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The Henley Passport Index ranked Rwanda as the 76th out of 103 countries in terms of strong passports, globally. FILE
Tourism

Advantaged travel: what makes a passport strong

Saturday, July 29, 2023
Abdallah Utumatwishima, the Minister of Youth, on Friday, July 28, adressed the over 140 Rwandan children, and some of their parents, who live abroad. He urged Rwanda's diaspora youth to embrace unity and collaborate in building a strong and resilient community. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Rwanda

PHOTOS: Rwandan Minister tasks diaspora youth to work together

Saturday, July 29, 2023
Some participants at an event in which farmers got compensation from BK Insurance for losses they incurred due to disasters, on July 28, 2023, in Gatsibo District, Eastern Province (MINAGRI).
Agriculture

Insurance: Compensations for Rwanda farmers’ loss reach Rwf3bn

Saturday, July 29, 2023
The MKU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Deogratius Jaganyi (third from left) and Georg Willet, the Vice-President of Lebenshilfe Tirol, show the letter of intent shortly after signing. The signing was witnessed by MKU staff and a member of TYE Pathways Ltd. Courtesy.
Education

New pact opens door for Mount Kigali University nursing graduates to work in Austria

Saturday, July 29, 2023
Minister of Finance and Economic planning Dr Uzziel Ndagijimana and James Mwangi, the Equity Group Managing Director and CEO with other officials pose for a group photo during the event in which Equity Group completed the acquisition of 91.9 percent shares in Cogebanque at a cost of $55 million, making it the majority shareholder in the Rwandan bank, in Kigali on July 28, Courtesy

Equity Group completes majority stake acquisition in Cogebanque

Saturday, July 29, 2023
Some members of Jambo Asbl, a Belgium-based organization of descendants of perpetrators of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Internet.

Unmasking Jambo asbl, the group behind virulent anti-Rwanda campaign in Belgium

Saturday, July 29, 2023
Retired Major Habib Mudathiru, former Chief of Operations of the illegal armed group P5 appeared in the Court of Appeal where he appealed the Military High Court's decision to sentence him to 25 years. File
Crime

P5 terror trial: Verdict postponed as prosecutors claim discovery of new evidence

Saturday, July 29, 2023
A good example, when Rwanda joined the commonwealth, critics were up in arms recycling old content, they still recycled the same old content when Rwanda took over the chairmanship of the commonwealth.
Rwanda

How to Build a Career Off of Rwanda

Friday, July 28, 2023
Suspect Marie Chantal Mukanzabarushimana, who is accused of playing a role in the death of her five-year-old stepdaughter, Elsie Akeza Rutiyomba. File
Crime

Woman sentenced to life for stepdaughter’s murder

Friday, July 28, 2023
In January 2023, a Sukhoi-25 fighter jet from DR Congo violated Rwanda’s airspace for the third time. Internet
Security

Rwanda dismisses incursion allegation by DR Congo army

Friday, July 28, 2023
American comedian Kevin Hart and family visited Kigali last week. COURTESY PHOTOS
Tourism

Kevin Hart shares his experience in Rwanda

Friday, July 28, 2023
Cross border tracks that transport goods from Dal es Salaam to Kigali at Rusumo.The East Africa region experienced a decline in economic growth (GDP) from 4.7 percent in 2021 to 4.4 percent in 2022. FILE
Economy

Regional economy: AfDB highlights 5 major economic trends

Friday, July 28, 2023
Uwera shows off some of her produce. All photos: Courtesy.
Agriculture

Office or farm? Agronomist Uwera on fulfilment that comes with doing what you love

Friday, July 28, 2023
A view of a forest that is being havested in Rurindo District. The government has authorized the allocation of 7,716 hectares of state forests to private investors for responsible harvesting and oversight. Sam Ngendahimana
Environment

Rwanda allocates over 7,000 hectares of state forests to investors

Friday, July 28, 2023
Traffic police officers invigilate a driving test exam in Kigali. The government is nearing the completion of plans to implement automatic driving tests and issue related licenses. COURTESY
Rwanda

Automatic driving tests, licencing in final stages

Friday, July 28, 2023
Activits during a guided tour of a new restored forests of indigenous trees in Rwamagana. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Environment

Nature Conservation Day: 10 indigenous trees on verge of extinction

Friday, July 28, 2023
A landscape view of the reforested area. Green Gicumbi project has rehabilitated 1,107 hectares of degraded forests in the past three years. Courtesy
Environment

Inside Rwanda’s top multi-billion nature conservation projects

Friday, July 28, 2023
The Chief Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), Serge Brammertz, Rwanda’s Prosecutor General Aimable Havugiyaremye (R) and Ibuka chairperson Philbert Gakwenzire (L) meet survivors.
Kwibuka

UN prosecutor visits Nyange massacre grounds, interacts with Genocide survivors

Friday, July 28, 2023
Producer Junior Multisystem passed on July 27
Rwanda

Producer Junior Multisystem dies at 30

Thursday, July 27, 2023
Jean-Damascène Bizimana, the Minister in the Ministry of National Unity and Civic Engagement interacts with children from Diaspora, on Wednesday, July 26. All photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Culture

Minister urges diaspora parents to teach their children Kinyarwanda

Thursday, July 27, 2023