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A total of an additional Rwf 66 billion is needed to complete the remaining road network in Rubavu town. Photos: Germain Nsanzimana
Infrastructure

Rubavu bets on community support to build access roads

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
Mount Kigali University (MKUR) officials and residents during the commissioning of the MKUR Ecosystem Access Road, an infrastructure project valued at more than Rwf300 million. Courtesy
Featured

MKUR commissions Rwf300m Ecosystem Access Road in Kigali

Friday, July 24, 2026
Children at Early Childhood Development (ECD) Nyarugunga in Kicukiro on June 28, 2021. File

The child behind the smile: How Rwanda can help Africa turn listening into early support

Friday, July 24, 2026
President Paul Kagame, the Chairman of RPF-Inkotanyi, and First Lady Jeannette Kagame join members during the party’s Bureau Politique meeting in Rusororo on Friday, July 17. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Politics

RPF adopts resolutions on self-reliance, youth

Thursday, July 23, 2026
American philanthropist Bill Gates addresses delegates during the inaugural Paul Farmer Butaro Dialogues on Health Equity and Innovation on Wednesday, July 22. Courtesy
Health

Bill Gates urges early AI rollout in Africa to narrow health gap

Thursday, July 23, 2026
AFC-M23 official Freddy Kaniki speaks during an interview with Conspiracy Tracker Great Lakes published on July 21. Courtesy
Africa

AFC/M23 official says UN, US sanctions undermine peace efforts 

Wednesday, July 22, 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
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Politics

A closer look at local government structure ahead of 2026 elections

Sunday, July 19, 2026
Rift Valley Fever affects sheep, goats and cattle and humans can get infected. FILE
Agriculture

What to know about Rift Valley Fever as Rwanda responds to latest outbreak

Saturday, July 18, 2026
President Paul Kagame addresses the RPF-Inkotanyi Bureau Politique meeting in Kigali, on Friday, July 17, 2026. Kagame said Rwanda will continue speaking out about its regional security threats, particularly the presence of the FDLR genocidal militia. PHOTO: VILLAGE URUGWIRO
Security

Kagame vows to keep speaking out on FDLR threat: ‘I will only shut up when I’m dead’

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