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Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente delivers his remarks during during the presentation of the seventh Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey (EICV 7) on Wednesday, April 16. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Economy

PM Ngirente promises greater progress as Rwanda cuts poverty by 12.4%

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
NESA has released the official schedule for the return of boarding school students ahead of the third and final term of the 2024-2025 academic year. Craish BAHIZI
Education

Back-to-school plan for boarding students announced

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Nyanza District on April 15 announced that an extraordinary meeting of its council decided to dismiss Erasme Ntazinda from serving as its Mayor “because of failure to fulfil his responsibilities effectively.”
Crime

Dismissed Nyanza mayor Ntazinda arrested

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
A view of Munini Model Village. The poverty rate among Rwandans dropped to 27.4 per cent in 2024, from 39.8 per cent in 2017, a new survey shows.
Economy

1.5 million Rwandans out of poverty in seven years

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
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Energy

65% Rwandan rural households access electricity – survey

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Eight bodies of victims were laid at Kibungo Genocide Memorial site after being discovered in Remera and Kibungo sectors. Officials urged residents to provide information of unburied victims for a dignfied burial.
Kwibuka

April 14–15, 1994, Kibungo’s 'darkest days' during Genocide against the Tutsi

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Nyungwe Zipline currently under testing.Photo by Gael Ruboneka V W
Tourism

PHOTOS: Nyungwe zipline expected to attract 9,000 tourists

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Visitors drive through Akagera National Park. Rwanda registered increased tourism revenues and export growth.
Economy

Five key highlights from RDB’s 2024 report

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
The Rwandan community in the Belgian city of Liege held a commemorative event for the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi on April 13. Courtesy.

Selective memory in Liège: When political cowardice undermines human dignity

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
A view of Kigali Vision City in Gasabo District. FILE
Infrastructure

Rwanda’s race to promote urbanisation

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
On April 16, 1994, massacres in Rukumberi, now part of Ngoma District, intensified, nearly wiping out the entire Tutsi community in the area.
Kwibuka

April 16, 1994: Genocide massacres peak in Rukumberi

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Jean Damascène Bizimana, Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement, has called on Rwandan youth to play a central role in combating the denial of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Dan Gatsinzi
Kwibuka

Experts tip Rwandan youth on combatting genocide denial online

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Nyanza District on April 15 announced that an extraordinary meeting of its council decided to dismiss Erasme Ntazinda from serving as its Mayor “because of failure to fulfil his responsibilities effectively.”
Rwanda

Nyanza mayor Ntazinda dismissed

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
DJ Ira poses with documents confirming her Rwandan nationality-courtesy photos
Rwanda

DJ Ira acquires Rwandan nationality

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, April 15, received a message from his Senegalese counterpart Bassirou Diomaye Faye.
Rwanda

Kagame receives message from Senegal president

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
The City of Kigali has assured households living in disaster-hot spots near Nduba dumpsite that their urgent relocation during the ongoing rainy season. Courtesy
Environment

Households near Nduba dumpsite assured of compensation despite urgent relocation

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Jean-Paulin Uwitonze, Assistant Commissioner for Taxpayer Services and Communications at RRA.
Economy

Revenue authority clears air around wedding service taxation

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Rwanda aims to position itself as a regional hub for space technology. Courtesy
Technology

Space tech: Rwanda’s progress on space projects

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Pictures of Goma taken by Peter Fahrenholtz, a former German ambassador to Rwanda, who toured the rebel-controlled city.
Africa

Veteran German diplomat says ‘no humanitarian crisis’ in AFC/M23-controlled Goma

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Smugglers of rare African ants plead guilty before Kenya court.
Crime

Smugglers of rare African ants plead guilty before Kenya court

Tuesday, April 15, 2025