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AFCM23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka.
Africa

Kinshasa accused of violating ceasefire as coalition forces attack on multiple fronts

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Minister of Finance Yusuf Murangwa and GiveDirectly chief executuve Nick Allardice shake hands after signing the agreement on Tuesday, February 24. Courtesy
Rwanda

Govt, GiveDirectly launch Rwf200bn fund to speed up poverty reduction

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Hadja Lahbib, European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, and AFC-M23 Coordinator Corneille Nangaa in Goma on February 20. Photo courtesy of AFC-M23
Africa

What next after AFC/M23-EU talks?

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Featured

Sight restored: New ophthalmic equipment to scale up eye care access across Rwanda

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
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Health

Vox pop: What Mutuelle de Santé means to ordinary Rwandans

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
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Health

PHOTOS: Rwandan peacekeepers provide free medical to prisoners in CAR

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
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Featured

Amstel promises lakeside festivities as Tour du Rwanda heads to Rubavu

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Over 49 people were injured and 147 houses damaged in Gasabo, Gicumbi, Kayonza, and Nyabihu districts during heavy rain.
Environment

11 killed by rain-induced disasters in February

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Minister Abdallah Utumatwishima joins participants for a group photo during the celebration of the 23rd International Mother Language Day in Kigali on Tuesday, February 24. Craish Bahizi
Culture

Code-switching, foreign languages could erode Ikinyarwanda, officials say

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
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Agriculture

Govt secures over Rwf110bn for Kayonza irrigation project

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Patients, mostly beneficiaries of Mutuelle, wait in the outpatient department of Butaro Hospital in Burera District, accessing various healthcare services. Photos by Kellya Keza.
Health

Mutuelle turns 25: Patients, doctors and families reflect on life-changing impact

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Residents during the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Mituelle de Sante at Rutunga Sector in Gasabo District, on February 25. Courtesy
Health

Experts weigh in on Mutuelle de Santé premium reforms

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Some of the 262 convicts of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, who are nearing completion of their sentences, during a reintegration training programme at Nyamagabe Correctional Facility. Courtesy
Featured

Genocide convicts urged to shun divisionism, embrace gender equality ahead of release

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
NCBA Rwanda’s Managing Director Maurice Toroitich addresses delegates at the event. In Rwanda, NCBA operates branches in Kigali, Musanze, Nyagatare, Rubavu, Kayonza, and Rusizi
Featured

NCBA vows to fuel Rubavu’s leap from border town to business hub

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
A view of Gisenyi airstrip that is under rehabilitation in Rubavu town. According the officials the revamping works are in their final stages. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana
Infrastructure

Gisenyi airstrip re-opening expected to boost tourism, trade

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA), in partnership with QT Global Software Ltd and AMBI Tech Ltd, on February 22, announced a nationwide disbursement of Q4 2025 VAT rewards under the TENGAMARA na TVA programme. File
Featured

TENGAMARA delivers: Thousands receive VAT rewards in Q4 2025 payout

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Delegates pose for a group photo during an awareness-raising workshop on industrial participation in the country’s nuclear power project, on Tuesday, February 24. Courtesy
Energy

Rwandan industries could benefit from nuclear power projects

Tuesday, February 24, 2026
President Paul Kagame meets Saudi Arabia’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Waleed bin Abdulkarim El-Khereiji, at Village Urugwiro on Tuesday, February 24. Village Urugwiro
Economy

Kagame, Saudi minister discuss boosting cooperation

Tuesday, February 24, 2026
RIB has arrested a 58-year-old man in Bugesera District for assaulting a street cleaner during her morning duties, accusing her of spreading dust onto his vehicle. Courtesy
Crime

Bugesera: Man arrested for assaulting street cleaner

Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Minister of Justice Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, speaks at the Durban 25 session in Geneva on February 23 . Courtesy
Africa

Ugirashebuja says violence in DR Congo mirrors pre-1994 situation in Rwanda

Tuesday, February 24, 2026