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The South African co-chairs of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence, lawmakers Malusi Gigaba and Phiroane Phala, welcomed the decision to terminate the Southern African Mission in DR Congo (SAMIDRC).
Africa

South African lawmakers welcome SADC decision to withdraw troops from DR Congo

Saturday, March 15, 2025
Brigadier General Stanislas Gashugi.
Security

Brig Gen Stanislas Gashugi is new RDF special forces commander

Saturday, March 15, 2025
Judge law lawyer and legality concept with a close-up 3d render of a gavel on a wooden desktop with dark red-brown background.
Law

Report highlights gaps in legal representation for minors

Friday, March 14, 2025
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Crime

Davis Manzi’s wife in court over bouncing cheques worth Rwf900m

Friday, March 14, 2025
Rwanda needs over 800 cell towers, according to the Minister of ICT and Innovation.
Technology

Rwanda needs over 800 cell towers to increase internet access

Friday, March 14, 2025
Rwanda and Burundi are in ongoing talks to reach a common understanding and ease tensions arises from the conflict in eastern DR Congo.
Politics

Nduhungirehe sheds light on Rwanda, Burundi talks

Friday, March 14, 2025
Featured

FEATURED: Fitnesspoint expands to Gacuriro, enhances fitness, wellness services

Friday, March 14, 2025
ICT and Innovation minister Paula Ingabire and PS Yves Iradukunda appear before the parliamentary committee on Thursday, March 13. Rwanda is set to set up a cybersecurity academy this year to offer courses related to protection against attacks using technology.
Technology

Govt sets up cybersecurity academy to tackle tech threats

Friday, March 14, 2025
Dr. Menghis Bairu, CEO of Bio Usawa, during the interview with The New Times in Kigali on March 6.
Health

Rwanda to host Africa’s first eye and cancer drug facility

Friday, March 14, 2025
Journalists during a two-day media training on HIV/AIDS awareness and ethical reporting in Kigali from March 12. PHOTO BY JOAN MBABAZI
Health

Journalists trained in ethical reporting to boost HIV/AIDS awareness

Friday, March 14, 2025
Miners inside a tunnel in mining activities with artisanal methods. PHOTO BY EMMANUEL DUSHIMIMANA
Economy

A look at 10 ways Rwanda can double mineral recovery rate

Friday, March 14, 2025
South African troops deployed in eastern DR Congo to fight alongside FARDC and FDLR genocidal group. COURTESY
Africa

SADC troop withdrawal from DR Congo long overdue: South African defence expert

Thursday, March 13, 2025
The Rwanda Energy Group Limited (REG) has said the recent electricity disruptions affecting various parts of the country were caused by acts of vandalism targeting transmission lines.
Energy

Utility body explains latest spate of power disruptions

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Alliance fleuve Congo (AFC) military commander Gen Sultani Makenga during an interview with former Belgian senator Alain Destexhe, on March 12.
Africa

Makenga: It’s unacceptable that European mercenaries came to kill Congolese people

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Panelists engage in a discussion at a two-day consultative workshop with local government stakeholders on March 11. Photos by Dann Gatsinzi
Environment

Local government consulted to shape Rwanda’s climate action pledges

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Mount Kigali University officials joined Gashora Girls Academy of Science and Technology in celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD). Courtesy
Featured

IWD: Mount Kigali University celebrates women with donation to Gashora Girls

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Some FDLR genocidal group members captured by M23 at the handover event in Rubavu District on Saturday, March 1. Rwanda faces an existential threat from the FDLR. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana.
Africa

Politicised aid: Rwandans urge Germany to adopt fact-based approach over DR Congo crisis

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit on Thursday, March 13, terminated the mandate of the regional bloc’s military mission in eastern DR Congo.
Africa

SADC summit terminates mandate of military mission in DR Congo

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Alliance fleuve Congo (AFC) military commander Gen Sultani Makenga during an interview with former Belgian senator Alain Destexhe, on March 12.
Africa

M23’s Makenga welcomes Angola-mediated negotiations with Kinshasa

Thursday, March 13, 2025
An artist shows an artwork at a street art market in Windhoek, Namibia, on March 8, 2025. Street markets in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, are fueling a significant boom in the creative industry amid limited commercialization opportunities for local artists. (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)
International

Namibia: Street markets spark creative industry boom in Windhoek

Thursday, March 13, 2025