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People get services as they freely cross Rusomo border between Rwanda and Tanzania. File

Africa could tap from EAC and ECOWAS experience on free movement of persons

Sunday, January 29, 2023
Lt Col Innocent Nkubana, one of the RDF officers who completed the course on the prevention of recruitment and use of child soldiers, seen here speaks to journalists at the Rwanda Peace Academy (RPA) in Musanze District, on Friday, January 27. Courtesy
Security

Rwandan security officers urged to lead fight against use of child soldiers 

Saturday, January 28, 2023
Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the IMF, speaks at the meeting with East African finance ministers and Central Bank Governors in Kigali on January 25, 2023. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Environment

African leaders want easier access to climate finance

Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Visits tour a mini-exhibition of the products that were developed by NIRDA in Huye-based laboratory. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured

NIRDA woos investors to takeover, commercialize developed research products

Wednesday, January 25, 2023
US Monastir giants celebrate the victory as they defeated Angola’s Petro de Luanda 83-72 to win the 2022 BAL Finals at BK Arena in Kigali on May 28. Olivier Mugwiza

Basketball Africa League in Paris, France? Non merci!

Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Joan MURUNGI, Head of the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Materials development at Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB) during an interview in Kigali. Photos by Dan Kwizera
Featured

Education board to reduce student-textbook gap by 2025

Monday, January 23, 2023
The Ordinary General Assembly of Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee (RNOSC) approved Alice Umulinga as acting president until the end of the Olympic quadrennial period in May 2025, on Sunday, January 22.

Umulinga named Olympic Committee’s acting boss

Monday, January 23, 2023
The Rwandan envoy to Tanzania, Maj Gen Charles Karamba meets with the Tanzanian Minister of Defence and National Service, Innocent Bashungwa in Dar es Salaam on January 17. Courtesy
Security

Rwanda, Tanzania seek to enhance defence cooperation

Thursday, January 19, 2023
A deserted view of Gisimenti weekend car-free zone at 7pm on a Friday evening. Photo by Willy Mucyo
Business

What will it take to revive Gisimenti car-free zone?

Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement, Jean Damascene Bizimana speaks during a meeting with various leaders of various faith- based organisations, to discuss ways of working together towards healing in Kigali on Tuesday, January 17
Rwanda

Religious leaders commit to tackling effects of Genocide

Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Cross border trucks that transport goods from Dal Es Salaam to Kigali at Rusumo.Intra-East African Community trade continues on an upward trajectory after hitting $10.17 billion in September 2022. Dan Nsengiyumva
Economy

Trade among EAC countries hits $10 billion

Friday, January 13, 2023
A landscape view of Kigali City's residential area. Plots of lands in Kigali that recently turned into residential zones but have not yet acquired basic infrastructure to facilitate planned settlement are likely to be exempted from paying taxes. Sam Ngendahimana
Housing

Why some plots of land in Kigali will be exempt from tax

Thursday, January 12, 2023