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Couples during a civil wedding ceremony in Gicumbi. Figures show that marriages involving people aged under 21 increased more than sixteenfold, rising from 55 cases in 2024 to 921 in 2025.
Rwanda

Under-21 marriages surge 16-fold in 2025

Thursday, April 16, 2026
A Genocide suspect stands before the committee of Inyangamugayo judges as members of the community look on during a Gacaca trial. The community-based courts tried nearly two million Genocide cases before they were closed in 2012. File
Rwanda

How Gacaca courts still shape justice 32 years after Genocide

Sunday, April 12, 2026
PL cadres from various levels across the country convened in Kigali on Sunday, 29 March. Photos by Michel Nkurunziza
Politics

PL party supports proposed 'family council' to help reduce divorce cases

Monday, March 30, 2026
A child undergoes e-Indangamuntu registration process in Remera. Kellya Keza
People

Digital ID: How children's info will be updated until age 16

Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Residents undergo e-Indangamuntu registration process at a digital national ID registration site at ADEPR Church Remera in Nyabisindu in Kigali. Photos by Kellya Keza
Technology

Digital IDs: How registration is progressing so far

Monday, March 16, 2026
A sign language interpreter helpS a person with disability during a recent meeting. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Rwanda

Deaf Rwandans push for right to drive

Saturday, March 07, 2026
A French soldier walks alongside Interahamwe militiamen during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Genocide and the bureaucracy of hatred

Saturday, February 07, 2026
A bride and groom during a wedding ceremony. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Law

What are the most contentious issues in divorce cases in Rwanda?

Thursday, January 22, 2026
Major General Sylvain Ekenge.

In Kinshasa incitement to hatred is indiscipline

Monday, January 05, 2026
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Technology

Inside Rwanda’s​​ switch to a biometric digital ID

Monday, November 24, 2025
MPs who are members of the Network of Rwandan Parliamentarians on Population and Development (RPRPD) and the Rwanda Women Parliamentary Forum (FFRP) during the outreach.
Featured

MPs urge youth to shape their future amid teen pregnancy crackdown

Friday, November 14, 2025
Officials during a consultative meeting on the new law regulating healthcare services that was adopted by the Cabinet. in Kigali. Courtesy
Featured

What Rwanda’s new health law means for access to sexual, reproductive services

Wednesday, November 12, 2025