In the News

We have aggregated a number of news feed relating to Rwanda.  The opinions reflected in these articles do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Wellspring Foundation for Education and are written by news source completely unconnected to our Foundation. 

Independent Candidate Says He is 'Young But Constructive'

He has just turned 31, but the only independent candidate running for parliament feels the next House will be something different from what Rwandans have often experienced.
Read more [AllAfrica.com - Rwanda]

Excitement As Indoor-Spraying to Control Malaria Gets Underway

Rwanda this week relaunched the indoor-insecticide spraying program to control the spread of malaria in Kigali. For Vestine Mukagasana, the spraying comes at the right time.
Read more [AllAfrica.com - Rwanda]

Get Your Child to Start Reading

Yesterday, Macmillan Publishers Rwanda, in conjunction with Radio Flash and The New Times, held the first ever Children's Reading and Writing Competition at Hotel des Mille Collines.
Read more [AllAfrica.com - Rwanda]

Niyonshuti Bags FRW 0.7 Million

After recording one of the most resonant wins in the history of Tour de Rwanda, Adrien Niyonshuti is said to have landed over Frw 0.7m in prize money.
Read more [AllAfrica.com - Rwanda]

Nakumatt Goes Regional As It Opens Doors in Rwanda

Bilateral trade relations between Kenya and Rwanda have received a boost with the official opening of the first Nakumatt supermarket chain in Kigali Rwanda.
Read more [AllAfrica.com - Rwanda]

Genocide Trial of Former Top Army Officer Begins At UN Tribunal

Prosecutors at the United Nations war crimes tribunal set up in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan genocide have opened the trial of a former senior military officer alleged to have been one of the key architects of the mass killings.
Read more [AllAfrica.com - Rwanda]

Country Promotes Unity With Home-Grown Models

Almost a decade and a half since Rwanda's genocide, reconciliation efforts are using traditional cultural models to build trust between communities, despite reports of continued targeting of survivors and judges of the "Gacaca" justice system.
Read more [AllAfrica.com - Rwanda]

Tax Issues Forum Established

In bid to facilitate trade and promote business growth in Rwanda, Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) and the Private Sector Federation have established a tax issues forum (TIF).
Read more [AllAfrica.com - Rwanda]

Artist Makes It to EA Charts

Rwanda artists Josh Weaverbird has finished making the video of his new song Paulina. The song which was produced by Weaverbird himself at One Way Production studio has gained air play on East African radios and televisions. Weaverbird distributed the video to East African Television where it has played several times, Uganda's WBS TV and many different radio stations.
Read more [AllAfrica.com - Rwanda]

Govt Woos EU Investors, Market

Rwandan products may soon increase on the European markets, thanks to the second Rwanda Business Follow-up Series and Expo 2008 concluded yesterday in London.
Read more [AllAfrica.com - Rwanda]

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