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Minister of Health Dr Sabin Nsanzimana speaks during the event at Kigali Convention Centre. Photos by Kellya Keza

Keeping girls in school key to curbing teenage pregnancy, says health minister

Friday, June 26, 2026

Archbishop Laurent Mbanda (right) receives the pastoral staff from his predecessor, Archbishop Onesphore Rwaje, in 2018. The church is expected to get a new archbishop soon, as Mbanda is set to finish his tenure.

As Anglican Church prepares for new archbishop, here's what to know about the selection process

Friday, June 26, 2026

Edmond Tubanambazi, First Counsellor at Rwanda's Permanent Mission at the UN Office in Geneva, speaks at a past event.

DR Congo’s weaponisation of ethnicity a warning sign, says Rwandan diplomat

Friday, June 26, 2026

Participants at the event pose for a group photo (Criash Bahizi)

SKOL, Rayon Sports keep bond alive with new sponsorship deal

Friday, June 26, 2026

A team of Rwandan secondary school students won the country’s first-ever gold medal at the Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad on August 20, 2024, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Over 30 Rwandan students to participate in international science competitions

Friday, June 26, 2026

Z listens intently as the trial judges find him guilty of genocide and extermination, ICTR, 18 December 2008. courtesy of UNICTR

Protais Zigiranyirazo: The rise and fall of ‘Monsieur Z’ - a cautionary tale of greed and power

Friday, June 26, 2026

The bridge was delivered through a partnership involving Dar, alongside other global alliance partners TYLin and Introba under the Sidara Company, in collaboration with FIKA Rwanda -- formerly known as Bridges to Prosperity.

Suspension bridge transforms life in Gasabo as Dar, FIKA Rwanda connect communities

Friday, June 26, 2026

Some of freshly harvested fish in Lake Kivu in Karongi District, western Rwanda. File

Investors expand fish farms as demand rises

Friday, June 26, 2026

Fibroids, non-cancerous tumors that grow in or on the uterus, affect an estimated 20 to 30 per cent of women of reproductive age globally.

Why many women live with uterine tumors without knowing it

Friday, June 26, 2026

A section of Bugesera Special Economic Zone. Courtesy

Bugesera industrial zone targets 70 factories

Friday, June 26, 2026

Mining lab technicians work at Nyakabingo Mines in Rulindo. The Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board plans to launch commercial operations at its Geoscience Laboratory in September. Craish Bahizi

Geoscience laboratory set for commercial launch in September

Friday, June 26, 2026

A pig farmer carries package delivered by Zipline. The firm has helped improve pig farming through drone-facilitated artificial insemination.

Visible from space: New studies show Zipline’s expanding impact beyond healthcare

Friday, June 26, 2026

Workers on duty while renovating Huye Stadium. The delayed installation of artificial turf and drainage upgrades at Huye Stadium in the Southern Province will be completed in early August. FILE

Huye Stadium renovation set for completion in August

Friday, June 26, 2026

They discussed the Foundation’s partnership with Rwanda and ways to further expand opportunities for young people through skills development, entrepreneurship, job creation, and innovation.

Kagame meets with Mastercard Foundation delegation

Thursday, June 25, 2026

President Paul Kagame reviews architectural designs for the proposed National Genocide Monument with renowned architect Daniel Libeskind, Founder and Principal Architect of Studio Libeskind, during a meeting.

Plan for National Genocide Monument presented to Kagame

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Mourners during a commemoration event held on Wednesday, June 24.

Kwibuka: Health workers denounce killings of patients, caregivers at Gisenyi Hospital

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) have called for urgent action to address road toll disputes, customs system gaps, inefficient border post operations. File

Non-uniform road tolls, stay fees hurt EAC trade, say lawmakers

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Ongoing works to renovate Huye Stadium. File

Why Huye Stadium renovation took longer than expected

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Rubavu residents wade through a flooded street in 2023. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana

Parliament clears Rwf207bn for disaster response

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Providence Umurungi, Rwanda's National Commission for Human Rights Chairperson delivers his remarks at the opening of the Fourth Conference of the African National Preventive Mechanisms Network in Kigali, on Wednesday, June 24.

Experts urge detention reforms to protect women, children

Thursday, June 25, 2026