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Mugunga displacement site near Goma, eastern DR Congo. © UNHCR/Blaise Sanyila

Rwanda dismisses reports on camp bombing in DR Congo

Sunday, May 05, 2024

A teacher helps a student to read a book during a class at GS Kimisange. REB has announced plans to spend Rwf12 billion to distribute laptops to 25,000 primary school teachers. Gatsinzi

25,000 primary school teachers to get laptops

Sunday, May 05, 2024

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on April 25 observed, for the first time, the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Courtesy

MINUSCA commemorates 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi

Sunday, May 05, 2024

Bank of Kigali CEO Diane Karusisi (2nd Right) toasts with customers as BK hosted an exclusive evening affair, The BK Legacy Dinner, on Friday, May 3. Courtesy

Six honoured as BK Ingenzi Club launches, offering exclusive benefits to longtime clients

Sunday, May 05, 2024

Members of the French Business Club in Rwanda, known as ‘Le Club d'affaires francais au Rwanda, observe a moment of silence to pay tribute to the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi at Nyamata Genocide Memorial on Friday, May 3. Photos by Craish Bahizi

French Business Club along side With European Business Chamber of Rwanda honours Genocide victims

Sunday, May 05, 2024

Catholic nuns who are genocide convicts Maria Kizito Mukabutera and Gertrude Mukangango. Mukangango was sentenced to 15 years in prison in Belgium while Sister Kizito was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

May 5, 1994: Catholic nun’s letter leads to massacre of Tutsi refugees at Sovu Monastery

Sunday, May 05, 2024

Participants taste food during Africa International Club Rwanda (AIC Rwanda)'s food festival in Kigali on Saturday, May 4. Photos by Craish Bahizi.

AIC Food Fair: a culinary celebration with charitable impact

Sunday, May 05, 2024

Mr Chung Byung-Won, the Korean Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs in charge of African Affairs, addresses a group of African journalists at his office in Seoul, South Korea on April 24, 2024. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

South Korea to host first-ever Africa summit

Sunday, May 05, 2024

The Gacaca court system, in 10 years, tried more than 1.9 million crimes related to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Rwanda’s Gacaca courts praised at sciences conference

Sunday, May 05, 2024

RNP testing and licensing department has announced the official commencement of e-driving tests, the ‘Driving eTesting System,’ starting Monday, May 6. Christianne Murengerantwari

E-driving tests set to start: What you need to know

Saturday, May 04, 2024

The Director General of Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB), Nelson Mbarushimana, addresses members of the Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on May 2. Courtesy

Rwanda uses tech to monitor teachers, remote learning

Saturday, May 04, 2024

On May, 1994, at Groupe Scolaire Marie Merci, in Kibeho, a plot aimed at cultivating hatred unfolded when Tutsi students were falsely accused of putting poison in porridge so as to kill their Hutu counterparts. Courtesy

May 4, 1994: Students accused of listening to Inkotanyi songs on Radio Muhabura, murdered

Saturday, May 04, 2024

Major General Emmanuel Bayingana delivers a presentation on stopping the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, and building the unity of Rwandans in a sustainable way, during an event to commemorate the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi held at Parliament buildings in Kigali, on May 3, 2024 (Courtesy).

Maj Gen Bayingana on RPF/A bravery in stopping 1994 Genocide, hope for brighter future

Saturday, May 04, 2024

Members of Unity Club-Intwararumuri lay wreaths to pay tribute to over 50,000 victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi laid to rest at Murambi Genocide Memorial in Nyamagabe District, on Friday, May 3. Courtesy

‘Never again’ should be a promise not a plea, says Rwandan minister

Saturday, May 04, 2024

A view of the Busanza Automated Driving Test Centre located in Busanza, Kicukiro district. The centre will give individuals a more streamlined and convenient experience when undertaking driving license examinations. Courtesy photo

Rwanda National Police introduce Busanza Automated Driving Test Centre

Saturday, May 04, 2024

(L-R) Francis Gatare RDB CEO, James Oduor, CEO of CIMERWA, Stephen Ruzibiza, PSF Chief Executive Officer, Emiliene Benurugo, CSR and Public Relations Manager at SKOL. Courtesy

Rwandan business executives upbeat about upcoming Africa CEO Forum

Saturday, May 04, 2024

The Minister of Infrastructure, Jimmy Gasore, speaks during the signing ceremony as Kipchumba Murkomen, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport takes notes. Courtesy

Rwanda, Kenya agree to extend railway network

Saturday, May 04, 2024

Passengers pose for photos at a train station in Kampala, Uganda, May 2, 2024. (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)

Uganda resumes passenger train services in Kampala after renovation

Saturday, May 04, 2024

People pull a car submerged in flood water along Thika Road in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Joy Nabukewa/Xinhua)

Kenya faces devastating losses as heavy rains trigger widespread flooding

Friday, May 03, 2024

The City of Kigali will host the 13th Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2025) which will be held in Rwanda, from July 14 to 17, 2025.

IAS 2025: Rwanda to host major global AIDS conference

Friday, May 03, 2024