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 Jessica Agasaro
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Managing Director of BPR Bank Patience Mutesi and Jean Bosco Iyacu, CEO of Access to Finance Rwanda (AFR) officially launch Ikamba. Courtesy
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FEATURED: BPR Bank Rwanda launches 'Ikamba' to empower women entrepreneurs
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Jose Chameleone reveals one song that shaped his career
Diane Karusisi, Council Member of Women in Finance Rwanda (WIFR) and Access  to Finance Rwanda  CEO  Jean Bosco Iyacu,  during the signing ceremony of a new partnership On May 21. Courtesy
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FEATURED: Access to Finance Rwanda endorses gender parity charter to champion women's inclusion in financial sector
A motor rider who delivers different items ordered online at Vuba Vuba. File
Technology
What to look out for before shopping online
Rwanda's Minister of State for Sports Rwego Ngarambe has hailed BAL for helping Rwanda to elevate the basketball standards in all aspects-Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Basketball
BAL set standards and we’re working hard to beat them--Minister Ngarambe
From left to right Gao Zhiqiang, economic counselor at the Chinese embassy, Lin Hang, Charge d'affaires, and Zhang Xiaohong, director of the political section, during the press conference on Friday, May 16. Photo by Kelly Rais
Economy
Rwanda-China trade doubles as exports to China increase fivefold
Zaria Court, a multi-purpose hospitality complex located at  Kigali Sports City in Remera. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Business
Inside Zaria Court’s $25m sports complex
Cucina, the Italian restaurant, returns with a reimagined menu at Kigali Marriott Hotel on Saturday.
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Kigali: Cucina reopens with revamped menu, bold vision
The new book is titled À la jeunesse du Rwanda et de la Terre Comprendre le mécanisme génocidaire (To the Youth of Rwanda and the Earth Understanding the Genocidal Mechanism).
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New book seeks to explain Genocide history to young Rwandans in school
BK Group Plc is set to launch a private equity fund worth between $30 million and $40 million. Craish Bahizi
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BK Group Plc set to launch $40m equity fund after profitable 2024
Officials from French Business Club in Rwanda  lay a wreath at  Kigali Genocide Memorial to pay tribute to the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi on May 9. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
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French Business Club honours Genocide victims, urges continued commitment to unity
Members of Parliament and senators  honour the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi at Kigali Genocide Memorial on May 2. COURTESY
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Parliament pays tribute to victims, urges action against genocide ideology
Attendees read the summery of the new book 30 Years 30 Stories during the book launch on Wednesday, April 30
Education
30 years, 30 stories: A generation’s testament to memory, healing and responsibility
On May 1, 1994, perpetrators intensified efforts to hunt down and kill Tutsi who had managed to survive the initial weeks of slaughter.
Kwibuka
May 1, 1994: Interahamwe hunt down Tutsi in Karama, Nyundo hills
On April 30, 1994, a large number of Tutsi were massacred in a swamp known as “CND,” located between Ntarama, Rulindo, and Mugina in the former Gitarama prefecture
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April 30, 1994: A day of coordinated massacres of Tutsi in Ntarama, Gisenyi, Rusizi, and Huye
On April 29, 1994, the United Nations Security Council formally addressed the escalating genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Courtesy
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April 29, 1994: UN security council acknowledges Genocide against the Tutsi
On April 28, 1994, in Paris, France, Jérôme Bicamumpaka, then Minister of Foreign Affairs in the genocidal regime, held a press conference as the Genocide against the Tutsi continued in Rwanda.
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April 28, 1994: Foreign Minister Bicamumpaka downplays genocide outcries as killings continue
World Vision Rwanda staff paid tribute to the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in a solemn commemoration at Kigali Genocide Memorial on April 24. Craish Bahizi
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Call for unity, peace as World Vision Rwanda staff honour Genocide victims

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