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The three-day meeting brought together senior officers from the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) 2nd and 5th Divisions and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) 2nd Infantry Division, deployed along the shared border.

Musanze: UPDF, RDF officers conclude proximity commander’s meeting

Friday, February 20, 2026

President Paul Kagame meets with Veronica Nduva, the Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC) at Village Urugwiro on Friday, February 20. Photo by Village Urugwiro

Kagame, EAC boss discuss regional trade, integration

Friday, February 20, 2026

Farmers observe hybrid maize varieties during a field demonstration aimed at promoting improved seed use and cultivation practices. COURTESY.

Rwanda bets on hybrid seed to close its maize yield gap

Friday, February 20, 2026

Delegates follow a panel discussion during the annual Development Partners Retreat, held in Rubavu District from February 18-20. Courtesy

Govt considers new devt cooperation policy

Friday, February 20, 2026

A group of Rwandan youth and their parents from Belgium are in Rwanda for a 10-day cultural study tour, captured here in Bugesera District on Friday, February 20. Courtesy

PHOTOS: Diaspora youth reconnect with Rwandan roots through cultural tour

Friday, February 20, 2026

The Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Telesphore Ndabamenye, presents a draft law on animal husbandry, animal health and fisheries to MPs on Thursday, February 19.

Parliament to scrutinise new bill on animal health

Friday, February 20, 2026

Officers from the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), together with commanders from the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) visit Mutobo Demobilisation Centre in Musanze. Courtesy

PHOTOS: RDF, UPDF officers visit Mutobo demob centre

Friday, February 20, 2026

United States President Donald Trump.

Trump orders US govt to release files on alien life

Friday, February 20, 2026

Gasabo Intermediate Court has upheld a lower court decision to grant bail for Hassan Bahame, Director of Gitagata Rehabilitation Centre. Courtesy

Why court upheld Hassan Bahame's bail

Friday, February 20, 2026

Officials pose for a photo during the celebration of the company’s fifteenth anniversary in Kigali on February 19. Courtesy

Rwanda bourse has facilitated Rwf3 trillion in capital raising since launch

Friday, February 20, 2026

European Commissioner Hadja Lahbib speaks at a press conference in Kigali on Thursday, February 19. Photo by Craish Bahizi

EU official says it's hard to tell who committed abuses in Uvira

Friday, February 20, 2026

AFCM23’s deputy coordinator Bertrand Bisiimwa.

Bisimwa condemns ‘indifference’ of mediators amid Kinshasa’s attacks

Friday, February 20, 2026

ACES’s Joseph Hakuzimana trains student Patience Niyigena in brazing during a 10-day refrigeration course. The session covers applying MAPP (Methylacetylene Propadiene Propane) Gas to joints with a filler rod, focusing on safety, precision, and joint formation. Photo by Clean Cooling Network | Benjamin Mugabo

PHOTOS: ACES offers essential brazing techniques for refrigeration systems

Friday, February 20, 2026

Featured: Fitnesspoint expands Gacuriro branch amid growing gym demand

Friday, February 20, 2026

Panelists at the Multi-Sectoral High-Level Dialogue, held under the theme “From commitment to action scaling up regional competitiveness to unlock trade and prosperity in EAC,”

EAC pushes five-point plan to ease cross-border trade

Friday, February 20, 2026

Foreign Minister Nduhungirehe speaks at a press conference in Kigali on Thursday, February 19. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Nduhungirehe: Burundi should not get involved in AU mediation of DR Congo crisis

Friday, February 20, 2026

Rwanda's high commission in the United Kingdom has launched “Nshuti”, an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot aimed at enhancing service delivery. Courtesy

Rwanda high commission in UK deploys AI to enhance service delivery

Friday, February 20, 2026

Central Bank has reiterated that low-denomination coins remain legal tender. Courtesy

Central bank reaffirms validity of coins amid public complaints

Friday, February 20, 2026

Dr. Mukagatare (far right) with a lab scientist in RBC’s Sequence Monitoring Room, where the center advances biomedical research and public health programs in Rwanda. Phots by Kellya Keza

Inside the rise of specialised labs in Rwanda’s health system

Friday, February 20, 2026

The newly constructed University of Rwanda headquarters in Nyarugenge Kigali. Courtesy

Can Rwanda’s universities become engines of research and innovation?

Friday, February 20, 2026