Rwanda is expanding access to surgical care with the newly renovated surgical department at Kibungo Level Two Teaching Hospital. The facility was developed through a partnership between the Ministry of Health, the University of Rwanda, and Operation Smile.

It features upgraded operating theatres, an ICU, a high-dependency unit, and teaching spaces. It is based on a "hub-and-spoke" model designed to decentralise care. By upgrading district hospitals within a 75-kilometre radius,

Health authorities have warned that the rising rate of teenage pregnancy in Rwanda is fueling school dropouts, maternal health risks, and limited economic opportunities for young women. According to the Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey, the prevalence increased from 5% in 2020 to 8% in 2025. The report attributes this rise to several factors, including a lack of comprehensive sexual education driven by cultural taboos.

The Rwandan government has rejected sanctions imposed by the United States Department of the Treasury on the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and four senior commanders. They argued that the move was "targeting only one party" to the Washington Accords and a misrepresentation of the conflict in eastern DR Congo.

The U.S. Treasury

Rwandan authorities are raising the alarm over a surge in illicit alcohol consumption that has claimed over a dozen lives and left hundreds more facing severe health crises, including permanent vision loss. Police say the Eastern Province is the hardest hit, where local brews are frequently contaminated with methanol - a toxic industrial chemical.

The Rwanda Standards Bureau has dismantled illegal production

The government has launched legal action against the UK, filing a case at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague over payments it said were owed under the now-scrapped migrant deal between the two countries.

Rwanda argued that the UK failed to honour financial commitments made under the agreement, which the former Conservative

President Paul Kagame has said that Rwanda could not be held responsible for the Democratic Republic of Congo's internal problems. He said that each nation must address its own challenges.

Speaking at the National Umushyikirano Council in Kigali, Kagame insisted that Rwanda would protect its citizens, particularly from

Nick Checker, who moved into the top job at the State Department's Africa Bureau earlier this month, spent most of the past decade at the CIA. Unlike his two predecessors who have occupied the post since President Trump took office a year ago - both career diplomats - Checker has been at State for only four months. 

As 'Senior Bureau Official' - the designation the administration is using for acting positions in many agencies - Checker is charged with managing day-to-day

The incident occurred on Sunday, January 4, at around 5.30pm as the victims were cultivating in in Jarama Wetland when heavy rain began, prompting them to seek shelter in a nearby house used by port guards at Mbuye harbour, according to the Governor of Eastern Province, Prudence Rubingisa.

Kenya's Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has issued a public alert warning against falsified SIMULECT (basiliximab), an injectable immunosuppressive drug used to prevent kidney transplant rejection, after receiving an alert from the World Health Organization (WHO).

The falsified product, reported in Rwanda, Bulgaria and Türkiye, bears an

The Rwandan government has reportedly closed about 10,000 churches across the country for failing to comply with a 2018 law regulating faith-based organizations. The legislation mandates places of worship to meet strict health and safety standards, submit annual activity and financial reports, and requires all preachers to possess formal theological degrees.

President Paul Kagame has been vocal in his criticism