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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates lays a wreath in honor of the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi during a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial on Monday, July 20.
Kwibuka

Bill Gates honours victims of Genocide against the Tutsi

Monday, July 20, 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
Rwanda’s U18 boys' and girls' national basketball teams will depart for Cairo, Egypt, on Monday evening. Courtesy
Basketball

Rwanda U18 teams off to Cairo for FIBA Africa Zone V tourney

Monday, July 20, 2026
Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 in the final before a crowd of 80,663 fans, securing their second FIFA World Cup title. Photo Courtesy

How football world reacted to Spain's World Cup triumph

Monday, July 20, 2026
American billionaire Bill Gates is in Rwanda to explore the country’s progress in health, artificial intelligence and digital public infrastructure.
Technology

Bill Gates in Rwanda to explore health, AI progress 

Monday, July 20, 2026
USA President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino (right) pose for a group photo with Spain's national team players during the trophy presentation after Spain won the 2026 FIFA World Cup at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, on Sunday, July 19.. Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 in the final before a crowd of 80,663 fans, securing their second FIFA World Cup title. Photo Courtesy

Spain defeat 10-man Argentina to end 16-year World Cup wait

Monday, July 20, 2026
Officials and delegates pose for a group photo. Kigali is set to bring together global energy leaders, policymakers, investors and innovators for the Renewable Energy for Sustainable Growth (RE4SG) 2026 Summit. File
Featured

Kigali to host 6th edition of renewable energy summit to advance Africa’s sustainable growth

Monday, July 20, 2026
Some electric vehicles at a charging station at Kacyiru in Kigali. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Rwanda has built an EV market. Now it must build an EV ecosystem

Monday, July 20, 2026
Jean-Claude Kayisinga, Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of Institutional Development at RICA, delivers his remarks during the meeting. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Agriculture

How RICA graduates are helping transform Rwanda’s agri food sector through innovation

Monday, July 20, 2026
A report by US-based Institute of International Finance (IIF) placed Rwanda among best-performing emerging economies in sovereign investor relations and debt transparency. FILE
Economy

Why Rwanda's investor relations, debt transparency matter

Saturday, July 18, 2026
A pupil undergoes the e-Ndangamuntu registration process at a school in Remera, Kigali. The National Identification Agency designated special registration sites to serve schoolchildren during the holiday period. Photo by Kellya Keza.
Technology

NIDA takes digital ID registration to diaspora as nearly 9,000 enroll

Saturday, July 18, 2026
Author Judence Kayitesi (third from the left) poses for a photo with students and faculty at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), on July 7, 2026. She shared her personal journey as a survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Courtesy

Diaspora voices advance genocide awareness in European academia

Saturday, July 18, 2026