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Students who are benefiting from UK-funded regional initiative during a group work. File

How a regional project is shaping climate innovation

Tuesday, August 04, 2026

A view of a dam that was constructed to facilitate irrigation in Rulindo. File

When is a water abstraction permit required?

Monday, August 03, 2026

Minister of Trade and Industry, Antoine Kajangwe, addresses senators during a Senate plenary session that reviewed industrial parks development, on Monday, August 3. Courtesy

Govt reclaims six industrial plots from investors

Monday, August 03, 2026

Residents meet with social affairs officials for a registration exercise under Imibereho Social Registry System in Nyabinoni Sector in Muhanga District. File

360,000 claims in new social registry handled since 2024

Monday, August 03, 2026

A bank teller attends to a client at BK main branch. The parliamentary committee noted that remittances from Rwandans abroad increased from $200 million in 2020 to $669.8 million in 2025. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Parliament flags seven gaps in labour mobility policy

Monday, August 03, 2026

Rwanda will begin phasing out older mobile network technologies, with 3G services set to be switched off nationwide by June 30, 2027. File (1)

Inside Rwanda’s roadmap for 2G, 3G switch-off

Sunday, August 02, 2026

Minister of Local Government Dominique Habimana during a guided tour of Iwawa Rehabilitation Centre

Minister Habimana urges Iwawa rehab trainees to shun illicit brews

Sunday, August 02, 2026

(L-R) Author Jean Marie Vianney Rurangwa, Senator Jean Pierre Dusingizemungu, and Senator Charles Murigande during a knowledge-sharing dialogue. MPs called for age-appropriate teaching of the history of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Photo: Courtesy.

MPs call for age-appropriate teaching of Genocide history

Friday, July 31, 2026

Senator Donatille Mukabalisa died on Thursday, July 30, due to an illness. A former Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Mukabalisa had served in the Rwandan Parliament since 2000.

RPF pays tribute to former Speaker Donatille Mukabalisa

Friday, July 31, 2026

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Kagame, US Congressional delegation discuss energy, health cooperation

Friday, July 31, 2026

Rwandan politician, PL Chairperson, Senator and former Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Donatille Mukabalisa, passed away on Thursday, July 30. File

Political leaders pay tribute to former Speaker Mukabalisa

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Parliament has postponed all activities that had been scheduled for Thursday, July 30, following the death of Senator and former Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Donatille Mukabalisa. Courtesy

Parliament postpones all activities after Senator Mukabalisa's death

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Liberal Party (PL) chairperson Senator Donatille Mukabalisa, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2026, following an illness. File

Liberal Party mourns its leader Donatille Mukabalisa

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Members of Parliament follow the presentation by the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Security on Wednesday, July 29. Courtesy

Govt urged to take action against unregulated overseas recruiters

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Senator Donatille Mukabalisa died on Thursday, July 30, due to an illness. The former Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies had served in the Rwandan Parliament since 2000.

Senator Donatille Mukabalisa passes on

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Participants during African School of Governance (ASG) event. Kigali will host the inaugural Africa Mindset Reset Forum on August 25-26 at Kigali Convention Centre . Photos by ASG

1,000 leaders to meet in Kigali for Africa Mindset Reset Forum

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Officials and miners pose for a photo at the launch of the company's first sonic drilling programme at Nyakabingo Mine, Africa's largest tungsten producer. Courtesy 2

Trinity Metals launches new drilling programme at Nyakabingo to expand tungsten resources

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

President Paul Kagame addresses participants of the 16th cohort of the Itorero Indangamirwa at the Rwanda Defence Force Combat Training Centre (CTC) in Gabiro, Gatsibo District on Tuesday, July 28. Photos by Village Urugwiro

‘Be problem solvers, not complainers,’ Kagame tells youth

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

The roundtable brought together chief executives of banks and insurance companies that are not listed on the exchange, on July 28. Photos by Craish BAHIZI

RSE targets banks, insurers in push for more listings

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Some fruitbats that live in some trees in Nyarutarama in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi

How bat conservation protects people and nature

Wednesday, July 29, 2026