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Botswana's former head of state Festus Mogae has died at the age of 86. Courtesy
International

Botswana's former President Festus Mogae dies aged 86

Friday, May 08, 2026
Ugandan comedian Dr. Hillary Okello to join local acts Micheal Sengazi, Herve Kimenyi, Arnold Mutara and Babu Joe for Thank God It’s Funny at Kigali Universe this Friday night. PHOTOS BY Kellya Keza.
Showbiz

Kigali’s weekend has theater, comedy & a Mother’s Day finish

Friday, May 08, 2026
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), which will be produced from Lake Kivu, will also be used as automotive fuel. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Energy

Civil works for Compressed Natural Gas plant 95% complete

Friday, May 08, 2026
Health Minister Dr Sabin Nsanzimana meets with a delegation from Cleveland Clinic along with representatives from the Embassy of the United States Kigali, in Kigali pn Thursday, May 7. Courtesy
Health

Rwanda explores partnership with leading US clinic

Friday, May 08, 2026
A woman has given birth to rare quintuplets in Ethiopia's Harari Regional state after 12 years of trying for a baby.
Health

Ethiopian woman gives birth to five babies after 12-year wait

Friday, May 08, 2026
Rwanda plans to increase land under export crops from 79,409 hectares to 97,100 hectares during that period, according to government figures.
Agriculture

Subsidised insurance for greenhouse farms launched

Friday, May 08, 2026
Agathe Kanziga, the wife of former Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana. File
Crime

What French court ruling means for Agathe Habyarimana's Genocide case

Friday, May 08, 2026
Genocide survivors Alfred Musafiri and his wife, Marie-Thérèse Murekatete pose for a photo in Kigabiro Sector in Rwamagana. Photos by Kellya Keza
Kwibuka

A survivor’s journey of loss and resilience

Friday, May 08, 2026
According to the Rwanda Development Board’s 2025 Annual Report, 58,042 individual businesses are owned by women, representing 55 percent of all sole proprietorships. File
Women

Women own 55% of Rwanda’s individual businesses - report

Thursday, May 07, 2026
President Paul Kagame addresses a joint press conference with his Tanzanian counterpart, Samia Suluhu Hassan, in Dar es Salaam on Sunday, May 3. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Economy

Railway link with Tanzania would cut costs, ease trade — traders

Friday, May 08, 2026
Botswana President Duma Boko bids farewell to Paul Kagame as Kagame concludes his two-day state visit on Thursday, May 7. Photo by Village Urugwiro.
Economy

Kagame concludes visit to Botswana

Thursday, May 07, 2026
Workers in sugar processing at Kabuye Sugar Works. Rwanda’s only major sugar producer has increased output over the past three seasons. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Economy

Kabuye sugar output rises, but floods keep factory below capacity

Friday, May 08, 2026