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BK CEO Dianne Karusisi and a staff member during the ‘Nanjye ni BK’ campaign that aims to achieve financial inclusion and ease banking services for its clients. Courtesy photos
Featured

Bank of Kigali CEO promotes financial inclusion, accessibility

Wednesday, April 24, 2024
April 24, 1994 was the 18th day of the Genocide against the Tutsi. Tutsi refugees began arriving in Kabgayi, in Muhanga on April 20,1994. Internet
Kwibuka

April 24, 1994: Tutsi killed in Kabgayi, Ruhango

Wednesday, April 24, 2024
A health worker carries out indoor residual spraying in Bugesera District. According to Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC), Malaria cases in the country dropped by 88 per cent as of 2023. Photo: File.
Health

Rwanda: Malaria cases down by 88% in 2023

Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Poets Olivier Tuyisenge and Better Uhuriwe Better
Kwibuka

How poetry is contributing in telling stories about the Genocide

Tuesday, April 23, 2024
The most common scorpion in Rwanda is the Hemiscorpius lepturus, known for its potent venom. Courtesy
Health

Explainer: 11 things to know about scorpions

Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Officials light candle as a symbol of hope for a better future during the commemoration event in Abu Dhabi, on Sunday, April 21. Courtesy
Kwibuka

PHOTOS: International community needs to unite in fight against genocide ideology, says Rwanda envoy to UAE

Tuesday, April 23, 2024
President Paul Kagame and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron during the latter’s official visit to Rwanda, on May 27, 2021. Photo by Village Urugwiro.
Politics

Kagame, Macron hold ‘productive call’ over DR Congo crisis

Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Students from Collège Christ-Roi de Nyanza arrive at Kigali International Airport from Texas, USA, on Monday, April 22, where they took part in the international First Lego League competition. Photo by Frank Ntarindwa
International

Collège Christ-Roi de Nyanza students shine at international First Lego League

Tuesday, April 23, 2024
University of Rwanda and Swedish researchers pose for a group photo with Genocide survivors and perpetrators who live peacefully in the same village in Mayange Sector, Bugesera District, on Monday, April 22. Photo: Emmanuel Dushimimana.
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FEATURED - Bugesera: UR, Swedish researchers visit reconciliation village

Tuesday, April 23, 2024
The United Kingdom’s upper house of parliament, on Tuesday, April 23, approved a government bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. Courtesy
International

House of Lords passes UK-Rwanda migration agreement

Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Genocide survivor Alexis Ndayambaje poses for a photo after visiting Rebero Genocide memorial. Courtesy
Kwibuka

Why one Genocide survivor rides bicycle to memorials nationwide

Tuesday, April 23, 2024
An excavator exhumes remains of Tutsi victims at a dam in Gatsibo. File
Kwibuka

April 23, 1994: Tutsi thrown into Nyamagana pond, Burundians take part in killings

Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Delegates during FIFA General Assembly at BK Arena in Kigali on March 16, 2023. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Tourism

How to harness Rwanda’s MICE tourism

Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Afri-Farmers, which runs an e-commerce platform, is among the few players that operate beyond the capital city. File
Business

How can e-commerce scale beyond Kigali?

Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) has alerted residents about scorpions in their houses, compounds, and environments. Internet
Health

RBC urges Rwandans to be vigilant about scorpions

Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Rwandan community in Texas and friends of Rwanda during a Walk to Remember to mark the 30th commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi on April 13. Courtesy
Kwibuka

Ibuka proposes Genocide memorial in Washington

Monday, April 22, 2024
Rwanda Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has admitted Uplus Mutual Partners to the Fintech Regulatory Sandbox. Craish Bahizi
Technology

Capital Markets Authority approves Uplus to regulatory sandbox

Monday, April 22, 2024
Mourners light candles during the event to mark the 30th Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Mauritius.Courtesy
Kwibuka

Kwibuka: Rwandans, friends of Rwanda in Mauritius commemorate Genocide

Monday, April 22, 2024
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that the UK-Rwanda migration deal will finally get operational within a period of 10 to 12 weeks. Courtesy
Rwanda

UK migrants to start coming to Rwanda within 3 months – British PM

Monday, April 22, 2024
The Central Bank of Rwanda headquarters in Kigali. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Featured

FEATURED: Call for applications to Central Bank’s Sandbox for financial innovations

Monday, April 22, 2024