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A view of Mahama Refugee Camp in Kirehe District, Rwanda, which hosted 139,452 forcibly displaced people, including refugees from the DR Congo and Burundi. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana.

How access to justice is strengthening refugee protection

Friday, September 11, 2026
The government Spokesperson Yolande Makolo speaks during an interview in Kigali on August 6. Courtesy
International

What to know about Rwanda's approach to migration

Thursday, August 06, 2026
Refugees and asylum seekers evacuated from Libya arrive at Kigali International Airport on Wednesday evening, August 5. Courtesy
Rwanda

Rwanda receives nearly 180 asylum seekers evacuated from Libya

Thursday, August 06, 2026
Minister in charge of Emergency Management, Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Albert Murasira touring the exhibition by refugee youth doing agribusiness in Mugombwa camp
Rwanda

How 15,000 refugee households will become self-reliant by 2030

Monday, July 06, 2026
Minister in charge of Emergency Management, Maj Gen (Rtd) Albert Murasira speaks during a high-level dialogue on refugee economic empowerment held to mark World Refugee Day 2026. Courtesy
Rwanda

Private sector urged to support refugee self-reliance

Thursday, July 02, 2026
Rwanda’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Urujeni Bakuramutsa speaks during a right of reply at the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Africa

Kigali questions UN inquiry methods on eastern DR Congo

Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Z listens intently as the trial judges find him guilty of genocide and extermination, ICTR, 18 December 2008. courtesy of UNICTR
Crime

Protais Zigiranyirazo: The rise and fall of ‘Monsieur Z’ - a cautionary tale of greed and power

Friday, June 26, 2026
The agreement was signed on Monday, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where Rwanda was represented by the Minister of Disaster Management and Refugees, Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Albert Murasira(2nd L).
Africa

10,000 Rwandans could be repatriated from DR Congo in 2026 - officials

Monday, June 22, 2026
The New Times
Rwanda

Rwanda receives over 170 asylum seekers from Libya

Thursday, June 18, 2026
Rwanda's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Martin Ngoga, speaks during the Second International Migration Review Forum held on Friday, May 8, in New York.
International

Rwanda's envoy to UN reaffirms commitment to refugee support

Saturday, May 09, 2026
European mercenaries who surrendered to AFC/M23 rebels cross into Rwanda, where they were facilitated for repatriation to their home countries on January 29, 2025. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana.

The borders of other people’s wars

Tuesday, April 21, 2026
E-Ndangamuntu registration exercise at Remera. The registration campaign for the digital national ID in Kigali will end on April 2. Photo by Kellya Keza
Technology

Digital ID registration to continue after Kigali rollout ends

Wednesday, April 01, 2026