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A man stands near the quarry in Nyamabuye Village, Bugesera District, where a section collapsed on July 9, killing 10 workers who were extracting stones and sand. PHOTOS BY THARCISSE MUGABO
Rwanda

Bugesera quarry tragedy: Bereaved families recount their ordeal

Saturday, July 11, 2026
The prosecution has requested the Nyarugenge Intermediate Court to sentence Arnaud Shema de Bosscher, popularly known as DJ Toxxyk, to five years in prison and impose a fine of Rwf 2.21 million.
Crime

Why prosecutors want five-year sentence for DJ Toxxyk

Friday, May 15, 2026
Juvenal Habyarimana, former President of Rwanda.

Juvenal Habyarimana: The “Umubyeyi” and Genocidaire-in-Chief

Thursday, May 14, 2026
A residential house damaged by a bomb fired into Rwandan territory in Rubavu District from the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, January 27, 2025. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana.

FDLR impunity is a choice, not an accident

Tuesday, May 05, 2026
Nyarugenge Intermediate Court, has upheld the lower court’s decision to remand Arnaud de Bosscher Shema, popularly known as DJ Toxxyk. Courtesy
Crime

Court upholds decision to remand DJ Toxxyk

Monday, February 09, 2026
In October 2024, a French court of Assizes sentenced Dr. Eugène Rwamucyo, a Rwandan medical doctor and long-time fugitive from justice, to 27 years in prison for complicity in genocide. Internet

Eugène Rwamucyo: A 'pious' murderer sanctifying denial

Tuesday, November 11, 2025
A scene from a multi-vehicle accident in Kicukiro, Kigali. A new law on accident compensation, enacted in October 2025, upholds Rwf3,000 as the minimum daily payment for victims without verifiable income. File Photo
Law

Why Parliament upheld Rwf3,000 as minimum pay for accident victims

Wednesday, November 05, 2025
Insurers during the session with the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Security, which was held in the Senate’s plenary hall, on October 31, 2025 (Emmanuel Ntirenganya)
Rwanda

Insurers warn of premium hike if govt upholds Rwf3,000 compensation floor

Saturday, November 01, 2025
According to the new bill, funds to compensate victims of non-insured accidents in Rwanda will now be drawn from 10 per cent of insurance premiums.
Law

Parliament passes compensation bill: This is what it says about calculation of damages, payments

Friday, September 19, 2025
The Rwandan Parliament will on Wednesday, September 17, vote on a new bill aimed at reforming the framework for compensating accident victims in Rwanda. Craish Bahizi
Law

Compensation: What to know as parliament votes on new bill

Wednesday, September 17, 2025
26 suspects accused of orchestrating fraudulent schemes through mobile money transactions. Courtesy
Crime

Tricks mobile money scammers use to deceive unsuspecting victims

Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Agathe Kanziga (second from left) seen here in a photo clad in Interahamwe attire sitting next to her husband, then President Juvenal Habyarimana during a rally in the then Ruhengeri Prefecture (presently Musanze District) on November 15 1992.

Agathe Habyarimana: France’s useful “victim” of Genocide?

Friday, August 29, 2025