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Employees of regional audit firm, BDO East Africa Rwanda during a blood donation exercise at Rwanda Biomedical Centre last week on Friday June 10. They carried out the charity drive ahead of the Blood Donation Day that is celebrated globally on June 14. Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Rwanda

Rwanda looks to meet blood transfusion demand by 2025

Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Students at Mother Mary International school. All day schools in Kigali will be closed from 20 to 26 June the time the country will be hosting the CHOGM. Dan Nsengiyumva

Kigali schools to close during CHOGM week

Monday, June 13, 2022
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Dr. Vincent Biruta and Priti Patel the Home Secretary of the United Kingdom during the signing of the agreement in Kigali on April 14,2022.
Rwanda

UK migrants expected in Kigali on Tuesday

Monday, June 13, 2022
Rwandair's airplane at Kigali International Airport. RwandAir has offered a 15 per cent saving off flights for passengers across its extensive network, in line with the forthcoming Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). / File
Rwanda

CHOGM delegates to enjoy RwandAir discounts

Monday, June 13, 2022
Inside one of houses that were damaged by rockets from DR Congo in Kinigi, Musanze District on May 23,2022.
Rwanda

UN silence on DR Congo aggression towards Rwanda is concerning – Govtspokesperson

Monday, June 13, 2022
A female security guard pays attention during the training.

Police tips security companies on professionalism

Monday, June 13, 2022
The ban means the film will not be screened for commercial or cultural purposes in Morocco.
Africa

Morocco bans ‘blasphemous’ British film

Monday, June 13, 2022
Parliament has been in turmoil since October's general election and intense negotiations among political factions have failed to forge a majority.
International

Iraqi MPs from Muqtada al-Sadr’s bloc resign

Monday, June 13, 2022
The East African Legislative Assembly Speaker Martin Ngoga chairs a session on June 9.

Why EAC needs enhanced gender equality in food nutrition security

Sunday, June 12, 2022
The New Times

Governor Habitegeko assures Rubavu border community of tight security

Sunday, June 12, 2022
Women in a hair dressing salon Gashora Transit center that is located in Gashora sector, Bugesera district. The Center has hosted a total of 1,055 refugees and asylum seekers since September 2019.

Inside Gashora transit centre hosting refugees from Libya

Sunday, June 12, 2022
Senior officers from 12 African countries graduate from Rwanda Defence Force Command and Staff College in Musanze on June 11.

48 senior officers graduate from RDF Command and Staff College

Sunday, June 12, 2022
The New Times

DeGeneres Gorilla Campus launched, Rwanda hosts major tech summit, more about last week

Sunday, June 12, 2022
Workers at a construction site while expanding a house in Kigali.

Kigali City to deploy new tech to monitor illegal construction

Sunday, June 12, 2022
Portia De Rossi at the inauguration of the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund that took place in Musanze on June 7, 2022.

10 quotable quotes from last week’s major stories

Sunday, June 12, 2022
A view of Umubano hotel that will be rebranded and redeveloped into a 100-key Mu00f6venpick hotel.

Umubano to become Movenpick Hotel after getting new owner

Sunday, June 12, 2022
First Lady Jeannette Kagame with students in a group photo during a graduation ceremony of Green Hills Academy students in Kigali on Saturday, June 11. Courtesy

First Lady commends GHA graduates’ selflessness, tips them on hard work

Saturday, June 11, 2022
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Dr. Vincent Biruta and Priti Patel, the Home Secretary of the United Kingdom exchange the documents in Kigali on April 14, 2022.

First group of UK migrants to arrive next week

Saturday, June 11, 2022
The five-day training was attended by 15 officers of the Rwanda Defence Force and 9 from the Rwanda National Police.

Military, police officers complete training on internal security operations

Saturday, June 11, 2022
Members of Parliament during a session.

Budget: MPs want govt to fix funding gaps for socio-economic devt

Saturday, June 11, 2022