December 28, 2022
Rwanda: Former Catholic Cleric Convicted of Genocide Dies in Prison
Father Edouard Ntuliye, a Catholic Priest who was serving a life sentence for his role in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi passed on this week, The New Times has learned. Read more »
December 27, 2022
Rwanda: Legislation - Five Bills That Got People Talking in 2022
As part of its responsibilities, the Parliament of Rwanda in 2022 deliberated on bills about different issues including income tax, public finance management, contraception of… Read more »
December 20, 2022
Rwanda: Kabuga Provided Training Field for Interahamwe Militia, Says Witness
Felicien Kabuga donated a piece of land where the Interahamwe conducted their training in Kimironko, a Kigali suburb, a new witness code-named KAB070 told the International… Read more »
East Africa: EALA's Fifth Assembly Begins Work
The 63 newly- elected Members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) swore to offer true and faithful service to the Assembly and defend the East African Community (EAC)… Read more »
East Africa: Burundi's Ntakarutimana Elected EALA Speaker, Roots for Regional Harmony
Joseph Ntakarutimana, a Burundian legislator and deputy Secretary General of the country's ruling party, was on Tuesday elected new Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly… Read more »
Rwanda: Minister Gasana Urges Police Officers to Aim for Quality Services
The Minister of Interior, Alfred Gasana has said that despite the challenges that Rwanda National Police (RNP) still faces in its policing duties, they should not affect the… Read more »
Rwanda: Police Hunt for Truck Driver Who Fled Scene After Fatal City Accident
Rwanda National Police (RNP) says it is looking for the driver of a truck that killed one lady and injured several others, during a road accident on Monday evening, December 19 in… Read more »
December 19, 2022
Rwanda: Rwanda Welcomes Ruling on UK Plan for Illegal Migrants
The government of Rwanda has welcomed the ruling by the High Court of the United Kingdom which gave a green light to the policy to transfer of illegal immigrants to Rwanda from the… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda, Kenya Renew Cooperation in Correctional Services
Heads of correctional services of Rwanda and Kenya on Monday, December 19, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to renew and further strengthen bilateral cooperation in… Read more »
Rwanda: UK Prime Minister Welcomes Court Ruling on Rwanda Migration Plan
United Kingdom's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson have welcomed the high court judgment that ruled that the removal of illegal migrants in the… Read more »
Rwanda: Bamporiki Pleads for Shorter Jail Term
The former state minister in charge of culture Edouard Bamporiki on Monday requested court to reduce a 4-year jail term that he was given in September and also appealed for the… Read more »
Rwanda: Court Postpones Ntaganzwa's Appeal Trial to December 22
The Court of Appeal has postponed the hearing of the appeal case of former Bourgmestre (Mayor) of Nyakizu Commune (now part of Nyaruguru District) who was convicted of committing… Read more »
Rwanda: Survivors of Rusesabagina-Led Attacks Renew Call for Compensation
On Saturday, December 15, 2018, Vainney Bwimba boarded a bus from Rusizi in south-western Rwanda to join his family in Kayonza for Christmas and New Year celebrations. Read more »
Rwanda: Ex-Minister Bamporiki Appeal Hearing Gets Underway
Former state minister in charge of culture Edouard Bamporiki's appeal hearing got underway on Monday at the High Court. Bamporiki is challenging a sentence and a fine handed to him… Read more »
December 18, 2022
Rwanda: Ladislas Ntaganzwa's Appeal Trial Set for Monday
The Court of Appeal will, on Monday, start hearing the appeal case of Ladislas Ntaganzwa, a former Bourgmestre (Mayor) of Nyakizu Commune (now part of Nyaruguru District) who was… Read more »
December 19, 2022
Rwanda: Rwanda Migrant Plan Lawful, UK High Court Rules
The United Kingdom's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is lawful, the European country's High Court has ruled. Read more »
December 18, 2022
Rwanda: Genocide Survivors Want UN to Probe Tutsi Massacres in DR Congo
20 local and foreign-based organisations of survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi have called for a United Nations investigation in the killings of Kinyarwanda-speaking… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Rwanda: Video - We Collect Taxes From Congolese Citizens, Says Captured FDLR Fighter
A new video has emerged showing combatants of the genocidal FDLR militia, who were captured fighting alongside the DR Congo armed forces in the east of the country. Read more »
Rwanda: Witness Pins Kabuga on Inciting Interahamwe to "Clear the Bushes"
A witness under code name KAB045 has pinned Felicien Kabuga on inciting the Interahamwe to "clear the bushes" - meaning to kill the Tutsi, during the 1994 Genocide. Read more »
Rwanda: UK Optimistic Over Rwanda Migration Deal Ahead of Court Verdict
The United Kingdom is optimistic that an ongoing court case of the UK-Rwanda migration and economic development partnership will prove its legality, Omar Daair, British High… Read more »
Rwanda: RGB Boss Gets Five - Year Jail Term, Half of It Suspended
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Rwanda Governance Board (RGB), Emmanuel Nibishaka, has been handed a five-year jail sentence and slapped with a fine of Rwf3 million after… Read more »
Rwanda: UK Envoy 'Regrets' Delay in Trying Genocide Fugitives
British High Commissioner to Rwanda, Omar Daair, has expressed regrets in the over-delayed process of bringing to books Genocide fugitives who continue to evade justice in the… Read more »
December 13, 2022
Rwanda: 'We Want Justice' - Stories of DR Congo's 'Tired' Refugees
Kankundiye Mutezinka fled her village in the North Kivu province of DR Congo in 2012. From her house in Kigeme refugee camp in Southern Rwanda, Mutezinka says she does not remember… Read more »
Rwanda: Genocide Denial a Setback on Justice Gains - Rwandan Diplomat
Robert Kayinamura, Deputy Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the UN has said that the rising genocide denial and glorification of criminals are eroding the steps taken in… Read more »
December 11, 2022
Rwanda: Kigali - Bar Assault Suspects to Be Arraigned in Court
Three suspects arrested last week in connection to the case of a truck driver they allegedly beat to death in broad daylight at a roadside bar in Kigali now face prosecution. Read more »