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Mutesi speaks at an event in Kigali on March 11. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
BPR Bank Rwanda registers Rwf25bn profit after tax
A scene of an accident in Kamonyi in February. Police revealed that 89 road accidents were registered between January and February, 16 of which were caused by reckless taxi-moto operators. Courtesy.
Health
Accidents claimed 19 lives between February and January – Police
Members of Parliament raised concerns  on the inclusion of unpaid care work in the compensation framework for divorcing couples  on Monday, March 18. Courtesy
MPs raise concerns on compensation for unpaid care work during divorce
A bride and groom  during a wedding ceremony. On Monday, the parliament approved the basis of a government bill, which, if fully ratified, will permit Rwandans aged 18 to get married legally. Sam Ngendahimana
Law
Getting married at 18: What are “reasonable grounds” in proposed legislation?
The national flag may no longer be used by a couple exchanging marriage vows should the proposed amendments to the family law be approved by the parliament.  File
Law
Marriage vows: New bill seeks to scrap holding national flag
A bench of EACJ judges during a session that resolved to dismiss Rurangwa's lawsuit. Courtesy
Law
Land dispute case against Rwanda dismissed by East African Court of Justice
President Paul Kagame has spoken out on the exit of the East African Regional Force (EACRF), and the deployment of the SADC mission (SADMIR) in eastern DR Congo
Africa
DR Congo: Kagame on EACRF exit, SADC deployment
Kagame delivers his speech on Sunday, March 10, at the RPF-Inkotanyi headquarters in Rusororo after he was overwhelmingly elected by RPF's extraordinary congress to be the party's flagbearer in the presidential elections slated for July 15.  PHOTO BY VILLAGE URUGWIRO
Rwanda
Kagame speaks out on Rwanda after him
Jean-Damascene Bizimana, the Minister for National Unity and Civic Engagement speaks to journalists. File
Rwanda
New study shows Rwandans’ ability to negotiate, find common ground
President Paul Kagame has been elected by his party RPF-Inkotanyi as its flag-bearer in the 2024 presidential elections. PHOTO BY VILLAGE URUGWIRO
Politics
2024 elections: Kagame elected RPF flag-bearer
President Paul Kagame shares a light moment with Samuel Mugisha, his former teacher at Ntare School, Apollo Kashanku, the chairman of Ntare School Old Boys Association (NSOBA), and current Ntare School Headmaster Saul Rwampororo, during a cocktail at Kigali Convention Centre on Friday, March 8. Mugisha, Kashanku, Rwampororo, and over 500 members of Ntare School alumni earlier travelled to Kigali for the finals of the Ntare Lions League (NLL) football tournament, from March 7 to 10.
Rwanda
PHOTOS: President Kagame hosts cocktail in honor of Ntare School OBs
President Paul Kagame meets with Raila Odinga, the Kenyan politician who is vying for the Chairmanship of the African Union Commission (AUC), at Village Urugwiro in Kigali, on Friday, March 8. PHOTO BY VILLAGE URUGWIRO
Africa
Kagame meets AU Chair contender Raila Odinga
Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland KC hands over the award to Justice Mminister Emmanuel Ugirashebuja  during the 2024 Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting  in Zanzibar on Wednesday, March 7. Courtesy
Rwanda
Rwanda awarded for using tech, innovation to improve justice
Chinese visitors during  the 9th Sichuan Agricultural Expo, where  Rwandans were showcasing different Made-in-Rwanda products. Rwanda’s exports to China rose by more than 87 percent to a record high $131 million in 2023.
Business
Rwanda’s exports to China rose by over 80% in 2023
Impounded single use plastics from shops in Kigali in 2022. Photo: File.
Environment
Single-use plastics: Environmentalists seek solutions for imported goods
Rwanda has protested against a non-inclusive move by the African Union (AU) towards endorsing the SADC Mission in DR Congo (SAMIDRC). Courtesy
Africa
DR Congo: Rwanda protests AU’s non-inclusive move to endorse SADC mission
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Health
Chinese medics donate equipment, medicine to Kibungo Referral Hospital
Some of the housing units at Urukumbuzi Real Estate, known as “Kwa Dubai” in Kinyinya Sector, Gasabo District. One of the houses in the estate collapsed in March last year due to substandard workmanship. Photo: Courtesy
Infrastructure
Kwa Dubai: Key questions on impending demolition of houses

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