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The 2019 ministerial order outlines thirteen types of construction violations, each punishable according to the category of the building and the seriousness of the offense.

13 construction faults and their penalties in Rwanda

Tuesday, September 09, 2025

President Paul Kagame receives Abdulla bin Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed, Chairman of the National Media Office (NMO) and the UAE Media Council, at Village Urugwiro on Tuesday, September 9. Photo by Village Urugwiro

Kagame, UAE official discuss media cooperation

Tuesday, September 09, 2025

Minister of Education Joseph Nsengimana and John Endrud, WorldQuant University CEO at the signing ceremony in Kigali on Tuesday, September 9. Courtesy

50,000 Rwandans to get scholarships at WorldQuant University

Tuesday, September 09, 2025

Nepal's prime minister KP Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday, September 9.

Nepal prime minister resigns amid raging anti-corruption protests

Tuesday, September 09, 2025

ADF militia kills 150 civilians in two months. Courtesy

DR Congo: ADF militia kills 150 civilians in two months

Tuesday, September 09, 2025

Minister of Environment, Bernadette Arakwiye speaks at Africa Climate Summit in Ethiopia on September 8.

Rwandan minister calls for climate finance reform at Africa summit

Tuesday, September 09, 2025

Up close with Kamagaju, a conservation icon in Akagera park

Tuesday, September 09, 2025

Parents accompanying their children to school complained of a shortage of buses for their travel. Photos by Craish BAHIZI

Back-to-school travel: Parents, students decry shortage of buses

Tuesday, September 09, 2025

Rwanda Energey Group electrician during electricity supply exercise in Nyarurama. File

REG explains electricity meter supply delays

Tuesday, September 09, 2025

Passengers board a RwandAir plane at Kigali International Airport. File

Inside nine-point plan to unlock Africa’s aviation integration

Tuesday, September 09, 2025

The 20th edition of Kwita Izina took place on Friday, September 5 in Kinigi.

Bank of Kigali celebrates 20th Kwita Izina, reaffirms commitment to conservation, communities

Tuesday, September 09, 2025

An artist's impression of Rubavu Urban use master plan. Rubavu District has unveiled an ambitious land use master plan that will guide its development agenda through 2050. Courtesy

Rubavu city to get new transport hub, coastal park under 2050 plan

Tuesday, September 09, 2025

Participants follow a lecture during the five-day workshop on cybersecurity and cyber-terrorism taking place in Kigali from September 8 to 12. Titus Manzi

Scammers, extremists double down on online attacks on youth

Tuesday, September 09, 2025

Minister of Infrastructure Jimmy Gasore (R) and Senegalese Minister of Infrastructure, Land and Air Transport, Honorable Yankhoba Dième at the signing event.

Rwanda, Senegal sign bilateral air services agreement

Monday, September 08, 2025

Seventeen officers are from Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda, along with EASF Headquarters staff, are participating in it.

Eastern African military commanders in Rwanda for key training

Monday, September 08, 2025

President Paul Kagame received letters of credence of Casper Stenger Jensen of Denmark, on Monday, September 8. Photo by Village Urugwiro

PHOTOS: Kagame receives credentials from four new envoys

Monday, September 08, 2025

Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) paraded 26 people suspected of engaging in fraudulent schemes targeting mobile money users , on Monday, September 8. Courtesy

26 arrested in Rwf30m mobile money fraud scheme

Monday, September 08, 2025

ASG students.

African School of Governance announces first cohort for Master of Public Administration

Monday, September 08, 2025

Lt Gen Innocent Kabandana.

Lt Gen Kabandana remembered as a patriot, man of integrity

Monday, September 08, 2025

Rwanda Energy Group technician during electrical installation. The Minister of Infrastructure, Jimmy Gasore, is set to appear in Parliament on Tuesday afternoon to respond to issues related to Rwanda’s electricity production.

Power outage alert for Kigali, Western Province

Monday, September 08, 2025