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 Hudson Kuteesa
Hudson Kuteesa
Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland KC hands over the award to Justice Mminister Emmanuel Ugirashebuja  during the 2024 Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting  in Zanzibar on Wednesday, March 7. Courtesy
Rwanda
Rwanda awarded for using tech, innovation to improve justice
Chinese visitors during  the 9th Sichuan Agricultural Expo, where  Rwandans were showcasing different Made-in-Rwanda products. Rwanda’s exports to China rose by more than 87 percent to a record high $131 million in 2023.
Business
Rwanda’s exports to China rose by over 80% in 2023
Rwanda has protested against a non-inclusive move by the African Union (AU) towards endorsing the SADC Mission in DR Congo (SAMIDRC). Courtesy
Africa
DR Congo: Rwanda protests AU’s non-inclusive move to endorse SADC mission
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Health
Chinese medics donate equipment, medicine to Kibungo Referral Hospital
Some of the housing units at Urukumbuzi Real Estate, known as “Kwa Dubai” in Kinyinya Sector, Gasabo District. One of the houses in the estate collapsed in March last year due to substandard workmanship. Photo: Courtesy
Infrastructure
Kwa Dubai: Key questions on impending demolition of houses
Electoral commission staff help a resident during the legislative elections in 2018 in Zindiro in Gasabo District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Politics
2024 polls: What are political parties up to?
RwandAir's plane at Kigali International Airport. The national carrier RwandAir has announced that it is suspending its flights to Mumbai, India with effect from March 15. File
Aviation
RwandAir suspends flights to Mumbai
Inmates during a hair dressing training session in Nyarugenge Prison. A total of 1,132 individuals have been assigned to community service since April 2023. Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Rwanda
Over 1,000 convicts assigned community service since April 2023
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

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