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Senators begin countrywide probe into water scarcity

Tuesday, December 02, 2025

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Educationist Geoffrey Rugege passes away at 85

Tuesday, December 02, 2025

High school students board a bus in Masaka, Kigali. Private bus operators have expressed mixed reactions as the city rolls out a new service-led public transport model designed to ensure buses operate on fixed and predictable timetables for improved reliability. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Operators express mixed feelings as govt introduces new public transport model

Tuesday, December 02, 2025

LIVE: Press Conference with President Paul Kagame | 27 November 2025

Thursday, November 27, 2025

Street children in Nyabugogo, a suburb of Kigali. Rwanda is expanding support for vulnerable children by providing shelter, education, and counselling services to help them return to a safe family. File photo

How vulnerable children are reintegrated into families

Thursday, November 27, 2025

Some of the refugees who were repatriated on Tuesday at the Rwanda-Burundi border.

Over 100 Burundian refugees return home

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Citizens take part in a past Umuganda exercise. File.

Senate backs plan to broaden monthly Umuganda scope

Monday, November 24, 2025

President Faustin-Archange Touadéra of Central African Republic (CAR) arrives at Kigali International Airport on Sunday, November 23. Courtesy

CAR president visits Rwanda

Sunday, November 23, 2025

Minister of Health Dr Sabin Nsanzimana speaks to an official while taking his own car for inspection at Ndera Automobile Inspection Centre on Saturday, November 22.

Spike in respiratory illnesses prompts emissions test drive

Sunday, November 23, 2025

L-R: Bardhyl Dobra, the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Kosovo; and Christopher Skeete, the Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie for Quebec, Canada. PHOTOS BY OLIVIER MUGWIZA

Rwanda’s reconstruction inspires Kosovo, Quebec delegates

Saturday, November 22, 2025

President Kagame and His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani toured the President’s farm, where he gifted him with Inyambo Cows in Bugesera District on Thursday, November 20. Photos by Village Urugwiro

PHOTOS: Kagame gifts Inyambo cows to Emir of Qatar

Thursday, November 20, 2025

The returnees having their temperature checked after crossing into Rwanda on Thursday. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana.

Nearly 6,000 Rwandans have returned from DR Congo this year – MINEMA

Thursday, November 20, 2025

The Minister in Charge of Emergency Management, Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Albert Murasira, at the signing ceremony. Courtesy.

Rwanda, EU sign €10 million agreement to support refugees

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Issa Haragirimana, former streets kid in Bugesera, during an interview. Photos by Willy Mucyo

How former street kid rebuilt his life through education and social support

Thursday, November 20, 2025

A public washroom at Rwandex in Kigali. File

Improved toilets usage rises, disability-friendly issues persist

Thursday, November 20, 2025

People use a public washroom at Nyirangarama. Rwanda will join the world to marks World Toilet Day on November 19.

What will it take to have communal toilets in Kigali's public buildings?

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Delegates during the National Public Prosecution Authority (NPPA)’s annual General Meeting on Friday, November 14. Photo by Charles Nyandwi

Increasing cybercrime 'burdening prosecutors'

Friday, November 14, 2025

Rwanda’s Military Advisor to the UN, Col Deo Mutabazi, delivers Rwanda’s statement during the Fourth Committee debate on the comprehensive review of peacekeeping operations on November 11. Courtesy

UN peacekeeping missions need realistic mandates, says Rwandan envoy

Thursday, November 13, 2025

MPs follow Barnabé Sebagabo Muhire, Acting Chairperson of the the National Public Service Commission, as he addresses a joint session of parliament on November 12. Courtesy

Govt losses in unlawful labour cases rise by 20%

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Riders of Spiro electric motorcycles have raised concerns about the new e-bikes. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana.

How serious are safety concerns around Spiro electric motorcycles?

Wednesday, November 12, 2025