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 Charles Nyandwi
Charles Nyandwi
Ben Niyonshuti won the youth MP by-election held on Wednesday, September 2.
Rwanda
27-year-old wins youth MP by-election: provisional results
The Nyabugogo II hydropower project whose development has reached 75 per cent, with commissioning expected by December 2027. PHOTO/CRAISH BAHIZI.
Environment
New dams to boost water reserves more than tenfold
Workers on duty fertilizer proceducer facility in Bugesera District. Producer prices in Rwanda rose by 20.8 per cent in July 2026 compared with the same month last year. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Rwanda
Producer prices jump 20.8% in July
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Environment
Meteo predicts drier, warmer weather in September
A view of one of the factories in Rwamagana Industrial Park. Six of the 15 reclaimed plots are in Rwamagana Industrial Park; four are in Rusizi, three in Huye and two in Musanze. 
Rwanda
Govt reclaims 15 more idle industrial plots
A view of a slope affected by a landslide in 2025 in Cyagara village in Bugarama, Rusizi District. Courtesy
Environment
Rusizi: 230 households to be relocated ahead of heavy rains
Members of Rotary Club of Sports Rwanda and residents of Nyagatare Sector take part in Umuganda on Saturday, August 29.
Rwanda
Rotarians pledge support to sports development in Nyagatare
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PM Nsengiyumva in Angola for AU extraordinary summit
A court in the Netherlands has sentenced Rwandan-born Dutch citizen called Eugene Ntambara to life imprisonment. Courtesy
Crime
Dutch court sentences Eugene Ntambara to life for Genocide against the Tutsi
One of electric buses in Kigali. The government has opened a tender for the supply of 34 fully electric city buses for public transport. Kellya Keza
Rwanda
Govt opens tender for 34 more electric buses for Kigali
FERWAFA president Fabrice Shema  who is suspected for obtaining another person’s property through fraud. File
Crime
Prosecutors share more details about FERWAFA boss' case
NEC Chairperson Oda Gasinzigwa addresses journalists. The final list was released on Tuesday, August 25, by National Electoral Commission (NEC). Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Rwanda
54 candidates cleared for youth MP by-election
Six people were killed after an excavation pit collapsed while they were digging for soil used in brickmaking in Musanze District..
Rwanda
Six killed after soil mining pit collapses in Musanze
Some of the electric vehicles at a charging station in Kacyiru. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Rwanda
How ageing electric vehicle batteries are getting a second life
Officials discard thousands of litres of illicit brew during a crackdown on illegal production of alcoholic drinks in Bugesera District in the past. Courtesy.
Rwanda
Experts: Illicit alcohol crackdown should go beyond enforcement
State Minister for Education Claudette Irere and NESA Director General Bernard Bahati award Leontine Uwamariya of ISF Nyamasheke, the top-performing student in the Ordinary Level who scored 98.7 per cent, in Kigali on Friday, August 21. Courtesy.
Education
Key takeaways from 2025/26 PLE, O-Level national exams
Godfrey Kabera, Minister of State for National Treasury in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, (C) presents the agreements at the parliament on Thursday, August 20. Courtesy
Finance
MPs approve Rwf279bn financing to boost job creation
Officials pose for a group photo with top PLE performers during the release of the national examination results on Thursday, August 20. Photo by Elvis Ndateba Mico
Education
National exams: Kirehe leads top-performing districts

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