Rwanda: Six Arrested Over APR Supporters' Bus Attack

Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has confirmed the arrest of six suspects in connection with attacking APR FC supporters' bus in Huye District on Sunday evening. Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda, UAE Eye Deeper Ties in New Cooperation Deal

Rwanda and the United Arab Emirates are set to deepen bilateral cooperation as both countries look to share expertise and successful experiences in promoting institutional… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda to Host 2023 Feasssa Games

Rwanda will host the 20th edition of the Federation of East Africa Secondary Schools Sports Association( FEASSSA) games scheduled from August 17-27. Read more »

Rwanda: Fire Insurance Drops 17 Percent As Covid-19 Takes Its Toll

The state of fire insurance performance for the period 2019 - 2021 from the Rwanda Insurers Association (ASSAR) indicates that assets insured against fire stood at over Rwf5.2… Read more »

Rwanda: Why Rwanda's Trade Deficit Increased in 2022

Rwanda's trade deficit widened by 19.9 per cent to over $2.3 billion from January to November 2022, from over $1.9 billion in the same period of 2021, according to formal trade… Read more »

Rwanda: Starlink Internet to Be Piloted in 500 Schools

Schools are among Rwandan institutions given priority to benefit from the satellite-based internet soon to be provided by billionaire Elon Musk's high-speed satellite internet… Read more »

Rwanda: Prioritise Solutions for Sustainable Development

In the year 2000, something remarkable happened: the world came together and committed to a short list of ambitious targets which became known as the Millennium Development Goals. Read more »

Rwanda: Nyarugenge District Commends Enabel's Contribution to Maternal and Infant Health

Marie Rose Mukankunda, a mother from Nyamirambo sector in Nyarugenge district recalls not being at ease when she gave birth to her first born baby in a squeezed and small maternity… Read more »

Rwanda: Criticism of Kagame's Record Should Be Based On Established Facts and Grounded in African Realities

It is a tiring but useful task to delve into the talking points of Africans who seem unable to embrace excellence so long as western voices, through their dominant and influential… Read more »

Rwanda: Fighting Corruption Should Be in Our DNA - Chief Justice

The Chief Justice of Rwanda, Faustin Ntezilyayo, has said that fighting corruption has to be in Rwandans' DNA so that people understand there is no room for any type of bribery… Read more »

Rwanda: World Coffee Forum Kicks Off With Call to Mitigate Climate Change

There is a need for coping strategies aimed at limiting the adverse effects unleashed by climate change on coffee producers, Geraldine Mukeshimana, the Minister of Agriculture and… Read more »

Rwanda: Launch of New Machinery for the Kigali Infrastructure Project

On Friday, February 10, ConsTruck Limited, a subsidiary of NPD Limited, launched new machinery that will boost capacity in implementing the Kigali Infrastructure Project that… Read more »

Rwanda: Does the Passivity of Monusco Fuel Fire in DR Congo's Crisis?

The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or MONUSCO as commonly known, has been deployed in DR Congo since 1999. Read more »

Rwanda: Murray Agrees to Coach Reg At the Bal

National Basketball league champions REG have signed American Dean Murray as their head coach during the upcoming 2023 Basketball Africa League (BAL). Read more »

Rwanda: Govt Targets to Have Five International Stadiums By 2028

The government is targeting to have five international football stadiums in the next five years, according to the Ministry of Sports. Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda to Connect 3,000 Schools to Internet By 2024

The Minister of ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire says about 3,000 schools that are not connected to the internet will have access to it by 2024 through financing from China Exim… Read more »

Rwanda: Tributes Pour in for Deceased Songwriter Rama Isibo

Rama Isibo, a song writer and former columnist at The New Times, died at University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK), on February 10. He has been writing songs in the past decade… Read more »

Rwanda: Anglican Leaders to Meet in Kigali Over Church of England's Support for LGBTQ

Over 10,000 Anglican global leaders who were irked by the Church of England's recent support for the LGBTQ, are set to meet in Rwanda in April to forge a way forward about their… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Eight Civilians Killed in DR Congo

Reports now emerge that United Nations peacekeepers killed eight civilians during an attack on their supply convoy in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the evening… Read more »

Rwanda: Kagame Calls Out International Community On Political, Diplomacy Hypocrisy

What is happening in eastern DR Congo is far from being peaceful and tranquil if politicians and diplomats continue to avoid the truth, facts, and evidence, President Paul Kagame… Read more »

Rwanda: Kagame Receives Credentials From 14 Envoys

President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, February 8, received letters of credence from 14 new envoys who will be representing their respective countries in Rwanda. Read more »

Rwanda: Govt Sets Deadline for Completion of Kagitumba Cross Border Market

Horizon Construction, the company which is building the Kagitumba Cross Border market, has been given a four-month deadline to complete construction works before handing it over to… Read more »

Rwanda: Economy to Perform Better Than Anticipated - Ndagijimana

Rwanda's economy is expected to grow at a higher rate than projected, after performing well in the first three quarters of 2022 as a result of economic recovery measures, the… Read more »

Rwanda: Poachers Used Over 10,000 Snares in Nyungwe Park in 2022

More than 10,000 snares were recorded in Nyungwe National Park last year, Protais Niyigaba, the park manager, told The New Times. Read more »

Rwanda: Why Genocide Survivors Want Gacaca Law Revised

IBUKA, an umbrella organization of Genocide survivors' associations, has poked holes in article 9 of the Gacaca law precisely on the clause on judgements pronounced by Gacaca… Read more »