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A segment of Nyungwe forest that was affected by fire last week. Seen here, different security personnel inspect the incident in Rusizi District.

Public warned against starting wildfires as blaze guts part of Nyungwe forest

Monday, August 01, 2022
A worker boils tin at LuNa Smelter in Gasabo District. The firm is the sole producer and exporter of tin in both Eastern and Central Africa.

Mining industry sees value in growing local processing capacity

Sunday, July 31, 2022
Commuters were left stranded at downtown Kigali bus park on July 25. Due to the shortage of public buses, commuters have been encountering the problem of long queues as passengers wait for buses partly because of the limited transportation means. The City of Kigali has announced that at least 500 buses are needed in the capital, to solve the problem.

Kigali needs over 500 buses to address public transport woes

Sunday, July 31, 2022
Cindy Ruta, a Rwandan entrepreneur produces mayonnaise during the interview on July 20.

Meet Cindy Ruta, the brains behind Made-in-Rwanda ketchup, mayo

Sunday, July 31, 2022
A view of Burera Beach Resort. The new Ministry of Public Investments and Privatization will play a key role in curtailing losses from government investments.

Experts weigh in on creation of new investment ministry

Sunday, July 31, 2022
Residents queue for water at a public tap in Masaka Sector in Kicukiro District. Many households still face water shortage across the country.

Utility agency blames water scarcity on rapid urbanization

Sunday, July 31, 2022
Nancy Tembo, Malawi's Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Amandin Rugira, Rwanda's High Commissioner to Malawi, in Lilongwe, Malawi, during celebrations of Rwandau2019s independence and liberation anniversaries, held on Friday, July 29.

Rwanda a beacon of hope to rest of Africa, says Malawi Foreign Minister

Sunday, July 31, 2022
Rwanda's Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Vincent Biruta (left), and his Zimbabwean counterpart Frederick Shava sign pacts that include an Extradition Treaty, a Memorandum of Understanding on Immigration Cooperation, and another one on cooperation in investigating civil aircraft accidents and serious incidents while President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe (background) looks on, at State House in Harare, on July 29.

Rwanda, Zimbabwe sign deals to boost investigation and immigration cooperation

Saturday, July 30, 2022
Rwandau2019s High Commissioner to Ghana, Aissa Kacyira delivers remarks during the 28th Liberation Day celebrations on July 29.

Rwandans in Ghana celebrate Liberation Day

Saturday, July 30, 2022
L-R: Jean-Chrysostome Ngabitsinze and Eric Rwigamba.

Ngabitsinze appointed minister of trade as new ministry is created

Saturday, July 30, 2022
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Climate change, poverty still a threat to women’s devt- Officials

Saturday, July 30, 2022
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Africa

Kenya threatens Facebook suspension over hate speech

Saturday, July 30, 2022
Pope Francis addressing the media on the papal plane.
International

I could step down - but not yet, says Pope

Saturday, July 30, 2022
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Cabinet makes new major appointments

Saturday, July 30, 2022
Twenty-eight young African entrepreneurs and business owners are in Rwanda to explore the business opportunities .Theyu00a0are from Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Cyprus and UAE-Dubai.u00a0Photos byu00a0Dan Nsengiyumva

Young African entrepreneurs explore investment opportunities in Rwanda

Friday, July 29, 2022
Workers sort fresh chili for export at NAEB Horticulture Packaging House in Kigali on December 1, 2020. A number of horticulture exporters worry about the increased air shipment fee, revealing that it will affect their businesses. According to NAEB ,in the fiscal year 2020-2021, Rwandau2019s horticulture exports, vegetables, fruits and flowers generated over $28.79 million and the country targets $130 million from horticulture exports by 2024. File

High freight rates cast a shadow over horticulture export prospects

Friday, July 29, 2022
Former street children at Gitagata Rehabilitation Centre, a children facility in Bugesera District. Civil Society's analysis shows that the budget allocated to child rights protection and promotion has been reduced by 87%. File

Children’s rights activists decry budget cuts

Friday, July 29, 2022
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Musanze doctor sentenced to 25 years for defilement

Thursday, July 28, 2022
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Districts on the spot for hiking construction permit fees

Thursday, July 28, 2022
Protesters from Goma city during a demonstration at the border between DR Congo and Rwanda on June 15,2022. Organisations of survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi and internationally-renowned scholars have expressed concern over rapidly growing hate speech targeting Kinyarwanda speakers in in the DR Congo.

Scholars, Genocide survivors alarmed by increasing hate speech in DR Congo

Thursday, July 28, 2022