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Rwanda National Police officers inspect a facility following the immediate closure of several alcoholic beverage factories across the country. Courtesy photo.
Rwanda

RIB, govt spox shed light on closure of alcohol manufacturers

Tuesday, August 04, 2026
Some illicit alcoholic beverages seized by the Rwanda National Police following the FDA Rwanda's decision to immediately shut down eight alcoholic beverage manufacturing factories on Sunday, August 2. Courtesy of Umunota
Crime

50 in custody over illicit alcohol production, distribution

Monday, August 03, 2026
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe, and Ambassador Charles Karamba during the signing ceremony.

Rwanda signed the AU convention—but prevention must begin before abuse becomes normal

Monday, August 03, 2026
Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has arrested Agnes Uwamariya, the Vice Mayor in charge of Social Affairs in Nyamagabe District. Courtesy
Crime

Nyamagabe vice mayor arrested over alleged cover-up of sexual offences

Thursday, July 30, 2026
Inmates during ICT class at Nyarugenge Prison in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi

In the digital age, our devices carry both evidence and livelihoods

Thursday, July 30, 2026
French soldiers in Rwanda, ten days after the start of Operation Turquoise. © HOCINE ZAOURAR ARCHIVES. AFP.

RPF investigators preserved evidence of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi

Thursday, July 30, 2026
Immigration officers on duty at the Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration headquarters in Kacyiru. Enhanced border screening systems have prevented the trafficking of 673 people since 2025,File Photo
Editorial

Human traffickers must never escape justice

Monday, July 27, 2026
Minister of Interior Vincent Biruta delivers his remarks at the closing a three-day retreat for senior RCS officials at the Rwanda Military Academy in Gako, on Saturday, July 25. Photo Courtesy
Rwanda

Biruta urges professionalism, discipline among RCS staff

Sunday, July 26, 2026
Justice minister Emmanuel Ugirashebuja appears before senators on July 23. He said the government is considering removing statutory time limits for prosecuting human trafficking offences. Photo: Courtesy.
Law

Govt considers removing time limit on human trafficking prosecutions

Saturday, July 25, 2026
Immigration officers on duty at the Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration headquarters in Kacyiru. Enhanced border screening systems have prevented the trafficking of 673 people since 2025. File photo.
Rwanda

How technology helped immigration officers intercept 673 human trafficking cases

Friday, July 24, 2026
MONUSCO peacekeepers in eastern DR Congo. The UN Security Council has repeatedly called for the disarmament and repatriation of foreign armed groups, including the genocidal FDLR militia.

30 years of UN Security Council resolutions on eastern DR Congo: Has the world mistaken process for progress?

Monday, July 20, 2026
Genocide financier Felicien Kabuga during his trial at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague. He died in custody on May 16, 2026, while hospitalized in The Hague, Netherland
Crime

UN report into Kabuga’s death: where does it leave genocide survivors?

Monday, July 20, 2026