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 Jesca Mutamba
Jesca Mutamba
Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Gertrude Kazarwa addresses delegates at the 62nd African Liberation Day International Conference in Kigali, Rwanda. COURTESY.
Rwanda
Africa’s water crisis draining billions, leaders warn
Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, delivers a keynote address at the 62nd African Liberation Day International Conference in Kigali, Rwanda on Sunday, May 24. Courtesy
Economy
Economic freedom remains Africa’s unfinished struggle: AfCFTA boss
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International
Pan-Africanists urge collective action on water crisis
Officials lay wreaths in honour of victims of the Genocide against The Tutsi during the commemoration event held at BRD office in Kigali on Friday, May 23. All Photos by Kellya Keza
Kwibuka
BRD honours former staff, clients killed in 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi
Rwanda will join the rest of the African continent in marking the 62nd African Liberation Day officially observed on May 25.
Rwanda
Rwanda to celebrate Africa Day with call for unity, home-grown solutions
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International
Amb Bakuramutsa presents credentials to Pope Leo XIV
Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe and delegates during the 2nd Ministerial Conference on Peacekeeping in Francophone Environments held, in Rabat, Morocco  on Wednesday, May 20.
International
Peacekeeping: Nduhungirehe calls for new approach to conflict
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Security
Rwanda, Russia military officials review defence cooperation
Health minister Nsanzimana (left) shakes hands with his Russian counterpart Mikhail Murashko after signing the agreement.
Health
Rwanda, Russia sign deal in nuclear medicine, healthcare systems
Rwanda Security Forces in Cabo Delgado. Rwanda and Mozambique will continue security cooperation in Cabo Delgado under a bilateral arrangement between the two governments. OLIVIER MUGWIZA
Security
Rwanda-Mozambique security cooperation to continue under bilateral arrangement
Officials and participants pose for a group photo at the signing of a memorandum of understanding for the initiative signed on Monday, May 18. Courtesy
Featured
New fruit tree initiative to help feed over 4,000 schools, conserve environment
Elvis Nkundanyirazo, a survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, shares his testimony during a commemoration event at Ndera.
Kwibuka
Genocide survivor recounts father’s last days at Ndera Seminary
Tito Rutaremara, the Chairperson of  Rwanda Elders Advisory Forum during an interview. File.
Rwanda
What solutions do elders suggest to issues affecting Rwandan families?
M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka addresses journalists in Goma in February 2025. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Africa
Kinshasa coalition blamed for killings, abductions in South Kivu
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Rwanda
Officials urge family dialogue to address root causes of conflicts
Over 1,000 people joined the protest march in Brussels on May 15, calling for an end to violence against Banyamulenge in eastern D R Congo.
Africa
Banyamulenge march in Brussels in protest of violence in DR Congo
Students during a Kinyarwanda lesson while learning about Rwandan culture. File
Rwanda
‘You stop expecting some privileges’: A single father on raising five children
The new initiative aims  to preserve and display the names of victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in an interactive format accessible beyond physical memorial sites.
Kwibuka
New digital memorial to preserve names of Genocide victims

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