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Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board CEO, Yamina Karitanyi, speaks to members of the Lower House’s Committee on Political Affairs and Gender, as Innocent Safari, the Board’s Chief Finance Officer, looks on, on Wednesday, January 10. Karitanyi was responding to questions on issues highlighted in the Office of the Ombudsman’s report for the fiscal year 2022/2023. Photo: Emmanuel Ntirenganya.

Inadequate financing undermining Rwanda's mining potential: official

Thursday, January 11, 2024
Bailiffs in Rwanda are classified into two categories – non-professional bailiffs, and professional bailiffs. Courtesy
Law

Why non-professional bailiffs shy away from court decision enforcement

Tuesday, January 09, 2024
Rwanda Investigation Bureau headquarters at Kimihurura in Gasabo District. The Supreme Court has ruled to allow RIB to continue searching persons, buildings and premises without court warrants.File
Law

Why Supreme Court dismissed petition challenging RIB searches

Wednesday, January 03, 2024
Supporters of Felix Tshisekedi, who was declared the winner of the presidential election, in Gombe, Kinshasa, on Sunday. Credit: Arsene Mpiana/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Africa

DR Congo President Tshisekedi declared winner as opposition leaders call for mass protests against ‘electoral fraud’

Sunday, December 31, 2023
Officials from the Independent National Electoral Commission start counting votes in Kinshasa, DRC on December 21, 2023. PHOTO: AFP
Africa

DR Congo election provisional results to be announced on Sunday

Saturday, December 30, 2023
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Africa

DR Congo: Voting marred by delays, alleged malpractices continues on Thursday

Thursday, December 21, 2023
Somalia’s President Sheikh Hassan Mohamud (left), the Chairperson of the EAC Summit, President Salva Kiir of South Sudan (centre), Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, and EAC Secretary General Peter Mathuki, look at the new map of the regional bloc after Somalia inched closer to joining the seven-member Community by signing the Treaty of Accession with the EAC at State House, Entebbe, Uganda on Friday, December 15.
Africa

Somalia signs Treaty of Accession with EAC

Friday, December 15, 2023
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr Vincent Biruta, and UK Home Secretary James Cleverly during the signing of a new migration treaty between the two countries in Kigali, December 5
Rwanda

UK lawmakers vote in favour of new migration treaty with Rwanda

Tuesday, December 12, 2023
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr Vincent Biruta, and UK Home Secretary James Cleverly during the signing of a new migration treaty between the two countries in Kigali, December 5. Olivier Mugwiza.
International

British parliament to vote on new UK-Rwanda migration plan

Tuesday, December 12, 2023
The Lower Chamber of Parliament on December 4 passed a bill governing bio-safety, which aims to address the potential risks associated with genetically modified organisms (GMOs). COURTESY
Rwanda

Parliament passes bill governing GMOs

Monday, December 04, 2023
Environment Minister Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya officiates the launch of Rwanda's Carbon Market Framework, on December 2, 2023, at COP28 in Dubai, UAE. She highlighted that this is a crucial move to advance climate action and facilitate Rwanda’s participation and maximize carbon market opportunities.
Environment

Rwanda’s carbon market framework launch, more events at COP28

Saturday, December 02, 2023
Members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) during a guided tour of the revamped Nyandungu wetland Eco-Park, the first public recreational and touristic facility in Kigali, on Thursday, November 30. The ecotourism park is a symbol of Rwanda’s wetland restoration efforts. Photos by Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Environment

PHOTOS: EAC lawmakers wowed by Nyandungu Ecotourism Park

Friday, December 01, 2023