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 Joseph Rwagatare
Joseph Rwagatare
Some of the 91 asylum seekers from Libya on their arrival at Kigali International Airport on Thursday, March 21. Courtesy
Rwanda receives more refugees from Libya as UK politicians play ping pong with asylum plan
Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland KC hands over the award to Justice Minister Emmanuel Ugirashebuja during the 2024 Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting in Zanzibar on Wednesday, March 7. Courtesy
Rwanda is a new, old country, but more modern than ancient
President Paul Kagame and First Lady, watched the final game of the first week of Rwanda Challenger 50 tennis tournament, an event on the global ATP Tour, that concluded in Kigali after two weeks of competition on March 10. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Rwanda’s rising tennis profile: another ace served
President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo
US, France embolden Tshisekedi in war stance
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DR Congo: where ineptitude, greed, and cynicism meet to fuel conflict
Kigalians on walkways of the newly revamped Nyandungu wetland. The 121 hectares wetland was rehabilitated to become  Ecotourism Park. Courtesy
Regeneration of wetlands – it’s the spirit of Rwanda, isn’t it?
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In 30 years, Rwanda has achieved the work of a century
Some of the Burundians  stranded at Rwanda-Burundi border in Bugesera on Friday, January 12. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
What’s it with East Africans? In one area they celebrate unity, in another they shut borders
If SADC the force insists on fighting and defeating M23, that might pave the way for the extermination of an entire section of the Congolese population. Internet
Expectations and challenges in the New Year
Felix Tshisekedi has been declared winner of the December 20 poll in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
DRC’s Tshisekedi gets new term. Will it be better, more of the same or worse?
Inside of  the newly inaugurated of the BioNTech vaccine factory in Kigali. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Rwandans get early new year presents in BioNTech factory
Rwanda Correctional Services officers hands over a release letter to convict Victoire Ingabire at Nyarugenge Prison on  September 15, 2018. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
For self-delusion and speaking ill of Rwanda, V Ingabire wins the gold
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Twagiramungu gone to the creator to receive his just reward for his deeds
MONUSCO in DR Congo
Few will miss MONUSCO, Tshisekedi among them despite ordering them out
The former UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman shakes hands with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Dr Vicent Biruta during a bilateral meeting in Kigali on March 18,2023. Craish Bahizi
Rwanda’s sin in UK migrant plan is shaming the world for its callousness
EAC East African Community (EAC) High Level Consultative Meeting on Eastern DRC in  Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt, on November 7, 2022. The next meeting will take place November 23-24 in Arusha, Tanzania. Courtesy
Plea to EAC leaders: call out colleagues who kill their own people and then cry wolf
Rwandan author John Muyenzi's new book
More memoirs please; don’t keep all that information to yourself
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Wars don’t just kill people; they also destroy the mind and soul of the living

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