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The passing-out ceremony was held at the Basic Military Training Centre (BMTC) Nasho in Kirehe District on Thursday, July 30.
Security

PHOTOS: RDF gets new soldiers

Friday, July 31, 2026
Emma Uwera, founder and managing director of I&J Harvest Limited, a home-grown seed company supplying maize, bean and soybean seeds. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Women

Women-owned businesses rise as focus shifts to scaling up

Friday, July 31, 2026
According to RBC, Rwanda aims to reduce maternal mortality from 149 deaths per 100,000 live births, recorded at the end of 2025, to fewer than 60 deaths per 100,000 live births by 2029. Courtesy
Women

Why maternal deaths remain a challenge

Friday, July 31, 2026
Maj. Gen. Vincent Nyakarundi briefs Rwanda Security forces preparing to deploy to Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, on Thursday, July 30. Courtesy
Security

Gen Nyakarundi briefs RDF, Police contingent ahead of Mozambique deployment

Thursday, July 30, 2026
Somdev Sen, MTN Rwanda's Chief Consumer and Digital Officer, addresses journalists as Chief Technology Officer Elijah Iragaba looks on during a media briefing in Kigali on Thursday, July 30. Photos by Craish Bahizi.
Featured

MTN Rwanda’s network upgrade with VoLTE to boost call quality, digital connectivity

Thursday, July 30, 2026
The newly appointed officials, Brig Gen Innocent Munyengango as Chief Executive Officer of Aviation Travel and Logistics Holding Limited (ATL) and Jules Muheto Ndenga as Chief Executive Officer of Airport City.
Aviation

Airport City, aviation and logistics body get new bosses

Thursday, July 30, 2026
Rwandan politician, PL Chairperson, Senator and former Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Donatille Mukabalisa, passed away on Thursday, July 30. File
Rwanda

Political leaders pay tribute to former Speaker Mukabalisa

Thursday, July 30, 2026
RDB has suspended all operations of Baron Sports Gaming Ltd, commonly known as Forzza, with immediate effect. Courtesy
Law

Forzza officials "surprised" as RDB suspends company

Thursday, July 30, 2026
Parliament has postponed all activities that had been scheduled for Thursday, July 30, following the death of Senator and former Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Donatille Mukabalisa. Courtesy
Rwanda

Parliament postpones all activities after Senator Mukabalisa's death

Thursday, July 30, 2026
DR Congo crisis analyst Bojana Coulibaly, Jean Baptiste Gasominari, a political analyst, Ambassador Joseph Mutaboba, former diplomat and a political analyst. Courtesy
Africa

Kinshasa-FDLR deal a sidestep from Washington Accords: analysts

Thursday, July 30, 2026
Rwanda Demobilisation and Reintegration Commission (RDRC) has repatriated 39 Congolese nationals who had entered Rwanda falsely identified themselves as former FDLR combatants. Courtesy
Africa

Rwanda repatriates 39 Congolese 'falsely claiming' to be former FDLR combatants

Thursday, July 30, 2026
Liberal Party (PL) chairperson Senator Donatille Mukabalisa, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2026, following an illness. File
Rwanda

Liberal Party mourns its leader Donatille Mukabalisa

Thursday, July 30, 2026