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Minister of Justice Emmanuel Ugirashebuja and delegates follow a presentation at the National Stakeholders’ Validation Workshop, held on Tuesday, September 30. courtesy
Rwanda

How is Rwanda faring in achieving over 100 UPR recommendations

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Boniface Rucagu a member of the Rwanda Elders Advisory Forum (REAF)
Rwanda

Patriotism Day: What Rwandan elders want the youth to remember

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Rwanda’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Martin Ngoga addresses the UN Security Council on Tuesday, September 30. COURTESY

Rwandan envoy questions UN support for DR Congo army amid FDLR links

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Residents wade through a flooded residential area in Rubavu on May 3, 2023. Germain Nsanzimana
Environment

Rwanda’s disaster resilience gets Rwf200bn boost from World Bank

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Participants pose for a group at the workshop to present the results of the survey
Featured

FEATURED: Tanga Community champions inclusive access to sexual, reproductive health services

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Dr Sabin Nsanzimana, Rwanda’s Minister of Health.
Health

Rwandan health minister among TIME100 influential figures

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Rwanda Patriotic Army soldiers who were disabled by the Liberation War in 1990s. File
Security

Patriotism through generations, lessons for Rwanda’s youth

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Members of the 11 political parties during a meeting with officials from Rwanda Governance Board (RGB) and the Office of the Ombudsman on Tuesday, September 30.
Politics

Political parties urged to align with Rwanda’s development pace

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Both delegations pose for a group photo at RDF headquarters.
Security

PHOTOS: Zambian military officers on study tour in Rwanda

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Riders in a breakaway around Kigali Golf Course during the 2025 UCI Road World Championships. Olivier Mugwiza
Environment

Air pollution levels in Kigali dropped 45% during UCI week - REMA

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Security

‘Patriotism is not about dying, it’s about defending’ – Gen Rwivanga

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
L-R: UN Women Rwanda Country Representative Jennet Kem and Equity Bank Rwanda Managing Director Hannington Namara sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating women’s economic empowerment and bridging gender gaps in finance and technology. Photos by Keza Kellya Raissa
Featured

Equity Bank, UN partner to accelerate women empowerment

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Rwanda’s Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Mark Cyubahiro Bagabe, delivers remarks at the EAFF Congress in Kigali on September 30. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Agriculture

Africa’s $70bn food import bill sparks urgent call for investment in local farming

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Cimerwa factory workers pack cement for market. The firm plans a $190m clinker plant to cut imports and save Rwanda an estimated $2.88bn in foreign exchange over 25 years. File
Business

CIMERWA’s $190m clinker plant that could save Rwanda billions of francs

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Doctors operate at Butaro Hospital in Burera District. Recent reforms to expand cancer treatment under Mutuelle de Santé were meant to ease access, but gaps remain. Courtesy
Health

What’s limiting cancer treatment under Mutuelle de Santé?

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Pregnant woman’s hands resting on her belly. The government plans to introduce early prenatal DNA testing to aid justice in defilement cases. Internet Photo
Health

Govt to roll out prenatal paternity DNA testing in defilement cases

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Joseph Kabila
Africa

DR Congo: Military court sentences Kabila to death

Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Ambassador Moses Rugema
Rwanda

Rwanda's High Commissioner-designate to Nigeria tasked to expand digital projects

Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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Rwanda

It takes a village: Raising children in times of rapid change

Tuesday, September 30, 2025
L-R: In Towanda, Pennsylvania, Traxys Head of Tin and Specialty Metals Ioannis Kallinikos, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) at the Rwandan Embassy in Washington, Arthur Asiimwe, Trinity Metals Chairman Shawn McCormick, Justin Uwiringiyimana of Trinity Metals, and Plansee Group Director of Global Raw Materials Eric Rowe, along with their delegation, witnessed the arrival of tungsten concentrate (WO₃) produced by Trinity’s Nyakabingo Mine. Courtesy
Business

In a first, Rwandan mining company supplies tungsten to US

Tuesday, September 30, 2025