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(From L-R): The EAC budget officer, Beatrice Jerono Rono; the Counsel to the East African Community, Anthony Luyirika Kafumbe; the Chairperson of the EAC Council of Ministers, Ezéchiel Nibigira; the EAC Secretary General Peter Mathuki; and the EAC Director of Finance, Juvenal Ndimurirwo, present the bloc's budget, on June 13, 2023, in Arusha, Tanzania (Emmanuel Ntirenganya).

EAC budget rises to $100m as MPs call for more to spur integration

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Members of Organization for the Integration and Promotion of People with Albinism (OIPPA) during a walk to raise awareness on the International Albinism Awareness Day in Kigali, on June 13. While celebrating the day, they revealed that the sense of celebration is due to achieving significant milestones as a community that needs recognition. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimirimana

Albinism Awareness Day: Tracing progress of people living with albinism in Rwanda

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga during his trial at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague. Courtesy

Dissenting judge: Kabuga failed to demonstrate unfitness to stand trial

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

An aerial view of Hakan Peat Power plant in Gisagara District (80MW), a firm owned by the Turkish investor . Rwanda experienced a significant boost in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 2021, attracting $399.3 million, marking a substantial 45.7 percent increase.

Rwanda attracted $399 million FDIs in 2021

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Kalisa Bahati President of Rwandan Community in Tennessee addresses mourners during the commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi.

Rwandans in Tennessee, Kentucky urged to denounce Genocide perpetrators, denial

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

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Nigerian chef breaks world record for longest cooking marathon

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

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Kenya sues Johnson & Johnson over ‘cancerous’ baby powder

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Francis Bayingana, the warden for Volcano National Park during a interview at the park. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana

'Buffalo wall' in virunga mountains reduces human-wildlife conflict

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Residents wade through a flooded residential area on May 3.Rwanda is amongcountries that will benefit from $7 million in funding to finance a regional initiative to boost hydro-meteorological and early warning services. Germain N

Rwanda to benefit from $7m funding for regional early warning system

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Delivering an implant surgery training seminar at a conference in January 2021. Courtesy photos

Ditching the ‘American Dream’: One dental surgeon’s quest to boost oral health in Rwanda

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Vincent Biruta delivers remarks during the opening of the Kigali Global Dialogue on Monday, June 12. Courtesy

Emerging technologies take centre stage as Kigali Global Dialogue returns

Monday, June 12, 2023

Children carry jerry cans of water at Nkombo island in Rusizi District. Each year, on June 12, Rwanda joins the world in marking the international day against child labour . File

World Day Against Child Labor: How are Rwandan entities curbing the vice

Monday, June 12, 2023

Militiamen of the URDPC/CODECO armed group stand guard in the village of Wadda, Ituri Province, DR Congo Sept. 19, 2020. (VOA Africa photo)

DR Congo militia massacre 45 in Ituri

Monday, June 12, 2023

Some of the 134 refugees and asylum seekers evacuated from Libya on their arrival at Kigali International Airport on Monday, June 12. The group becomes the 14th to arrive in the country since the evacuation began in 2019. According to the Ministry in charge of Emergency Management, the latest group includes Eritreans (64), Sudanese (35), Somalis (15), Ethiopians (17), two Cameroonians and one Malian. They will be accommodated in Gashora Transit Centre in Bugesera District. Courtesy

Over 130 evacuated from Libya arrive in Rwanda

Monday, June 12, 2023

Netflix co-founder and Chairman, Reed Hastings recently joined African Leadership University students in Rwanda for a series of talks. Courtesy

Netflix boss joins ALU Rwanda for business masterclass

Monday, June 12, 2023

Rwanda’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb Claver Gatete delivers remarks during a UN Security Council Open Debate on the Rule of Law in New York, on January 12. On June 12, Gatete said Rwanda pleads with all UN member states to consider the gravity of the crimes committed during the 1994 genocide, the prolonged suffering of the survivors, and the potential instability that the ongoing impunity poses. Courtesy

Fight against impunity not Rwanda’s task alone – Amb Gatete

Monday, June 12, 2023

Faustin Nkusi, the Spokesperson of NPPA speaks to journalists on September 20,2021. Nkusi has confirmed the deportation of Théoneste Niyongira, also known as Kanyoni, a genocide suspect, from Malawi. Sam Ngenda

Genocide suspect Théoneste Niyongira deported from Malawi

Monday, June 12, 2023

Silvio Berlusconi.

Former Italian PM Berlusconi dies at 86

Monday, June 12, 2023

Moses Turahirwa, the founder Moshions, during an appeal trial at Nyarugenge Intermediate Court on Monday, June 12. Photo by Igihe

‘I’ve learned my lesson’, says Moshions’ Turahirwa during appeal hearing

Monday, June 12, 2023

Kimironko market. Flickr/Kigali Wire

Rwanda's consumer prices on a steady decelerating trend

Monday, June 12, 2023