Times] As Rwanda marked its annual gorilla naming ceremony popularly known as Kwita Izina, President Paul Kagame took time to send special thanks to communities living around Volcanoes National Park for their collaboration in conservation work.
President Paul Kagame's condolence message to Burundians following the death of the outgoing President Pierre Nkurunziza marked his first public message to the country since relations between Rwanda and Burundi turned sour in 2015.
\"The government of Rwanda wishes to congratulate the newly elected president of Burundi, Maj-Gen Evariste Ndayishimiye and takes this opportunity to express her willingness to improve the historical relationship that exists between the two brother countries,\" the statement from Rwanda's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation said.
Rwanda has since desisted from commenting on Burundian politics, which experts argue is aimed at not causing tensions with Tanzania -- which is not just a strong political ally of Burundi, but also a strong trade ally of Rwanda's.
\"President Nkurunziza's successor will most likely continue the political line of the ruling party, which for long has been in open conflict with the government of Rwanda.
But there is a chance, as we have seen before in politics, that a new president can develop their own different personality and prefer to pursue or implement reforms that can bring about better relations with neighbours,\" Charles Kabwete, Associate Professor of History at the University of Rwanda told The EastAfrican.
MINISTER of state in the Ministry of Health and Wellness Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn says Jamaicans accepting personal responsibility for protecting their own health is a major factor in overall wellness.Speaking at the opening of the Life Store Wellness Boutique on Constant Spring Road in St Andrew yesterday, the state minister said this is a necessary mindset that needs to be adopted, along with a change of lifestyles and habits.
[New Times] The Government of Rwanda and the European Union (EU) Monday signed a Rwf55 billion grant agreement to support social protection in response to the Covid-19 crisis in the country, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning said in a statement.
[New Times] Desire Mugwiza, the President of the Rwanda National Basketball Federation (Ferwaba) has declared his intention to run for a third term, and is expected to sail through as no one has declared to challenge him.
[East African] Rwanda has scoffed at accusations that its embassies abroad are actively engaged in the recruitment of spies and threatening of Rwandan refugees who are critical of the government.
President-elect Joe Biden has announced a three-point plan to combat the coronavirus pandemic within the first 100 days of his administration. READ MORE: Biden... View Article
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As states frantically prepare to begin months of vaccinations that could end the pandemic, a new poll finds only about half of Americans are ready to roll up their sleeves when their turn comes. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows about a quarter of U.S. adults aren't sure if they want to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. Roughly another quarter say they won't. Many on the fence have safety concerns and want to watch how the initial rollout fares — skepticism that could […]
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[New Times] Get Safe Online, a UK-based non-government organization that seeks to ensure online safety in Common Wealth countries, in partnership with the Ministry of ICT and Innovation, and the National Cyber Security Authority among other partners launched an online platform in Kinyarwanda that intends to curb the increasing cyber threats.
[FAO] Rome/New York -- Director-General spoke at UN Central Emergency Response Fund annual pledging event
President-electJoe Bidenwill reportedly nominate Rep.Marcia Fudgeas Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The appointment of HUD secretary would make Fudge the second Black woman to lead the agency. Politicoexclusivelyreportedon Tuesday that sources confirmed that Biden would select the Ohio Democrat. A formal announcement is expected later in the week. She is the second Black person […]
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[New Times] As the Government of Rwanda continues to revive business activities to recover from the impact of Covid-19 pandemic, Rwanda Development Board (RDB) on Thursday, November 5 announced that massage therapies have been allowed to open.
LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) - Britain's medical regulator warned yesterday that people with a history of serious allergic reactions shouldn't get the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech, and investigators looked into whether two reactions on the first day of the UK's vaccination programme were linked to the shot.
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense, according to four people familiar with the decision. If confirmed by the Senate, Austin would be the first Black leader of the Pentagon.
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Students, teachers, parents, and administrators face ever-rising challenges as the coronavirus pandemic continues to force…
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Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has allocated Rwf3.5 billion for tourism marketing activities as it seeks to recover the tourism and hospitality industry from Covid-19 impact in the next fiscal year.
She said that the sector has been severely hit by the Covid-19 pandemic which shook its revenue projections, and the revenue sharing programme which has over the years significantly empowered residents living in the vicinity of national parks.
\"Tourism marketing after Covid-19 will mainly help ensure that people have trust again in visiting Rwanda.
The fund, she said, is under the management of the National Bank of Rwanda which will channel the money through commercial banks in the country for businesses, especially hotels, to access it.
\"The financing will help largely in the loan restructuring because hotels' capacity to repay bank loans has reduced as a result of small clientele [compared to the period before the pandemic],\" she said indicating that there will be a grace period of three years.
11 June 2020 -- Eighteen (18) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1790 samples tested today.
This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four hundred and ninety-four (494).
The number of active cases is a hundred and seventy-nine (179) and two (2) deaths.
The new cases are related to the Rusizi cluster and repatriated Rwandans, and have been isolated and contacts traced.
Withholding information related to contact tracing or COVID-19 symptoms, jeopardises public safety and will be punished in accordance with applicable laws.
Ohio congresswoman Marcia Fudge (D) has been tapped to become the next Housing and Urban Development Secretary by the Biden-Harris administration. Following the current HUD Secretary, Ben Carson's' horrendous gutting of the department, Fudge is faced with a daunting job of repairing the damage done and restoring HUD's mission to provide affordable housing opportunities for … Continued
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[Nairobi News] Condolences messages by Deputy President William Ruto and Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua to the family of late Dr Stephen Mogusu, who died from Covid-19, was not well received by a section of Kenyans.
[New Times] Kiyovu look to add more misery to APR when the two sides meet in the Rwanda premier league on Friday, December 11.
Nearly 60 Washington state employers have joined together to make a commitment to racial equity in conjunction with a new report outlining disparities faced by Black Washingtonians.
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Zambia has formally requested a financing arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to deal with its debt crisis, the Fund said in a statement on Tuesday. The IMF is “currently assessing this request,” it said. The administration of President Edgar Lungu released a photo showing him in a meeting with officials of the IMF...
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Media mogul Byron Allen's latest broadcast television network, TheGrio.TV will be distributed on 11 major market Fox owned-and-operated television station... View Article
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According to documents filed by his estate, Nipsey Hussle had significant assets at the time of his death. The late... View Article
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[CAF] The CAF Executive Committee will hold its next meeting in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday, 10 December 2020, at 10:00 a.m. at the Marriott Hotel in Zamalek. It will be followed the next day, 11 December, by the General Assembly.
I have read with great consternation and utter dismay that the Government is giving serious consideration to the abolition of August 1st as Emancipation Day and August 6th as our Independence Day.
[New Times] Lord Stuart Polak, a member of the United Kingdom House of Lords has called on the UK government to bring to book genocide fugitives who are still roaming in the European country.
Vaccines and reducing public debt.
These are the key issues that European Union and African Union leaders will discuss at a virtual meeting Wednesday ahead of next year's 6th summit postponed in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
To explore the subject matter, Mo Ibrahim, a Sudanese-born British entrepreneur and philanthropist who says efforts must be combined, sat down with Euronews.
