Tag: war

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.

AFRICA
France courts African govts to speak up against Russia

France courts African govts to speak up against Russia

At least 28 out of 54 African countries voted for the resolution of UN general assembly condemning Russia’s aggression, while several others abstained.

CURRENT AFFAIRS
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.

ON THE SPOT
Claims of Rwanda army attacks on DR Congo debunked

Claims of Rwanda army attacks on DR Congo debunked

The wave of disinformation comes amid frosty relations between the two countries over the past weeks following attacks by rebel movement M23 in eastern parts of DRC

ON MEDIA
Prices at the pump soar, yet again

Prices at the pump soar, yet again

This is yet another rise after petrol and diesel prices had increased for the fourth consecutive time to Rwf1,359 and Rwf1,368 respectively on April 4.

ECONOMY
Treasury targets officials' travels, workshops in spending cuts

Treasury targets officials' travels, workshops in spending cuts

Details seen by RwandaPost show government seeks to cut “unnecessary or non-essential/ non-efficient" spending by institutions, such as those related to official travel, physical meetings, workshops and conferences by increasing reliance on remote working practices/tools and use of institutions’ facilities.

CURRENT AFFAIRS
$9.8m needed to reverse ration cuts for refugees in Rwanda - WFP

$9.8m needed to reverse ration cuts for refugees in Rwanda - WFP

Only refugee families deemed highly vulnerable have been receiving aid which is equivalent to 92 per cent of the full food rations.

CURRENT AFFAIRS
Rwanda rubbishes claims of supporting rebels in DR Congo

Rwanda rubbishes claims of supporting rebels in DR Congo

Rwanda maintains that RDF does not have any member with the names presented by the Congolese officials as capture Rwandan soldiers.