August 19
Rwanda: What to Expect From Rwandan Players Abroad This Season?
The 2024/25 football season has kicked off in various countries across the globe, with fans eagerly anticipating nine months of thrilling action, stunning goals, and unexpected… Read more »
Rwanda: Twaje Fest - Honouring Yvan Buravan's Life Through Music, Cancer Awareness
YB Foundation has announced 'Twaje Fest,' a festival honouring the late Yvan Buravan, scheduled for October 26 at the BK Arena. Read more »
Rwanda: Tennis - Four Rwandans Set to Compete in Angola
Rwanda's Junior Hakizumwami, Etienne Niyigena, Olive Tuyisenge, and Sonia Tuyishime left Kigali on Friday, August 16 and headed to Luanda, Angola to compete in the upcoming Kikixi… Read more »
Rwanda: Govt to Provide Over 25 Million Seedlings for Coffee Rejuvenation
The National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB) is set to provide over 25 million coffee seedlings as part of replacing aging coffee trees across the country. Read more »
August 18
Rwanda: Rusizi - Over 3,000 Tonnes of Rice Get Long-Awaited Buyers
Thousands of tonnes of rice that have been in stores after harvest in Rusizi District will be bought up by the National Strategic Grain Reserve and East Africa Exchange (EAX), a… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Declares Cholera Outbreak
Sudan officially declared an outbreak of cholera on Saturday, August 17, after the World Health Organisation (WHO) said more than 300 people had died of disease, Xinhua reported. Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Hands Over DR Congo Police Officers Who Fled M23 Rebels
Uganda has handed over nearly 100 Congolese police officers who had fled clashes between the M23 rebels and the DR Congo army in North Kivu province in early August. Read more »
Rwanda: Cabinet to Be Sworn in On Monday
The newly appointed Cabinet will take their oath of office on Monday, August 19, marking the beginning of the work of government in President Paul Kagame's next five-year term. Read more »
August 16
Africa: Africa Cannot Continue to Be Breeding Ground for Disease Outbreaks
Mpox, also known as monkeypox, was this week declared a continent-wide public health emergency by the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The World… Read more »
Burundi: Burundi President Pardons Jailed Journalist Floriane Irangabiye
Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye has pardoned a journalist who was serving a 10-year prison sentence for "endangering the integrity of the national territory." Read more »
Rwanda: Is Rwanda Ready for Formula One?
Formula One has not been held on the African continent in 31 years, and Rwanda wants to be only the second country after South Africa to host one of the most expensive and… Read more »
Rwanda: FAO Project to Boost Financial Literacy, Capital for Msmes in Agribusiness
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Rwanda and its partners have implemented a project to boost financial literacy for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises… Read more »
Rwanda: Forgotten Context - Why Blaming Rwanda Won't Solve DR Congo's Crisis
In his Foreign Affairs article, "The Forgotten War in Congo," Jason K. Stearns, a self-proclaimed expert on regional affairs, berates the international community for neglecting the… Read more »
August 15
Africa: Africa Needs to Leverage, Mineral Value Addition for Global Positioning - Officials
For Africa to become a key global player in just energy transition, it needs to add value to its endowed critical minerals, transparent and fair-trade practices on global markets,… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda, Nano Energy Nuclear Deal - All You Need to Know About Small Modular Reactors
Rwanda Atomic Energy Board and American microreactor technology company Nano Energy on August 14 signed an agreement on a nuclear energy development programme that will facilitate… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda, Qatar Armed Forces Train 100 RDF Military Police Personnel
Up to 100 personnel from Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) military police successfully completed a six-week intensive training programme conducted in collaboration with the RDF and Qatar… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Gatumba Massacre Is a Grim Reminder of DR Congo's Unending Crisis
Twenty years ago, the world watched in horror as the Banyamurenge refugee camp in Gatumba, Burundi, was engulfed in a bloodbath. Over 150 innocent lives were brutally extinguished… Read more »
Rwanda: Kigali - What Does Sheebah Karungi Have Lined Up Before Saturday Show?
Ugandan singer Sheebah Karungi is set to headline the first edition of the Keza Camp-out Experience at Keza Hotel. According to organisers, the event, slated for August 17,… Read more »
Rwanda: League Action Resumes As Mukura, Gasogi Battle
Mukura Victory Sports will be hoping to maintain their superiority over Gasogi United when the two teams meet at Huye Stadium on Thursday, August 15 in a Primus National League… Read more »
Rwanda: Basketball - Bk Arena to Host Friday League Games
Two upcoming games of the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL) will be hosted at the magnificent BK Arena on Friday, August 16. Read more »
Rwanda: Citizens Have Their Say On 5th Chamber of Deputies
Rwanda's newly elected 80 Members of Parliament (MPs) were officially sworn in on Wednesday, August 14, marking the beginning of a new chapter for the nation's legislative body. Read more »
Rwanda: Mutara II Rwogera - The Conquest of Gisaka and the Expansion of Rwanda
Mutara II Rwogera was enthroned in the former Muyira commune, now part of Nyanza district, following in the footsteps of his father, Yuhi IV Gahindiro. Read more »
Rwanda: Winner Rwanda Embarks On Boosting Local Cycling Talents
Winner Rwanda, a local sports gaming company, has taken significant steps in promoting sports development in Rwanda by sponsoring the inaugural 'Rwanda Junior Tour 2024'. Read more »
Rwanda: This Is How Rwanda Can Win Olympic Medals in 2028
The Olympic games of 2024 are over. Athletes from all over the world came to compete in Paris. Medals were awarded to athletes from a total of 84 countries. No medals to Rwandan… Read more »
August 14
Rwanda: Parliament - Who Is Likely to Be the Next Speaker?
The new Members of Parliament elected in July assembled in Parliament on Wednesday, August 14, for a swearing-in ceremony after which they will elect the next Speaker and other… Read more »