November 28, 2022
Rwanda: Over Rwf11 Billion Saved Through Mediation Mechanisms - Judiciary
Reports from the judiciary indicate that the monetary value of cases that were successfully resolved through mediation rather than litigation amounted to over Rwf11billlion. Read more »
November 24, 2022
Rwanda: New Portal to Ease Access to Legal Instruments
Rwanda Law Reform Commission (RLRC) along with other partners will on Friday, November 25 launch the law web portal dubbed www.amategeko.gov.rw which is expected to make laws and… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda to Mark 16 Days of Activism Against GBV
Rwanda will on Friday join the rest of the world to commemorate 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence (GBV). Read more »
November 22, 2022
Rwanda: IPRC-Kigali Boss, 12 Others Granted Bail in Embezzlement Case
The Kicukiro Primary Court has granted bail to Diogène Mulindahabi, the principal of IPRC-Kigali, who was arrested last month over embezzlement. Read more »
Rwanda: Senior Olympic Officials Released on Bail
Kicukiro primary court has granted bail to two senior officials of the Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee (RNOSC), who are being prosecuted over charges related to abuse… Read more »
Rwanda: Concerns Grow Over Changing Face of Human Trafficking
Officials and activists have called for improved efforts to fight against human trafficking in the face of rising technology. Read more »
Rwanda: IPRC-Kigali Boss, 11 Others Granted Bail in Embezzlement Case
The Kicukiro Primary Court has granted bail to Diogène Mulindahabi, the principal of IPRC-Kigali, who was arrested last month over embezzlement. Read more »
November 17, 2022
Rwanda: Over 30,000 Illegal Fishing Nets Confiscated - Report
Over 30,000 illegal fishing nets and about 3,000 boats have been confiscated in Lake Kivu over the past three years in the districts of Rubavu, Rutsiro, Karongi, Nyamasheke and… Read more »
Rwanda: Man Linked to Death of Former Rwanda Volleyball Star Arrested
The Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has confirmed it arrested Emmanuel Nsabimana, the man suspected of injuring and therefore causing the death of a former Volleyball player,… Read more »
Rwanda: Olympic Committee Officials Plead Not Guilty to Abuse of Office
Two senior officials of the Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee (RNOSC) appeared before Kicukiro primary court to answer to charges of forgery, nepotism and favouritism. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Disarm or Be Removed, Foreign Militias in DR Congo Warned
DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi and Kenya's former president Uhuru Kenyatta, the East African Community (EAC) facilitator in DR Congo's peace process, have agreed that foreign… Read more »
Rwanda: M23 Claims Capture of FDLR Strongholds
The M23 rebel group claims it has captured the towns of Kibumba, Ruhunda, Buhumba, Kabuhanga, Tongo, Mulimbi in eastern DR Congo. Read more »
November 15, 2022
Rwanda: Genocide - Kabuga Provided Vehicles to Dump Bodies - Witness
A witness testifying before judges at the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) has pinned Felicien Kabuga on providing trucks that transported the… Read more »
Rwanda: Poll - Opinion Split Over Proposed Minimum Legal Drinking Age
Top government leaders under the Unity Club recently suggested for the legal alcohol drinking age in Rwanda to rise from 18 to 21 years. Read more »
November 16, 2022
Rwanda: Over 70 Rwandans Vie for EALA
The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has published a provisional list of 77 prospective candidates who wish to represent Rwanda in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) -… Read more »
Rwanda: Lawmaker Wants 'Bride Price' Scrapped
Bride price as a requirement for marriage, should be scrapped in order to prevent problems facing Rwandan families, according to Leonard Ndagijimana, a member of parliament. Read more »
November 15, 2022
Rwanda: Property Worth Rwf100 M Stolen From IPRC Kigali - Prosecution
Prosecution has told court that 19 staff of IPRC Kigali are accused of stealing school property worth Rwf113 million. Read more »
November 16, 2022
Rwanda: 65% of Women Find Wife-Beating Justifiable - Minister
Jeannette Bayisenge, the Minister of Gender and Family Promotion, has said that Rwanda has a long way to go to end gender-based violence, because the majority of women still… Read more »
November 15, 2022
Rwanda: Senior Public Officers Should Be Exemplary Citizens
A member of parliament resigned on Monday after a series of run-ins with Traffic Police for drunk driving. His resignation would probably not have happened if the President had not… Read more »
November 14, 2022
Rwanda: Ombudsman Steps Up Effort to Fight Social Injustice
Ombudsman is conducting an anti-injustice campaign (AIC) that aims to mobilise citizens to prevent and fight against injustice and corruption as well as to receive and handle… Read more »
Rwanda: PM Tips New Prosecutors on Integrity, Use of Tech
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente has urged newly sworn-in prosecutors to use technology in their work to counter the rising number of crimes related to it. Read more »
Rwanda: Seven Torture Convicts Among 802 Pardoned
Six women and a man who were convicted for aggravated assault and battery which resulted in temporary incapacity in 2020 are among 802 prisoners released on ministerial order as… Read more »
Rwanda: Officials Want Drinking Age Raised to 21 Years
The legal alcohol drinking age in Rwanda should rise to 21 years, top government leaders under the Unity Club have urged. Read more »
November 11, 2022
East Africa: EALA, Security Organs Set to Draw Measures Against Terrorism, Human Trafficking
Terrorism continues to be a potent threat to peace and security in the East African region, with acceleration of terrorism attacks in the region resulting in the loss of lives and… Read more »
November 12, 2022
Rwanda: Five Students Among Prisoners Pardoned By President Kagame
Rwanda Correctional Service (RCS) has revealed that among 12 inmates that were pardoned by President Paul Kagame, five of them were students who passed Primary Leaving and Ordinary… Read more »