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Congolese refugees at Kigeme camp, protesting targeted killings of Tutsi, Hema and Banyamulenge communities in eastern DR Congo. All photos Olivier Mugwiza
Crime

[VIDEO] Women’s Day: Congolese refugees appeal for end of violence in DR Congo

Friday, March 08, 2024
Officials tour a newly inaugurated mother's room at ISCO headquarters during the celebration of the International Women' s Day on Friday, March 8. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Women

PHOTOS: Women's Day: Crystal Ventures Ltd unveils three lactation rooms

Friday, March 08, 2024
Denis Kazungu, the ‘serial killer’ responsible for the deaths of 13 people has been handed a life sentence by the Nyarugenge Intermediate Court on Friday, March 8. File
Crime

‘Serial killer’ Kazungu sentenced to life in prison

Friday, March 08, 2024
President Paul Kagame meets with Raila Odinga, the Kenyan politician who is vying for the Chairmanship of the African Union Commission (AUC), at Village Urugwiro in Kigali, on Friday, March 8. PHOTO BY VILLAGE URUGWIRO
Africa

Kagame meets AU Chair contender Raila Odinga

Friday, March 08, 2024
Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland KC hands over the award to Justice Mminister Emmanuel Ugirashebuja during the 2024 Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting in Zanzibar on Wednesday, March 7. Courtesy
Rwanda

Rwanda awarded for using tech, innovation to improve justice

Friday, March 08, 2024
Participants of the workshop pose for a photo. One Acre Fund aims to plant 250 million trees by 2030 and has already planted 96 million trees by the end of 2023. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Featured

FEATURED: One Acre Fund Rwanda reflects on tree campaign, unveils plans

Friday, March 08, 2024
President Paul Kagame delivers his remarks during the national celebration of International Women’s Day on Friday, March 8. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Women

Kagame: Rwandan women hold untapped strengths to spur devt

Friday, March 08, 2024
Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) Commissioner General, Pascal Bizimana Ruganintwali, receives a customer at the headquarters. File
Featured

FEATURED: RRA urges taxpayers’ early 2023 income tax declarations ahead of deadline

Friday, March 08, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Vincent Biruta and his counterpart Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi during the signing ceremony on Thursday, March 7. The deal was signed in Kigali during the first Session of the Joint Committee for Cooperation between Rwanda and the United Arab Emirates. Courtesy
Education

Biruta lauds Rwanda, UAE cooperation as countries ink education deal

Friday, March 08, 2024
Rupert Murdoch at the US Open final in New York, US in 2017. PHOTO _ REUTERS
International

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch gets engaged at 92

Friday, March 08, 2024
Prime Minister Dr. Ngirente meets with Mafalda Duarte, Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund, in Kigali on Thursday, March 7. Courtesy
Environment

PM Ngirente meets with Green Climate Fund boss to enhance collaboration

Friday, March 08, 2024
L-R- Kenya's President William Ruto, opposition leader Raila Odinga and Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni at Kisozi, Uganda on February 26, 2024. PHOTO _ POOL
Africa

Ruto: EAC to back one candidate for AUC top job

Friday, March 08, 2024
The reality is that women often face the harshest effects of online disrespect, harassment, and cyberbullying.
Women

Empowering women online: Promoting digital respect

Friday, March 08, 2024
In the last three decades, Rwandan women have played major roles in the nation's journey towards liberation, growth, and sustainability. Olivier Mugwiza
Women

How women in uniform epitomise Rwanda’s journey of resilience, transformation

Friday, March 08, 2024
Women

Inclusion requires qualification, says BasiGo Rwanda’s MD

Friday, March 08, 2024
Dr Inyange is a neurosurgeon at the Kigali University Teaching Hospital (CHUK). Courtesy photo.
Women

Girls, be the difference the country’s healthcare is looking for — Rwanda’s youngest neurosurgeon

Friday, March 08, 2024
Raissa Ikindi
Women

Empowering women in technology: Inspiring Inclusion at MTN Rwanda

Friday, March 08, 2024
Women drying chilli produce in Bugesera District. The new report has revealed that women own more agricultural land than men in Rwanda. File
Women

Women own more agricultural land than men in Rwanda - report

Friday, March 08, 2024
A young girl and women chair a discussion during a goal-setting meeting in Gashoro Village, Rwerere Sector, Burera District. 
Featured

Promoting women's involvement in community development: Spark's impact on women's empowerment, participation 

Friday, March 08, 2024
Eng Cecile Uwimana, a project manager at Real Contractors.
Women

Trailblazing and resilience: Celebrating women engineers’ role in Rwanda’s development

Friday, March 08, 2024