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 Germain Nsanzimana
Germain Nsanzimana
More than 200 million Kiswahili speakers can now access French-language programming free of charge after TV5MONDE+ introduced subtitles in Swahili.
Featured
TV5MONDE breaks language barriers with Kiswahili subtitles for millions of viewers
A view of lightning protection system installed at GS Musange in Karongi District. Photos: Germain Nsanzimana
Security
Govt sets aside funding for lightning protection in Karongi
A total of an additional Rwf 66 billion is needed to complete the remaining road network in Rubavu town. Photos: Germain Nsanzimana
Infrastructure
Rubavu bets on community support to build access roads
A total of 529 Rwandan  citizens voluntarily returned from DR Congo, bringing the total number of returnees received in 2026 to more than 2,800 , on Wednesday, July 22.
Africa
Rwanda welcomes 529 returnees from DR Congo
The exercise has been conducted daily since June 4, with progress monitored through daily reports.
Rwanda
Rubavu intensifies drive to register undocumented children
The Prime Minister (left) is welcomed to Nyabihu for an event to mark Rwanda's liberation.
Security
The journey for liberation continues – PM Nsengiyumva
Mourners during a guided tour of Commune Rouge in Rubavu District. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana
Rwanda
Commune Rouge Genocide memorial documentation nears completion
Mourners during a commemoration event held on Wednesday, June 24.
Kwibuka
Kwibuka: Health workers denounce killings of patients, caregivers at Gisenyi Hospital
Uganda’s former Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki, who chairs the team of constitutional experts drafting the proposed East African Community Political Confederation Constitution speaks in Rubavu.
Rwanda
Rubavu community calls for free movement across EAC
Officials meeting residents of Arusha in Bigogwe Sector, Nyabihu District after six people died from a reportedly consuming suspected illicit alcohol from a local pub. Courtesy
Rwanda
Nyabihu: Six dead after consuming suspected illicit brew
The New Times
Youth Minister links drug abuse to violence, urges artists to lead by example
Anastase Nduwayezu, a potato pathology scientist at Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB during a field visit of the trials in Kinigi Sector, Musanze District. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana
Agriculture
New potato varieties may cut pesticide costs for farmers
Rubavu Music Awards celebrate rising and established acts at Kivu Intare Arena.
Music
PHOTOS: Alicia & Germaine, Bruce Melodie lead winners at Rubavu Music Awards
The food park is part of broader efforts to promote sustainable urbanization, improve public spaces, and enhance the quality of life for dwellers and visitors.
Infrastructure
Musanze 'food park' nears completion
Musanze taxi park upgrading works are expected to be completed within the next three years. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana
Rwanda
Three-year timeline set for Musanze taxi park upgrade
Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Sunday, May 17, announced the postponement of this year’s Martyrs’ Day celebrations an outbreak of the Ebola virus.
Religion
Ebola virus: Uganda postpones Martyrs’ Day celebration
A view of la Petite Barriere , the border between Goma in DRC and Rubavu in Rwanda.  File
Health
Rwanda on alert as Ebola outbreak is declared global emergency
Mourners observe a moment of silence in honour of the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi at Bigogwe Genocide memorial on May 15. Courtesy
Kwibuka
‘They hunted us with dogs’: Bigogwe Genocide survivor recounts ordeal

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