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Some combatants of the genocidal FDLR militia, who were captured by M23 rebels, fighting alongside the DR Congo armed forces in the east of the country in December 2022. Courtesy

UN Group of Experts obscure realities of eastern DR Congo conflict – Rwanda govt

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Participants pose for a photo during the celebration of Next Einstein Forum's Africa Science Week at Agahozo Shalom Youth Village.

Next Einstein Forum’s Science Week celebrates girls in STEM

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Silas Udahemuka, Director General at Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority and Silke Buckley, Head of Training and International Operations at CAAi, pose for a picture at the signing of the MoU. Courtesy

Rwanda, UK partner to boost aviation training, innovation

Thursday, June 22, 2023

(L-R) The British High Commissioner to Rwanda, Omar Daair, Minister for Trade and Industry, Jean-Chrysostome Ngabitsinze and Paul Whittingham, Head of the UK’s Trade for Development department in London pose for a photo. Courtesy

Rwanda starts trading under UK’s low-tariff scheme

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Atmis Burundi National Defence Forces Commander of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Lt Col Richard Binyenimana (L) shakes hands with Somalia National Army Commander Maj Gen Bashir Abukar Ahmed during the handing over Xaaji Cali FOB in Hirshabelle State in Somalia on June 20, 2023. PHOTO | ATMIS

AU starts exit of troops in Somalia

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Kabazungu residents, Musanze Sector, attend Inteko z’Abaturage' or Citizen Assemblies which takes place every Tuesday, across the country.

Musanze: Farmers seek improved potato seeds to boost livelihoods

Thursday, June 22, 2023

President Mamady Doumbouya of Guinea poses for a photo with the delegates as they took part in the Republic of Guinea’s ICT Week. Photos: Courtesy.

Digital transformation in focus: Rwanda, Guinea collaborate for ICT advancements

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Five key technologies.

Five key technologies Rwandans should be ready for in the next five years

Thursday, June 22, 2023

A nurse takes care of a baby at Kirehe Hospital. Experts say that by age 30, fertility starts to decline, means that the risks of miscarriage and stillbirth are higher in people who are older than 35. File

Conceiving after age 35: Experts weigh in on hitches

Thursday, June 22, 2023

A new look of Tapis Rouge that has been transformed into a recreational and sporting space with numerous sports facilities. Photos by Craish Bahizi

PHOTOS: A look at Nyamirambo’s Tapis Rouge makeover

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Rwanda Cooperation CEO, Ambassador Christine Nkulikiyinka, and ACCI’s Director General, Fatoumia Ali Bazi sign the agreement in Kigali on June 21. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana

Rwanda, Comoros ink deal to strengthen cooperation

Thursday, June 22, 2023

A drone pilot with CHARIS test-flies a drone in Rwanda. The leading 3D geospatial drone data company was chosen chosen as one of the 25 recipients of the prestigious Google for Startups Black Founders Fund in Africa.

Charis UAS selected for Google for Startups Black Founders Fund

Thursday, June 22, 2023

First Lady Jeannette Kagame addresses delegates at the inaugural FinTech Forum during a session on, “Business Case for women in FinTech,” on June 21. Courtesy

No winner in limiting space for women in FinTech - First Lady

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Zambian President, Hakainde Hichilema addresses delegates at Norrsken House during his visit at the hub on June 21. President said that he wants the exact concept of Rwanda’s Norrsken House in Zambia. Olivier Mugwiza

Zambia’s President wants “Norrsken concept” in Lusaka

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

New apartments for vulnerable residents in the environs of Mpazi drainage in Gitega and Kimisagara sectors in Nyarugenge District, constructed as part of City of Kigali's efforts to upgrade inform settlement. Bahizi

Projects in pipeline to build 15,000 affordable houses within six years

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

MP David Ole Sankok moves the motion on the use of EAC partner states' local currencies across the region as a precursor of the envisaged single currency, during an EALA plenary on June 21, 2023, in Arusha, Tanzania. (Emmanuel Ntirenganya)

EALA passes motion to expedite EAC single currency

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Mourners visit Bisesero Genocide Memorial in Karongi District (Sam Ngendahimana)

Genocide: Paris Court okays inquiry into French troops’ complicity in Bisesero massacres

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

MVend Limited, a leading Rwandan FinTech solutions service provider, has received an E-Money issuer and remittances license from the National Bank of Rwanda (NBR)

Rwandan fintech MVend gets Central Bank license

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

President Paul Kagame and Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema address journalists during a joint news briefing at Village Urugwiro on Wednesday, June 21. Photos by Village Urugwiro

Rwanda, Zambia look to strengthen south-south cooperation

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema pays tribute to victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi during his visit at at the Kigali Genocide Memorial on Wednesday, June 21.All photos by Olivier Mugwiza

PHOTOS: Zambia’s President pays tribute to Genocide victims

Wednesday, June 21, 2023