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Ambassador Venetia Sebudandi was laid to rest on Saturday, November 18. Courtesy

RPF, Buganda Kingdom eulogise Amb Sebudandi

Saturday, November 18, 2023

Children sing Rwandan traditional songs during a recreational break at Happy Hearts daycare. Photo by Will Mucyo

Home activities to engage with children over the weekend

Saturday, November 18, 2023

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PRESS RELEASE: CIMERWA, Rwanda’s leading cement producer, to become majority owned by new long-term investor committed to regional expansion

Friday, November 17, 2023

Rwanda among the 15 countries to be supported to roll out measles and rubella catch-up and follow-up vaccination campaigns in 2024. Courtesy

Rwanda among 15 countries to get measles vaccine support in 2024

Friday, November 17, 2023

Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, speaks during the event

PHOTOS: TIME100 Summit: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Danai Gurira on breaking barriers, bridging gender gaps

Friday, November 17, 2023

Some of the 169 asylum seekers from Libya arrive at Kigali International Airport, on Thursday, November 16. Courtesy

Rwanda reiterates commitment to host refugees after new Libya arrivals

Friday, November 17, 2023

Former Governor of eastern province Emmanuel Gasana is currently detained in Nyarugenge Correctional Facility, commonly known as Mageragere.

Former governor Gasana remanded at Mageragere

Friday, November 17, 2023

Kigali residents undergo a mass screening exercise of non-communicable diseases. New study links reduction of salt intake to low blood pressure. Courtesy

New study links reduction of salt intake to low blood pressure

Friday, November 17, 2023

Patrick Ndjientcheu, Chief Product and Engineering Officer at Irembo (Right) speaking during a panel discussion on November 16, 2023. Photos by Christianne Murengerantwari

FEATURED: Irembo discusses protection of national infrastructure in e-govt era

Friday, November 17, 2023

Rwanda Development Board Deputy CEO Nelly Mukazayire delivers remarks during the Africa’s New Cities Summit in Kigali on, Thursday, November 16. Courtesy

First Africa’s New Cities Summit showcases ambitious urbanisation projects

Friday, November 17, 2023

Some participants pose for a photo at Twitter event at Norrsken, on November 15. The event was under the theme ‘World Food Day 2023 Water is Life, Water is Food. Leave No One Behind’. Photos by Craish Bahizi.

FEATURED: FAO Twitter event advocates for water-centric innovations

Friday, November 17, 2023

Equipped with wave sensors, the water level monitors effectively communicate fluctuations in water levels every five minutes

Rwanda installs flood monitors on Nile Basin rivers, lakes

Friday, November 17, 2023

One of the photos at the AfricaMuseum in the "MY NAME IS NOBODY" exhibition. COURTESY

Exhibition on Africa’s colonial past draws in large crowds despite ban

Friday, November 17, 2023

A new bridge worth 269.2 million rwf that has so far facilitated easy movements people in Ruhango District. Courtesy

New bridge brings joy, saves lives in Ruhango district

Friday, November 17, 2023

A new potato varieties are under trial in Eastern Province to increase national potato production. Germain Nsanzimana

Eastern Province: New potato types undergo testing to boost yields

Friday, November 17, 2023

Minister of Agriculture Ildephonse Musafiri interacts with Coumba Dieng Sow, FAO Country Representative after planting the trees..

FAO's fruit tree planting project starts in 100 schools in Kigali

Friday, November 17, 2023

The NALA Group Chief Operating Officer, Nicolai Eddy, said the company got the licence from Rwanda’s central bank in June 2023. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana

NALA promises cheap, reliable payment services in Rwanda

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Minister Paula Ingabire poses for a group photo with senior delegates at the meeting in Kigali on November 15.

Rwanda hosts 4th Africa Cyber Defense Forum

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Kunle Iluyemi, Head of Sub Sahara Africa Region, IHS Towers and Jackson Vugayabagabo, Imbuto Foundation’s acting Director General during the handover of the support. COURTESY

150 scholarships to be funded under Imbuto Foundation’s education plan

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Bulange, a building that serves as the administrative headquarters of Buganda Kingdom in Mengo-Uganda. The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has a son, Jjunju Kiweewa, with deceased former Rwandan diplomat Venetia Sebudandi. Kiweewa is one of the Princes of the Kingdom of Buganda.

Buganda Kingdom mourns Amb Sebudandi

Thursday, November 16, 2023