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UN honours Rwandan peacekeepers in South Sudan

Friday, August 11, 2023
A baby gorilla from Susa Group in Volcanoes National Park in Musanze District. FILE PHOTO
Tourism

Kwita Izina: 23 baby gorillas to be named on Sept. 1

Friday, August 11, 2023
Patients wait for medical services at Kamanyana Health Post in Burera District on May 9, 2022. In order to address a shortage of nurses and midwives across the country, the Ministry of Health plans to multiply the healthcare workforce by four folds within the next four years. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

Rwanda looks to quadruple healthcare workforce

Friday, August 11, 2023
Public intoxication, also called public drunkenness, is a crime that occurs when people are visibly drunk or under the influence of drugs in public.
Health

Five little known prohibited acts of public drunkenness

Friday, August 11, 2023
Some of the inmates at Nyarugenge Prison. From January to June 2023 alone, 1,221 cases were settled through CAM, according to statistics from the judiciary. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Law

Judiciary saves Rwf9 billion through mediation

Friday, August 11, 2023
An aerial view of Amman, Jordan's capital city . The Rwandan government on Wednesday, August 9 announced that it will open a diplomatic mission in Jordan. Internet
Rwanda

10 things you should know about Jordan

Friday, August 11, 2023
A caregiver assists a person with disability as he boards a bus at Kacyiru in Kigali Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

Caregiver stress syndrome: Why caretakers need care too

Friday, August 11, 2023
Chief Executive of National Cyber Security Authority, Col. David Kanamugire hands over to Irembo’s CEO, Israel Bimpe the Data Controller and Data Processor registration Certificates on August 10. Courtesy
Featured

Irembo receives data controller, processor registration certificates

Thursday, August 10, 2023
Maurice Mugabowagahunde, has been appointed the new Governor of the Northern Province, on Thursdy, August 10. Courtesy
Politics

Northern Province gets new governor, new cooperatives agency boss named

Thursday, August 10, 2023
A segment of a residential area of Myembe in Kimihurura that is a high risk zone in Kigali. The City of Kigali has ordered all dwellers in identified high-risk zones to relocate ahead of the rainy season. Sam Ngendahimana
Environment

City orders dwellers in high-risk zones to relocate ahead of rainy season

Thursday, August 10, 2023
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Law

Rwandan envoy calls out nations for 25-year failure to arrest Kabuga

Thursday, August 10, 2023
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni. PHOTO | BADRU KATUMBA | AFP
Africa

Uganda responds to WB funding freeze over anti-gay law

Thursday, August 10, 2023
Delegates from UN agencies, World Vision, local NGOs, and government entities pose for a picture at the World Vision's EA GAM - HEA Regional skills share Forum taking place in Kigali, from August 7-10. All photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Featured

World Vision's EA GAM/HEA Regional skills share Forum to boost humanitarian efforts

Thursday, August 10, 2023
Patients wait for medical services in Burera District. The number of vulnerable households eligible for support by the government was slashed by 74.4 per cent from 450,000 to 115,000 in fiscal year. File
Health

Vulnerable households eligible for Mutuelle de Santé support drop by 74%

Thursday, August 10, 2023
Some of the old buses of ONATRACOM and the brand new bus of RITCO during the handover ceremony after the privatization of the former public institution on February 6, 2017. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Law

Rwanda reviews 27-year-old privatisation law: what’s new?

Thursday, August 10, 2023
Jean Paul Ndayishimiye, (left), who is renowned for defying odds, says saving gives a person the discipline and focus to achieve their goals. Photos courtesy.
Business

From a moto rider to successful businessman; Ndayishimiye’s story of resilience

Thursday, August 10, 2023
Some lions in Akagera National Park. August 10th is World Lion Day - a day set aside to honor the majestic big cat and raise awareness of their challenges as a species. Courtesy
Tourism

Increase in Rwanda’s lion population attributed to bold conservation efforts

Thursday, August 10, 2023
Rwanda National Police's fire brigade officers on duty. BNR seeks to attract innovators in financial technologies to explore and introduce digital solutions that can tackle some of the persistent issues in the insurance sector.
Technology

Central bank explores fintech innovations to address insurance challenges

Wednesday, August 09, 2023
Rwanda’s Foreign Affairs Minister Vincent Biruta announcing the decision to have a diplomatic presence in Amman, on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Ayman Safadi, looks on. Courtesy.
Rwanda

Rwanda to open diplomatic mission in Jordan

Wednesday, August 09, 2023
Rwanda’s Foreign Affairs Minister Vincent Biruta and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Ayman Safadi, sign three agreements including a visa waiver for holders of ordinary passports, in Amman, on Wednesday, August 9, 2023. Courtesy.
Rwanda

Rwandans can now go to Jordan visa-free

Wednesday, August 09, 2023