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PHOTOS: Close to 500 complete military career courses at Gabiro

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
President Kagame meets Hugh Evans, Founder and CEO , ahead of the third Move Afrika edition, headlined by Doja Cat at BK Arena on Tuesday, March 17. Photo by Village Urugwiro.
Rwanda

Kagame meets Global Citizen boss as Kigali hosts third Move Afrika concert

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
A drone strike by the Congolese army killed three people on Wednesday, March 11. Courtesy
Africa

Security Council discusses DR Congo conflict after Goma drone attack

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Former Belgian diplomat Etienne Davignon could face trial for the 1961 murder of Congo's first Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba.

Veteran Belgian diplomat ordered to stand trial over Lumumba's murder

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) has issued a final call to 496 registered vehicle owners to complete ownership transfers within 30 days. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Rwanda

Nearly 500 owners risk losing vehicles over incomplete transfers

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
A couple from Mugombwa Sector in Gisagara District is expected to be arraigned before Ndora Primary Court for a pre-trial hearing. File
Crime

Couple “that murdered visitors” set to appear in court

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Inyambo cows during a parade at the celebration of Umuganura in Nyanza District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Culture

Rwanda seeks UNESCO recognition for Inyambo cattle

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
A group of 11 suspects accused of involvement in various crimes linked to illegal sale of properties, were paraded by Rwanda Investigation Bureau on March 17. Photo by Aurore Teta Ufitiwabo
Crime

11 arrested in real estate scam, Rwf1b recovered

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Nigerian diplomat Ozonnia Ojielo as the new UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ethiopia.
International

Former UN envoy to Rwanda appointed to Ethiopia

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Sports Minister Nelly Mukazayire, meets with the Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani regarding Louise Mushikiwabo’s candidacy for a new term as Secretary-General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), in Mauritania, on March 16. Courtesy
International

Mukazayire rallies support for Mushikiwabo’s La Francophonie bid in Mauritania

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Fighting reportedly intensified early Tuesday, March 17, in eastern DR Congo as government coalition forces launched artillery strikes in South Kivu.
Africa

Kinshasa ‘is escalating conflict in South Kivu’ – rebels

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
A section of Kibuye-Kiziba tarmac road. Photos: Germain Nsanzimana.
Infrastructure

New tarmac road boosts healthcare access, business in Karongi

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Economy

Inside IFC playbook for Rwanda’s next growth phase

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Some businesses near Amahoro Stadium in Remera Gasabo. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Business

Businesses near Amahoro Stadium feel squeeze from event road closures

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Women for Women Rwanda Stronger Women Stronger Nation participants share a light moment in the field. Photos Courtesy
Featured

FEATURED: Discover Her: Women for Women Rwanda gala to honour women’s resilience, transformation

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
A Rwanda Defence Force contingent of engineers arrive at Kigali International Airport after completing a two-month humanitarian mission in Jamaica on Monday, March 16. In his welcome remarks, the Chief of Staff of the Reserve Force, Maj. Gen Alex Kagame, commended the deployment, noting that the 100 officers demonstrated RDF values of selflessness, vigilance, discipline and cooperation while supporting recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa in October 2025. Photo: Courtesy
Security

Jamaica hails RDF engineer contingent

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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Rwanda

Nduhungirehe in Djibouti to lobby for Mushikiwabo's Francophonie candidacy 

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
The ongoing construction works at Nyabarongo multi-purpose dam. Sub-Saharan Africa could face a 57 percent shortage of construction project professionals by 2035, a new report shows. Craish Bahizi
Infrastructure

Africa faces shortage of construction project professionals – report

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Command and Staff College in Musanze District launched its first International Relations and Security Course on Monday, March 16. Courtesy
Security

RDF Command and Staff College launches first course on int'l relations, security

Monday, March 16, 2026
Workers inside Legend Cables, a local firm of electrical cables at Kigali Special Economic Zone. Photos by DAN GATSINZI
Featured

Legend Cables cuts Rwanda’s electrical cable imports through local production

Monday, March 16, 2026