May 16
Rwanda: What Are the Requirements for Presidential Candidates?
On Friday, May 17, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) will officially start receiving candidature submissions from individuals aspiring to contest for the presidency of the… Read more »
Rwanda: Over Nine Million Rwandans Register to Vote in July Elections
More than 9.5 million Rwandans have registered to vote in the 2024 joint presidential and parliamentary elections and about 2 million of them are first-time voters, according to… Read more »
Rwanda: Elections - Presidential, Parliamentary Hopefuls to Submit Candidacies On Friday
The National Electoral Commission will, on Friday, May 17, begin receiving candidacies for the presidency and parliamentary seats for the July elections. The process of submitting… Read more »
May 15
Rwanda: Govt Mulls Punishment for Landowners Who Permit Illegal Mining Activities
Landowners who allow persons without licenses to carry out mining activities on their land risk being punished if a related provision in a new draft law on mining and quarry… Read more »
Rwanda: 2024 Elections - Political Parties Forum Warns Against Dirty Money in Campaigns
The National Consultative Forum of Political Organisations (NFPO) has warned its member organisations against dirty money - money obtained illegally or not through any good or… Read more »
May 10
Tanzania: Tanzania Counts Losses As Cyclone Hidaya Sweeps Coastline
Tanzania's government on Thursday announced that five people have died and seven others injured following Cyclone Hidaya sweeping through the country's south-eastern coast on the… Read more »
May 13
Rwanda: Elections - When Will the Chamber of Deputies Be Dissolved?
Elections for Rwanda's next President and Members of Parliament are scheduled to take place on the same dates, in July. Before the serving Head of State's term in office ends,… Read more »
Rwanda: Kagame, Doumbouya Discuss Ways to Bolster 'Productive' Bilateral Cooperation
President Kagame arrived in Conakry on Monday, May 13, for a visit during which he discussed with President Mamadi Doumbouya, ways to bolster bilateral relations between Rwanda and… Read more »
Rwanda: I Am a 'Kagamist'? When People Conflate Truth With Propaganda
One result of writing this column is that some people have been accusing me of being a "Kagamist" or, as those that make the accusation claim, "I am a propagandist singing the… Read more »
Rwanda: The Guardian in Another Smear Job On Rwanda
Opposition to the UK-Rwanda migrants deal in the United Kingdom will go to any length to stop asylum seekers being sent to Rwanda. They have tried to find fault with it, lied and… Read more »
May 10
Rwanda: Rwanda to Deploy New System for Improved Land Services
People could be able to monitor the progress of their land service requests, and responsible public staff will be held accountable for delaying response once a new Land… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Faces $7 Billion Funding Gap to Implement Climate Action Plan
The government has identified a funding gap of $7.1 billion (Rwf 9 trillion) in order to meet its climate action targets under the Paris Agreement by 2030. The country plans to… Read more »
May 08
Mozambique: Mozambique - Daniel Chapo, 47, Announced As Ruling Party's Candidate in October Presidential Election
The ruling party in Mozambique, Frelimo, has announced Daniel Franciso Chapo, a member of its Central Committee, as the party's candidate in the presidential election in October,… Read more »
Rwanda: How Will Govt Finance the 2024-2025 Budget?
The government plans to spend an estimated Rwf5,690 billion in the fiscal year 2024/2025, an 11.2 per cent increase compared to the Rwf5,116 billion approved for the current fiscal… Read more »
May 07
Rwanda: There Is No Place for Victoire Ingabire in Rwandan Politics
If you were to get your 'Rwanda news' from only either prominent Western and, unfortunately, African mainstream media, you'd be led to believe that the country is a one-party state… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda's $40m Digital ID Project 'Back On Track' - Official Tells Lawmakers
Interested bidders are submitting their proposals for the production of core digital ID systems in Rwanda for residents to get electronic identification documents, according to the… Read more »
May 08
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 »
May 06
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 »
May 05
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 »
May 03
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 »
April 24
Rwanda: Auditor General to Present Findings On State Finances to Parliament
Auditor General Alexis Kamuhire is set to present his report of State finances and assets for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2023, to Parliament, on Wednesday afternoon,… Read more »
April 23
Rwanda: April 24, 1994 - Tutsi Killed in Kabgayi, Ruhango
April 24, 1994 was the 18th day of the Genocide against the Tutsi. Killings had spread across Rwanda, especially in the southern region. Massacres of Tutsi took place in different… Read more »
April 19
Rwanda: Three Months to Elections - How Are Preparations Going?
Preparations for parliamentary and presidential elections are well underway, scheduled for July 14 to July 16. Read more »
Liberia: Kagame Meets Liberia's Former President Sirleaf
President Paul Kagame, on Friday, April 19, met with former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ahead of his participation in the Amujae High-Level Leadership Forum. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Wants 80 Percent of NGOs' Budget to 'Directly' Reach Vulnerable People
A new draft law presented in parliament on April 18 by Judith Uwizeye, the Minister in the Office of the President, has requested NGOs in Rwanda not to spend more than 20 per cent… Read more »