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Mobile phone signals across the Vatican will be deactivated from 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, as 133 Catholic cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the secretive conclave to elect a new pontiff.

Vatican to cut mobile signals ahead of Wednesday's conclave

Tuesday, May 06, 2025

Kamuhire responds to MPs' questions on Tuesday, May 6. Photos by Craish Bahizi

Public entities delivering 'value for money' rose by 7% in 2024 - AG report

Tuesday, May 06, 2025

The government plans to relocate 100 households from areas prone to disasters in Muzo Sector, Gakenke District this year. Courtesy

Gakenke: 100 households to be relocated from risky areas

Tuesday, May 06, 2025

Students during Skills Challenge at IPRC Kigali on Monday, May 5. Photos by Craish Bahizi

FEATURED: Rwanda Polytechnic launches ‘Skills Challenge’ to drive innovation, industrial growth

Tuesday, May 06, 2025

Kicukiro Primary Court has adjourned the bail hearing of Erasme Ntazinda, the former Mayor of Nyanza District. Photos by Craish Bahizi

Trial of ex-Nyanza mayor postponed due to “legal obstacle”

Tuesday, May 06, 2025

Auditor General Alexis Kamuhire presents the report to the parliament on Tuesday, May 6. Photos by Craish BAHIZI

Unlawful public expenditures fall by 25%

Tuesday, May 06, 2025

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Turahirwa pleads guilty to drug use

Tuesday, May 06, 2025

A midwife helps a mother after the birth of her newborn in Kigali. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana

Why Rwanda needs to train 5,000 new midwives in four years

Tuesday, May 06, 2025

Members of the parliamentary committee on National Unity, Human Rights and the Fight against Genocide during the meeting.

Study links persistent genocide ideology with divisive regional politics

Tuesday, May 06, 2025

President Paul Kagame meets with Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross at Village Urugwiro on Tuesday, May 6. Photo by Village Urugwiro

Kagame receives Red Cross boss

Tuesday, May 06, 2025

Monzer Ali, MTN Rwanda Chief Executive Officer. Courtesy

MTN Rwanda posts turnaround growth in quarter one 2025

Tuesday, May 06, 2025

Workers at Kigali Leather Ltd, a factory in Kanzenze, Bugesera District. Photo File

From animal to market: Understanding the leather value chain

Tuesday, May 06, 2025

Zaria Court Kigali, a new multi-purpose sports and entertainment complex owned by Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri, will be fully operational by July. Courtesy

Developers plan to bring 218 new hotel rooms to market in 2025

Tuesday, May 06, 2025

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PRESS RELEASE: Airtel announces agreement with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s connectivity solutions to customers in Africa

Tuesday, May 06, 2025

Data from the Ministry of Health shows approximately 9.5 suicide deaths per 100,000 people annually, with men three times more likely to die by suicide than women. Courtesy

How mental health contributes to male mortality rates

Tuesday, May 06, 2025

I&M Bank's headquarters in Kigali

FEATURED: I&M Bank strengthens EDUFINANCE with new services to support Rwanda’s schools

Tuesday, May 06, 2025

Mourners during the commemoration in USA

American city declares April the month of reflection on Genocide Against the Tutsi

Monday, May 05, 2025

One person has died and another was injured on Monday, 5 May, following the collapse of an illegal mining site in Rutsiro

Rutsiro: One killed, another injured after illegal mine collapses

Monday, May 05, 2025

The United States government on Monday, May 5, said he had received the draft of a peace agreement between Rwanda and DR Congo. Courtesy

US receives Rwanda-DR Congo peace proposal

Monday, May 05, 2025

Rwanda's Ambassador to France, François Nkulikiyimfura addresses mourners during Our Past initiative in France. Courtesy

Rwandan ambassador to France urges diaspora to preserve Genocide memory

Monday, May 05, 2025