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The Supreme Court delivered its ruling on Friday, March 27, saying Ingabire’s complaint was unfounded. Photo by Igihe
Crime

Supreme Court dismisses Victoire Ingabire’s petition

Friday, March 27, 2026
President of Burundi Evariste Ndayishimiye meets with a group of Banyamulenge men at the State House in Burundi. Courtesy

President Ndayishimiye and Banyamulenge actors

Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Workers on duty at the Asantii Garment Factory located in Kigali Special Economic Zone. (Photo by Bahizi)
Rwanda

Youth unemployment, family conflict tied to rising theft cases - study

Monday, March 16, 2026
Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) on Tuesday, March 10, paraded two men suspected of theft and rape, with the alleged offences reported in Rwamagana District.
Crime

Two men in custody over rape, robbery

Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Some of the men who were granted release on parole at Nyarugenge Correctional Facility on Thursday, March 5. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Crime

Who gets release on parole and how is it different from pardon?

Friday, March 06, 2026
Some inmates at Nyarugenge Prison in Magere sector. A Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, March 4 approved the release of 1,847 convicts on parole. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Law

Close to 1,900 convicts set to be released on parole

Wednesday, March 04, 2026
The Supreme Court's premises in Kimihurura. The court is set to give its verdict in a constitutional case filed by Victoire Ingabire.
Crime

Supreme Court sets date for verdict in Ingabire's procedural petition

Wednesday, March 04, 2026
Some juvenile inmates who sat for national exams pose for a photo with RCS officers at Nyagatare Juvenile Prison in Nyagatare District. This is the only facility exclusively built to accommodate young offenders in the country. Photo: Courtesy
Law

Inside major proposals for a child-friendly justice system

Friday, February 27, 2026
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe and Urujeni Bakuramutsa, Rwanda's Permenant Representative to the UN Office in Geneva at The Durban 25 session on Monday , February 23.
Rwanda

Rwanda proposes regional front against hate speech, impunity

Monday, February 23, 2026
The Rwanda Law Journal that was launched on February 13, is ILPD’s fourth research volume and was produced in collaboration with LawAfrica. Courtesy
Law

Legal scholars weigh in on Rwanda's transitional justice

Sunday, February 15, 2026
Archbishop André Perraudin

Mbonyintege’s scandalous tribute to Perraudin

Friday, February 13, 2026
The Banyamulenge community in eastern DR Congo has filed a case with the East African Court of Justice (EACJ), seeking justice for over alleged abuses committed by Burundian forces in Minembwe. Courtesy
Africa

Banyamulenge take Burundi govt to court over abuses in Minembwe

Friday, February 13, 2026