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Couples participate in a mass civil marriage event in Gicumbi. Under Article 168 of the current family law, couples can agree before marriage on how their property and financial interests will be managed.
Rwanda

Prenups offer couples clarity on property, but remain uncommon

Wednesday, August 26, 2026
President Paul Kagame, Former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and Former South African President Thabo Mbeki arrive at Kigali Convention Centre for the inaugural Africa Mindset Reset Forum on Tuesday, August 25. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Politics

Leaders gather in Kigali for Africa Mindset Reset Forum

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Adel Amrouche. courtesy
Football

FERWAFA ordered to pay Amrouche Rwf530m over 'unfair dismissal'

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
RDB staff interacts with a resident at One Stop Centre.

Why every Rwandan company needs an effective board to succeed

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
The City of Kigali Spokesperson Emma Claudine Ntirenganya said that five people suspected of leading others in violence against Irondo security personnel in Nyabugogo have been arrested. Courtesy
Crime

Five arrested over assaulting security personnel in Nyabugogo

Sunday, August 23, 2026
Awtseana Welday Abraham, an Eritrean investor and owner of Lakeside View Lounge and Restaurant located on the shores of Lake Kivu in Rubavu District. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana
Rwanda

Rubavu: Eritrean investor caught in land lease dispute considers lawsuit

Friday, August 21, 2026
Rwanda’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe Jame Musoni meets with on Zimbabwe’s Speaker of the National Assembly, Advocate Jacob Mudenda, at Parliament in Mt Hampden on Wednesday, August 19. Courtesy

Rwanda, Zimbabwe move to deepen parliamentary cooperation

Thursday, August 20, 2026
Heads of delegations from AFC-M23 and the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo sign agreements during the past talks held in Montreux, Switzerland on Friday, April 17. Courtesy.
Africa

DR Congo: Negotiators on retreat to iron out sticking issues in peace talks

Thursday, August 20, 2026
Rwanda Football Federation president Fabrice Shema who is facing charges related issuing a bouncing cheque. Courtesy
Law

Issuing bouncing cheques: What does the law say?

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Photographs of former Rwandan leaders from the period of the Genocide against the Tutsi, archived at the Kigali Genocide Memorial. Photo by Kellya Keza.

Double genocide narrative distort Rwanda's history and memory

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Laws tell people what they can and cannot do, and they set punishments or solutions if someone breaks them.

Can prevention beat enforcement?

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Cybercrime in Rwanda

When the money crosses borders: Rwanda’s cybercrime challenge

Tuesday, August 18, 2026