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Authorities are registering dogs to improve vaccination coverage as Rwanda targets rabies elimination by 2030.

Unregistered dogs complicate Rwanda’s race to end rabies by 2030

Saturday, August 22, 2026

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"We are sorry" WASAC apologizes as water crisis drags on

Saturday, August 22, 2026

State Minister Claudette Irere and other officials pose for a group photo with top O-Level performers during the release of the national examination results on Thursday, August 20. Elvis Ndateba Mico

National exam results: NESA explains school placement, appeal process

Friday, August 21, 2026

Janvier Nsabimana is accused of running a nationwide begging scheme in which people were allegedly deliberately injured or made to appear seriously ill to attract money. Courtesy

15 arrested over 'begging scam' that collected millions of francs

Friday, August 21, 2026

A view of the solar powered irrigation scheme in Gabiro Agribusiness Hub on Saturday, July 11. Photos by Craish BAHIZI

AfDB plans to invest nearly Rwf590bn in Rwanda’s agriculture

Friday, August 21, 2026

Rwanda National Police firefighters officers on duty at Kigali Special Economic Zone. File

Govt maps gaps in firefighting capacity

Friday, August 21, 2026

Awtseana Welday Abraham, an Eritrean investor and owner of Lakeside View Lounge and Restaurant located on the shores of Lake Kivu in Rubavu District. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana

Rubavu: Eritrean investor caught up in land lease dispute considers lawsuit

Friday, August 21, 2026

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Experts on what it will take to tackle water shortages

Friday, August 21, 2026

Some cows drink water in Nyagatare. The government has reopened livestock markets in four Eastern Province districts following a decline in the Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak. File

Govt lifts livestock market restrictions in four districts

Thursday, August 20, 2026

State Minister Claudette Irere and Rwego Mutijima, a student from Ecole Internationale La Racine in Bugesera who has been recognized as the best-performing student in the 2025-2026 Primary.

Record number of primary, O-Level candidates pass national exams

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Some of the more than 80,000 pilgrims from around the world attend the celebration of the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Kibeho, Nyaruguru District, on Saturday, August 15. Courtesy

Kibeho 15th August: Faith was ready, but were the services?

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Some of the 125 entrepreneurs who participated in the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) and Digitalise Your Business (DYB) training programmes implemented by KinaRwanda in partnership with ILO. Courtesy

Young entrepreneurs turn business, digital skills into growth through KinaRwanda-ILO training

Thursday, August 20, 2026

L-R) President Paul Kagame, co-founder of ASG, Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, Founder and Champion of the Accra Reset Initiative, former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, co-founder and Chair of ASG, and former Namibian First Lady Monica Geingos, Founder and Chairperson of Leadership Lab Yetu. COURTESY

Who are the leaders expected at Africa Reset Mindset Forum?

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Claver Gatete addresses the 46th Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government, held in Durban, South Africa. Courtesy

Gatete: Africa holds potential to process 30% world's critical minerals

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Actress and activist Rosine Bazongere is set to lead a long-distance walk from Kigali to Musanze to promote conservation, tourism. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Actress Bazongere to lead 100km conservation walk ahead of Kwita Izina

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Innocent Bugingo, a 30-year-old entrepreneur who spent 14 years struggling with alcohol and drug addiction. Courtesy

How 14 years of alcohol addiction took a toll on 30-year old Bugingo and his family

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Some substandard alcoholic beverages seized by the Rwanda National Police during an ongoing campaign to crack down on illicit drinks. Courtesy.

NCD Alliance backs govt crackdown on illicit alcohol

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

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PM Nsengiyumva says governance gaps affecting Africa's water access

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

A Trinity bus travelling from Uganda caught fire near Nyacyonga as it approached Kigali on Monday evening, August 17, gutting the vehicle and destroying luggage on board. Courtesy

Trinity bus official explains fire incident en route to Kigali

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Four people were killed and 16 others injured after a Coaster bus rolled over in Kirehe District early on Monday, August 17. Courtesy

Kirehe: Four killed, 16 injured in Coaster bus crash

Tuesday, August 18, 2026