JUST IN: #Rwanda eases restrictions in fresh review of measures to curb the spread of the #Covid19 pandemic:
1. Movements between Kigali and Districts to resume with exception of Bugesera, Nyanza&Gisagara
2. Curfew hours reduced to 9PM-4AM
3. Businesses to operate till 8pm
#Rwanda has started its first phase of vaccination against #Covid19 with the limited 1,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine administered to high-risk groups, including frontline workers.
The first and primary beneficiaries of the jab will get it for free. https://t.co/3voFqPOxDg
DR Congo on Sunday announced a "resurgence" of #Ebola in its troubled east after a woman died of the disease, just three months after authorities declared the end of the country's previous outbreak. https://t.co/j7DfeQ05te
Corruption is at an all time high and the culprits continue to enjoy their ill-gotten wealth uninterrupted and with impunity. Who is going to call them out if we don't? ~ Wilfred Kiboro, NMG Chairman #EmpowerAfrica
The ICC sitting at The Hague, Netherlands, has convicted Ugandan child soldier-turned-warlord Dominic Ongwen for crimes against humanity, including rape and forced pregnancy.
https://t.co/ZL2e9OmoGJ
EDITORIAL: The dissimilar approaches to the pandemic reflect the discordance of politics at a time when the region should have been more converged on how to minimise the spread of the pandemic and its impacts. https://t.co/G8y3uvoDlg
Schools across the #Rwanda have been forced to return to teaching in shifts as they struggle to accommodate learners after construction of classrooms ran into headwinds. https://t.co/5jsiQu0e8L
Hundreds of #Rwanda~n teachers are contesting the way education officials handled the latest teachers’ recruitment exercise and have lodged complaints with parliament citing malpractices and fraud they claim saw eligible applications eliminated. https://t.co/qIPsxRQEEr
Lack of proper adherence to strict guidelines for people who test positive of Covid-19 and sent back home under home care, could be one of the reasons behind the sharp spike in positive cases in Kigali.
https://t.co/1bWpnJRYMr
Widespread irregularities, human-rights abuses and violations before, during, and after the election, routine disqualification, harassment, and arbitrary arrests of opposition are a common fare across all the six EAC partner states https://t.co/YeGEpBve9B
Lives have been turned upside down, the new normal is not new anymore, economies are sputtering, and more people are dying from #COVID19 around the world. Here's what to expect in this new year https://t.co/LASWyoygun
EDITORIAL: Despite the incredibly difficult year, we hope you will take the time to reflect and appreciate the small and big things that went right.
Special thanks to our frontline workers. https://t.co/yNB1s385VA
#Rwanda~ns expressed disappointment at the shattered dreams while entrepreneurs in different sectors of the economy expressed frustration due to the pandemic that has shattered their plans but remain cautiously optimistic about the new year. https://t.co/MrP0JWQFdi
The Nation Media Group family wishes you and yours a Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year! Spread some love and cheer to those around you this season
The recent appointment of Antoine Kambanda first #Rwanda~n cardinal in 120 years is seen as the first major step by the Catholic Church to clean up its image in the country though calls for reparations among genocide survivors remain. https://t.co/A22092hcfJ
EDITORIAL: Not a single Govt in the region has elaborated a coherent plan for the acquisition, financing and distribution of a #Covid19 vaccine to citizens. The thinking appears to be that being among the last in the queue, there is ample time. https://t.co/O6C5usMZ9p
Some women seeking to postpone or stop childbearing still find it difficult to access family planning services across #Rwanda.
There are also longstanding access restrictions for teens under 18 years. https://t.co/1gGnTGtPjc
Attempts to approve the #EAC 2020/21 budget failed yet again when lack of a quorum at the #EALA caused by Kenyan members led to the abrupt adjournment of proceedings.
There must be at least three MPs from each partner state for a quorum. https://t.co/0y5Xf3MPD5