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Ugirashebuja delivers his opening remarks at the annual Symposium on Peace, Security and Justice at the National Police College in Musanze, on Wednesday, June 5. The two-day meeting is running under the theme, 'Peace and Security in the Evolving Global Dynamics: Implications for Africa'. Courtesy

Justice minister outlines drivers of insecurity, extremism

Wednesday, June 05, 2024
Visitors interact with an exhibitor who was showcasing a Made in Rwanda drone. Rwanda has allocated Rwf2.3 billion in the 2024-2025 fiscal year as initial funding for setting up a Drone Operation Centre. Sam Ngenda
Technology

Rwanda earmarks funds to set up drone operation centre

Thursday, May 30, 2024
Congolese refugees in Rwanda peacefully march to call for assistance in halting the atrocities against the Tutsi population in Eastern DR Congo at Kigeme refugee camp on March 8. Mugwiza
Africa

Loud silence: Africa's failure to address atrocities in DR Congo

Thursday, May 23, 2024
RDF Spokesperson Brig Gen Ronald Rwivanga addresses delegates during the opening session of the meeting in Kigali, on Tuesday, May 14. The meeting has brought together military and police officers from Rwanda and across Africa, government officials, peace-advocating organisations and cyber-security experts . Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Security

Experts discuss use of digital technologies to minimise civilian death, injury in conflict situations

Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Rescue personnel search the site of a building collapse in George, South Africa, May 9, 2024. Internet
Africa

South Africa's building collapse site declared "no-fly zone" as death toll rises to 12

Saturday, May 11, 2024
Prime Minister Dr Edouard Ngirente meets members of the Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM) society in Kigali on Friday, April 26 . Courtesy
Health

PM Ngirente, MIM delegation discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in fighting malaria

Saturday, April 27, 2024
Rwanda was the first African country to integrate drone technology in fighting malaria in 2019. Drones are used to target mosquitoes at their breeding sites. Courtesy photo

Achieving a malaria-free Rwanda by 2030 is possible

Thursday, April 25, 2024
A Zipline drone delivers blood at Kabgayi Hospital. The firm says it has reached its one-millionth delivery to customers. Courtesy
Technology

Zipline plots further expansion following millionth delivery

Wednesday, April 24, 2024
A health worker carries out indoor residual spraying in Bugesera District. According to Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC), Malaria cases in the country dropped by 88 per cent as of 2023. Photo: File.
Health

Rwanda: Malaria cases down by 88% in 2023

Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Dr Sabin Nsanzimana (R), the Rwandan Minister of Health, and Minata Samate Cessouma, the AU Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs, and Social Development, shake hands after signing a host agreement for the African Medicines Agency (AMA) in Kigali in June 2023. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Rwanda hosting AMA headquarters could be a game-changer for health in Africa

Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Whereas Africa’s major dollar-denominated maturities for 2024 have largely been addressed, there is concern that any fresh blockade of the global markets would complicate an already prolonged process of debt distress resolution for the wider frontier economies. PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK
Economy

Middle East war likely to spook global markets

Monday, April 22, 2024
Some of the hundreds of eastern European mercenaries who deployed to DR Congo in 2022 to train the country's armed forces in the fight against the M23 rebels. Reports say that up to 2,000 mercenaries from eastern Europe are in the region to help the Congolese army coalition in fighting the M23 rebels.
Africa

Secret financial audit exposes high-level corruption fueling eastern DR Congo conflict

Thursday, April 18, 2024