Rwanda: Can Rwanda Turn the Tide On Music Royalties?

The global recorded music market was worth $28.6 billion in 2023, a 10.2 per cent growth year-on-year. Despite Africa registering the fastest growth at 24.7 per cent, it still… Read more »

Rwanda: Project in Pipeline to Restore Congo-Nile Divide

The government has embarked on a new initiative aimed at restoring the Congo-Nile Divide through a comprehensive approach to combat deforestation and erosion while enhancing… Read more »

Rwanda: One Acre Fund Rwanda Boosts Incomes for Over 800,000 Farmers

More than 850,000 farmers in 27 districts of Rwanda have recorded increased yields and generated Rwf138 billion in profit thanks to access to agro-inputs and other services… Read more »

Rwanda: Senegalese Army Chief Pledges Greater Security Cooperation With RDF

The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Senegal, Gen Mbaye Cissé, along with his delegation, on May 6, visited Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Headquarters, where… Read more »

Rwanda: New Hospital Aims to Boost Healthcare Access and Medical Tourism

A collaborative effort between Rwanda and India is set to deliver a state-of-the-art hospital and medical college that will transform Busanza, a once rural locality of Kigali and… Read more »

Rwanda: Now That Floods Have Come to Cities, Govts Will Be Forced to Act

Wild climatic swings, from sweltering heat and drought to relentless rain and floods, have become quite common lately. Climate experts warn that this pattern, where the wet season… Read more »

Rwanda: Why Rwanda Is Attracting Increased Investments

For e-mobility company BasiGo, Rwanda is an ideal place for its investment. The firm has a commitment to delivering 200 electric buses to Rwanda by 2025, with an outlay of $40… Read more »

Rwanda: Radisson Blu & Kigali Convention Centre Pays Tribute to Genocide Victims, Calls for Fight Against Genocide Denial

Management and staff of Radisson Blu Hotel & Kigali Convention Centre and Park Inn by Radisson, on Friday, May 3, gathered at Gisozi Genocide Memorial site, to pay tribute to… Read more »

Africa: AU Vows to Safeguard Security Gains in Somalia Ahead of Troop Exit

A high-level delegation from the African Union Commission has wrapped up their assessment visit to Somalia by vowing to preserve the hard-won stabilization gains achieved so far,… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Names 'Sweet Spots' for National Digital Currency

The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) says it has completed an initial feasibility study that is expected to serve as a basis for deploying its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), a… Read more »

Rwanda: AU Condemns Attack On Camps of Internally Displaced Persons in Eastern DR Congo

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Amb Moussa Faki Mahamat, has condemned, in the strongest terms, the murderous bombardment of the camps of the internally displaced… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda's Leap Into Central Bank Digital Currency

Central Bank Digital currencies, which are a digital form of central bank-issued money, are being studied globally for their potential benefits ranging from preserving monetary… Read more »

Mozambique: Armies Pursue Terrorists in Mozambique's Nampula Province

After dislodging Islamic State-linked terrorists from major towns and villages in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique's northernmost province, Rwandan and Mozambican troops continued to… Read more »

Rwanda: Equipping Primary School Teachers With Laptops Is Key to Bridging Digital Divide

This past week, the government, through the Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB) announced that they would soon reinvigorate the programme to distribute laptop computers to various… Read more »

Rwanda: 25,000 Primary School Teachers to Get Laptops

Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB) has announced plans to spend Rwf12 billion to distribute laptops to 25,000 primary school teachers. Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Dismisses Reports On Camp Bombing in DR Congo

The government of Rwanda has dismissed reports from that the U.S. Department of State claiming that the country was behind the bombing of IDP (internally displaced people) camps… Read more »

Rwanda: Govt Calls On Legal Experts to Support Global Treaties On Plastic Waste

The Minister of Environment, Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya, has urged environmental legal experts in Central Africa to familiarise themselves with key international environmental… Read more »

Rwanda: A Closer Look At Practices, Challenges of Waste Management

Efforts to sort waste at the household level have made significant strides in recent years, driven by growing awareness of environmental issues and the need for sustainable waste… Read more »

Rwanda: Breaking Colonial Military Myths in Rwanda

Who would've guessed? If you've been pumping out your chest in the belief that you are no longer captive to remnants of colonial legacy military myths, perish the thought! Read more »

Rwanda: Rwandan Armed Forces' Shop to Get Investment Powers in New Bill

Rwanda armed forces' shop (AFOS) has been granted authority to make investments under a bill that was passed by the Lower House on May 2. According to the Ministry of Defence, the… Read more »

Rwanda: Bill On NGOs - Civil Society Asks for Clarity On Operating Budget Clause

A clause in a draft law governing non-governmental organisations (NGOs) which proposes that such entities must not exceed 20 per cent of their operating budget in programmes that… Read more »

Rwanda: Defence Minister Elaborates On New Medical Health Service in RDF

Defence minister Juvenal Marizamunda has said that the establishment of the new Medical Health Service unit in the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) is part of efforts to build the… Read more »

Rwanda: Is the Proposed East African Single Currency a Pipe Dream?

Countries in the East African Community (EAC) want to adopt a single currency as part of the broader plans to integrate under a single market, and ultimately one region that trades… Read more »

East Africa: To Achieve Single Currency, EAC Must Move From Words to Action

Members are today, Friday, May 3, concluding a week-long meeting in Juba, South Sudan, which brought together central bankers from the East African Community (EAC) to discuss how… Read more »

Rwanda: May 2, 1994 - Tutsi Massacre Plot At Hôtel Des Mille Collines Thwarted By French Intervention

On May 2, 1994, amidst the ongoing Genocide against the Tutsi, the killers' government aimed to carry out a massacre of Tutsi sheltering at Hôtel des Mille Collines in… Read more »