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The Wednesday’s deadly crash on the Kampala-Gulu highway killed 46 peole. Courtesy
International

Ugandan bus crash toll revised to 46 as police corrects error in fatality count

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
An exhibition that explains the history of the Genocide against the Tutsi at Gisenyi Genocide Memorial. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana
Crime

Rubavu officials step up fight against genocide misinformation from DR Congo

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
A scene of an accident in Gatsibo. The Special Guarantee Fund has been compensating victims of accidents involving uninsured or unidentified vehicles.
Rwanda

Guarantee fund spends Rwf6bn on compensation in four years

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Visitors at Kivuwatt project in Rubavu District. The new laboratory under construction that will monitor methane gas extraction and the ecological stability of Lake Kivu. Sam Ngendahimana
Energy

Rwf2bn lab to monitor Lake Kivu methane gas, ecosystem nears completion

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
An exhibition at Mobile World Congress (MWC) at the Kigali Convention Centre.
Featured

Young innovators key to Africa’s digital leap, says Airtel Africa boss

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Rwanda has launched its first National Emergency Telecommunication Plan (NETP), providing a comprehensive framework to ensure resilient communication systems during disasters. Courtesy.
Technology

Rwanda strengthens telecom systems for disaster response

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Jean Claude Gaga, Managing Director of Airtel Mobile Commerce Rwanda. PHOTOS BY DAN GATSINZI.
Technology

Awareness about fraud is the firewall Africa needs most - cyber experts

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Arizona State University’s first cohort of students begins the hybrid program at Kepler College in Kigali. Additional scholarships are available, with applications closing November 2. COURTESY.
Education

Top scholarships, fellowships open to Rwandans in 2026

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Chief Ombudsman Madeleine Nirere presents the report to Members of Parliament a a joint plenary sitting. Courtesy
Rwanda

Complaints filed to Ombudsman’s Office rose by 45% this year

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
RAB has suspended livestock movement in Kanama, Nyakiliba and Kanzenze Sectors of Rubavu District following a Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak
Agriculture

Foot-and-Mouth disease outbreak confirmed in Rubavu

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
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International

63 confirmed dead in fatal road accident in Uganda

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Delegates tour an exhibition area at the third Mobile World Congress (MWC) Africa, a three-day conference that opened in Kigali on October 21. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Technology

Telecom leaders urge Africa to harness AI connectivity for inclusive growth

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Vendors inside a potato store in Nyabisindu, Remera in Gasabo District. The government says it has lifted fixed prices for agricultural produce. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Why Rwanda ended price controls on farm produce

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Visitors celebrate at the top of Bisoke mount in Volcanoes National Park. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Environment

Bisoke Volcano, Lake Kivu sites lead Rwanda’s geopark drive

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Minister of Labour Christine Nkulikiyinka speaks at the Ingazi Stakeholders’ Engagement Luncheon.
Technology

New digital hub to bridge youth skills gap

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Ambassador Urujeni Bakuramutsa, delivers Rwanda’s statement at the 16th Session of the UNCTAD Ministerial Conference , in Geneva, on Tuesday, October 21. Courtesy
Rwanda

Rwanda urges inclusive digitisation to bridge global trade, internet divide

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
AFC-M23 senior officers during the passing out ceremony of new soldiers. October 21 marks seven days since the signing of a ceasefire monitoring agreement between the AFC-M23 movement and the Congolese government.
Africa

What we know as M23, DR Congo set up ceasefire monitoring team

Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Rwanda has approved BioUcenta™, a lower-cost drug similar to Lucentis® (ranibizumab), to treat diabetic macular edema
Health

Rwanda FDA approves Africa’s first affordable eye drug

Tuesday, October 21, 2025
A total of 277 Rwandans returning from eastern DR Congo crossed Grande Barrière Border Post in Rubavu District on Tuesday, October 21. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana.
Africa

'We are relieved from conflicts' , returnees from DR Congo narrate ordeals

Tuesday, October 21, 2025
The appointed senators: Evode Uwizeyimana, Jean Pierre Dusingizemungu, Valentine Uwamariya and Alfred Gasana
Politics

Kagame appoints four new senators

Tuesday, October 21, 2025