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Law

Should adultery, concubinage, and marital desertion be criminal offenses?

Thursday, May 15, 2025
King Kong Organics has invested $10 million (approximately Rwf12.8 billion) to kick-start the cannabis industry in Rwanda. Courtesy
Health

Medical cannabis facility 83% complete, RDB confirms

Thursday, May 15, 2025
Olawale Rotimi Opeyemi, founder and CEO of JR Farms in one of his coffee shops in Nigeria where he sells Rwandan Coffee
Business

Nigerian businessman found a market for Rwandan coffee in West Africa

Thursday, May 15, 2025
One of different 688 housing units handed over to residents constructed under Mpazi Rehousing Model in Gitega Sector, Nyarugenge District. Courtesy
Housing

City of Kigali hands over close to 400 housing units to Mpazi residents

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
A farmer tends to her cow in Kayonza. While Agriculture anchors the district's economy, 38 percent of household farmers still lack livestock in Kayonza, according to EICV7
Rwanda

Kayonza cuts poverty rate by 15% in seven years

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
The government is set to spend Rwf2.2 billion to correct land boundary errors and fully automate land services on Irembo platform. Courtesy
Rwanda

Boundary errors, land disputes targeted in Rwf 2.2bn plan

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
The Minister of Interior, Dr Vincent Biruta addresses residents near DR Congo- Rwanda border in Rubavu. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana
Africa

Biruta urges Rubavu residents to avoid recruitment into DR Congo militia

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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Economy

Rwandan miner Trinity Metals to export tin to US

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

What Rwandans think about the new sponsorship deal with Atletico de Madrid

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Rwanda Bureau of Investigation Head office at Kimihurura in Kigali.
Security

Govt unveils plan for new Rwf26bn RIB headquarters

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Winner Rwanda officials lay a wreath to pay tribute to victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi at Kigali Genocide Memorial.
Kwibuka

Kwibuka 31: Winner Rwanda honours Genocide victims at Kigali memorial

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Rwanda’s emergency health response capacity has received a major boost as the number of ambulances across the country has more than doubled, from 230 to 510. Craish Bahizi
Health

Rwanda’s ambulance fleet surges to 510

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
A student receives a dental check-up from scholars at MKU’s School of Health Sciences.
Featured

FEATURED: Mount Kigali University partners with stakeholders to educate young people about oral hygiene at GS Ndera

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
RwandAir Chief Executive Officer Yvonne Makolo addresses journalists on the sideline of the 13th Aviation Stakeholders Convention and the 2nd African Aviation Safety and Operations Summit in Kigali on May 12. Dan GatsInzi
Aviation

RwandAir boss highlights expansion plans, profitability outlook for 2025

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
A teacher assists a student during a reading exercise at Groupe Scolaire Kimisange. Dan Gatsinzi
Education

What will Rwandan schools get from 2025/2026 govt budget?

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Zaria Court, a multi-purpose hospitality complex located at Kigali Sports City in Remera. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Business

Inside Zaria Court’s $25m sports complex

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Visitors during a guided tour of Tuzamurane Cooperative rice plantation. Rwanda plans to expand its rice cultivation area by an additional 2,000 hectares, from 35,167 hectares in 2024 to 37,167 ha in 2025. File
Agriculture

Govt set to increase rice farming by 2,000ha in 2025

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Medics during a mass test of non-communicable deseases during Car-Free-Day mass sports. Excessive salt consumption is putting millions of lives at risk, nutrition experts have warned. Craish Bahizi
Health

Excess salt linked to high blood pressure, kidney failure, cancer

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
At least 70,000 unemployed youth are set to benefit from the Skills Development Fund (SDF). Craish BAHIZI
Education

Education ministry to train 70,000 youth with career skills

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
The government has set aside Rwf3.9 billion for the management of hazardous waste. Courtesy
Environment

Rwanda sets aside Rwf4bn for addressing hazardous waste

Tuesday, May 13, 2025