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Citizens take part in a past Umuganda exercise. File.
Rwanda

Senate backs plan to broaden monthly Umuganda scope

Monday, November 24, 2025
Residents gather every Tuesday to discuss challenges, propose solutions, and monitor progress on public programs. Courtesy

Decentralization deepens citizen voice through community assemblies

Monday, November 24, 2025
Former President Juvenal Habyarimana and his delegation during Arusha Accords. File

How RPF warned Habyarimana regime against deviation from Arusha process

Thursday, November 20, 2025
A scene from a multi-vehicle accident in Kicukiro, Kigali. A new law on accident compensation, enacted in October 2025, upholds Rwf3,000 as the minimum daily payment for victims without verifiable income. File Photo
Law

Why Parliament upheld Rwf3,000 as minimum pay for accident victims

Wednesday, November 05, 2025
An Irembo employee demonstrates the portal in Kigali on March 18, 2019, as the government plans to simplify public service access by reducing unnecessary document requirements on IremboGov, the e-governance platform. Photo by E. Kwizera
Technology

Irembo applications set for upgrade as govt cuts document uploads

Wednesday, November 05, 2025
President Kagame in conversation with His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, on the sidelines of the Second World Summit for Social Development on November 4 in Doha, Qatar. Photo by Village Urugwiro
International

Kagame, Emir of Qatar talk bilateral ties

Tuesday, November 04, 2025
INES-Ruhengeri graduates celebrate during the graduation ceremony held at the main campus in Musanze District.
Featured

PHOTOS: Over 1,400 graduate from INES-Ruhengeri

Saturday, November 01, 2025
Insurers during the session with the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Security, which was held in the Senate’s plenary hall, on October 31, 2025 (Emmanuel Ntirenganya)
Rwanda

Insurers warn of premium hike if govt upholds Rwf3,000 compensation floor

Saturday, November 01, 2025
The new returnees will be hosted at Nyarushishi transit centre in Rusizi District.
Africa

'Can't wait to meet my parents', says Rwandan woman returning from DR Congo

Friday, October 31, 2025
An instructor engages with participants during a hands-on session at a Go Solar training course at ACES. Photo by Mireille Isimbi- Clean Cooling Network.
Featured

ACES, Clean Cooling Network’s ‘Train the Trainer' programme secures accreditation

Monday, October 27, 2025
Dorothée Uwimana, chairperson of Rwanda Pensioners' Association, speaks to journalists after a joint press conference with Rwanda Social Security Board in Kigali. Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Health

Retirees call for urgent reforms in pension, healthcare systems

Monday, October 27, 2025
President Paul Kagame and Senior Government officials pose for a group photo with the newly sworn-in senators at the event.
Politics

Who are the new faces in the Senate?

Friday, October 24, 2025