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Minister of Justice and Attoney General Emmanuel Ugirashebuja presents Rwanda's statement during hearing in The Hague on Wednesday, March 18. Courtesy

Minister Ugirashebuja’s statement during Rwanda-UK arbitration proceedings

Wednesday, March 18, 2026
A resident in Remera undergoes e-Indangamuntu registration process at a digital national ID registration site at ADEPR Church Remera in Nyabisindu in Kigali. Photo by Kellya Keza
Technology

What to know about digital ID for foreign nationals

Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Sudanese refugee Nidhal Mudharahadiya Mohammed Khalifa speaks during the interview with The New Times in Kigali on Monday, March 9. Photo by Keza Kellya
Rwanda

Displaced by war, Sudanese refugee rebuilds life in Rwanda

Wednesday, March 18, 2026
The dispute between Rwanda and the United Kingdom (UK) over an unimplemented asylum agreement will be heard on Wednesday, March 18. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
International

Rwanda-UK migration dispute set for hearing this week

Monday, March 16, 2026
Edda Mukabagwiza has been appointed co-president of the tribunal.
Rwanda

Edda Mukabagwiza appointed co-president of refugee Appeal Tribunal

Wednesday, March 04, 2026
First Lady Jeannette Kagame meets with Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, a founding member of the UNHCR-backed Building Better Futures campaign at the offices of the Imbuto Foundation on Thursday, February 26. Courtesy
Rwanda

PHOTOS: First Lady meets Greek princess, outgoing UN envoy

Thursday, February 26, 2026
The latest group of asylum seekers evacuated from Libya includes people from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan and South Sudan.
Rwanda

Over 160 African asylum seekers arrive in Rwanda

Thursday, February 26, 2026
They now grow maize and soya beans.
Agriculture

Gatsibo: One cooperative of refugees, host community builds inclusion through agriculture

Friday, February 20, 2026
(L-R) Andrea Bagnoli, WFP’s Representative and Country Director in Rwanda, Japan's Ambassador to Rwanda, Kazuya Nakajo; Ngoga Aristarque, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry in charge of Emergency Management during the hand over ceremony in Kigali. Courtesy
Health

Japan provides Rwf 1bn to WFP for refugee food aid

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
The Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration has announced that the registration for electronic identity cards for foreigners, refugees, migrants and other non-Rwandan nationals is ongoing in Kigali.
Technology

Where can refugees, foreigners register for digital ID?

Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Bwiza Riverside Homes project was among the facilities designated to accommodate migrants from the UK under the Rwanda–UK immigration deal. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana.
International

Rwanda explains arbitration case against UK over cancelled migration partnership

Wednesday, January 28, 2026
A citizen undergoes biometrics capture during National ID registration. Rwanda is transitioning from physical ID cards to a new digital identification system, which will address long-standing gaps in current system. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Editorial

A smarter, safer ID system is crucial for a digital future

Tuesday, November 25, 2025