July 23, 2023
Rwanda: MPs Propose 'Adequate' Vat Reward to Consumers as Law is Passed
added tax reward provided for by a new law should be meaningful enough to serve its intended result: to encourage consumers to request electronic receipts for their purchases and… Read more »
July 20, 2023
Rwanda: Rwandan Faces 90 Charges in Kenyan Court Over Reckless Driving, Causing Death
The driver of the trailer that caused the death of 53 people has been charged with reckless driving, standard media Kenya reports. Read more »
Rwanda: Girls' Empowerment, Ending Violence Against Children - How World Vision Leads the Change
In a session dubbed "Girls' Empowerment and Ending Violence against Children", hosted by World Vision International on the sidelines of the Women Deliver Conference on July 19,… Read more »
Rwanda: Over 90 Ex-Combatants to Be Discharged From Mutobo Demob Centre
Up to 92 former members of armed groups will be discharged from Mutobo Demobilisation Centre in Musanze District on Thursday, July 20, after completing months of civic education. Read more »
July 17, 2023
Rwanda: Kabuga Trial - Why Prosecutors, Defence Lawyers Filed Appeals
Prosecutors and defense lawyers involved in Felicien Kabuga's case are appealing a decision made by the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) to change… Read more »
July 18, 2023
Rwanda: Activists Unveil Effective Method to Combat Intimate Partner Violence
Intimate partner violence (IPV) continues to be a distressing and pervasive issue affecting women and girls globally, including in Rwanda. Taking proactive measures to address this… Read more »
Rwanda: UK Passes Bill to Return Illegal Migrants to Their Home Country, Third Country
The UK government's Department for Immigration & Passports, Drugs Policy, Crime, Fire, Counter-terrorism & Police has announced the passage of the illegal Migration Bill,… Read more »
July 16, 2023
Rwanda: New Digital Tool to Evaluate Performance of Judiciary Launched
The judiciary sector on Friday unveiled the Judicial Management Performance System (JPMS), a digital system aimed at monitoring and improving the performance of its staff. This… Read more »
July 13, 2023
Rwanda: Kirehe - Executive Secretary Arrested Over Embezzlement
The Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) on Thursday, July 13, confirmed the arrest of Olivier Mwenedata, the executive secretary of the Gahara sector, in Kirehe district, over… Read more »
Rwanda: IPRC Kigali Official Denies Reports of Students With Explosives
Rwanda Polytechnic IPRC Kigali has refuted the reports that circulated on social media on Thursday claiming that some students had been caught with explosives. Read more »
Rwanda: Noise Pollution - What Are the Penalties?
The newly released guidelines on noise pollution in Rwanda entail a couple of consequences for people or institutions that are found to violate them. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Opposition Lawmaker Found Dead
Chérubin Okende, an opposition member of the DR Congo national assembly, was found dead on Thursday, July 13, in Kinshasa. Read more »
July 10, 2023
Rwanda: We Must Give Rwanda-UK Partnership a Chance to Work, Says Senior UK Lawmaker
People can make objections to the Rwanda-UK Migration and Economic Development Partnership, and they can point out legal complications with it, but they don't have a plan of their… Read more »
July 08, 2023
Kenya: Lawyers Seek Justice for Victims of Eastern DR Congo Atrocities
Lawyers representing victims of atrocities committed in eastern DR Congo organised a three-day seminar to document witness accounts and bring them to public attention. Read more »
July 10, 2023
Rwanda: Rwanda on Course to Tackle Illicit Financial Flows
African countries have reported Ꞓ1.69 billion in additional revenues from fighting against tax evasion and illicit financial flows since 2009, a new report by Africa Initiative… Read more »
July 09, 2023
Rwanda: Lady Justice Nyirinkwaya Retires After 27 Years on the Supreme Court Bench
Lady Justice Immaculée Nyirinkwaya, Rwanda's trailblazing female Supreme Court justice, bid farewell to the judiciary after an illustrious 27-year career. In bidding… Read more »
Rwanda: Judiciary Honours Justice Nyirinkwaya After 20-Year Service
The judiciary bid farewell to Justice Immaculée Nyirinkwaya, Rwanda's first female Supreme court justice and honored her exceptional accomplishments she has had in the… Read more »
July 07, 2023
Rwanda: Govt Explains Proposal to Reduce Life Sentence
If a 19-year-old teenage boy defiles a 17-year-old girl, he is liable to 20 or 25 years' imprisonment, which increases to a life sentence in the case of cohabitation, the Minister… Read more »
July 06, 2023
Rwanda: Rusesabagina's Claims Won't Take Away His Criminality, Victims Say
Victims of the 2018 and 2019 FLN terror attacks that claimed nine lives in south western Rwanda have spoken out on the recent video broadcasts made by convicted Paul Rusesabagina,… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwempasha Border 'Will Boost Trade, Help Curb Illegal Crossings'
Residents in Rwempasha sector, Nyagatare District, can now enjoy the convenience of shorter travel distances to and from Uganda with the reopening of Rwempasha border post. Read more »
Rwanda: Migration Crisis - Only Winners in UK Court Ruling Are Human Traffickers
Following the ruling by the UK court regarding the relocation of migrants from the United Kingdom to Rwanda last week, media is now awash with reports of human traffickers using… Read more »
July 05, 2023
Rwanda: Over 230 Arrested for Genocide Ideology in 100 Days - Rwanda Investigation Bureau
A total of 234 people were arrested for genocide ideology and related crimes during the 100 days of the commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Read more »
Rwanda: Court Starts Hearing Appeal for Videographer Jailed Over Illegal Drone Use
Nyarugenge Intermediate Court has started hearing an appeal filed by a showbiz videographer, Abed Mutimura. He is seeking for a suspended sentence handed him by Nyarugenge Primary… Read more »
July 03, 2023
Rwanda: People Smugglers Exploit UK Court Ruling to Lure in Prospective Migrants - Reports
Media reports have revealed how people-smuggling gangs are using the Thursday, June 29, decision by the United Kingdom's Court of Appeal which, among others, ruled that Rwanda is… Read more »
Rwanda: New Rights, Duties and Expectations for Rwanda in the Law of the Sea Convention
On May 18, Rwanda submitted its instrument of ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS or the Convention), making it the 169th State Party to the… Read more »