JOHNSON KANAMUGIRE

JOHNSON KANAMUGIRE

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ECONOMY
Why Africa must prioritise merging currencies for free trade

Why Africa must prioritise merging currencies for free trade

Traders’ efforts are weighed down by the fact that they have to use their valuable time and capital to purchase third currencies.

AFRICA
Will historical emitters heed Africa call for debt-for-climate swaps?

Will historical emitters heed Africa call for debt-for-climate swaps?

Africa holds solutions to climate change. Ignoring its demands will have implications on everyone and could negate climate efforts by other parts of the world namely Europe and the United States, experts say.

CURRENT AFFAIRS
Leaders in fresh push for redesign of green projects financing

Leaders in fresh push for redesign of green projects financing

Funding access hurdles have been singled out as acting as a stumbling block on Africa path to green transition and inclusive economic development of the continent that got to devise ways to plug growing energy, transport and IT infrastructure gaps, among others.

AFRICA
Is full legal protection for Africa climate migrants finally in sight?

Is full legal protection for Africa climate migrants finally in sight?

People lay hopes in ongoing negotiations by African leaders to adopt a legal instrument that seeks to, among other things, ensure the dignity, protection and rights of climate migrants in accordance with international and regional commitment and frameworks.

OPINION
Will curfew rules deter youth binge drinking in Rwanda?

Will curfew rules deter youth binge drinking in Rwanda?

Drug and alcohol abuse among Rwandan youth, like other social issues such as indecent dressing and rising teen pregnancy cases which lately preoccupied this society have, in my view, a lot to do with gaps in parenting and education system that is wanting in quality.

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How Rwanda’s rural Districts missed out on surge in FDI

How Rwanda’s rural Districts missed out on surge in FDI

Districts of the capital namely Gasabo, Kicukiro and Nyarugenge accounted for 81 per cent of FDI projects, 72 per cent of investments, and 82 per cent of projected jobs over the period 2016–2022.

ON THE SPOT
Narrative control: Who is telling the Sudan crisis story?

Narrative control: Who is telling the Sudan crisis story?

Press freedom advocates say that there has been more foreign influence into the narrative of what’s happening in Sudan than is the case internally, and this further fuels the crisis and compromises Africa's efforts to tell own stories, find solutions to own problems.

OPINION
INFLATION: Just how healthy are school meals?

INFLATION: Just how healthy are school meals?

The reality on ground is that schools purchase what is relatively cheaper rather than what fit to make a balanced diet, and this is likely to remain the case in absence of additional meal budget, or support.

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African youth demand Govts action on rising unemployment

African youth demand Govts action on rising unemployment

There are at least 11 million young people coming to the labor market every year in search of work, yet only 3 million jobs are created across the continent, leaving estimated 8 million without work, according to International Labour Organization (ILO). Initiative by the AUC Chairperson Moussa Faki...

INTERVIEWS
Q&A: We still see conspiracy of silence when journalists come under attack

Q&A: We still see conspiracy of silence when journalists come under attack

The outgoing head of Eastern Africa Editors Society spoke to RwandaPost about issues that still plague the practice of independent journalism in East Africa

AFRICA
Weighing the future of Africa media: Experts' take

Weighing the future of Africa media: Experts' take

A binding instrument adopted in November 2019 obliges States in Africa to promote a conducive economic environment in which all media can flourish, including through the adoption of policies for the provision of financial or other public support for the sustainability of all media.

OPINION
Rwanda floods: The not-so-visible hand of wealthy nations 

Rwanda floods: The not-so-visible hand of wealthy nations 

Inaction on climate injustices is fomenting the worst for vulnerable communities across parts Africa where the climate change effects increasingly worsened to levels mitigation or adaptation alone cannot prevent. 

LIFE & STYLE
What Kigali bird numbers tell us about life in Rwanda

What Kigali bird numbers tell us about life in Rwanda

New revelation point to the ‘return of birds’ to Kigali, and potential to turn Rwanda’s capital into a world bird watching destination.

OPINION
Why quick fixes won’t help end Russia war-induced food crisis in Africa

Why quick fixes won’t help end Russia war-induced food crisis in Africa

Ongoing crisis left countries with little to show for many years of pledged investment in the agriculture transformation to boost local supply of key food items and agriculture commodities.

INTERVIEWS
NEXT MOVE: I’m joining RTV, and here’s why I quit Royal FM job - Lumbasi 

NEXT MOVE: I’m joining RTV, and here’s why I quit Royal FM job - Lumbasi 

Jackie Lumbasi shares more on her next move and why she called it quits at her former station months ago. She maintains that her resignation was a personal choice.

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Rwanda moves to tame inflation, ups budget  by $98.2 million

Rwanda moves to tame inflation, ups budget by $98.2 million

According to the treasury, impact of inflation on food prices will require mitigating policies to reduce the impact on affected households especially the poor, while the general increase in prices is also exerting pressure on budget expenditures.