Rwanda: Kigali to Host Giants of Africa Festival

Kigali will host the inaugural Giants of Africa Festival slated for August 13-19, the foundation has announced. Read more »

Rwanda: Construction of Kigali's Central Sewerage System to Start March

The plan to construct Kigali's centralised sewage system is slated for March this year, The New Times has learnt. Read more »

Rwanda: Revenue-Sharing Scheme Inspires Communities to Protect Akagera National Park

Poacher turned welder, Olivier Niyonzima is one of the now so many beneficiaries of the Rwanda Development Board's revenue-sharing programme that is now supporting numerous… Read more »

Rwanda: IMF Boss On Rwanda's Economic Potential, Climate Championship

wide continue to navigate their way out of the global economic shocks in the last three years following the impact of Covid-19, Russia-Ukraine war, and climate change, economists… Read more »

Rwanda: One Chef's Gourmet Food Choice and Why Mobile Kitchens Are the Way to Go

Rwandans can be a bit hesitant when it comes to buying food, let alone eating on the streets. It is perhaps a cultural thing. Read more »

Rwanda: Reg, Forefront Win Heroes Volleyball Tourney

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Rwanda: Five Best Signings of January Transfer Window

The January transfer window that concluded Thursday, January 27, saw a host of players switching to new clubs before and after the second round of Rwanda Premier League resumed,… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Changes Tack On Fall Armyworms Response

Rwanda is considering using biological control agents (parasitoids) that are insect-predators, to effectively contain the Fall Armyworms that are ravaging maize crops across the… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwandan Security Officers Urged to Lead Fight Against Use of Child Soldiers

Army and police officers from Rwanda have been called on to spearhead the fight against the use of child soldiers in Africa. Read more »

Rwanda: Foreign Minister Says Rwanda Ready to Protect Its Sovereignty

Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Vincent Biruta, on Thursday, January 26, told parliament that the country is ready to defend its territorial integrity against any… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Ignored Luanda Agreement - Minister Biruta

Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Vincent Biruta, on Thursday, January 26, said the Congolese government has ignored the agreement signed in Luanda, Angola, in November… Read more »

Rwanda: Civil Society Challenges MPs to Initiate More Laws

Members of civil society organisations have questioned the very low rate of draft laws initiated by lawmakers - as representatives of the people - considering that most bills are… Read more »

Africa: IMF Wary of Low-Income Countries Falling Down a 'Debt Cliff'

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned debt distress for low-income countries has gone up significantly. Read more »

Rwanda: Kagame, IMF Boss Discuss Deeper Partnership

President Paul Kagame and Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), held discussions on ongoing partnership on January 25 at Village… Read more »

East Africa: Leaders Want Easier Access to Climate Finance

While Africa is constantly assured that it holds a well-deserved seat in climate financing negotiations, leaders have informed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the… Read more »

East Africa: Somalia's Rendezvous With EAC Admission Panel

The East African Community on Wednesday, January 25, launched its verification mission to assess Somalia's readiness to join the regional economic community. Read more »

Rwanda: UR Launches Kent State University Centre, Seeks to Start Aeronautics Program

Following an agreement signed between Kent State University and the University of Rwanda (UR), the USA-based higher learning institution on Wednesday, January 25, officially… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda and Singapore Launch Annual Global Inclusive Fintech Forum to Advance Innovation in Inclusive Finance

Kigali, January 25, 2023: Kigali International Financial Centre (KIFC), Rwanda's financial centre facilitating international investment and cross-border transactions in Africa, and… Read more »

East Africa: Preparations for Eapcco Games in High Gear

Officials from the Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization (EAPCCO) member states have been meeting in Kigali since Tuesday, January 24, to put final touches in… Read more »

Rwanda: Kishishe Massacres - Beyond DR Congo's War Propaganda

At the beginning of December 2022, allegations of massacres committed by the M23 rebels in Kishishe, Rutshuru territory, in the eastern DR Congo began to surface from different… Read more »

Rwanda: DR Congo Fighter Jet Violates Rwandan Airspace - Govt

Rwanda says a Sukhoi-25 fighter jet from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) violated her airspace in the morning hours of Monday, November 7, and briefly touched down at Rubavu… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Courts Tanzania to Join East African Single Tourist Visa

Rwanda's envoy to Tanzania, Major General Charles Karamba, on January 24, held discussions with Tanzanian Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism, Pindi Hazara Chana, about the… Read more »

Rwanda: Another DR Congo Fighter Jet Violates Rwandan Airspace

Another Sukhoi-25 fighter jet from DR Congo violated Rwandan airspace along Lake Kivu in the Western Province of Rwanda on Wednesday at around 12h00, and immediately returned to DR… Read more »

Rwanda: DR Congo's 'Accidental' Violation of Rwandan Airspace Questioned

Leonard Maumo, a Professor of International Relations and Foreign Policy at the United States International University (USIU) in Nairobi, has weighed in on what the DR Congo's… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Another DR Congo Fighter Jet Violates Rwandan Airspace

Another Sukhoi-25 fighter jet from DR Congo violated Rwandan airspace along Lake Kivu in the Western Province of Rwanda on Wednesday at around 12h00, and immediately returned to DR… Read more »