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 Hudson Kuteesa
Hudson Kuteesa
Rwanda Correctional Service (RCS) female personnel during a meeting on Wednesday, February 28. RCS has acknowledged the need for more female prison warders to address specific needs of incarcerated women. COURTESY
Women
RCS seeks more female officers to enhance services for women inmates
Former Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Chief of Defence Staff and Minister of Internal Security Gen Patrick Nyamvumba was proposed by a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, February 27, as Rwanda's High Commissioner to Tanzania.
Rwanda
Former army chief Gen Nyamvumba appointed envoy to Tanzania
Bank of Kigali ( BK) PLC, hosted a member of the Chinese community living in Rwanda to celebrate a Lunar New Year party, as a way of  appreciating their client and getting feedback about their service.
Featured
BK treats Chinese community to Lunar New Year party
President Paul Kagame on Monday,  February 26, received Malik Agar, the Vice President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of Sudan, and his delegation, at Urugwiro Village. Courtesy of Urugwiro Village
Africa
Kagame receives message from Sudan’s Abdel-Fattah Al Burhan Abdelrahman
MPs during the session that granted preliminary approval to the UK-Rwanda migration agreement.
Rwanda
MPs grant preliminary approval to UK-Rwanda migration deal
Rwanda accommodates more than 127,000 refugees, 60 percent of whom are DR Congolese while 39 percent are Burundian.Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Rwanda
Officials root for refugees’ self-reliance as funding drops
A partial earial view of Mahama refugee camp. The place hosts more than 60,000 refugees, 40,000 of whom are Burundians. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana.
Africa
Over 100 Burundian refugees set to return to their country
A night view of Amahoro Stadium lights up in national colours on Monday, February 19, 2024. The project to upgrade it to a modern 45,000-seat facility is expected to be completed in May. Photo by Christianne Murengerantwari for The New Times.
Football
Revamped Amahoro Stadium: How will traffic be managed on match days?
The boat under construction before WWI took place.
Rwanda
Search for World War German boat in Rwanda: 10 things to know
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Environment
Why experts are searching for a German WWI boat in Lake Kivu
Genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga during his trial at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague.  Courtesy
Crime
In detention, ‘financier of 1994 Genocide’ still struggles to find host country
The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) s registrar Aboubacar Tambadou addresses journalists during a press conference in Kigali, on Thursday, February 15. Courtesy
Rwanda
Genocide: UN Court set to close Rwanda field office
Rwandan man has been arrested in The Netherlands on charges of participating in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
Crime
Rwandan Genocide fugitive, 64, arrested in The Netherlands
Brig Gen Geraldine Janet George, has been appointed the minister of defence in her country.
Africa
Female officer trained in Rwanda appointed minister in Liberia
Gervais Hakizimana
Other Sports
Gervais Hakizimana: Short-lived dream of a top Rwandan athletics coach
An inside view of Rwanda’s revamped Amahoro National Stadium, as seen on January 11, 2024. Engineers say the new 45,000-seater sports facility will be ready before the August construction deadline. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Infrastructure
VIDEO & PHOTOS: Amahoro National Stadium engineers “committed to deliver” before August
Inmates at Nyarugenge Prison. Rwanda is integrating plea bargaining to enhance restorative justice and reduce court backlog and prison congestion. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Law
Plea bargain: Which cases are ineligible in Rwanda?
The suspect Wenceslas Twagirayezu was extradited to Rwanda by Denmark. Courtesy
Law
Twagirayezu ruling: Why one judge dissented during acquittal verdict

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