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Mourners lighting candles during Kwibuka 20. Rwanda, and friends of Rwanda across the world, will on Sunday, April 7, begin week-long activities to commemorate the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. FILE
Kwibuka

Kwibuka: Eight things to know ahead of commemoration week

Monday, April 01, 2024
A female lawyer assisting her client during FLN trial. More than 400 lawyers in Rwanda gathered this week to discuss a solidarity fund that could assist new mothers on their maternity leave. Sam Ngendahimana
Editorial

Lawyers’ maternity leave benefits are all our business

Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Pascal Murasira, Rwandan entrepreneur and former Managing Director of Norrsken East Africa. Courtesy
Technology

Rwanda’s Murasira on setting up fund for start-up hubs in Africa, Middle East

Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Members of Rwanda Bar Association during the celebration of the International Women's Day in 2023. COURTESY
Law

Lawyers rally for ‘solidarity fund’ to help colleagues on maternity leave

Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, the Minister of Justice addresses delegates at the African Law and Tech Network Summit 2024, at Norrsken House, Kigali, on Wednesday, March 13. PHOTOS BY CRAISH BAHIZI.
Technology

Justice minister calls for adoption of technology to enhance access to justice

Wednesday, March 13, 2024
RIB arrested Theoneste Rwagasore, a lawyer who deals in land issues in Kigali, on suspicion of soliciting, accepting, or offering illegal benefits on Monday, March 4. File
Crime

Kigali lawyer arrested for alleged bribery

Monday, March 04, 2024
Actors in the cooperative development sector in Eastern Province gathered to discuss about solutions that hinder cooperative development including misuse of resources, ghost cooperatives among others
Law

Cooperatives Agency pushes for specialised lawyers to bolster justice in cooperative offenses

Thursday, February 29, 2024
Genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga during his trial at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague. Courtesy
Crime

In detention, ‘financier of 1994 Genocide’ still struggles to find host country

Friday, February 16, 2024
The New Times

AI Breakthrough Isn't Entirely Bad News for Developing Economies in Africa

Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Inmates at Nyarugenge Prison. Rwanda is integrating plea bargaining to enhance restorative justice and reduce court backlog and prison congestion. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Law

Plea bargain: Which cases are ineligible in Rwanda?

Monday, January 15, 2024
The revised law stipulates a jail term ranging from six months to two years upon conviction, but a crucial prerequisite is the confirmation of postpartum depression by a certified medical professional. Internet
Health

Infanticide: Experts unsatisfied with new postpartum depression clauses

Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Desire Muhinyuza, on Wednesday, December 27, won a legal battle in Kenya to reclaim ownership of an online company valued at Rwf 3.2 billion. Courtesy
Africa

Kenya: Case of defrauded Rwandan investor “a wake-up call”

Thursday, December 28, 2023