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The umbrella body of genocide survivors and other organizations promoting interests of genocide survivors yesterday held a peaceful demonstration against what they described as "malpractices" by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).
On the same day TIGO announced that it will official launch its operations in Rwanda on Monday, MTN Rwanda has launched the MTN Multi Media Messaging (MMS).
With a view of improving livelihoods of women in the region, the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM yesterday signed a cooperation agreement with the Economic Community of the Countries of the Great Lakes Region (CEPGL) to promote this cause.
The Rwanda National Police yesterday held a roundtable meeting with its development partners aimed at gathering input to their five-year strategic plan and seeking support.
The government has been at the forefront in the fight against corruption and related vices. So it beats reason when some government officials throw the spanner in the works and help fan it- inadvertently perhaps.
Rwanda plans to join the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau International (CABI), a not-for-profit science-based development and information body that will most likely boost the country's agricultural sector.
A visiting Australian team of medical experts, in conjunction with doctors at King Faisal Hospital (KFH) in Kigali, successfully performed heart surgeries on 24 children over the past six days.
The poor customer care among the business community is undermining Rwanda's progress in business trends, according to an official from Rwanda Development Board (RDB).
A Representative of Inter-Parliamentary Union; Zeina Hilal, has commended the government's commitment and respect to treaties that advance women's rights and protect them from several forms of discrimination.
President Paul Kagame was yesterday presented with the 'Most Innovative People Award for Economic Innovation' during the Lebanon2020 Summit, organized by the Global Leadership Team.
For Theoneste Mutsindashyaka, it never rains but pours. Three days after his arrest for allegedly concealing his foreign bank accounts from the Ombudsman and alleged embezzlement of state resources, the court yesterday handed him a one-year in prison sentence for bending tendering rules.
The continent's premier club championship will be staged at Amahoro's refurbished indoor stadium from December 10 to 20.
Police in Kabarole sector, Gatsibo District are holding six men in connection with the recent murder of a local pastoralist.
African Development Corporation (ADC) and SORAS, a local insurance company, have come to the rescue of Kigali City Council with a Rwf 2.5bn package to redevelop and give Nyabugogo bus terminal a new face to.
President Paul Kagame yesterday handed over the chairmanship of the East Africa Community (EAC) to his Tanzanian counterpart, Jakaya Kikwete, and described the regional bloc as "much stronger, larger and more united."
The president of Ibuka, an umbrella body of Genocide survivors' associations, has threatened to cease cooperation with the Arusha-based International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for what the group described as "unfair judgment" in two cases where top Genocide suspects were acquitted.
The United Nations has welcomed the recent arrest in Germany of top leaders of the Forces Démocratiques de Libération du Rwanda (FDLR), and urged other nations to follow suit.
ANGOLA versus Mali will be the opening game of the tournament. Group A will be based in Luanda, Group B will be in Cabinda in the north of the country, Group C will play in Benguela, and Group D will be based in Lubango.
A UN court, the ICTR has acquitted a Catholic priest charged with genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
President Paul Kagame yesterday arrived in Arusha, Tanzania for the 11th Summit of Heads of State of the East African Community (EAC) but it was not clear who would take over from him as Chairman of the regional bloc.
Hardly a year since Tigo Rwanda was issued a licence to run as a third mobile operator, the telecom company has announced that it's launching its services to the Rwandan people on Monday next week.
The former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Infrastructure, Vincent Gatwabuyege, was yesterday sentenced to three years in prison for embezzling state funds.
The case of the two top leaders of FDLR who were arrested in Germany on Tuesday will be re-examined in three months.
President Paul Kagame yesterday met and held talks with a group of investors who are in the country on a two-day visit aimed at identifying different investment opportunities.
The African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) that was launched on Wednesday in Kampala has called for a platform to promote and facilitate mutual cooperation among African tax administrations.
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