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Vicky Ajok, a Ugandan woman working as a housemaid in Syria, has reportedly confessed to killing veteran Syrian actress Huda Shaarawi, 87, who was found dead in her apartment in Damascus last month.
Crime

Ugandan housemaid confesses to killing Syrian actress

Tuesday, February 03, 2026
Graduates celebrate during the ceremony at Butaro in Burera District on Sunday, January 25. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi

The journey of impact toward equity in healthcare

Friday, January 30, 2026
Findings of the study by scientists at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), were published on January 27 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Courtesy
Science

Spanish scientists eliminate pancreatic cancer in mice study

Thursday, January 29, 2026
A 2023 pilot study by the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) shows that among young people aged 13–24, 4.4 percent reported cannabis use in the past 30 days, 2 percent used cigarettes, and while 0.2 used opiates. Courtesy

What we miss when we criminalize pain: Rethinking drug policy through a public health lens

Thursday, January 29, 2026
The report submitted on 6 January 1993 by Dr. Augustin Iyamuremye, then Head of the Intelligence Service, to Prime Minister Dismas Nsengiyaremye stands as a shattering indictment of that complicity. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Dr. Augustin Iyamuremye’s report: Impunity foreseen in 1993

Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Visitors tour Kigali Genocide Memorial to learn more about Rwandan history. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Genocide masterminds played on people’s emotions

Friday, January 23, 2026
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Health

Mpox no longer a public health emergency in Africa

Friday, January 23, 2026
Former President of Rwanda, Juvenal Habyarimana

Habyarimana’s regime mistook Museveni ‘murder’ for stratagem

Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Transport experts have welcomed Rwanda’s newly passed road traffic bill. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Law

New road traffic bill long overdue, say experts

Sunday, January 18, 2026
François Bazaramba, who was convicted of Genocide crimes, has died while serving a life sentence in Finland.
Rwanda

Genocide convict Bazaramba dies in Finnish prison

Sunday, January 18, 2026
More than 470 disaster incidents have been recorded across Rwanda since the onset of the rainy season in September, leaving at least 67 people dead and 123 others injured.
Environment

Disasters kill 67 in five months as lightning emerges deadliest hazard

Sunday, January 18, 2026
Elders responsible for ensuring that customary laws and traditions are respected welcome Mwami Isaac Butsitsi Kahembe IV, at the Chefferie de Bukumu, on December 23, 2025. PHOTO BY OLIVIER MUGWIZA
Africa

‘M23 is doing very well, we have to give them time’ – DR Congo traditional chief

Saturday, January 17, 2026