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President Paul Kagame was received by host President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in Dakar on Saturday, May 11. PHOTO BY VILLAGE URUGWIRO

Kagame in Senegal for ‘friendly visit’

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Participants pose for a group photo as RDB, in collaboration with the Rwandan embassy in Senegal, hosted “a momentous culinary affair” in Dakar on May 11.

RDB hosts Senegalese investors in Dakar, showcases opportunities in Rwanda

Saturday, May 11, 2024

RSSB Chief Executive Officer Regis Rugemanshuro lays a wreath in honour of Genocide victims at Nyanza-Kicukiro Genocide Memorial as RSSB, formerly Caisse Sociale du Rwanda (CSR), paid tribute to 19 former employees who lost their lives during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi on Friday, May 10. Courtesy

RSSB commemorates former staff lost in Genocide, urges youth to safeguard Rwanda's progress

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Vincent Biruta and Ambassador of the European Union, Belén Calvo Uyarra as the delegation of the European Union (EU) to Rwanda celebrated Europe Day on May 9

Europe Day: Rwanda, EU reflect on partnership, forging stronger bonds

Saturday, May 11, 2024

People register to vote at a voting station in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, Nov. 18, 2023. (Photo by Ihsaan HaffejeeXinhua

South Africa's constitutional court bars 3 political parties from contesting elections

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Seven private companies including The New Times were certified with a gold seal – the highest certificate offered in Rwanda – for their outstanding achievements in promoting gender accountability and creating gender-responsive work environments. Photos by Craish Bahizi

Private sector takes lead in championing gender equality in workplace

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Members of parliament during a plenary sitting. Courtesy

Key proposed changes in CHENO’s management, mandate

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Zanzibar beats Ibiza, Crete as best island destination in 2024. Internet

Zanzibar beats Ibiza, Crete as best island destination in 2024

Saturday, May 11, 2024

UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis (L) strikes his gavel to signal the adoption of a resolution during the 10th Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, on May 10, 2024. The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday adopted a resolution supporting the Palestinian bid to become a full UN member by recognizing it as qualified to join and recommending that the Security Council "reconsider the matter favorably." (Manuel Elias/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)

UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for UN membership

Saturday, May 11, 2024

The World Health Organization on Friday warned of a possible surge in food-borne diseases in Kenya due to the ongoing floods crisis.

WHO warns of food-borne diseases in Kenya amid flood crisis

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, addressing the event, said that the Lume Free Trade Zone, will become the second one of its kind after Ethiopia's maiden Dire Dawa Free Trade Zone. Courtesy

Ethiopia launches construction of Chinese-contracted economic zone

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Rescue personnel search the site of a building collapse in George, South Africa, May 9, 2024. Internet

South Africa's building collapse site declared "no-fly zone" as death toll rises to 12

Saturday, May 11, 2024

At least 267 people have been killed by flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in Kenya since mid-March. Internet

Death toll from flooding in Kenya rises to 267

Saturday, May 11, 2024

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ICK media students gain valuable insights during educational trip

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Representatives from private companies, public entities and non-profit organisations attending a workshop

Access to Finance: IFE embarks on technical workshops ahead of sector-open call for proposals

Friday, May 10, 2024

President Paul Kagame on Friday, May 10, held discussions centered on current global challenges including migration issues, with visiting German lawmakers including Jens Spahn, Günter Krings, and Alexander Richard Throm, at Urugwiro Village.

Kagame, German lawmakers discuss global challenges

Friday, May 10, 2024

UR's Deputy Vice Chancellor for Finance, Francoise Tengera and Zhao Jinsong, Associate Director, IIAS, Tsinghua University, showcase the partners during the launch of a field station for international and area studies at the University of Rwanda (UR) in Kigali on Thursday, May 9. All photos by Craish Bahizi

Asia’s top university establishes field station at University of Rwanda

Friday, May 10, 2024

In March 2021, the United States blacklisted two Islamist extremist groups in the DR Congo and Mozambique as foreign terrorist organizations over accusations of links to Islamic State (ISIS).

ADF rebels attack health centre in eastern DR Congo, kill 8 civilians – reports

Friday, May 10, 2024

A coffee exhibitor shows coffee products during the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo (CAETE) in Africa (Kenya) 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya, May 9, 2024. The CAETE in Africa (Kenya) 2024 kicked off on Thursday in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi as trade and investment between the two sides continue to expand.

Kenya hosts China-Africa economic trade expo amid growing Sino-African ties

Friday, May 10, 2024

Brazil's sports minister Andre Fufuca

Brazil sports minister wants all league play halted amid floods

Friday, May 10, 2024