March 04, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Do Not Look for Culprits Outside Your Country - Macron to Leaders
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday, March 4, advised the DR Congo leadership to look inward, stop living in denial about what really ails their country, as well as stop… Read more »
Rwanda: La Jeunesse Players Arrested Over Assaulting Referee
Two La Jeunesse players are in custody over allegedly assaulting referee Toni Karemera after club's 1-0 Second Division League defeat to AS Muhanga on Friday, March 3, at Muhanga… Read more »
March 01, 2023
Rwanda: Kabuga Rewarded Interahamwe for Killing Tutsi - Witness
A new witness in the ongoing trial of the alleged financier of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, Felicien Kabuga, revealed how Interahamwe were awarded by the accused for… Read more »
February 28, 2023
Africa: Africans Lose Least in U.S.$5.9 Billion Global Crypto Scams
African investors may have shared the least percentage of investment scams in cryptocurrency which reached $5.9 billion globally last year, The East African reports. Read more »
February 23, 2023
Rwanda: Former University of Rwanda Lecturer Kayumba Acquitted
The Nyarugenge Intermediate Court on Wednesday, February 22 acquitted former University of Rwanda lecturer, Christopher Kayumba of charges related to sexual assault. Read more »
February 20, 2023
Rwanda: Kagame Appoints New Police Chief
President Paul Kagame on Monday, February 20, appointed Deputy Commissioner General of Police (DCGP) Felix Namuhoranye as the new Inspector General of Rwanda National Police (RNP),… Read more »
Rwanda: Political Parties, Civil Society Welcome Proposal to Harmonise Elections
The National Consultative Forum of Political Organisations (NFPO) and the civil society have welcomed the proposal of the National Electoral Commission (NEC) to synchronise… Read more »
Rwanda: Five Things to Know About New Electronic Court System
The Electronic Court System (Ecourt) was launched last week in Rwanda in correctional facilities and is expected to ease access to justice. Read more »
February 15, 2023
Rwanda: Local Artistes to Take Organisers of Demarco Show in Kigali to Court
Different local artistes who were supposed to perform at the recent Demarco concert that was held in Kigali on January 28, are taking organisers of the show to court for contract… Read more »
February 14, 2023
Rwanda: Prosecution Seeks 25 Year Sentence for Six FDLR Suspects
The prosecution is seeking a 25-year-jail term for six former combatants of the FDLR for allegedly conspiring against the government and creating an illegal armed group as well as… Read more »
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 »
February 07, 2023
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 »
Rwanda: Impartial Investigations Crucial for Effective Justice - Minister
The Minister of Justice, Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, has urged Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) staff to uphold professional qualities and uphold ethical conduct. Read more »
February 05, 2023
Rwanda: Two Genocide Suspects to Appear in Brussels Court
Two fugitives of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, Pierre Basabose and Seraphin Twahirwa, will appear before court in the Belgium in June this year. Read more »
January 31, 2023
Rwanda: Prosecution Takes Over Kiyovu Supporters' Case
Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has transferred to prosecution the case file of six Kiyovu Sports supporters suspected to have abused international referee Salma Rhadia… Read more »
Rwanda: Awareness Around Cybercrime Must Grow As Mobile Penetration Deepens
Rwanda has registered tremendous growth in mobile penetration, with current figures showing that at least 83 per cent of the population have mobile phones in what has been an… Read more »
January 25, 2023
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: 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 »
January 24, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Defensive Measures Taken, Govt Says After DR Congo Jet Flies Over Rwanda
25 fighter jet from DR Congo on Tuesday, January 24, violated Rwanda's airspace - the third time such an incident occurred in three months - forcing Rwanda to take "defensive… Read more »
January 23, 2023
Rwanda: Former Minister Bamporiki Sentenced to Five Years in Jail
Former Minister of state for culture, Edouard Bamporiki was on Monday sentenced to five years in jail and ordered to pay a fine worth Rwf30 million by the Kigali-based High Court. Read more »
January 08, 2023
Rwanda: Govt Set to Implement Alternative Dispute Resolution Policies
The Ministry of Justice will on Tuesday, launch the implementation of new policies for criminal justice and alternative dispute resolution. Read more »
January 05, 2023
Rwanda: Who Is Swindling Dairy Farmers?
Milk traders who don't pay dairy farmers could soon be blacklisted according to Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB). Read more »