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Members of Unity Club Intwararumuri joined elderly Genocide survivors known as Intwaza at Impinganzima home for a commemoration event in Huye District on Friday, April 17. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Kwibuka

PHOTOS: Unity Club joins Intwaza to honour Genocide victims

Friday, April 17, 2026
US President Donald Trump.
International

US to retrieve “nuclear dust” from Iran – Trump

Friday, April 17, 2026
The ongoing construction activities of Muvumba multipurpose dam. Courtesy
Infrastructure

Muvumba multipurpose dam gets Rwf80bn more funding

Friday, April 17, 2026
US President Donald Trump has shared Iran’s message that the Strait of Hormuz is open, after Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also posted on X on April 17. Courtesy
International

Strait of Hormuz is open, Trump and Iran declare

Friday, April 17, 2026
Retired Pastor Antoine Rutayisire shares his testimony during a commemoration event at Kigali Genocide Memorial. He spoke about his personal account of how divisionism in Rwanda’s education system before the Genocide against the Tutsi. Courtesy.
Kwibuka

Kwibuka 32: Pastor Rutayisire recounts cost of divisionism on education

Friday, April 17, 2026
The Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD Plc.) has successfully issued its third Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB) under the Rwf150 billion medium term note programme.
Featured

BRD’s third sustainability-linked bond oversubscribed at 126.2%

Friday, April 17, 2026
Left: The memorial stele honouring victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rouen, France. Right: The stele after it was desecrated. Courtesy.
Crime

Ibuka condemns desecration of Genocide memorial in France

Friday, April 17, 2026
Petrol prices on the pump have been increased to Rwf2,938 per litre, up from Rwf2,303, while diesel remains unchanged at Rwf2,205. Courtesy
Energy

Petrol price increases by over Rwf600

Friday, April 17, 2026
Chief Justice Domitilla Mukantaganzwa urged insurers to prioritise Alternative Dispute Resolution as a faster alternative to lengthy court processes. Courtesy.
Law

Chief Justice sounds alarm over rising insurance disputes

Friday, April 17, 2026
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
Tarcille Uwimana, who had been convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison by the Gacaca courts, was apprehended in Ngoma Village, Gitega Cell, Rugabano Sector, on Tuesday, April 14.
Crime

Karongi: Woman arrested after 19 years on the run over Genocide

Thursday, April 16, 2026
Workers on duty at Legend Cables factory at Kigali Special Economic Zone on March 4. Industries operating within the Kigali Special Economic Zone (KSEZ) exported processed goods worth approximately $290 million in 2025. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Economy

Kigali’s industrial exports reach $290 million

Thursday, April 16, 2026