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Juvenile inmates pose for a group photo before sitting for national examinations at Nyagatare Juvenile Prison. In Rwanda, children aged between 14 and 18 can be held criminally responsible for offences they commit. Courtesy photo.
Society

Child detention to be used as ‘last resort’ in new policy

Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Guinea bans exports of unprocessed gold.
International

Guinea bans exports of unprocessed gold

Tuesday, June 23, 2026
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Usta Kaitesi speaks during a panel discussion at the inaugural Convention on South-South and Triangular Cooperation held on June 22, in Kigali.
International

Why developing countries are turning to each other for solutions

Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Ingabire delivers her remarks at the Global AI Summit on Africa in Kigali in 2025. File

Inside the newly approved National AI Agency

Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Designer Patrick Muhire from Inkanda House
Fashion

Nine designers selected for UK-backed fashion entrepreneurship programme

Monday, June 22, 2026
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Olivier Nduhungirehe addresses delegates at the inaugural Convention on South-South and Triangular Cooperation held on June 22, in Kigali. Courtesy
Economy

Nduhungirehe urges knowledge transfer at first South-South, Triangular convention

Monday, June 22, 2026
A staff member reviews Gacaca court records at the National Archives facility in Kacyiru, Kigali. (File photo)

The homecoming of genocide convicts and the strength of Rwanda’s reconciliation

Monday, June 22, 2026
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Volleyball

Gisagara VC suspend duo over ‘unacceptable’ misconduct

Sunday, June 21, 2026
PHOTO BY IGIHE

Rwanda can lead Africa’s electric mobility revolution – if policy moves as fast as innovation

Saturday, June 20, 2026
Eugène Rwamucyo with his lawyers during his trial in France in October 2024. Rwamucyo played a central role in the atrocities committed in Butare during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

From Rwanda 1994 to DR Congo Today: How Rwamucyo’s trial exposes the genocidal network behind DR Congo’s 30‑year war

Saturday, June 20, 2026
Organisations of survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi have urged Australia’s Griffith University to disassociate itself from Judi Rever, a Canadian author and journalist known for promoting denialist ideas.
Kwibuka

Genocide survivors urge Australia's Griffith University to disassociate with Judi Rever

Friday, June 19, 2026
Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of National Unity and Civic Engagement, Eric Mahoro speaks at at the event to mark the International Day for Countering Hate Speech at Kigali Genocide Memorial on June 18. Courtesy
Law

Five-year plan proposed to combat hate speech

Friday, June 19, 2026