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Rwanda’s High Commissioner to Kenya Martin Ngoga (right) receives a book titled Mountain meets land of a thousand hills from the founder of Mount Kenya University and Mount Kigali University, Prof. Simon Gicharu that documents Mount Kenya University Rwanda now Mount Kigali University 's entry in the country and its success. Courtesy
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FEATURED: Ambassador Martin Ngoga urges East African varsities to promote exchange programmes for faster regional integration
APR’s men and women volleyball teams departed Kigali for Tanzania on Tuesday, October 8.
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APR teams in Tanzania for Nyerere volleyball tourney
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has said prison conditions in DR Congo have deteriorated, with cases of torture and sexual violence being reported.
Africa
UN rights official condemns ‘disastrous conditions’ in DR Congo prisons
Some 17 million Mozambicans headed to the polls on Wednesday, October 9. COURTESY
Africa
Mozambique’s election: Who are the presidential candidates?
Medics during medical drills on epidemic preparedness at King Faisal Hospital, on October 17, 2022. The World Health Organisation (WHO) is seeking US$7.7 million from October to December 2024 to support the Government of Rwanda. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Health
WHO seeks $7.7m to support Rwanda’s Marburg outbreak response
Rwanda Development Board on Tuesday, October 8, announced the postponement of Kwita Izina 2024. File
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Kwita Izina 2024 postponed
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VIDEO: More measures enforced to curb the spread of Marburg virus  
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VIDEO: How schoolchildren saved Rwanda national flag amid heavy downpour
Tufaha Uwihoreye became the first Rwandan fencer to participate in the Olymic Games durinng the Paris 2024 Games. New fencing federation said that promoting the sports across the country will open doors for more athletes ahead of Los Angeles 2028-courtesy
New fencing federation boss outlines priorities
Ethiopian Foreign Minister Taye Atske Selassie appointed as new president. Courtesy
Africa
Ethiopian Foreign Minister Taye Atske Selassie appointed as new president
Bugeshi Sector offices in Rubavu District. On Monday, October 7, at about 5 a.m, Police officers foiled a gang of eight smugglers in Nyacyonga Village, Rusiza Cell of Bugeshi Sector, Rubavu District.
Rwanda
Police warns against smuggling, illegal cross-border activities
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The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to two American scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun their work on microRNA.
Science
Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to mRNA researchers
President Paul Kagame meets Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization in Paris, on Saturday, October 5. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Health
Kagame, WHO boss discuss collabo in containment of Marburg virus in Rwanda
President Paul Kagame meets with his French counterpart President Emmanuel Macron  on the sidelines of the Francophonie Summit, on Saturday, October 5. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Africa
Kagame, Macron reiterate need to address root causes of insecurity in region
Left to right: Lejone Mpotjoane, Lesotho’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations, and Emmanuel Hategeka, Rwanda’s High Commissioner to Lesotho, signed the agreement. The signing ceremony in Maseru was witnessed by Prime Minister Samuel Matekane of the Kingdom of Lesotho and Rwanda's Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente.
Rwanda
PHOTOS: Rwanda, Lesotho sign general cooperation agreement
President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame pose for a photo as they joined other leaders for a dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, on Friday, October 4. All photos by Village Urugwiro.
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PHOTOS: Kagame, First Lady attend dinner hosted by French president
Ugandan musician Sheebah Karungi let her baby bump show during her concert at Lugogo Cricket Oval on Friday night, October 4-courtesy
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Sheebah reveals pregnancy at concert

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