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A monument inside the Campaign against Genocide Museum depicts how RPA soldiers were committed to stop the Genocide and rescue people during the Liberation struggle in 1994. / Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.

Rescue missions: Survivors reflect on times in the liberation struggle

Tuesday, July 05, 2022
Spectacular fireworks displays lit up Kigali's skyline on Monday night, July 4, as the country cerebrate the 28th Anniversary of the Liberation Day. / Photos: Dan Nsengiyumva & Craish Bahizi.
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IN PICTURES: Fireworks light up Kigali's skyline on Liberation Day

Tuesday, July 05, 2022
President Paul Kagame during a televised interview on Monday, July 4. / Courtesy

Kagame: Rwanda should derive a lesson of resilience from Russia-Ukraine war

Monday, July 04, 2022
James Kimonyo, Rwandau2019s Ambassador to China speaks as the Rwandan community in China joined the country to celebrate the 28th Liberation Anniversary on July 4. Courtesy

Kwibohora: Rwandan youth in China urged to stand up against injustice

Monday, July 04, 2022
President Paul Kagame during a televised interview on Monday, July 4,2022. Courtesy

Kagame says war not a solution to DR Congo crisis

Monday, July 04, 2022
President Paul Kagame has conferred the National Order of Bravery to Maj. Gen (rtd) Henry Nkwame Anyidoho (Left) and Maj. Gen. (rtd) Joseph Narh Adinkra (Right) for their decision to stay back and save people during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi,in Kigali on July 4. Photo by Village Urugwiro

Kagame honours retired Ghanaian generals for bravery during Genocide

Monday, July 04, 2022
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Kwibohora28: PM Ngirente commends armed forces’ role in peace and development

Monday, July 04, 2022
Street lights in Kigali during the night. According to the official the city is in the 2nd phase of trials to make public lighting go solar. File

City of Kigali in trials for solar public lighting

Monday, July 04, 2022
Women members of parliament during a session on July 28.The Global Gender Gap Index ranks Rwanda the second most gender equal country in Africa and seventh in the world, with a score of 80.5 percent. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Why legitimacy can only be measured from a citizen perspective

Monday, July 04, 2022
An aerial view of Rubavu town with Lake Kivu in sight. It is one of Rwandau2019s secondary cities. Photo: File.

Expansion works for Rubavu town underway

Monday, July 04, 2022
Troops patrolled Nukus on Sunday.
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Uzbekistan: Thousands injured in unrest

Monday, July 04, 2022
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Africa

West African leaders lift sanctions on Mali

Monday, July 04, 2022
IBUKA and AVEGA officials hand over a newly constructed house to a genocide surivivor in Mageragere Sector, Nyarugenge District on July 3,2022. The event was organized to mark the end of 100 Days of the commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Genocide survivors receive houses as 100 days of remembrance end

Monday, July 04, 2022
Cyivugiza Model Village accommodates 104 families (vulnerable families and people from high-risk zones). It was constructed this year in Nyaruguru District.

Kwibohora28: RDF’s role in Rwanda’s transformation journey

Monday, July 04, 2022
Some of the RPA soldiers who worked on Radio Muhabura. Many Rwandans in the country and in exile were kept abreast of the progress of the liberation struggle thanks to the radio station.

Liberation Day: The capture of Mont Kigali and fall of the capital

Monday, July 04, 2022
NEW HOME: Residents walk past one of the newly constructed Munini Integrated Model Village blocks in Nyaruguru District on Sunday, July 3. The model village, complete with fully-furnished self-contained homes for 48 vulnerable families, is one of the Rwf191 billion-worth of projects set to be inaugurated countrywide on the occasion of the 28th Liberation Day, on Monday, July 4.

Rwf22bn model villages unveiled as Rwanda marks Liberation Day

Monday, July 04, 2022
RPA fighters during the struggle in the Volcanoes National Park. The bamboo thicket gave the fighters cover to conduct their covert operations against the enemy.

Liberation Day: Youth reflect on their role in nation-building

Sunday, July 03, 2022
It was organized ahead of the 28th liberation day celebrations due to take place on Monday, July 4.

Over 500 youth participate in liberation trail ahead of July 4

Sunday, July 03, 2022
Some of the soldiers during a seminar in Rushaki during the Liberation War. Located in the current Gicumbi District, Rushaki was one of the prominent bases of the liberation struggle.

Why Rwanda wasn’t paradise but a ‘dream home’ for those in and out of the country

Sunday, July 03, 2022
(L-R) Yolanda Cuba, the MTN Vice President in South and Eastern Africa; Mitwa Ng'ambi, the CEO of MTN Rwanda; hand over a cheque to Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Ingabire on March 30.

How MTN plans to address low smartphone penetration

Sunday, July 03, 2022