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Rwanda

Why government wants to amend law on cemeteries 

Tuesday, March 10, 2026
A section of Rusororo Cemetery in Gasabo District. The Cemetery was established in 2011 was initially projected to meet Kigali’s burial needs until about 2029. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Rwanda

As Rusororo cemetery fills up, what lies ahead?

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Late President Habyarimana (C); his son, Jean-Luc Habyarimana; and wife, Agathe Kanziga-Habyarimana.

Juvénal Habyarimana’s family: The symbol of moral decay

Friday, November 14, 2025
Genocide convict Protais Zigiranyirazo, died at his residence in Niamey, Niger, where he had been living since his acquittal on August 3, 2025. COURTESY

Genocide: ‘Mr. Z’, divine justice, and the echoes of Antigone

Sunday, September 14, 2025
Assiel Ngarambe, CHUK’s longest serving morgue attendant, inside the hospital's morgue. Photos by Willy Mucyo
Health

CHUK’s longest-serving morgue attendant who dignifies the dead

Friday, December 20, 2024
The City of Kigali has directed residents to use alternative burial sites following the closure of Nyamirambo cemetery in Nyarugenge District. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

What next after closure of Nyamirambo cemetery?

Thursday, October 17, 2024
A view of Rusororo cemetery in Gasabo District. Members of Parliament are pushing for 'vertical burial system' amid land scarcity in the country. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Rwanda

MPs push for 'vertical burial system' amid land scarcity

Friday, April 26, 2024
A view of Rusororo cemetry in Gasabo District. A proposed law amendment seeks to ban burying the dead in tombs built with cement and tiles. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Rwanda

Govt mulls ban on concrete tombs to optimize land use

Thursday, April 25, 2024
Rusororo cemetery in Gasabo District. The law determining the organisation and use of cemeteries was enacted in 2013 in Rwanda. Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.

A look at 5 laws that remain unenforced

Thursday, August 04, 2022
The New Times

We must respect people who stand by their convictions even if we disagree with them

Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Flowers are laid over the coffin of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu during the state funeral at St George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa.
Africa

South Africa bids farewell to Desmond Tutu

Saturday, January 01, 2022
Rusororo cemetery is reported to be full soon in Gasabo District. / Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

Investors shy away from ‘risky’ cremation facilities

Thursday, November 04, 2021