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‘Butcher of Gikongoro’ to go on trial in France next week

Wednesday, May 04, 2022
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Two teachers arrested over defilement

Wednesday, May 04, 2022
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A total lunar eclipse will turn the moon red the night of May 15

Wednesday, May 04, 2022
Gangs in Haiti now control strategic areas in the capital Port-au-Prince.
International

Haiti gang leader extradited to US

Wednesday, May 04, 2022
A contingent of Burundian soldiers were part of the peacekeepers in Somalia.
Africa

AU condemns deadly attack on army base in Somalia

Wednesday, May 04, 2022
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland QC, delivers remarks at the 12th Regional Conference of Heads of Anti-corruption agencies in Commonwealth Africa in Kigali on Tuesday, May 3. Scotland indicated that corruption has destructive economic social and political impact, and fighting it takes courage. / Photo: Courtesy.

Tackling corruption must be Africa’s top priority- Commonwealth SG

Tuesday, May 03, 2022
Igisoro, a popular board game in African culture that is also wellknown in the ancient Rwanda . File

‘Kubuguza’: Does the ‘Royal game’ need rescuing?

Tuesday, May 03, 2022
Journalists at a press conference in Kigali on March 16. / Photo Olivier Mugwiza
Rwanda

Call for professionalism as Rwanda marks World Press Freedom Day

Tuesday, May 03, 2022
Prime Minister, Dr. Edouard Ngirente delivers remarks during the 12th Regional Conference of Heads of Anti-corruption agencies in Commonwealth Africa in Kigali on May 3. / Courtesy

PM reaffirms Rwanda's zero tolerance stance on graft

Tuesday, May 03, 2022
Vehicle emissions are cited as one of the reasons for the poor air quality.
Africa

Kampala pollution way over recommended levels - data

Tuesday, May 03, 2022
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Call for diaspora to denounce Genocide perpetrators

Tuesday, May 03, 2022
Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland QC said that corruption is a serious threat to sustainable and equitable development. Courtesy

Commonwealth anti-corruption meet kicks off in Kigali

Tuesday, May 03, 2022
Kerry-Ann and Patrick Masozera seen at one island in Lake Burera, where they are building a luxury camping site.

‘Africa is not the diseased continent,’ say returnees of African diaspora

Tuesday, May 03, 2022
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Business

Kamonyi female entrepreneur turning cassava waste into livestock feed

Monday, May 02, 2022
Abebe Aemro Selassie, director of the IMFu2019s African Department during the conference. He noted that the war in Ukraine has already reshaped the near-term outlook for sub-Saharan Africa. / Photo: Courtesy.
Business

IMF on how regional economic recovery will be affected by shocks

Monday, May 02, 2022
A view of Bangui city center, the capital city of the Central African Republic on December 29, 2020. The Central African Republic last week adopted Bitcoin as an official currency. / Photo: James Karuhanga.
Business

Which African countries will be next to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender?

Monday, May 02, 2022
Youth carry fresh pineaples from Ngoma pinapple plantation in Eastern Province. At least 20,000 youth and 15,000 women will be engaged in value-added activities related to agriculture. Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.
Business

Rwanda to benefit from $25m initiative for climate resilient crop varieties

Monday, May 02, 2022
By testing new financial products and services in live environments, new regulations and guidance are informed by real-world instead of assumption. Net photo.
Business

The Central Bank regulatory sandbox: A risk-appropriate response for Fintech start-ups in Rwanda

Monday, May 02, 2022
Universal Access Fund contributed 91% of their RWF 3.828 billion to building new telecom towers to increase network coverage in areas that need it. / Net photo.
Business

How Rwandan mobile networks can find success in 2022

Monday, May 02, 2022
Claire Akamanzi, the CEO of Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and Keletsositse Olebile, CEO of Botswana Investment and Trade Centre during the signing ceremony in Kigali.

Rwanda, Botswana keen to strengthen trade, investment ties

Monday, May 02, 2022