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Members of Unity Club Intwararumuri joined elderly Genocide survivors known as Intwaza at Impinganzima home for a commemoration event in Huye District on Friday, April 17. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi

PHOTOS: Unity Club joins Intwaza to honour Genocide victims

Friday, April 17, 2026

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Rwanda ranked top performer in World Bank human capital index

Friday, April 17, 2026

GVA Rwanda CEO Aime Abizera addresses journalists on Wednesday, March 4. Photos by Kellya

CanalBox internet disruption traced to regional fibre fault

Friday, April 17, 2026

US President Donald Trump.

US to retrieve “nuclear dust” from Iran – Trump

Friday, April 17, 2026

The ongoing construction activities of Muvumba multipurpose dam. Courtesy

Muvumba multipurpose dam gets Rwf80bn more funding

Friday, April 17, 2026

US President Donald Trump has shared Iran’s message that the Strait of Hormuz is open, after Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also posted on X on April 17. Courtesy

Strait of Hormuz is open, Trump and Iran declare

Friday, April 17, 2026

Retired Pastor Antoine Rutayisire shares his testimony during a commemoration event at Kigali Genocide Memorial. He spoke about his personal account of how divisionism in Rwanda’s education system before the Genocide against the Tutsi. Courtesy.

Kwibuka 32: Pastor Rutayisire recounts cost of divisionism on education

Friday, April 17, 2026

The Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD Plc.) has successfully issued its third Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB) under the Rwf150 billion medium term note programme.

BRD’s third sustainability-linked bond oversubscribed at 126.2%

Friday, April 17, 2026

Left: The memorial stele honouring victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rouen, France.
Right: The stele after it was desecrated. Courtesy.

Ibuka condemns desecration of Genocide memorial in France

Friday, April 17, 2026

RDF medical personnel conduct eye screening during the Defence and Security Citizen Outreach Programme. FILE

Security forces to conduct 6,000 surgeries on cataract patients

Friday, April 17, 2026

Petrol prices on the pump have been increased to Rwf2,938 per litre, up from Rwf2,303, while diesel remains unchanged at Rwf2,205. Courtesy

Petrol price increases by over Rwf600

Friday, April 17, 2026

A bride and groom during a wedding ceremony. Reports indicate that a total of 4,479 divorces were registered in 2025, of which 2,629 were legally granted by courts. Internet.

Four in ten couples split before a decade, new data shows

Friday, April 17, 2026

Chief Justice Domitilla Mukantaganzwa urged insurers to prioritise Alternative Dispute Resolution as a faster alternative to lengthy court processes. Courtesy.

Chief Justice sounds alarm over rising insurance disputes

Friday, April 17, 2026

Ecobank Rwanda Plc staff and Management observe a moment of silence in honour of victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi at the Kigali Genocide Memorial. Courtesy

Ecobank staff honour Genocide victims, take a stand against distortion

Friday, April 17, 2026

Abebe Selassie, Director of the African Department at the IMF. Courtesy

IMF downgrades Africa’s economic outlook for 2026 amid Middle East war

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Rwandans who returned from DR Congo crossing the Grande Barriere border post in Rubavu District on Thursday April 16. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana.

Returnees from DR Congo praise Rwanda’s safety

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Couples during a civil wedding ceremony in Gicumbi. Figures show that marriages involving people aged under 21 increased more than sixteenfold, rising from 55 cases in 2024 to 921 in 2025.

Under-21 marriages surge 16-fold in 2025

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Tarcille Uwimana, who had been convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison by the Gacaca courts, was apprehended in Ngoma Village, Gitega Cell, Rugabano Sector, on Tuesday, April 14.

Karongi: Woman arrested after 19 years on the run over Genocide

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Workers on duty at Legend Cables factory at Kigali Special Economic Zone on March 4. Industries operating within the Kigali Special Economic Zone (KSEZ) exported processed goods worth approximately $290 million in 2025. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi

Kigali’s industrial exports reach $290 million

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Minister of Health Sabin Nsanzimana and Sandoz Chief Transformation and Growth Officer Simon Goeller at the signing ceremony in Kigali. Courtesy

Rwanda signs medicines deal with Swiss drug maker

Thursday, April 16, 2026