May 21
Rwanda: Lawmakers Push for Evidence-Based Gender Budgeting
Members of Parliament have called for stronger use of evidence and gender analysis in public budgeting, stressing that gender-responsive budgeting is not about dividing resources… Read more »
May 19
Rwanda: New Rules to Fix Gaps in How Court-Ordered Funds Are Handled
The Ministry of Justice has issued new instructions aimed at strengthening the management of funds arising from the execution of enforcement orders. Read more »
May 18
Rwanda: Singer Yampano Arrested Over Alleged Assault, Threats
Rwandan artiste Florien Uworizagwira, popularly known as Yampano, has been arrested by the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) over an alleged series of criminal offences including… Read more »
Rwanda: Genocide Survivor Recounts Father's Last Days At Ndera Seminary
Elvis Nkundanyirazo, a survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, remembers the painful journey he and his father endured before the latter was killed at Petit… Read more »
May 17
Rwanda: Timeline of Félicien Kabuga's Unresolved Genocide Case
The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) in The Hague has announced the death of Félicien Kabuga at the age of 91, bringing to a close one of the… Read more »
Rwanda: 'They Hunted Us With Dogs' - Bigogwe Genocide Survivor Recounts Ordeal
Jean Claude Munyaneza was in primary school when killings started in Bigogwe during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Read more »
Central Africa: Kinshasa Coalition Blamed for Killings, Abductions in South Kivu
The AFC/M23 movement has reported continued killings, abductions, arbitrary arrests and aerial bombardments against civilians in various parts of South Kivu in eastern DR Congo. Read more »
May 11
Rwanda: Rwandans in Washington Mark Kwibuka 32 As King County Acknowledges Genocide Against the Tutsi
The Rwandan community in Washington State hosted the Kwibuka 32 commemoration event in Seattle on Saturday, May 9, to honor the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwandans in Mali Honour Genocide Victims With Call to Fight Denial
More than 250 people gathered in Bamako, Mali, on Sunday, May 10, to commemorate the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi and pay tributes to more than one million victims. Read more »
May 06
Rwanda: Innovation Drives Surge in Intellectual Property Filings
Rwanda recorded a sharp increase in intellectual property (IP) filings in 2025, with new data from Rwanda Development Board (RDB) showing rising innovation activity and growing… Read more »
May 05
Rwanda: Internal Audit Is Not Optional, It's Essential
The Institute of Internal Auditors designated May as Internal Audit Awareness Month. It is a time to recognize the value that internal audit brings to organizations. It is also an… Read more »
May 04
Rwanda: DJ Toxxyk Fined, Sentenced to Community Service
The Nyarugenge Primary Court has found Arnaud Shema De Bosscher, popularly known as DJ Toxxyk, guilty on all four charges related to a fatal road accident and drug-related… Read more »
April 30
Uganda: Man Who Murdered Toddlers Sentenced to Death
The High Court in Kampala, Uganda has sentenced Christopher Okello Onyum, 38, to death after convicting him of murdering four toddlers at an early childhood development centre in… Read more »
April 29
Rwanda: The Divorce Paradox - Why Many Marriages Don't Last
Rwanda's rising divorce rate may strike many as paradoxical. Our society is deeply religious, with more than 90% of the population identifying as Christian. Marriage continues to… Read more »
April 30
Rwanda: 'What Did You Do to Stop Being Tutsi?' a Survivor Writes Back
At the heart of Rugeshi Hill Where Humanity Was Buried is not only a story of survival, but a careful reconstruction of how violence was normalised long before the 1994 Genocide… Read more »
April 28
Rwanda: Kigali - Man Arrested Over Rape, Attempted Murder
Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has arrested a man in Nyarugenge District, accusing him of rape and attempted murder on young women he targeted with false promises of jobs. Read more »
April 29
Rwanda: Rwanda Considers Restricting Social Media Use for Children Under 16
The government is considering introducing a law that would restrict children under the age of 16 from using social media platforms, in an effort to strengthen child protection in… Read more »
April 27
Rwanda: RwandAir, Partners Honour Aviation Personnel Killed in Genocide, Uphold National Unity
RwandAir and aviation sector stakeholders on Friday, April 24, paid tribute to 13 former airline staff killed in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, while reaffirming their… Read more »
Rwanda: Ruhango - 35 Genocide Victims Given Decent Burial
The remains of 35 victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi were on Sunday, April 26, accorded a dignified burial at Kinazi Genocide Memorial Site in Ruhango District. Read more »
April 22
Kenya: Genocide Denial Could Lead to Violence, Warns Rwanda Envoy to Kenya
Rwanda's High Commissioner to Kenya, Ernest Rwamucyo, said that genocide is not a spontaneous event but a process marked by identifiable warning signs that are often ignored by the… Read more »
April 21
Rwanda: Kagame Discusses Health Cooperation With Gavi, WHO Officials
President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, April 21, met with Dr Sania Nishtar, Chief Executive Officer of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and her delegation for discussions focused on ongoing… Read more »
April 16
Rwanda: Four in Ten Couples Split Before a Decade, New Data Shows
More than four in ten divorces recorded in 2025 (41.2 per cent) involved couples who had been married for less than a decade, according to the National Institute of Statistics of… Read more »
Rwanda: Under-21 Marriages Surge 16-Fold in 2025
Marriages involving people aged under 21 increased more than sixteenfold, rising from 55 cases in 2024 to 921 in 2025, according to the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda… Read more »
Rwanda: Chief Justice Sounds Alarm Over Rising Insurance Disputes
The judiciary has urged insurance companies to embrace Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) as a faster and more effective way to settle disputes, amid concerns over the number of… Read more »
Burundi: Mystery Shrouds Death of Burundi Information Minister
The Burundian Minister for Media and Communication, Gabby Bugaga was found dead in the morning of Thursday, April 16, according to media reports from the neighbouring country. Read more »
