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Parents with their children after arresting the suspect who had those missing children. Officials successfully located five missing children, including three 3-year-old girls, who had disappeared on April 24.Courtesy

Five missing children found in Gatsibo district: What you need to know

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Two of the children went missing en route back home from school; they attended a nearby ECD, while another one was last seen playing in the yard before their disappearance.

Gatsibo: Search on for missing 3-year-old girls

Saturday, April 27, 2024

Some 21 cows and 50 goats were seized by authorities in Bugesera due to grazing illegally on private land that belongs to the Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture and auctioned on April 25.

Bugesera: Over 70 animals auctioned for trespassing on private land

Friday, April 26, 2024

A view of Rusororo cemetery in Gasabo District. Members of Parliament are pushing for 'vertical burial system' amid land scarcity in the country. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

MPs push for 'vertical burial system' amid land scarcity

Friday, April 26, 2024

A dysfunctional family is characterized by “conflict, misbehavior, or abuse”. COURTESY

Effects of dysfunctional families from a victim’s perspective

Friday, April 26, 2024

Director General in charge of Europe, Americas & International Organisations, Marie Grâce Nyinawumuntu and Joan Wiegman, the Dutch Ambassador to Rwanda, toast during the King's Day ceremony in Kigali on Thursday, April 25. All Photos by Craish Bahizi

PHOTOS: Dutch community in Rwanda celebrates King’s Day

Friday, April 26, 2024

Traffic police officers invigilate a driving test exam in Kigali. Following a cabinet meeting on Thursday, April 25, Rwandans could soon do driving tests using automatic transmission vehicles. File

Cabinet gives green light to automatic driving tests

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Rwanda Correctional Services, Commissioner General Evariste Murenzi and ICPA President Peter Severin during the signing of an MoU to allow Rwanda to host the 27th ICPA AGM Annual General Meeting and Conference to be held in Rwanda In October 2025. Courtesy

Rwanda to host global prisons’ body conference in 2025

Thursday, April 25, 2024

A view of Rusororo cemetry in Gasabo District. A proposed law amendment seeks to ban burying the dead in tombs built with cement and tiles. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Govt mulls ban on concrete tombs to optimize land use

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Genocide convict Jean Baptiste Gatete, the former Bourgmestre of Murambi, was one of local leaders who played their role in planning and executing Genocide against the Tutsi

Role of local authorities in the planning and execution of genocide against the Tutsi between October 1990 and March 1994

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that the UK-Rwanda migration deal will finally get operational within a period of 10 to 12 weeks. Courtesy

UK migrants to start coming to Rwanda within 3 months – British PM

Monday, April 22, 2024

The governor said that illegal mines are in different districts of the province but most of them are located in Muhanga and Kamonyi districts. File

Southern Province officials want illegal mining sites put to good use

Monday, April 22, 2024

Newly commissioned officer cadets during a parade at Rwanda Military Academy-Gako on Monday, April 15. Photo by Village Urugwiro

New RDF officers share thoughts on service, patriotism

Saturday, April 20, 2024

Judith Uwizeye, Minister in the Office of the President, addresses MPs during a parliamentary session on April 18. Photo Courtesy

Rwanda wants 80% of NGOs’ budget to ‘directly’ reach vulnerable people

Friday, April 19, 2024

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr Vincent Biruta, and UK Home Secretary James Cleverly during the signing of a new migration treaty between in Kigali, December 2023. Mugwiza

Govt mulls legal provisions to implement Rwanda-UK migration treaty

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Miss Rwanda 2016 Jolly Mutesi is among the key speakers of Oxford Africa Conference slated for May 24-25, at Rhodes House, Oxford, UK.

Miss Jolly Mutesi to speak at Oxford Africa Conference 2024

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa's business ventures spanned several sectors, including in tobacco and real estate. Net photo

Exiled Rwandan industrialist Tribert Rujugiro dies at 82

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Passengers board buses at Nyabugogo taxi park. Private bus operators have expressed frustration over the delayed government’s disbursement of transport subsidies. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Transporters decry delayed gov’t subsidy payments

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Article26 commemorated a momentous occasion in Kigali as over 100 passionate individuals were officially certified on April 5. Courtesy

Turning dreams into practical skills: Article26 celebrates certified learners’ graduation

Monday, April 15, 2024

Abdallah Utumatwishima, the Minister of Youth and Arts, addresses participants during Ku Gicaniro event on Friday, April 12. Courtesy

Minister urges youth to foster unity, love

Saturday, April 13, 2024