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The government seeks to make the crime of child defilement imprescriptible. Internet
Law

Defilement offenders face ‘legal action at any point in their lives’

Tuesday, July 11, 2023
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his counterpart Felix Tshisekedi during a joint press conference in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa on Thursday, July 6. Courtesy
Africa

Ramaphosa urges Tshisekedi to dialogue with rivals

Friday, July 07, 2023
The United Nations Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, speaking on Tuesday, July 4, during her briefing to the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council.
Africa

Risk factors for genocide visible in DR Congo, says UN advisor

Wednesday, July 05, 2023
Some of the soldiers during a seminar in Rushaki at the beginning of 1994. Located in the current Gicumbi District, Rushaki was one of the prominent bases of the liberation struggle . Courtesy

Rwanda's Liberation: Utopia or Reality?

Tuesday, July 04, 2023
Diana Mbabazi, former Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA) soldier (R) with other RPA women fighters during 1990s. All photos: Courtesy.

A veteran of two liberation wars, Diana Mbabazi reflects on role of women-led Yankee battalion

Tuesday, July 04, 2023
Maliha Khan - President and CEO of Women Deliver

Meet the inspiring voices at Women Deliver 2023

Friday, June 30, 2023
The United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Courtesy
Rwanda

Rwanda is safe for asylum seekers, insists UK Prime Minister

Thursday, June 29, 2023
Eugène Nyagahene founder of Tele 10 group, Augustin Muhirwa the Managing Director of Tele 10/DStv and the delegation laying wreaths at the mass grave at the memorial were over 250,000 Genocide victims are buried.
Kwibuka

DStv Rwanda, Tele 10 commemorate Genocide victims

Thursday, June 29, 2023
On the sidelines of the Quadripartite Summit in Luanda, Angola, on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, EAC Secretary General Peter Mathuki and the AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Bankole Adeoye, signed a $2 million grant agreement aimed at facilitating the operation of the EAC-Regional Force in eastern DR Congo.
Africa

EAC gets over $2m for peace efforts in eastern DR Congo

Wednesday, June 28, 2023
The director of Parklands law campus, Nelly Wamaitha, (first from right) and other members of staff pose for a group picture with law students at Mount Kigali University.
Education

Mount Kigali University to host moot court competition

Wednesday, June 28, 2023
RGB CEO Usta Kaitesi speaks to journalists at the closure of an engagement meeting between RGB and national NGOs on June 27, 2023 in Kigali (Emmanuel Ntirenganya)
Rwanda

40% of NGOs don't pay social security for staff

Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Amb. Claver Gatete, the Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the UN addresses the Security Council. Courtesy
Rwanda

Rwanda calls out UN for not naming FDLR among violent armed groups

Monday, June 26, 2023