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Members of the East African Legislative Assembly during plenary session session in Kigali on October 31. Courtesy

Regional MPs urge ratification of ‘key’ EAC protocols

Monday, October 31, 2022

A view of la Petite Barriere , the border between Goma in DRC and Rubavu in Rwanda. Rwandans have been warned against unnecessary travel to DR Congo. File

Rwandans warned against "unnecessary" travel to DR Congo

Monday, October 31, 2022

(L-R) Mutaboba, Odette Nyiramirimo, Tom Ndahiro and Alain Mukurarinda. File

Experts weigh in on Rwanda-DRC tensions

Monday, October 31, 2022

President Kagame with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York on September 23, 2022. / Village Urugwiro

Kagame, UN boss speak over DRC crisis

Monday, October 31, 2022

Senegalese President Macky Sall, and the current Chairperson of the African Union has called for ‘constructive’ dialogue between Rwanda and DR Congo. Courtesy

DRC crisis: AU calls for ‘constructive’ dialogue

Monday, October 31, 2022

Edouard Bamporiki in the court on September 21. Courtesy

Bamporiki appeals four-year sentence

Monday, October 31, 2022

The East African Legislative Assembly Speaker Martin Ngoga during a plenary session in Kigali on October 25. Courtesy

EALA Plenary to consider increase in EAC budget

Monday, October 31, 2022

L-R: Robin C. Bairstow, Chairperson Rwanda Bankers Association; Basile Tchakounte, principle advisor for cooperation and resource mobilisation at FAGACE; Emmanuelle Migan, director of operation and marketing at FAGACE; Erick Nkusi, country representative at FAGACE. / Photos by Craish Bahizi

Continental fund partners with banks to boost financing in Rwanda

Monday, October 31, 2022

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Twitter to start charging $20 per month for verification

Monday, October 31, 2022

With only two hospitals providing occupational therapy, beneficiaries and practitioners of the ‘new’ rehabilitation treatment want it mainstreamed. Photo: Moise M. Bahati.

Why occupational therapy must be integrated in medical system

Sunday, October 30, 2022

Some children with disabilities who live at a centre in Gahanga, Kicukiro District. Photo: Craish Bahizi.

Reintegrating children with disabilities into families should be fast-tracked – activists

Sunday, October 30, 2022

Inimates at Nyarugenge prison in Kigali. According to Rwanda Investigation Bureau, 25,167 people are in jail for crimes related to drug abuse. Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.

Over 25,000 in jail for drug abuse

Sunday, October 30, 2022

University of Kigali has established effective measures to curb sexual harassment among staff and students.

University of Kigali’s approach to curbing the sexual harassment menace in universities

Sunday, October 30, 2022

Letshego Rwanda Plc staff doing Umuganda with students at GS Kimironko 1 in Gasabo District. Courtesy

Letshego Rwanda Plc provides health insurance to vulnerable families during Umuganda

Sunday, October 30, 2022

Frank Gisha Mugisha, the Director General of Rwanda Chamber of Tourism(Right) briefs the media on the upcoming Tourism week . Photo by Dan Kwizera Gatsinzi

Tourism Week set for November, focusing on Intra-Africa travel

Sunday, October 30, 2022

BDO EA Rwanda staff joined Rulindo residents during Umuganda before the hand over of health insurance premiums for 500 residents on October 29. Craish Bahizi

BDO EA Rwanda donates health insurance to 500 Rulindo residents

Sunday, October 30, 2022

King Faisal Hospital and the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK) have been recognized as international centres of training in internal medicine. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

King Faisal Hospital, CHUK approved as endoscopy training centres

Sunday, October 30, 2022

Rwanda's envoy to DR Congo, Vincent Karega. Courtesy

Rwanda says "regrets" expulsion of its DR Congo envoy

Sunday, October 30, 2022

Minister Paula Ingabire during the hand over of laptos on October 26. Smart Africa has donated 105 laptops to support access to information for teachers and students. Courtesy

Smart Africa donates over 100 laptops to teachers, students

Saturday, October 29, 2022

Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente (R) shakes hands with His Beatitude Theodoros II, the Orthodox Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, in Kigali, October 29, 2022 (Photo credit,Office of Prime Minister)

Orthodox Church leader lauds Rwanda’s post-Genocide renewal

Saturday, October 29, 2022